Clubs consider 'home-grown' quota

[BBC Sport]

Premier League clubs discus plans to impose a quota of "home-grown" players in every match-day squad.

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[mitchayo]

adios arsenal

 

[FulhamFan101]

I'm glad this is being discussed and i hope it happens! It is the ENGLISH Premier League after all.

 

[boozemonster]

reading that "home grown players" have to have spent 3 years at an English or Welsh based team whilst under 21? Nothing is said of their original nationality, that could still be manipulated to bring foreign players to the club early and by the time they turned 21 they would still be classed as "Home Grown Players"

 

[Zebedee]

One of those things which has only been agreed because the bar is set low enough for everyone to pass the requirements...

The 50% cap being pressed by Bayern Munich was a fun idea from a club with a massive turnover and little European success, not surprised it got shot down.

 

[mitchayo]

its rubbish it depends if youd rather see the worlds best league or 'englans best league' if you picked the latter i think you need to watch some football and count the foreign class thierry henry ruud van nistlerooy fabregas ronaldo torres i cba to carry on but any of those players might not get signed again ( as in new players) because of home grown rule

 

[manu09]

i think that it is a good idea because capello has more players to choose from

 

[Welsh Boy]

Aston Villa are alright then ! ! ! They have home grown talent, and a british manger ! ! !

 

[Lee]

i think that it is a good idea because capello has more players to choose from

England Managers will always have the same number of quality players too choose from. Introducing a quota will not change the amount of good English players playing in the Premiership. It will just increase the amount of average English players.

 

[Redders]

Coming from a Liverpool fan that wasn't obvious :O

 

[Zebedee]

Coming from a Liverpool fan that wasn't obvious :O

The 50 mile movement limit for English youth players within England hits us hard. Not that far to the Welsh border, east is Mancland and north and west we're trawling for mermen with talent.

Geography and the existing rules mean that Liverpool has every interest in developing the talent in its area. But if it ain't there, it ain't there. I mean Danny Guthrie et al. may be able to do a job for Newcastle, but they're not anywhere near the level required by teams challenging for domestic or European honours, let alone going to be good enough to make for a decent England team.