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Post by walrus on Jun 10, 2008 9:16:56 GMT
If the six plus five rule comes in, does anyone know if Irish players would count as home grown or foreigners?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jun 10, 2008 9:24:19 GMT
Irish passport holders are foreigners just like any other foreigner, I think. But players (like McCarthy or Lawrenson) who play for Ireland because of their parents or grandparents are still classed as English, I think.
The REAL problem is with Scottish, Welsh or Northern Irish players whose passports will be the same as English players' passports - ie all have BRITISH passports because there is no such thing as an English or Welsh passport.
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Post by lordeffinghamhunt on Jun 10, 2008 9:32:09 GMT
One classes Jocks and Taffs as foreigners also
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Post by walrus on Jun 10, 2008 9:32:46 GMT
Okay, cheers. I really don't like the sound of this rule.All the best British players will end up playing for the biggest teams and we'll be stuck with players who would be playing several leagues lower if there was no limit on foreigners.
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Post by knowingeye on Jun 10, 2008 9:37:00 GMT
If the six plus five rule comes in, does anyone know if Irish players would count as home grown or foreigners? No, but they may qualify as homegrown on the time lived in this country like Paulo Di Canio could have played for England or Podolski now plays for Germany. |
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Post by RipRoaringPotter on Jun 10, 2008 10:20:22 GMT
Doesn't it also mean that some of the top foreigners who, at the moment, would play for a top four side be forced to play for someone slightly lower in the league?
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Jun 10, 2008 10:42:54 GMT
I'd say that is true RRP. Swings and Roundabouts really. As always the top clubs will tend to have the best players and the lower ranked clubs might have less choice of the better English players but may get some better foreign players - providing they can afford them!
It should mean that more English players would get the chance to play in the Premier League than do at present.
I'm still bemused as to how English born players qualified for a foreign country would be treated. If an English born player (like Liam Lawrence) got capped by, say, Ireland because of an Irish mother, might he suddenly count against our foreign quota?
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Post by lordb on Jun 10, 2008 12:08:05 GMT
quota's.imho are bollocks.
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Post by cooky on Jun 10, 2008 13:32:39 GMT
Well does that make Brummies and Scousers foreign then as well  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2008 14:12:48 GMT
The quota system is going to be a long time coming under EU law. But if you can get past the employment rights issue, from a footballing perspective, it would surely be a good thing.
Should it happen, then the top clubs in the Premiership would be less able to hang onto as many of the top players. This would probably benefit both the other top European league teams where Champions league Football is on offer and also other Premiership teams where wages are (at the moment) generally higher than in other countries leagues.
If anything, it should narrow the gap between the top four clubs and everyone else.
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