on home grown players
europa is best we can even dream of now:
Rules:
42.01 Each club is responsible for submitting an A list of players (List A) and a B list of players (List B), duly signed, to its association for verification, validation, signature and forwarding to UEFA. These lists must include the name, date of birth, shirt number and name, nationality and national registration date of all players to be fielded in the UEFA club competition in question, as well as the surname and first name of the head coach. In addition, the lists must include the confirmation by 36 VII – Player Registration the club’s doctor that all players have undergone the requested medical examination; the club’s doctor is solely responsible for ensuring that the requested players’ medical examination has been duly performed.
42.02 No club may have more than 25 players on List A during the season, two of whom must be goalkeepers. As a minimum, eight places are reserved exclusively for "locally trained players" and no club may have more than four "association trained players" listed on these eight places on List A. List A must specify the players who qualify as being "locally trained", as well as whether they are "club trained" or "association-trained". The possible combinations that enable clubs to comply with the List A requirements are set out in Annex G.
42.03 A "locally trained player" is either a "club-trained player" or an "association trained player".
42.04 A "club-trained player" is a player who, between the age of 15 (or the start of the season during which he turns 15) and 21 (or the end of the season during which he turns 21), and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with his current club for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons (i.e. a period starting with the first official match of the relevant national championship and ending with the last official match of that relevant national championship) or of 36 months.
42.05 An "association-trained player" is a player who, between the age of 15 (or the start of the season during which the player turns 15) and 21 (or the end of the season during which the player turns 21), and irrespective of his nationality and age, has been registered with a club or with other clubs affiliated to the same association as that of his current club for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or of 36 months.
42.06 If a club has fewer than eight locally trained players in its squad, then the maximum number of players on List A is reduced accordingly.
Summery:
You need 4 club trained players who are on the A list. these are trained by the club between age of 15 and 21
You can have 4 more association trained players - or english players you bought from other english clubs.
You can then have 17 foreign players
This year LFC squad was
Mignolet, foreign
Bogdan, foreign
Clyne, Association player
Gomez, signed at 18, will I hope make club trained list but for now is association player
Toure,foreign
Lovren, foreign
Moreno, foreign
Sakho,foreign
Skrtel, foreign
Lucas, foreign
Henderson, Association player
Milner, Association player
Can, foreign
Allen, Association player
Coutinho, foreign
Lallana, Association player
Firmino, foreign
Origi, foreign
Ings, Association player
Sturridge, Association player
Benteke foreign
note we actually only had 13 foreign players and we did not have ONE SINGLE CLUB TRAINED PLAYER this is why the numbers were cut to 21.
We got 17 from anywhere (4 of which were english) and 4 association players
The B list had smith and ibe etc on it.
This is pretty serious stuff. We've nobody to call our own so that must say hey we've completely failed in our recruitment and traning policies.
Flanagan could be HG club trained player. he's the only one.