http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/32024808 FA's Greg Dyke announces plans to restrict non-EU players FA chairman Greg Dyke has warned Premier League football is in danger of "having nothing to do with English people" as new proposals to limit the number of non-EU players are outlined by English football's governing body. The FA has also revealed plans to toughen the rules on home-grown talent in the latest proposals from its commission, which was set up in 2013 to improve the England team. The commission has also proposed changes to work permit rules having highlighted flaws in the system. The stricter work-permit rules, approved by the Home Office on Friday, will come into force from 1 May. Under the proposals outlined by the FA on Monday: A player will have to have been registered with his club from the age of 15 - down from 18 - to qualify as 'home-grown'. The minimum number of home-grown players in a club's first-team squad of 25 will increase from eight to 12, phased over four years from 2016. At least two home-grown players must also be 'club-trained' players - defined as any player, irrespective of nationality, that has been registered for three years at their club from the age of 15. Only the best non-EU foreign players will be granted permission to play in England. This will **** up ££££ and Routemaster FC more than any other team
All wel and good bringing these things in but will they actually improve English players? You'll have just more average English players competing against each other and training with each other, rather than watching/playing with/aainst top quality foreign players. Back in the 70's, 80's, 90's there were more English players in the league and yet England were still **** as a Nation. Heck, we've only been half decent in about 3 tournaments from what I remember. They keep ignoring the real problem that it comes down to grassroots football. Spain, Germany, Brazil, none of these countries main focus for 8 year olds is winning games, where as here you have shouty parents telling their kids to whack it forward and sticking the big man at CB or upfront to bully the opposition because he'll score more goals. Ban all competitive football until at least 14/15, don't play 11 a side football until similar age and make all the pitches smaller, don't make 14 year olds play on massive pitches where they don't have to concentrate on first touch and quick passing. Get kids playing indoor football where quick thinking, and close control are the biggest factors, not who can kick the ball the hardest and who is the tallest and strongest. Make kids play in different positions through their young years to experience and learn different aspects of the game and don't stereotype players based on size and speed. If we want England to do well, we need to make English players better and only way to do that is to train them properly from a young age, not force the average ones to play football in the Premiership and make the competition as a whole weaker. Rant over.
It's good to think of getting more English players playing, however for every one that makes the national side we'll have a massive number of bang average players playing in our league. We've already seen the English sides suffer in Europe this season and although this format will probably benefit the national side for me it will make the club football suffer ever more than it already is. But i guess we can't have everything.
All this will do is drive the price of Home Griwn players up irrespective if their worth/talent. The reason clubs now buy average rated foreign players to add to their squads is that buying average rated Home Grown comes with a premium, so clubs then tend to buy foreign as same quality for less money ! all this means is that all foreign players will move at an even earlier age so that they get included as Home Grown, so expect us to sign 6 year olds soon ! to stop Chelsea and City stockpiling all the players they should all be included for FFP purposes when loaned out !
Terrible idea. Young english players should be encouraged to go abroad as early as possible. The football education will be superior to almost anything im England.
