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What team has the most home grown players in squad

Discussion in 'Manchester United' started by HRH Custard VC, Sep 4, 2014.

  1. HRH Custard VC

    HRH Custard VC National Car Park Attendant

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  2. Master Yoda

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    You have to consider the importance of the home grown players in the squad too... United's first XI will probably include Jones/Evans, Carrick and Rooney out of all your homegrown players when everyone is fit.

    Liverpool's first XI will include Gerrard, Henderson, Sturridge, Allen, Lallana + Sterling and Flanagan who are too young to count yet. That's over half the team. Arsenal's first XI would see Gibbs, Wilshere, Ramsey, Walcott + maybe OX in.

    What's important isn't carrying the likes of Lambert, Cleverley and so on in the squad... it's which top clubs are giving their homegrown players week in week out experience at the top level, playing good football (not Roy football). This is where City and Chelsea fail so badly.
     
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    Don't ruin a good headline <laugh>
     
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  4. Black Caviar

    Black Caviar 1 of the top judges in Europe

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    darren fletcher still the best player at united
     
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    That's right he's by far the best..................at FIFA 14
     
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  7. I've only had a quick glance at the list of players in that article and I can already see the journalist put their heart and soul into the research <whistle>

    "Liverpool (9) - Joe Allen, Fabio Borini, Steven Gerrard, Jordan Henderson, Glen Johnson, Brad Jones, Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Daniel Sturridge."

    Where is Flanagan, Suso and Sterling...? That equals the 12 Man utd have listed without mentioning the unknown youth players like the journalist as for you guys <laugh>
     
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  8. Its not British, its Homegrown <doh>
     
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  9. Bodinki

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    Who seriously gives a ****?
    Have you seen English players? For the most part they are ****.....
    The England football team is testament to that.
    So I see my team having less English players as a big plus <ok>
     
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    There's no Chambers or Oxlade Chamberlain in the Arsenal squad either.
     
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  11. #chavloyalty
     
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    Have a look at Custard's OP <grr>
    Now piss off <grr>
     
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  13. I didn't look beyond the Liverpool and Man Utd teams but now you've mentioned it, yet it just highlights how **** a job the obviously manc journalist as done <laugh>
     
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  14. Hadn't seen that. So its a bullshit version of homegrown, gotchya <laugh>
     
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    I've just read the article again.Players under 21 are not included<doh>
     
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  16. So are Man Utd's unknown but included youth players all over 21 then? <laugh>
     
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  18. I've just had a bit more of a look. The numbers are taken from the actual submitted squads for the PL. As Cym just pointed out, under 21s don't have to be registered. So Liverpool have registered nine but omitted Flanno, Sterling and and Suso because they don't need to be registered to play. Man Utd decided to register their youngsters anyway hence them having twelve. Nice well, well done <applause> <laugh>
     
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    How dare we promote young players into our first team.
     
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  20. Well done on massively missing the point again matth...<applause> <laugh>
     
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