Comments on: ‘Home-grown’ rule affecting English football

By: Andy Smith

Andy Smith — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:39:50 +0000

if clubs in europe consider it to be “poaching,” then start offering contracts at an earlier age. when parents put in a lot of money towards their child in football, sometimes they need to make money off of it for the sake of the family. machedas family was possibly deep below the poverty line but man utd came in.

By: Danny Salford Red

Danny Salford Red — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:06:34 +0000

6 plus 5 will never happen. Current leglislation allows any member of a European country to work anywhere in Europe and to try and restrict this is illegal for a start.

By: venu

venu — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:05:11 +0000

Considering the EU restrictions i think the 6+5 is a no go. The quota has nothing to do with english team at all. The players who don’t play in the big four always get more chances to play and the good ones will play no matter what the cheaper options are!
Apart from the dearth of strikers I do not see a problem with the national team.

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:26:55 +0000

Home grown rule in this case will indeed make teams getting younger players from abroad, to grow them in house. EU laws won’t change so 6+5 is not coming, soon at least. Teams like Real Madrid, (or Inter, AC Milan etc with shortage of new crop Italian players) may have more problems than EPL buying ready made stars. I am a gunner and I am sure we will have 4 to 6 players who’r either Brits or Arsenal academy graduates coming to the first team soon. It will be interesting…

By: Luntz Yes

Luntz Yes — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:44:25 +0000

Mr.Smith, youve taken this too far,out of reach almost. Don’t drag the comments down to your level of hatred. That is such a small thing to say. fabulous with a capital F for funky.

By: kidder

kidder — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:14:41 +0000

Will EUFA allow Real to be the exception from the home grown rule?They don’t steal all the young talent!They steal all the superstar talent with financing from the Spanish government!

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:07:08 +0000

“Whoever wrote the article is obviously just churning out s**t for the sake of it”
That is such a bitchy thing to say. I think this article is fabulous with a capital F

By: Shane

Shane — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:51:33 +0000

Owen has signed a two year deal with Man Utd so he will still be playing when it comes into effect.

By: John smith

John smith — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:18:34 +0000

By the time the home grown rule comes in to effect Michael Owen would have hung up his boots.

Whoever wrote the article is obviously just churning out s**t for the sake of it, first saying poaching of foreign youngsters will stop, then saying it could actually get worst.