retired_khabmth

Well playing for someone else isn't more far out than your idea tbf. And refusing to play could be a real issue as that (by your idea) would be more or less like charity.

retired_khabmth

because the CL rule doesn't care about nationality at all. And hence it's not addressing the issue that Blatter is on about.

retired_barbie34

Still don't get how this would solve anything, mainly because most of the foreign players in England who are eligible will get an English passport so they can be counted as English, just as most non-eu players in Spain who are eligible for a Spainish passport get one so they arn't counted as non-eu anymore.

retired_tripaige

I'd like to see something along the lines of what poyples said:

retired_bball3378

That was my point...in England the nationality thing is a bit of a red herring. We need to look at the internal rules and change the fact it's easier for Arsenal to sign a 15yr old from Barcelona than one from Bradford.

BobbyK

must admit i cant rememebr the spitting incident. Hleb is FB and name the english players who wernt at ridiculous prices, who are/were as good or better than those players i listed. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Joe Cole

BobbyK

oh and Fabregas spat in Ballack's face.

retired_bemesel

Who would win in England vs Arsenal match?

Also freedom of movement means that English players can go abroad to where they feel. The League of Wales teams are on the lookout for players.

retired_jnc021

am i right in thinking that should someone in a profession besides football up a new contract with someone else, their new employer doesnt have to pay any compensation to the old employer?

and am i right in thinking that anyone in a profession besides football can terminate their own contracts, provided they give sufficient notice, and are not bound by any 'you cannot quit within x months of starting working for us'?

if i am, then football is already breaching some employment laws. also, as it is a sport, it is possible to make new rules for the sport, or for a competition - take the olympics for example; only amateurs were allowed to enter - thats a competition specific rule that determines who may or may not take part. would it not be possible to do a similar thing for each competition within football?

eu laws on employment only apply to eu nationals dont they? so it would be perfectly legal to make a rule about how many eu nationals can play at any given time? not quite so effective, but it is a start at least.

retired_jnc021

oh, and fwiw, if the rule only applied to matchday squads or the players on the pitch at any given time, it does in fact not affect employment - they can still be employed, just not played