Blatter is back: keen to limit foreign quota

Mr Wallin · 10-05-2007, 02:48 PM

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Originally posted by Scatter:
errr... the player's registration would stop that alex.

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.

Mr Wallin · 10-05-2007, 02:50 PM

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Originally posted by James07?:
not sure why they need to take it this far. Why not apply the quota rules from the Champions League to domestic competition?

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

Francis Cole · 10-05-2007, 03:00 PM

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.

Matt Cavanagh · 10-05-2007, 03:02 PM

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

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Originally posted by poyplemonkeys:
The way I'd go is to increase the English leagues to 7 subs, make it that two of them have to be 19 or under and you need 5 English players in the squad of 18.

James07? · 10-05-2007, 03:06 PM

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

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.

poyplemonkeys · 10-05-2007, 03:10 PM

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Originally posted by Henry_14:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by poyplemonkeys:
Not to mention Fabregas spitting at someone, him mentioning Hleb as a good player and the fact that there have been English players available that weren't at ridiculous prices too but have been overlooked.

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

poyplemonkeys · 10-05-2007, 03:14 PM

oh and Fabregas spat in Ballack's face.

Ranjith · 10-05-2007, 03:14 PM

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.

12wolgarston · 10-05-2007, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by bell:
Someone should really point out to him that football is not exempt from EU law.

The rule simply breaches restraint of trade and freedom of movement laws.

He can challenge all he wants to be honest its bedrock of EU policy and isnt likely going to be changed or amended any way for football. They didnt exempt football in the Bosman case and they arent gonna do it now.

Footballers are workers too Blatter you twonk, they are paid reguarly for the work they do. They arent artists they dont sell their performances to the club after the match for the highest fee they can (sounds like an idea though

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Bloody cretin

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.

12wolgarston · 10-05-2007, 03:55 PM

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

Blatter is back: keen to limit foreign quota

Grab a beer, sit back and relax.

Blatter is back: keen to limit foreign quota