Blatter

[Holden McGroin 6455]

Trying to impose a rule of 6 homegrown players (English) in each starting 11.

 

Good idea. we have loads!

 

FIFA plan curb on foreign players

 

World football's governing body FIFA and players union FIFPro will propose a limit on the number of foreigners who can play for a club.

 

The two organisations, who signed an agreement on Thursday, propose the implementation of a "6+5" system, whereby six members of a side must be homegrown.

 

FIFA president Sepp Blatter explained that, in future, this ruling would "protect the national teams".

 

He said: "At the moment, clubs are not so interested in forming players because they know that later on, they may leave.

 

"Also, the bigger teams are more interested in signing established players than forming new ones, and this is something we need to look at.

 

"We do not want to put an end to transfers, but hope to bring back the local or regional base that existed previously."

 

Blatter warned politicians not to intervene in an attempt to invalidate decisions and claimed that football should be left to govern itself.

 

"They should leave football in peace and learn to respect the character of the game. Football is more than capable of organising itself," said Blatter.

[wykikitoon 19807]

Its needed to be honest.

[sammynb 3342]

Its needed to be honest.

 

It does and it also needs a clear and specific definition of what a "home grown" player is.

Krul, Dutch but came through our academy; N'Zogbia, French but contracted from amateur status at an academy age; Patterson, South African but came through our academy.

Three example for our club that in just a misplaced word from Blatter and his croonies, they could be excuded from the "home grown" player list although the club has developed their careers from an early age.

[ewerk 30166]

Good idea but no doubt the EU would have something to say about it.