Proposed "6 - 5 Rule"

[Roaster©®™]

In my opinion if ratified will be the saviour of the national game. Personally, I'd prefer a 7 - 4 Rule but Sepp Blatter's current plans are a great start.

And as for it contavening European Employment / Freedom of Movement etc. legislation....that's absolute bollocks.

My interpretation is to restict the number of non national (home grown) players on the pitch or in the match day squad to 5. How does that contavene EU Laws.....

There's nowt stopping the Man U's, Chelsea's, Arsenal's, Real Madrids or Inter's forking out 10s of millions of pounds for all the world's best players and paying them exorbitant weeky wages..it's just that they can't play more than five of the fuckers in a single match.

So under EU Employment Laws these players (still being payed weekly / monthly wage) have to accept sitting out a few games each season without the guarantee of a staring place (nor even a place in the squad).

And if 'johnny foreigner' wants to kick up a stink - why the fuck haven't all the young home grown players (especially at Arsenal) already taken legal action under EU Employment Laws cos they can't get into match day squads due to the numbers of non home grown players.

Young home grown players still benefit from training week in week out with these players but at least get a sniff of first team action .

TV revenue (which is the crux of the matter) remains pretty much the same as this law will be worldwide; England get a bigger pool of potential international players to choose from and maybe....just maybe... domestic honours could be more evenly shared other than between the current 'big 4' and an even bigger maybe is that market prices reduces player values and that clubs might even lower turnstile prices to increase attendances (and marketing potential).

Just my thoughts - any comments fellas?

[jimmy]

Tis a good idea I think, but will it come to fruition in this country? I just can't see it somehow.

[Roaster©®™]

Jun 5, 2008 23:02:38 GMT -1 jimmy said:

Tis a good idea I think, but will it come to fruition in this country? I just can't see it somehow.

It's coming from FIFA and UEFA reps have elready endorsed it - so it will be worldwide! Other than the EU Laws which as my argument above counters ("you can sign the world's top 20 playes and pay them £10m each a season - but you only get to play 5 at any one time") would work and is legally acceptable. The foreign players are still getting paid - it simply means they take part in fewer matches than they would expect to play.

Think the idea is that the bulk of the world's great players ply their trades within home boundaries - hence benefits to national sides and home supporters.

Not a great example but take Didier Drogba (Senegal?)..how many of his home fans (those with electricity or TV's) have actually seen him play at home at club level or international level? Now whilst he might fuck off abroad his 10 international team mates might think twice about commanding huge salaries in Italy, France or UK for purely n odd game and maybe stick at home or move to leagues aside from Premiership, Series A or La Liga.

[El Morto La Hoja!]

the EU allows for freedom of movement of all EU nationals within the EU, and prevents discrimination against EU nationals on basis of nationality.... as such 6-5 clear breaches EU laws !

[CmonYouSpurs]

I see where your coming from Roaster but if a manager wants to play someone and he cant because of the quota then that will be infringing that players rights to play

[The Lucky C]

Personally I think it's a brilliant idea that should hopefully even the playing fields, encourage clubs to invest in their youth teams and possibly bring ticket prices down

[CmonYouSpurs]

Jun 6, 2008 7:50:06 GMT -1 The Lucky C said:

Personally I think it's a brilliant idea that should hopefully even the playing fields, encourage clubs to invest in their youth teams and possibly bring ticket prices down

maybe, but it was thrown out by the Bosman ruling last time, and if anything Eoropean law has got tougher since then