'Homegrown' Players Rule...

Discussion in 'The Hornets' Nest - Watford Chat' started by YellowYoshi, Jun 6, 2009.

  1. YellowYoshi

    YellowYoshi Reservist

    I think I am right in thinking that from next season onwards, there is a new rule in the Football League.

    The new 'homegrown' players rule means that each club in the Football League would require at least four of the match-day 16 squad to have been registered domestically, for a minimum of three seasons, prior to their 21st birthday.

    With the current squad I think we could do that easily, possibly even have 4 in our first team: Smith, Doyley, Mariappa, Lee etc.

    I was wondering, who out of our squad is eligible for this and what will we do if some of those players are sold/released by the club. Can we afford to have youngsters on the bench week in week out?
     
  2. TheDon

    TheDon First Team

    That doesnt really stop foreign players coming, just makes them come in when they are younger
     
  3. YellowYoshi

    YellowYoshi Reservist

    True, I think it only really helps lower league produced British talent but then the majority of lower league teams have British players anyway.
     
  4. afanof

    afanof First Team

    They don't have to have been registered with Watford for 3 seasons prior to their 21st birthday.
     
  5. nak108

    nak108 International Captain

    This is what I think the list of Homgrown players is:

    Sadler
    Eustace
    McAnuff
    Doyley
    Loach
    L.Williamson
    Harley
    Lee
    Robinson
    Bangura
    Smith
    Hoskins
    Mariappa
    M.Williamson
    O'Toole
    Parkes
    Young
    Henderson
    Bennett

    Something like that.
     
  6. Masada

    Masada First Year Pro

    The rule is ********...most Prem academies are filling up with foreign kids who will eligible when they come through.
     

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