Why do people think that...

[Eduardo da Silva]

English clubs should be signing English (or British) players?Football clubs are essentially businesses who employ the best people for the job, it's a competitive market. In any other sector employing by nationality (and essentially discriminating others) would be unethical and illegal.What company would employ someone because of their nationality who's inferior to someone of a different nationality? It doesn't make sense.It's also obvious that a British owned club with players signed for ability (and by extension, probably foreign) is better than a foreign owned club with players signed because they're British. Even if you don't like the foreign players, they will come and go but the club will remain British whereas the other club/franchise ( ) will be foreign and English players will come and go.Essentially playing football is just like any other job employment where the best in their field compete for the best positions, English players currently aren't the best.

[Spawn]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer. That and the EPL is in some way responsible for providing players for the national team.

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

Man U>>>>>Arsenal.

[B Side]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer. That and the EPL is in some way responsible for providing players for the national team.

sameway there is a big fuss about call centres being in england

Man U>>>>>>>>>>______>>>>>>>>>Arsenal.

[Dadinho]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer.

Why?Businesses are there to make money for themselves, it doesnt matter where they get their workers from.I think its slightly different for a football club though, you need to retain some kind of identity, a lot of these teams come from local workers, their traditional support bases are the local areas, you cant just cut all ties with your clubs history.

[Kompressor]

it helps keep the english leagues english and traditionalthe same reason United have never had a manager from outside the brittish isles

[Guest Bret Hart]

waiti swear we had this argument on rwdand i wonboth times....

[Kompressor]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer.

Why?Businesses are there to make money for themselves, it doesnt matter where they get their workers from.I think its slightly different for a football club though, you need to retain some kind of identity, a lot of these teams come from local workers, their traditional support bases are the local areas, you cant just cut all ties with your clubs history.

agreed and plus the home grown players are likely to be more loyal and give 110% in every game unless your name Cashley Cole

[Eduardo da Silva]

How is it the same?Almost ANYONE can work in a car plant, there won't be much difference in productivity or income whereas in football the best players make ALL the difference. It's like saying whether you sign Harewood or Ronaldinho, there wouldn't be no difference as every car plant worker is virtually the same.

[Eduardo da Silva]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer.

Why?Businesses are there to make money for themselves, it doesnt matter where they get their workers from.I think its slightly different for a football club though, you need to retain some kind of identity, a lot of these teams come from local workers, their traditional support bases are the local areas, you cant just cut all ties with your clubs history.

Identity changes over time and never stays the same and besides Spurs for instance started out as a cricket club, should they stop playing football and start playing cricket again in order to regain their original identity?

[Eduardo da Silva]

it helps keep the english leagues english and traditionalthe same reason United have never had a manager from outside the brittish isles

What's so great about keeping them English? Majority of the best players to grace the Premiership for instance, haven't been English.Traditional?

[Dizzle]

If you look at the construction industry right now the number of Polish workers are increasing rapidly, why? Cheaper.It's all about economics but tbh I don't agree with it, not outside of football anyway.

[Gundam]

They should bring in the foreign rule like other major leagues and then everyone would be happy, apart from Arsenal fans possibly.

[Guest Bret Hart]

all this traditional sh*t is air talkfootball is a job just like every other job sector in the uk...however to be a proffessional you have to be a skilled worker..... (like many other professions)bringing in workers from abroad just because you can pay them less for the same hours is not a good look and should not be allowed...however just like any other business 1 or 2 specially skilled workers from the EU who can help this countries own do there job is bless...obviously that would be an ideal situation *looks for my post on rwd that duppied off the whole argument, cant remember what i said but it was deep*

[Eduardo da Silva]

They should bring in the foreign rule like other major leagues and then everyone would be happy, apart from Arsenal fans possibly.

Think about what you're saying, limiting what someone can do by their nationality is discrimination and therefore, illegal.

[Gundam]

lmaoCome off that sh*t man.England as a footballing nation will progress. There might be a chance they actually win something. Players will also improve as they will be given more chances. Both Spain and Italy have one and look at their players. Nothing wrong with having a foreign limit.

[Dadinho]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer.

Why?Businesses are there to make money for themselves, it doesnt matter where they get their workers from.I think its slightly different for a football club though, you need to retain some kind of identity, a lot of these teams come from local workers, their traditional support bases are the local areas, you cant just cut all ties with your clubs history.

Identity changes over time and never stays the same and besides Spurs for instance started out as a cricket club, should they stop playing football and start playing cricket again in order to regain their original identity?

We've been a football club for 125 years. Thats not even an argument man.

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

They should bring in the foreign rule like other major leagues and then everyone would be happy, apart from Arsenal fans possibly.

Think about what you're saying, limiting what someone can do by their nationality is discrimination and therefore, illegal.

So Illegal, in fact, that other major leagues enforce it......Smh.

[Eduardo da Silva]

Because businesses in general should be hiring local workers. It's no different to a car plant or an agricultural manufacturer.

Why?Businesses are there to make money for themselves, it doesnt matter where they get their workers from.I think its slightly different for a football club though, you need to retain some kind of identity, a lot of these teams come from local workers, their traditional support bases are the local areas, you cant just cut all ties with your clubs history.

Identity changes over time and never stays the same and besides Spurs for instance started out as a cricket club, should they stop playing football and start playing cricket again in order to regain their original identity?

We've been a football club for 125 years. Thats not even an argument man.

Naa man Spurs..."need to regain some kind of identity"Better get the stumps out.

[Carpe_Deum]

maybe a simple answer is that bcos england has the highest number of foreign players ?

[Eduardo da Silva]

They should bring in the foreign rule like other major leagues and then everyone would be happy, apart from Arsenal fans possibly.

Think about what you're saying, limiting what someone can do by their nationality is discrimination and therefore, illegal.

So Illegal, in fact, that other major leagues enforce it......Smh.

Who cares what they do. No one has questioned it yet.

[BATTY BOY BUM BANDIT]

They should bring in the foreign rule like other major leagues and then everyone would be happy, apart from Arsenal fans possibly.

Think about what you're saying, limiting what someone can do by their nationality is discrimination and therefore, illegal.

So Illegal, in fact, that other major leagues enforce it......Smh.

Who cares what they do. No one has questioned it yet.

If it was illegal then they wouldnt eb able to do it would they?Smh at how dumb your sound right about now.

[TF/S4DK]

Its a pointless discussion. Your a Arsenal fan they wont listen or agree.

[Guest Bret Hart]

who gives a f*ck who the owner isthe owner doesnt go down in historythe owner doesnt get a winners medalthe owenr doesnt represent his countrythe players dothe sun englands fav newspaper - aussie ownedaston martin - us owneddont heart the heritage of the club at allfootball is a buisnessmany big buisnesses in this country are foriegn ownedBUT THE EMPLOYEES ARE ENGLISHYOU CANT JUST GO GIVING JOBS TO FORIEGNERSITS DISGRAFULLIF THIS HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER SECTOR OF ENGLAND YOUR PARENTS WOULD BE OUT OF JOBS

BANG !(no racist)

[Eduardo da Silva]

lmaoCome off that sh*t man.England as a footballing nation will progress. There might be a chance they actually win something. Players will also improve as they will be given more chances. Both Spain and Italy have one and look at their players. Nothing wrong with having a foreign limit.

Oh I forgot as soon as England won the World Cup in 1966 bare foreign players flooded the English leagues and have ruined our chances since.No, England are just as good (bad) as they were when the players in the English leagues were 90% English.