Home-grown rule introduced for EPL

[dbecks]

The Premier League have introduced a home-grown player rule which will come into effect from next season, alongside a limit on squad sizes.

From the 2010/11 campaign, the 20 Premier League clubs have voted to introduce measures which will see all teams required to have eight home-grown players out of a squad of 25.

Chief executive Richard Scudamore confirmed the changes, with clubs only able to make alterations to their squads during the two transfer windows.

"As of next season clubs will be required to have a squad named of up to 25 players, of which no more than 17 can be over the age of 21 and not home grown," Scudamore said.

"The definition of home grown is trained for three years under the age of 21 by somebody in the English and Welsh professional system.

"Clubs will have to declare their 25 at the end of August when the window shuts and then again at the end of January."

Players who are aged under 21 are eligible over and above the limit of 25 players per squad.
Incentive

Scudamore does not believe the move will encourage clubs to hoard young foreign players and claims the England team will ultimately reap the reward.

"It's not in the club's interests to stockpile players. It will make buying home-grown talent more attractive," he said.

"We're not going down the route of a nationality test but what this will mean is that you just can't buy a team from abroad.

"We think it will give clubs an extra incentive to invest in youth. We think that one of the benefits will be that it will help the England team."

All 20 Premier League members also agreed to adhere to a set of financial reporting rules designed to protect the viability and sustainability of the clubs.

Finances

"They will all have to annually submit accounts and future financial information," said Scudamore.

"At all times the board of the Premier League will be applying a test which basically says this: can the club fulfil its fixtures, pay off its creditors when they are due and also to meet obligations to the Premier League's contracts and partners?

"If the board believe a club is at risk of not meeting those obligations, it has to then step in and agree a budget for the running of that club. Any transfers can be embargoed.

"It's absolutely crucial that these clubs are run as ongoing viable concerns. These financial rules apply immediately.

"This is tied in, and we passed the rule during the summer, to a 'fit and proper person test'. At our club meeting last week, the clubs absolutely endorsed our position of not linking expenditure to income."

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[stefan9]

If its like the cl one and doesn't discriminate based on nationality I see no issue with it.

 

[dbecks]

If its like the cl one and doesn't discriminate based on nationality I see no issue with it.

I think its similar, but it does say something about being trained in the English or Welsh professional system (not too sure what the implications of that are as yet)

 

[stefan9]

I think its similar, but it does say something about being trained in the English or Welsh professional system (not too sure what the implications of that are as yet)

The cl rules are the same. a Home grown player needs to spend 3 years between the ages of 15 and 21 at the club's academy and a federation players needs to spend the same time at a club in that federation.

So for instance a player like pandev would qualify as federation player at lazio since he came through the inter youth system even though he isn't italian.

 

[dbecks]

The cl rules are the same. a Home grown player needs to spend 3 years between the ages of 15 and 21 at the club's academy and a federation players needs to spend the same time at a club in that federation.

So for instance a player like pandev would qualify as federation player at lazio since he came through the inter youth system even though he isn't italian.

Oh! I knew that

 

[smokey]

Soo..... Fabregas is considered homegrown. As Ronaldo would be for United (had they kept him) etc etc... not a bad rule, but quite redundant considering that the Champions League already has that...

 

[cr@zydude]

Not sure if the rule is strict enough to help English football. I guess the FA need to decide what they want. Either an enetrtaining league filled with foreigners, or a league that will help them build a national team.

 

[hj2k_x]

Pretty easy to satisfy this rule if you ask me.

 

[smokey]

Pretty easy to satisfy this rule if you ask me.

Which begs the question... why did they introduce it?

 

[stefan9]

Not sure if the rule is strict enough to help English football. I guess the FA need to decide what they want. Either an enetrtaining league filled with foreigners, or a league that will help them build a national team.

This rule is the furthest they can go. Anything more and it runs foul of EA labor law.

Which begs the question... why did they introduce it?

Politics. They need to appear to be doing something. That's why they are doing it but personally I am fine with this law it encourages clubs to produce their own youngsters but don't restrict them as far as nationality goes.