Record low for number of English players in top flight

Stat Brother

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Only 75 were English of the 220 players that started Premier League games over the weekend.
The lowest number for starting weekend, the previous low was 77, 07-08.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/20/premier-league-english-talent-margins

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/aug/19/english-talent-premier-league-importing

 

Spun Cuppa

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And with the EPL being an offshoot of the the FA, it is without doubt the main reason for our poor showing in World Cup and Euro Championships

 

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But you have to ask why hardly any of our players are prepared to go abroad. We'll never dominate the world while most of our players are just comfortble taking the wage here.

 

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Spun Cuppa said:

And with the EPL being an offshoot of the the FA, it is without doubt the main reason for our poor showing in World Cup and Euro Championships

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I read that as EDL.




and it still made sense

 

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Kumquat said:

But you have to ask why hardly any of our players are prepared to go abroad. We'll never dominate the world while most of our players are just comfortble taking the wage here.

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You've answered your own question. £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ KERCHIIIIING

 

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Kumquat said:

But you have to ask why hardly any of our players are prepared to go abroad. We'll never dominate the world while most of our players are just comfortble taking the wage here.

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Who would have them?

 

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Kumquat said:

But you have to ask why hardly any of our players are prepared to go abroad. We'll never dominate the world while most of our players are just comfortble taking the wage here.

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I think it's more to do with the fact a non International English Premier League player isn't good enough for Spain, France, Italy & Germany.

 

MICK PATCHAM

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shocking

 

Ninja Elephant

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There aren't enough good English players to sustain 4 quality leagues.

A few years ago, or maybe 10 years, Gary Borrowdale would have been a good league 2 left back. Tonight is playing in Blue Square South against Bournemouth.

 

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Stat Brother said:

I think it's more to do with the fact a non International English Premier League player isn't good enough for Spain, France, Italy & Germany.

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And a board member openly asked what Rooney could bring to Bayern when asked about Wayne's availability. He had a point. They're not really into chubsters blowing out of their arse after 70 minutes.

 

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One of the problems is too many overseas managers in the EPL, they don't have the patience to bring young English players through and of course if you can get a Michu for £2m you're not going to pay £4 or £5m for an untried English youngster. Even some Scottish managers are 'English friendly', Ferguson's ManU had/has more English players than most and Kenny Dalglish bought quite a few English players and brought many into the 1st team squad (Flanagan, Kelly, Robinson, Spearing, Shelvey, Sterling), unfortunately Brendan Rodgers is getting rid of most of them.