Brighton only club to vote against home-grown rule

[Lord Large]

Possibly fixtures but...

Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed they were the only club to vote against the decision to introduce a new quota on home-grown players.

Chairman Dick Knight told BBC Southern Counties Radio he believes the Football League plan will not benefit lower division sides.

"We voted against this proposal because I don't think it goes anywhere near far enough," he said.

"It won't have any impact on the lower division clubs."

Thoughts?

 

[Walkers Cajun Squirrel]

it is true. But it may force the rule to happen in the premiership.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Voted no because it doesnt go far enough...eh? surely not far enough is better than nothing at all??

 

[The Merry Prankster]

Fair play. I dont see the point, it seems just tokenism.

 

[Lord Large]

I know it won't impact on a lot of the lower league sides. Look through our squad and most would be considered home grown anyway.

However, this would not be the case everywhere.

Surely the ruling would have been a step in the right direction.

 

[London Calling]

it is very tokenistic, how many league clubs are presently fielding 13 foreign players out of there 16?

 

[strings]

I love it when we are the odd club out.

No doubt we will get respect from a lot of football fans for standing up for our beliefs.

 

[Curious Orange]

I love it when we are the odd club out.

No doubt we will get respect from a lot of football fans for standing up for our beliefs.

I doubt anyone particularly cares...

 

[sully]

It was stated on the news report I saw yesterday that all the league clubs complied with the rule in their last fixture. So what is the point?

Clearly Dick is correct in that it goes nowhere near far enough. The number has to be higher to make a difference, otherwise it's pointless.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

It was stated on the news report I saw yesterday that all the league clubs complied with the rule in their last fixture. So what is the point?

Clearly Dick is correct in that it goes nowhere near far enough. The number has to be higher to make a difference, otherwise it's pointless.

Principle? A building block for the future? It is a small step but a step in the correct direction. I'm disappointed the club voted against it.

 

[Tooting Gull]

I'm not sure I would have actually voted against it, but it goes nowhere near far enough so I can understand why some chairmen weren't happy.

I heard on Sky that last weekend no single starting line-up out of the 72 clubs would have had to have been changed. Hardly a significant move in the right direction, smacks of tokenism.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

It's simply an artificial ruling trying to give the game a better image.

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Funny thing is if WILKINS was manager then we probably would have voted FOR....

 

[clarkey]

Principle? A building block for the future? It is a small step but a step in the correct direction. I'm disappointed the club voted against it.

But given the fact that all league clubs complied with it anyway last week, its a completely superficial ruling. Whats the point of making a law if no-one was breaking it in the first place. The fact that Albion rejected it is not a sign of them disagreeing with it, seeing as we go along with it anyway, it seems a pointless ruling for the lower league clubs and DK was right to voice his objection

 

[perth seagull]

Well done to Dick Knight for not being a sheep like the rest of the Football League.

 

[The Large One]

Fair play to Dick, but it does then beg a supplementary question.

If the new rule was for four home-grown players, and Dick doesn't think it's far enough, what point must be reached for him to consider it is far enough?

Just curious, like.

 

[Ernest]

What exactly has it got to do with Dick Tight ? What are his qualifications in football ?
Surely it should be down to the football professionals on the staff to say not some potless pillock whose only expertise is selling womens bras (and probably wearing them too).

 

[Don Quixote]

What exactly has it got to do with Dick Tight ? What are his qualifications in football ?
Surely it should be down to the football professionals on the staff to say not some potless pillock whose only expertise is selling womens bras (and probably wearing them too).

i was just going to write something similar

 

[Scoffers]

Well I guess that shows that Dick doesn't think we'll be in the Prem any time soon then !!!!!

 

[Dizzle.]

When listening to the entire interview i do think that Dick Knight made a good point, although he did ramble on a bit.