Homegrown player watch

[Goat]

The Home Grown player rule took effect at the start of the 2010/11 season and involves all Premier League Clubs.

All 20 Clubs must include eight Home Grown players out of a squad of 25 for that Premier League season.

A Home Grown player will be defined as one who, irrespective of his nationality or age, has been registered with any club affiliated to the Football Association or the Football Association of Wales for a period, continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).

Clubs are able to supplement their squads with unlimited additional players under the age of 21 on 1st January in the year in which the season commences.

25 Squad players (*=Home grown)
*Baines, Leighton John
*Barkley, Ross
*Barry, Gareth
Besic, Muhamed
*Cleverley, Thomas William
Coleman, Seamus
Funes Mori, Jose Ramiro
*Gibson, Darron Thomas Daniel
*Hibbert, Anthony James
Howard, Timothy Matthew
*Jagielka, Philip Nikodem
Kone, Arouna
*Lennon, Aaron
*Lukaku, Romelu Menama
*McAleny, Conor Michael
*McCarthy, James
McGeady, Aiden John
Mirallas Y Castillo, Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain
Naismith, Steven John
*Osman, Leon
Oviedo Jimenez, Bryan Josue
Pienaar, Steven
Robles Blazquez, Joel
Rodriquez, Leandro Joaquin

We currently have 12 HG players.

Hibbert, Osman, Gibson are out of contract, Lukaku and Stones are heavily linked away, Barry could look to move on, same with McAleny, which would leave us with only 5 HG players.

I know a lot of people would like to see us get rid of McCarthy and The Clev, but I think the HG might factor in a lot of our business this Summer.

 

[Phenom]

Let's buy Rodwell, Gosling and Lescott back and stick them in the reserves.

 

[COYB]

the players sound so much better with thier foreign middle names

 

[ianefc]

We will just buy them home grown status.

Times have changed.

 

[BlueLlama]

Bored mate?

 

[Coffee and TV]

Can't we just use some academy graduates? Replace Osman with Dowell, Gibson with Davies, Hibbert with Kenny. Add those three to Baines, Barkley, Jags, Lennon, Barry and then any others are a bonus.

 

[Goat]

Bored mate?

Yes

Can't we just use some academy graduates? Replace Osman with Dowell, Gibson with Davies, Hibbert with Kenny. Add those three to Baines, Barkley, Jags, Lennon, Barry and then any others are a bonus.

Well the lads we have used recently have all been 17/18, not sure on all the ages mind you, but not sure how many 21 year olds we have lying around?

 

[ianefc]

To be fair to Goat, since this Koeman deal has edged closer I've read more on him and one constant criticism of him from Southampton fans seems to be that he doesn't promote from within and that's a worry because it's fair to say the Notwich game was exciting with Kenny, Dowell, Davies and Pennington.

 

[Eric Djemba-Djemba]

Anyone got Richard Wright's number?

 

[Coffee and TV]

Yes

Well the lads we have used recently have all been 17/18, not sure on all the ages mind you, but not sure how many 21 year olds we have lying around?

Oh do they actually have to be over 21? I guess Browning, Cleverly and Pennington could be used instead.

 

[Goat]

Oh do they actually have to be over 21? I guess Browning, Cleverly and Pennington could be used instead.

Yes, theres 2 we could use, Cleverly is already listed.

 

[Coffee and TV]

Yes, theres 2 we could use, Cleverly is already listed.

Baines, Barkley, Jags, Lennon, Barry, Browning, Cleverly and Pennington could be the eight. Arguably would be better to get rid of Cleverley/send Browning or Pennington out on loan though.

I'd do everything we can to get Butland.

 

[Aar_the_Toffees]

Dowell, Davies, Browning, Galloway, Garbutt, Ledson (Maybe), and I'm sure there's a fair bit coming up the ranks who will surely get a couple of games.

 

[Goat]

Baines, Barkley, Jags, Lennon, Barry, Browning, Cleverly and Pennington could be the eight. Arguably would be better to get rid of Cleverley/send Browning or Pennington out on loan though.

I'd do everything we can to get Butland.

Just I personally thought we could see Barry leave if he wasnt given assurances by Koeman and as I say some people have implied we should bin off The Clev and McCarthy, as I say, I think we will have to think about the impact any sales would have regards this rule.

 

[Goat]

Dowell, Davies, Browning, Galloway, Garbutt, Ledson (Maybe), and I'm sure there's a fair bit coming up the ranks who will surely get a couple of games.

Players under 21 dont count at all mate.