This is interesting.http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/first-team.aspx
Quote from: "PaulTheVillan"This is interesting.http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/first-team.aspxThey might ship a few goals in the coming season.
The rule is you must name a 25 man squad8 must be homegrownHomegrown means been with club for three years before 21st birthday.Homegrown does not mean British of English, they can be any nationality.So we are fucked with our wage bill on players who won't make squad!
We've got squillions of home grown players. Nobody any good (or otherwise, Emile) won't get a squad place unless they've left.
Quote from: "gibbo"The rule is you must name a 25 man squad8 must be homegrownHomegrown means been with club for three years before 21st birthday.Homegrown does not mean British of English, they can be any nationality.So we are fucked with our wage bill on players who won't make squad!WRONG!Scudamore says: The definition of home grown is trained for three years under the age of 21 by somebody in the English and Welsh professional system.http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5560131,00.html
So "homegrown" includes the likes of Ireland and Fabregas, whichever team they play for, or are transferred to, in the Premier League? Would Hitzelsperger qualify too?