[Albion] Among The 18 Players In Today's Squad

[Gilliver's Travels]

Were just FIVE Brits.

Is this a record? A sign of the times? Or cause for concern?

[ Particularly ironic too, for a club that's named Albion ]

 

[goldstone]

Very much a cause for concern.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I'm being pedantic, I think you mean Sunday's. However, I counted 5 or 6 starters that played in the Championship for us. Not all bad.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

There were TWO in Chelsea’s.

 

[Stat Brother]

Judging by NSC that's still 4 too many.

 

[Gazwag]

I think it shows British players are too expensive, so ultimately a lot of the issue lies with the agents.

This is also why a top notch academy is essential.

 

[Munkfish]

I think if you look at every 25 man squad in the premier league, we actually rank very poorly in the inclusion of HGP. We limp over the line with Just 5 i believe.

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

But against all that, it's remarkable that we have not one but TWO locally-born players in our regular line-up.

How many other PL clubs can match that?

 

[blue-shifted]

Yes. A sign of the times and a cause for concern

Were just FIVE Brits.

Is this a record? A sign of the times? Or cause for concern?

[ Particularly ironic too, for a club that's named Albion ]

 

[GT49er]

I think it shows British players are too expensive, so ultimately a lot of the issue lies with the agents.

This is also why a top notch academy is essential.

Keto, O'Hora, Ostigard, Mateju, Molumby, Normann, Dreyer, Gwargis, Radulovic, Gyokeres, Connolly, Ljubicic..................

What's having a top-notch academy got to do with it?

 

[Bodian]

Astonishing change - but much more colourful now!

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

Keto, O'Hora, Ostigard, Mateju, Molumby, Normann, Dreyer, Gwargis, Radulovic, Gyokeres, Connolly, Ljubicic..................

What's having a top-notch academy got to do with it?

Sure I read somewhere that, subject to certain conditions around time contracted to a PL club, foreign-born academy players can nonetheless still be classified as home grown. True?

 

[Nottseagull]

In that chart I think Solly should be reclassified as midfielder /forward.

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[studio150]

FFS, lets get lower quality players just to keep the idiots that believe we should only play British players happy.

We comply with the PL rules so we should just accept that and look to get the best quality players into the club so that we can maintain our PL status and progress as a club

 

[Nottseagull]

I can't remember us ever having no Scottish, Welsh, or Ulstermen in the squad.
The most important thing however is that we have two locals in the squad. I remember plenty of times when we had none.

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[GT49er]

Sure I read somewhere that, subject to certain conditions around time contracted to a PL club, foreign-born academy players can nonetheless still be classified as home grown. True?

Yes, I think you're right .......... but I was thinking more about British players, rather than HGPs.

 

[GT49er]

In that chart I think Solly should be reclassified as midfielder /forward.

Who's going to break the news to CH?

 

[big nuts]

Astonishing change - but much more colourful now!

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The 96/97 squad list is a real tale of woe. Some absolute shockers on there and around half a dozen of the worst professional footballers of all-time surely?