England

[shanns]

The only way the national team is going to thrive is to cap foreign players at 2 per team.

[bushcelt1]

it would take 20 years to see the benifits and leave the prem looking like the scottish one.

[shanns]

Haven't done nothing for the last 45 years so could wait another 20.

[Del]

The only way the national team is going to thrive is to cap foreign players at 2 per team.

Not really. Our best players are of a very decent quality, hence they play in top club teams along with top foreigners, who they learn from, yet when on international duty they fail to perform as a group. IF there was a cap our best players would still be similar standard, only difference would be the rest of their club team mates would compile of lesser quality British players.

We failed to qualify for the world cup in 74 and 78 after our supposed glory era, and with next to no foreigners in the league.... didnt do us any favoure then.

[QPRDave]

We had a 3 foreigners per team rule in the 80s if i remember rightly, ....didn't help England much then

[dsqpr]

it would take 20 years to see the benifits and leave the prem looking like the scottish one.

The Prem is already WORSE than the Scottish one!

Man Utd: 2.55 pts per game and 15 points clear.
Celtic: 2.10 pts per game and 15 points clear.

When it comes to competitive balance, the Prem is now a joke, just like the SPL.

[MattyRangers]

The Prem is already WORSE than the Scottish one!

Man Utd: 2.55 pts per game and 15 points clear.
Celtic: 2.10 pts per game and 15 points clear.

When it comes to competitive balance, the Prem is now a joke, just like the SPL.

No, not at all. You've just given this single season and focused on 1 team. Was it 1 team running away with the PL last season? The PL as a whole is a very competitive league all round, just look at th recent years' battle for 4th. The Scottish league is pathetically poor. The last time a team other than Celtic or Rangers won it was 1985!! I don't really follow it tbh so might be wrong but I can't really remember any other team even competing with these 2 in my lifetime either (I'm 22).

The standard of football other than Celtic is god awful - League 1 standard on average I'd say. Lower half Championship at best.

[lymehoop]

when was the last player that has come through our youth system, Ray Jones, God Bless, Richard Langley and the lad we sold to Forest in the last 20 years. What a sad reflection of British football

[qblockoompah]

Spot on Matty and spot on Del. I think biggest problem is the line up and formation is so stale. Needs mixing up a bit some really on form players this season won't get a sniff players like Routledge, Shawcross there's so many more just can't think had a long day!