The Premiership's 25 Man Squad Rule

[sirpiechucker]

I'm now in love with football365 - there was I thinking that I was going to have to repeatedly update every team's web page (for you guys I would have done) but now I don't have to because hey bingo:

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6352083,00.html

[G.T.P]

be better if they named top players who didnt make each teams list.
heskey got in villas, suprised about that.

[sirpiechucker]

Ok thanks - interesting to know. I suppose there is nothing to stop under 21's from going on loan if the managers have the guts to let them rather than keeping them on the bench as emergency cover. The Dutch lad was a name I got quite into last year and was disappointed when it didn't happen. Still, all these things happen for a reason.

Clubs can name a player in the squad and send them out on loan but that player can't be replaced in the squad.

[sirpiechucker]

Aston Villa have submitted a final 22-man senior squad for the Barclays Premier League campaign.

New rules for the 2010-11 season will see all top-flight clubs register a maximum of 25 players with the Premier League today, following the closure of the transfer window yesterday.

Changes can be made to the squad when the transfer window re-opens in January.

New signing Stephen Ireland is named in the claret and blues squad, along with Togo international Moustapha Salifou and reserve stars Eric Lichaj, Jonathan Hogg and Isaiah Osbourne.

But, on top of the listed players, Villa will also be able to utilise players under the age of 21, such as Marc Albrighton, Nathan Delfouneso, Barry Bannan, Ciaran Clark and Fabian Delph - all of whom have featured regularly in the first team squad.

SQUAD: Brad Friedel, Brad Guzan, James Collins, Carlos Cuellar, Curtis Davies, Habib Beye, Richard Dunne, Eric Lichaj, Stephen Warnock, Luke Young, Stewart Downing, Jonathan Hogg, Stephen Ireland, Isaiah Osbourne, Stiliyan Petrov, Nigel Reo-Coker, Moustapha Salifou, Steve Sidwell, Ashley Young, Gabriel Agbonlahor, John Carew, Emile Heskey.

[bonkerrrrs]

villa only named 22 man squad as they have lots of youngsters too!

[sirpiechucker]

villa only named 22 man squad as they have lots of youngsters too!

I know it's the same thing but instead of 22 plus 5 why didn't they just announce a 25 and say also players x&y can still feature?

[80sCasual]

- Clubs register a squad of up to 25 players, which must include at least eight 'home-grown' players, at the end of each transfer window.

- Home-grown players do not have to be English; home-grown players are defined as those who "irrespective of nationality or age, have been affiliated to the FA or Welsh FA for a period of three seasons or 36 months prior to 21st birthday"

- Clubs can supplement squad with unlimited number of players under the age of 21.

- Changes can be made only during transfer windows, although in exceptional circumstances (eg goalkeeping injury crisis) moves could be allowed.

- Players loaned to Football League clubs cannot be replaced, but can regain their spot on return to parent club.

- Rules apply only to Premier League matches, not European, FA Cup or League Cup action.

- First deadline is 1700 BST on 1 September (24 hours after end of August transfer window).

More details can be found here: http://www.premierleague.com/page/He...094341,00.html

One other thing mentioned by an FA guy on talksport this morning as they were talking about Spurs,
Clubs do not have to name 25, (as they were talking about Spurs they said they can name 24 and add the new guy once its completed)
With everyone else, what he said that means is, 'if you have named under the 25 then you can add to it at any time, for example free transfers, but as he said you don't see many of those in the Prem'

[QPRVIN]

The only option these players have to get a regular game is to move to our league. They can't go on loan to another Prem Club.

And there are some seriously good players available.

The fact that Roberts didn't get signed by a Prem team leaves him with only 2 options.
Stay at Blackburn, and not play... or go on loan to a non-Prem club.
We'll see.


I haven't really looked at players in other positions, so not sure on names... but one player who is available on loan is Patrick Van Aanholt from Chelsea. Young, quick Dutch left back, who did very well at Coventry last season, and almost joined us before he went to Cov. I think the state of our club at the time put him off.
Just an option, off the top of my head.


There are plenty of others, and we're in a very good position to take our pick and compete for one or two diamonds.

Blackburn saying they didnt sign the foreign striker, because no-one took Roberts off there hands @ not work permit issues!

[sirpiechucker]

http://www.rovers.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10303~2141999,00.html

Rovers confirm Premier League squad
Posted on: Wed 01 Sep 2010
Rovers have submitted a 21-man senior squad for this season's Barclays Premier League campaign.

New rules for the 2010-11 season sees all top-flight clubs having to register a maximum of 25 players with the Premier League by 5.00pm September 1st, following the closure of the transfer window on August 31st.

New signings Mame Biram Diouf and Benjani are both named in the squad, along with striker Jason Roberts.

SQUAD:

Paul Robinson
Martin Olsson
Chris Samba
Gael Givet
Ryan Nelsen
Brett Emerton
David Dunn
Nikola Kalinić
El-Hadji Diouf
Vince Grella
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Mark Bunn
Steven Nzonzi
Keith Andrews
Michel Salgado
Jason Brown
Frank Fielding
Pascal Chimbonda
Mame Biram Diouf
Jason Roberts
Benjani

Rovers have seven players under the age of 21 in addition to the submitted list, these are Aaron Doran, Gavin Gunning, Grant Hanley, Junior Hoilett, Phil Jones, Amine Linganzi and Josh Morris.

Changes can be made to the squad once the transfer window re-opens in January.