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Originally Posted by green demon
I'm surprised that no-one else thinks that maybe for the only time in his erstwhile useless life, Blatter has got something right and that the EU should just piss off.
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i can't speak for everyone else, of course, but personally i'm strongly against any artificial constraints imposed on the game beyond purely sporting considerations.
i'm not sure how the rule, if brought into play, is supposed to work. suppose you start off conforming to it, 6 local-qualified lads, and 5 foreigners. you have to choose a bench, right? - how does one go about doing that? bear in mind that during the course of a game, substitutions due to injuries, tactical considerations or sendings-off are all possible. do you still have to preserve that 6+5 ratio? - and how can you possibly legislate for unforeseen circumstances? - will there be exceptions in these circumstances, and, if so, then what's the point?
this is to say nothing about the special situation that is the UK and Ireland. i mean, the likes of Giggs, if he's still around, will be classed as a foreigner, despite his being more Mancunian than some of us.
once purely sporting considerations go out the window, what is left is a bureaucratic mess. methinks a lot of people haven't thought this through. typical politicians. the lawyers will have a field day.