FA chairman Greg Dyke has warned Premier League football is in danger of"having nothing to do with English people" as new proposals tolimit the number of non-EU playersare outlined by English football's governing body.The FA has also revealed plans to toughen the rules on home-grown talent in the latest proposals from itscommission,which was set up in 2013 to improve the England team.The commission has also proposed changes to work permit rules having highlighted flaws in the system.The stricter work-permit rules, approved by the Home Office on Friday, will come into force from 1 May.Under the proposalsoutlined by the FA on Monday:*.A player will have to have been registered with his club from the age of 15 - down from 18 - to qualify as 'home-grown'.*.The minimum number of home-grown playersin a club's first-team squad of 25 will increase from eight to 12, phased over four years from 2016.*.At least two home-grown players must also be 'club-trained' players - defined as any player, irrespective of nationality, that has been registered for three years at their club from the age of 15.*.Only the best non-EU foreign players will be granted permission to play in England.Dyke on spotting the next Harry KaneSpeaking to the BBC's sports editor Dan Roan, Dyke explained the rationale behind the FA's new proposals by highlighting the impact of Harry Kane.The Tottenham striker, 21, only made his first Premier League start for Spurs in April2014, and is this season's topscorer with 19 goals.Harry Kane has earned a first England call-up on the back of a superb season for Tottenham"We have to do this by negotiation with the different leagues and with the clubs - we have to convince them that this makes sense for English football," said Dyke."And we are helped by Harry Kane in truth - we are helped by seeing a young kid come into the Spurs team and become the top scorer in English football."How many other Harry Kanesare around in the youth teamsof Premier League clubs? It was almost by chance that Tim Sherwood became manager at Tottenham for a time and put him in the side - otherwise he would still be out on loan at Millwall or somewhere else."'An awful lot of bog-standard foreign players'"If you apply the system we are just introducing over the last five years, a third of non-EU overseas players that have come here wouldn't get in," Dyke added."We don't want to stop the outstanding talent coming here, but there are an awful of bog-standard players as well."If we could get all this through, over the next three, four or five years, you could see the numbers of home-grown players going upfrom a percentage in the high 20s to 40%. It matters that this happens across the whole of English football, but it particularly matters to the top end of the Premier League.Just three English players were in the Manchester City line-up across the two legs oftheir recent Champions League loss to Barcelona"The future England team by and large play for the top six sides. If you look in Germany, or Spain, it's always the same. And amongst the top six sides the decline in English players is quite marked."If you look at who is playing in the Champions League, the English numbers compared tothe Germans, the Spanish or the Brazilians, are pathetic." source=BBC SPORTS

Try restricting non-eu players from coming into the Epl and the premiership loses it's value in the football world and that means no oil money for them greedy english blokes to tango with...

kingbasil:
Try restricting non-eu players from coming into the Epl and the premiership loses it's value in the football world and that means no oil money for them greedy english blokes to tango with...

well said

These same foreigners re the ones that make the epl interesting,....

Well I think it is good since it restrict team managers to use more of home players even though it will not be easy from the start I think it is good for the indigenes since they have increase chance of playing regularly and it is expected that their performance will increase as well hence we should expect strong national teams from UK.

That doesn't mean they won't still be Shiiit.

olisa4:
These same foreigners re the ones that make the epl interesting,....

Yea

"Greg Dyke made this issue a priority from the moment he became FA chairman in 2013. His fear is that England will drift into international football obscurity if nothing is done and he wants to be the man to do it. "Dyke has always been a populist and these proposals will chime with many England fans. But the acid test is how they are received by Premier League clubs. "They will have to vote for the reforms by a two-thirds majority for themto come into effect. Dyke will argue that there are more Harry Kanes and Ryan Masons ready to come through the system if only the Premier League clubs can clear a pathway for them."

My view:

"If the FA can limit the number of foreign players in a squad, that will help,"

"A world-class player is entitled to come and play in the Premier League. But players who are not quite ready? What is the difference between the English lads who are not quite ready? A rule needs to come in.

"Something obviously has to be done, because who knows in 10 more years what is going to happen, The Premier League will still be going, I am sure, it will still be exciting and brilliant but everyone wants that buzz back when we can look forward to the World Cup and European Championships.

"It is so important these young lads, like Daniel Sturridge and Harry Kane, get their chance. I am sure there are a lot more players out there who just need that chance."