French tw*t Wenger & his foreign legion

[philSTFC]

what a disgrace v Palace. No wonder they are already whingeing to UEFA over the proposed foreigners quotas.

[A Rebel and a Saint]

thing it what does he care? if it helps him to win silverware then he's not going to mind. he doesnt care about the england team

[Guest]

In an open European employment market any employer is free to deploy his staff as they see fit. Certainly any EU nationality player is not 'foreign' according to legislation. Even if we do want to label non-British EU players as 'foreign', then (for example) Roy Keene or Damian Duff are as 'foreign' as Patrick Viera or Thierry Henry - but they never get any votes in the 'Best Foreign player in the Premiership' polls. But its nice to know that good old British prejudice and xenophobia is alive and well on this board.

[philSTFC]

absolutely, we need the UEFA rule & quick or we will end up like the Jocks.............

[Barry Scott]

the UEFA rule wouldn't go through as it's illegal under a shedload of EU 'Freedom of movement of goods' laws or something (can someone verify this though)

[Dominic]

Was listening to the radio last night, an Arsenal fan called in to complain about the lack of English players in the team, the presenter gave him the option of finishing in a Champions League spot with a team full of Europeans or mid table with English players, the gimp soon shut up.

[Guest]

Who is 'we'?

[Woody SUFC]

but it will mean that smaller clubs get better players! These players will not go to clubs like Arsenal and rather go to the local prem clubs

[BFR]

Phil, I suppose Peter Reid signing Zoumana Camara, Lamine Sakho, Salomen Olembe, Didier Domi and Roque Junior at the start of last season was so that the English talent at Leeds could blossom??? Playing a match with 16 non-English players in the squad might not be everybodies cup of tea, but big deal. It was inevitably going to happen at some point. I'd be very surprised if UEFA get this ruling through at it appears to me to contravene EU freedom of movement because if you can suddenly have quotas on certain jobs then it will open up one hell of a can of worms

[Barry Scott]

cheers BFR, I did read it somewhere but can't for life of me remember where.

[philSTFC]

what a bellend, you are who & what ?? .............

 

& now you got me in tears and ashamed to be English .

 

Lets abolish the Euro championships & have an 'all in squad of players' with 2 captains picking teams for each game. 'Heads or tails ' for 1st pick ?

[philSTFC]

blimey BFR , your Leeds knowledge is good !

 

(they were all crap & look where they took us !)

with some Brits & Aussies admittedly !

[Guest]

You have to realise that UEFA is a pan-european organisation based outside the EU in Switzerland. Footballers employed by British (and French, Italian, Spanish etc) companies are protected by the same EU employment laws that we all are. No self-appointed trade organisation can tell you how many French or Italian colleagues you can have, or can stop you working for a German or Spanish company if you wanted to (and if they wanted you).

 

EU employment law supercedes the authority of a trade organisation, which is all UEFA is. They could not enact any rules that contravened this law as that itself would be illegal.

 

Anyone who has a job or who aspires to one should be grateful that workers' organisations (after many years struggle) have secured these legal provisions which protect all our rights to seek work and derive income from the widest possible opportunities.

 

DECORUM (not logged)

[Guest]

I guess it would be a different story if English players were in demand to play in those horrible forign parts.

[Guest]

Quote:

philSTFC said:

& now you got me in tears and ashamed to be English .

You shouldn't be ashamed of your nationality, just your narrow nationalistic views.

[philSTFC]

thank you Jacques for the lecture on EU employment legislation. Youd better pass it on to Sepp & remind him he is wasting his time.

Ive decided to join the many on here & will no longer reply yo those who hide behind a cloak of anonimity.

 

St George

[Martin]

It was Decorum who posted the details on EU Legislation and he is a regular registered poster. He did say that at the bottom of his post.

[BFR]

The poster said it was DECORUM not logged. That is not hiding behind anonymity in my book. DECORUM may not post often but has posted on here before all the same.

[Martin]

Freaky.

[BFR]

Not as freaky as your Axe avatar. I guess that confirms the Mullet has left the building