donmentor wrote:
The so called 'big' clubs do not see our youngsters as glamorous as a foreign 'name'. So they are not competing on a level field.
There are only very few who, such as Delli, who are given a chance to show their capability at the top level.
The rest are just left to rot in the shadows, like Martin at Liverpool.
Okay, so if we limit the number of "foreign names", surely those that are given a chance in their absence are no longer showing their capability at the top level, but at a reduced level (which they could do already by chosing by playing in the EFL or for a lower PL team.) More young players need to understand the benefit of first team football at a Championship club as opposed to being back-up and not getting much game time at a big team.
I guess we could ask why the youngsters are choosing to go to big teams so early - we need to either make this unappealing (but introducing wage caps etc. will also ruin the competitiveness of the league), or make the EFL more appealing (maybe stating a minimum number of first-team minutes per month etc. to be considered for an England cap?). The other option which I like is to limit the number of English players in a team that don't make the first team - saying clubs can only sign x number of English players under the age of y years old would mean that you'll see less English players moving to clubs to be benchwarmers on higher wages