Ins and Outs

[Silentman]

I think you are missing WTF's point here, it's not about whether our squad should be English or not per se, but a comment on the prospects for our national team if we aren't investing in home grown talent through our academy; we are following in the footsteps of other big teams in importing our talent and I don't see how anyone can think that is a good thing? If we don't take collective action to address the problem then we are only going to get worse at national level. In any case isn't there a rule about having to have a certain amount of home grown talent in the squad (is that a Prem thing?). News today of another Spaniard to oversee the u23 squad does nothing to convince me that we have any intention whatsoever of nurturing home grown talent from grass roots.

[pilgrimwhite]

seem to remember the English kids doing ok in recent tournaments, don't really care for international football Club before Country for me

that Siddiki kid looks promising on you tube

[WTF11]

I think you are missing WTF's point here, it's not about whether our squad should be English or not per se, but a comment on the prospects for our national team if we aren't investing in home grown talent through our academy; we are following in the footsteps of other big teams in importing our talent and I don't see how anyone can think that is a good thing? If we don't take collective action to address the problem then we are only going to get worse at national level. In any case isn't there a rule about having to have a certain amount of home grown talent in the squad (is that a Prem thing?). News today of another Spaniard to oversee the u23 squad does nothing to convince me that we have any intention whatsoever of nurturing home grown talent from grass roots.

Thanks, and yes, that was my point, but I know I've pi55ed people off before so knee-jerk reactions are understandable.

[WTF11]

seem to remember the English kids doing ok in recent tournaments, don't really care for international football Club before Country for me

that Siddiki kid looks promising on you tube

And there I was saying much the same, club before country, when Jansson and Wood go off to international duty and I got roundly beaten up by others who post here saying how good it is for players to take pride in wanting to play for the national squad. Can't have it both ways.

[pilgrimwhite]

And there I was saying much the same, club before country, when Jansson and Wood go off to international duty and I got roundly beaten up by others who post here saying how good it is for players to take pride in wanting to play for the national squad. Can't have it both ways.

hate our lads being called up always a risk we could lose them through injury playing in meaningless games

[WTF11]

hate our lads being called up always a risk we could lose them through injury playing in meaningless games

My point exactly, didn't stop WS and others getting very bent out of shape when I said as much. Hey ho.

[Billyni]

Im quite proud to see a player from the team i support playing for my country. It means he's playing well for his club in order to get picked for his country. But probably club should take priority.

[CLIVETHELEEDSFAN]

Thing is, the best players get international callups, and if we want to be half decent then we need as good a player as we can get, we could have a good squad all uncapped, but would it be good enough? Depends on what course they they're from i suppose

[WTF11]

The owner seems to be building for the future (which is new territory for Leeds) and being Italian, do you think he gives a flying fu ck about the English national team.
If there are good home grown kids comming through the academy, then they will get the same chance as the kids which are shipped in.

No he probably doesn't, but I suspect that the majority of the 30k plus fans who go to ER each week might.

[Billyni]

No he probably doesn't, but I suspect that the majority of the 30k plus fans who go to ER each week might.

The 30k plus will be happy enough if Leeds are winning regardless how many nationalitys are in the team. Club before country, remember.