Currently green BPF ayling Coyle Denton Cooper Phillips Vieira bridcutt Okane dallas and wood all speak English as their first language, that's almost half our squad
From last season. Even then, how many games did they play between them, compared to those from other parts of the world? And how many would you expect this season, given that we have how many 8 - 9 new foreign players and not one new senior player who is English.
WTF does have a point. Foreign players are to be expected these days but aren't we overdoing it !?
I'm hopeful one or two will do ok but the rest we will be stuck with for a while. I'm still hoping I'm wrong rather than having confidence in how we are doing things.
"I have a preference for a team that has at least a smattering of players whos first language is English"
What ****in relevence does this have???
My missus is Spanish, Fluent in English, Greek and italian, and she can get by in a few languages more as i can also. What knowledge do you have personally about what languages our new players are fluent in?
Really, just rediculous!
I mean, to begin with, surely they could get by with "pass the ball Sackho you greedy C@nt!"
Pan, kettle, black, springs to mind.
Not one of you has the intelligence to actually respond to the issue, just dewy-eyed fawning gratitude that the club is bringing in new players, no matter who they are, where they come from, nor what it says about the clubs intentions for the future.
Lucky you having such a linguistically gifted lady!
That wasn't the point and you know it, just easy to pick and choose the bits of a post that are easy to respond to with "humorous" ripostes.
How about you try picking holes in the retail of that post, give you something to do for a while?
Should always be a case of being chosen on ability instead of race. If the locals aren't making the grade or are being poached by others clubs, then of course the club are going to have to look further a field.
The F.A has simply taken to long to invest in grass roots football and it's only in the last couple of years they have taken it seriously.