alanmidd 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 We def need more cover at the back. If Rod or Sven get injured, where would we be? Ian Muarry at centre back. Webster would def be a good signing and creates competition for places amongst the centre backs. He's strong, quick reliable and good in the air and on the ground. He's miles better than Elvis. Elvis has even said so himself. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I think Webster is a far better player than Pressley... Quite a few of my mates are Jambos and feel the same way. They do compliment each other but they all prefer Webster. For the �£200K or so quoted, he'd be a good signing, provide able cover and also go some way to ensuring we are covered for the new UEFA 'homegrown' rules which start 07/08 IIRC. Elaborate on these rules would you... I'm unclear on what the ramifications are. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,570 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Despite objections from the Football Association, UEFA have ruled that by the 2008 season, clubs playing in European competitions must field at least eight home-grown players in their 25-man squad. Of the eight, four will have had to be trained by the club's own academy and a further four trained within the same national association. UEFA are also pressing for the ruling to be enforced in domestic competitions, although that is yet to be agreed by national associations. The new rule will be introduced from the 2006-07 season with clubs needing to include a minimum of four home-grown players in a squad. That number will be increased to six the following season and eight in 2008-09. Of the 32 sides in last season's Champions League, five clubs would not have had enough home-grown players to satisfy UEFA's new rule. They were Arsenal, Chelsea, Celtic, Rangers and Ajax. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Cheers Frankie. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 It's hard to believe Rangers did not have enough home grown players. How about: Hutton, Smith, Burke, Ferguson, Boyd, Rae, Rae, Malcolm, Murray, Lowing, Thomson and McCormack? That's twelve for a start plus possibly Namouchi... I'm finding it hard to come up with 16 foreigners: Waterreus, Klos, Ricksen, Fanfan, Rodriguez, Andrews, Kyrgiakos, Bernard, Buffel, Hemdani, Lovenkrands, Prso, Novo That's thirteen plus possibly Namouchi and maybe Jeffers and Nieto. Unless there's a load of players I've forgotten we'd have struggled to put 16 foreigners into a 24 man squad last season. Sorry Frankie, but I think your information isn't quite accurate for once! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 PS Our present first 24 seems to be: Letizi, Klos, MacGregor Ricksen, Hutton, Lowing Rodriguez, Andrews Svensson, Fanfan Smith, Bernard Burke, Sionko, Namouchi Ferguson, Rae Hemdani, Malcolm Murray Buffel, Novo Prso, Boyd That's 10 Scots plus Namouchi, although Malcolm and MacGregor are likely to leave but the latter could be replaced by Robinson. In a couple of seasons, Ashikodi and N'Gessan should be treated as home grown, too. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,570 Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Not my info but the Telegraph's.... IIRC, the rule is more complicated than that quote I posted makes it sound. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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