Quote Originally Posted by IainR View Post
all we'd do by banning or restricting numbers is take the english game back to the 80's.
You mean back to the era where English teams won 4 European Cups in 5 years, that would be a backward step wouldn't it.

When was the last time a team won a trophy with a team of local lads? Starting with Blackburn Olympic winning the FA Cup helped by players poached from Sheffield, then the Scottish influx in the late 1800's, through to modern days where most of the great teams I can remember were boosted by Scottish, Welsh and Irish players. What's the difference between those imports and those of today. As long as they are of the right character and quality players who gives a shite where they are from