Foreign Players in Football

[Glassman]

It must get a bit confusing at times. Polish/Spanish goalkeeper; French/Dutch-speaking defenders, Spanish/Czech/Brazilian/Russian midfielders... Must be hard work at times, trying to motivate, or organise the team?

Polak Fabianski shouts at his defenders as he tried to organise the back line, Dutch/Flemish-speaking Belgian Vermaelen asks, "What did he say?" and William Gallas replies, "Don't ask me, I'm French."

No wonder Arshavin didn't mind being put up-front on his own

[sleep envy]

Having heard peter beardsley try to speak english I'm not surprised the foreigners have trouble understanding each other.

[Glassman]

Did he have his teef in?

[Odie]

Ive also thought it would make things more interesting if teams could only recruit players from a set catchment area near to the club (varying catchment area sizes depending on division etc)

Similar to how you have to be english to play in the english team etc

I know this idea is highly impractical btw

[Glassman]

Odie said:

It would make things more interesting if teams could only recruit players from a set catchment area near to the club

I like your thinking:



That's the midlands teams fked then