Impact of home grown players rule on teams

The home grown rule is that they must have been here for 3 years before they reach 21 years of age, so have in effect been trained up in England or Wales in football.

Final squads must be named by 5pm 1st September
 
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People are getting confused here, its not that you have been here for 3 years, its that you have been here for 3 years BEFORE you are 21, so no, Diaby wouldn't count as home grown.
 
bloodline76 said:
Well they said in another of their articles that they have to be "registered" between the age of 16 to 21 and then at the club for 3 years. It didnt say anything about the 3 years having to be during the ages of 16 to 21. Might have just read it wrong though. ;)

- Home-grown players do not have to be English; home-grown players are defined as those who "irrespective of nationality or age, have been affiliated to the FA or Welsh FA for a period of three seasons or 36 months prior to 21st birthday"
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Yeah that's the key part, they must have been registered in England or Wales for 3 full years before they turn 21. So if you buy someone at 20 , they don't become home grown at 23 because that's not 3 years before turning 21. It's one of the ironies of the system that England international Owen hargreaves actually doesn't count as home grown :)
 
JohnnyG said:
This won't be a problem for Chelsea especially with Ballack & Deco leaving and possibly Carvalho & Ferriera.
At least 5 of our 'home grown' kids will be in the squad this year, probably Kakuta, Bruma, van Aanholt, Hutchinson + A.N. Other and they're good enough.
So that 5 plus, Turnbull, Cole, Terry, Lampard, Sturridge and 15 more is no worry :)
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Kakuta isnt home grown though surely? I thought Chelsea only bought him last year?

EDIT : Ah wait no..hang on, he came up to the senior squad last year didnt he, was there before hand. No probs then , my bad :)
 
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