y'see that's the problem with football over, say, rugby or cricket

football is played in too many forrin places that haven't had the guiding hand of Her Maj, and we seem to have stuck our flag in places that aren't particularly interested in football ("Jewel in the Crown" indeed), so there aren't enough top forrin footballers with remote English ancestry for us to poach.

Posted By: CWC on November 13th 2018 at 13:11:17

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Just as we start becoming reliant on foreign players (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 08:19:52
- crass opportunism by the FA (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 13, 09:16:54
  - Exactly, loads of moaning of foreign players stifling young British players coming through (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 13, 10:22:09
    - we should be allowed to pick all Prem players for England and put a stop to this nonsense. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 13, 10:35:12
      - y'see that's the problem with football over, say, rugby or cricket (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 13, 13:11:17
      - isn't the Prem fucking off soon? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Nov 13, 12:13:52
- wont happen (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 13, 08:56:45
  - And the NHS needs all the foreign workers (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 08:59:49
    - Won't happen, and regarding foreign workers - if we need them we'll let them in. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 13, 10:05:34
      - It’s like a fucking daily express bot (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 10:26:27
    - exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 13, 09:22:44
      - Exactly what? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 09:26:14
    - The anser is obvious; State owned premier league run by a football minister (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 13, 09:09:01
      - great idea (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 13, 09:24:15
        
        Beats pissing ones pants over Northern Ireland anyway (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 09:27:06
        
        I would like to meet you Scc and see what we have in common apart from Norwich. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 13, 10:29:28
        
        On that basis you'll be voting for Corbyn then I assume... lowest expense claimer in Parli (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 13, 19:41:46
        
        are there non-flying birds of prey? (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 13, 10:34:07
        
        From the GP coverage I have learned that Brazil has burrowing owls (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 13, 13:16:46
        
        Kiwi. (NCFC) - APB, Nov 13, 10:45:37
        
        A Predatory Birdwatcher? (n/m) (NCFC) - Bungle, Nov 13, 11:33:54
        
        It was a thread about football and the FA (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 10:33:33
        
        apology accepted (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Nov 13, 12:13:23
      - Fantastic word salad (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 09:13:24
        
        He is right though scc, nothing much will change post brexit. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 13, 10:07:11
        
        well, to be fair we might run out of marmite (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 13, 10:30:00
        
        thank you (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 13, 09:16:08
- Certainly under the current work permit rules (NCFC) - trt354, Nov 13, 08:36:11
  - Do you honestly think it would have made one iota of difference? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 13, 10:19:58
  - Were warnings of what could happen 2 years ago (NCFC) - SCC 28, Nov 13, 08:55:10

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