While Chelsea and Man City only have 5 and 4 home grown players in their squad, they have only registered 19 and 21 players respectively. So the remaining 6 (Chelsea) and 4 (Man City) spaces are the reason they can do this.
The current home-grown player rules are that each Premier League side must have a minimum of eight home-grown players in the 25-man squads. So as long as a side has no more than 17 overseas players, they can use youth teamers to bump the number up.
Richard Cawley @RichCawleySLP 17m17 minutes ago #cafc also looking to get Nick Pope on fresh terms.
Getting Fox on to a new longer deal this early would leave us with Moussa / Reza / Jackson / Diarra as the only First-Teamers that will have their Contracts expire next summer... Hopefully means we wont have the panic of having a Cousins / Gudmundsson part two next summer... Cant see negotiations being too difficult with either Pope or Fox, both are hard workers and really appreciate the belief Charlton have put in them
Moussa is a crock, Reza a flop, and Diarra and JJ OAP's with dressing room influence, but I'm sure older statesmen like them can be picked up relatively easily
While Chelsea and Man City only have 5 and 4 home grown players in their squad, they have only registered 19 and 21 players respectively. So the remaining 6 (Chelsea) and 4 (Man City) spaces are the reason they can do this.
The current home-grown player rules are that each Premier League side must have a minimum of eight home-grown players in the 25-man squads. So as long as a side has no more than 17 overseas players, they can use youth teamers to bump the number up.
And Sterling is registered as an U21.
It's interesting that Begovic (Chelsea) is classed as home grown, also Morgan Scheiderlin. This would have increased their value in the summer transfer window!
Moussa is a crock, Reza a flop, and Diarra and JJ OAP's with dressing room influence, but I'm sure older statesmen like them can be picked up relatively easily
Reza looked sharper before his injury,Diarra and JJ are have the experience our younger players lack..so which elder statesmen would you replace them with?
Moussa is a crock, Reza a flop, and Diarra and JJ OAP's with dressing room influence, but I'm sure older statesmen like them can be picked up relatively easily
Makes em sound like Danny La Rue (google him young pups)
I believe Diarra signed a one year deal with an option to extend. He is class. Can cover midfield and centre back. I'd be taking that option up asap to be honest.
I'm not convinced it will be as easy as people think to get Pope signed up. He is number 2. Once Henderson is fit he'll be out of the side again. With the extended loan spells he has had he's used to playing. Not sure he'll be overly excited at the prospect of sitting on the bench again.
Fox is imo the most likely to sign quickly. I'd guess there will be a release clause though. If the interest from Swansea is true his head will have been turned slightly.
Interesting that KM says we got all but 2 of our summer targets,Henry was obviously 1 we missed out on,wonder who the other was? Also says that the player budget is all but done.
Interesting that KM says we got all but 2 of our summer targets,Henry was obviously 1 we missed out on,wonder who the other was? Also says that the player budget is all but done.
where did she say this? Not seen the article, cheers
I believe Diarra signed a one year deal with an option to extend. He is class. Can cover midfield and centre back. I'd be taking that option up asap to be honest.
I'm not convinced it will be as easy as people think to get Pope signed up. He is number 2. Once Henderson is fit he'll be out of the side again. With the extended loan spells he has had he's used to playing. Not sure he'll be overly excited at the prospect of sitting on the bench again.
Fox is imo the most likely to sign quickly. I'd guess there will be a release clause though. If the interest from Swansea is true his head will have been turned slightly.
Henderson's injury record will sadly be an incentive for Pope to stay, you just can't see him playing a full season
Interesting that KM says we got all but 2 of our summer targets,Henry was obviously 1 we missed out on,wonder who the other was? Also says that the player budget is all but done.
where did she say this? Not seen the article, cheers
In the SLP,she says that a combination of 7 new signings,Cousins and JBG signing new deals and part paying the wages of our loaned out players has pushed us over budget. Moneys there to renegotiate deals for Fox and Pope.
Sign Fox and Pope on long term contracts. THD Archie Edwards and Dillon phillips waiting in the wings. Then sell the pair of them. Gomez style. Be mad not to.
Let's say Ben Haim, Bikey, Wiggins and Nego were on 20k in total, that 20k that then goes on JBG's and Cousins' better contracts, and the money from Gomez goes on Kashi, Ba, Ceballos, Bergdich and Bauer. So we have cut deadwood, sold a couple of players and reinvested in others, and cutting down the overall wage budget, trying to keep outgoings to a minimum, is this a bad thing or a good thing?
I believe Diarra signed a one year deal with an option to extend. He is class. Can cover midfield and centre back. I'd be taking that option up asap to be honest.
I'm not convinced it will be as easy as people think to get Pope signed up. He is number 2. Once Henderson is fit he'll be out of the side again. With the extended loan spells he has had he's used to playing. Not sure he'll be overly excited at the prospect of sitting on the bench again.
Fox is imo the most likely to sign quickly. I'd guess there will be a release clause though. If the interest from Swansea is true his head will have been turned slightly.
I would much rather have Fox signed to a long term deal then Pope if we had to chose between the two. Be great to get both to put pen to paper though.
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So the remaining 6 (Chelsea) and 4 (Man City) spaces are the reason they can do this.
The current home-grown player rules are that each Premier League side must have a minimum of eight home-grown players in the 25-man squads.
So as long as a side has no more than 17 overseas players, they can use youth teamers to bump the number up.
Wonder if a Championship club will try and get him on loan
Richard Cawley @RichCawleySLP 20m20 minutes ago
Exclusive: #cafc in talks over new contract for Morgan Fox - full story in today's @sthlondonpress http://www.southlondonpress.co.uk/article.cfm?id=3284 …
Richard Cawley @RichCawleySLP 17m17 minutes ago
#cafc also looking to get Nick Pope on fresh terms.
Not a rumour.
It's interesting that Begovic (Chelsea) is classed as home grown, also Morgan Scheiderlin. This would have increased their value in the summer transfer window!
I'm not convinced it will be as easy as people think to get Pope signed up. He is number 2. Once Henderson is fit he'll be out of the side again. With the extended loan spells he has had he's used to playing. Not sure he'll be overly excited at the prospect of sitting on the bench again.
Fox is imo the most likely to sign quickly. I'd guess there will be a release clause though. If the interest from Swansea is true his head will have been turned slightly.
Roly out !!!!!
We should basically have a fully fit squad.
Who cares?
The important ones are Reza and Moussa....when will they be back