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View SwordFish's Profile SwordFish Flag Peasmarsh,East Sussex 20 Sep 16 11.47am Send a Private Message to SwordFish Add SwordFish as a friend

Hadn't really noticed until my dad mentioned it to me today but we fielded 9 British players I believe on Saturday!! What other team in the premier league can say that? Very proud!

 


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View Stirlingsays's Profile Stirlingsays Flag 20 Sep 16 11.50am Send a Private Message to Stirlingsays Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add Stirlingsays as a friend

I agree.....though for the English national team the Premiership is a pretty dire place at the moment.

We need a quota system that works.

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Sep 16 11.51am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by SwordFish

Hadn't really noticed until my dad mentioned it to me today but we fielded 9 British players I believe on Saturday!! What other team in the premier league can say that? Very proud!

If you are counting Damian Delaney, he comes from the Republic of Ireland.

 

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View OknotOK's Profile OknotOK Flag Cockfosters, London 20 Sep 16 11.53am Send a Private Message to OknotOK Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add OknotOK as a friend

Originally posted by SwordFish

Hadn't really noticed until my dad mentioned it to me today but we fielded 9 British players I believe on Saturday!! What other team in the premier league can say that? Very proud!

Partially enforced (Cabaye, Remy, Souare) and you could make an argument that the two (Mandanda and Benteke) are the best two in our entire squad.

But it is interesting especially given there's an assumption that buying English/British players comes at a premium whereas most of our squad is relatively inexpensive in assembly.

Damo only came on at half time for Tomkins.

 


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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Sep 16 11.55am Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by SwordFish

Hadn't really noticed until my dad mentioned it to me today but we fielded 9 British players I believe on Saturday!! What other team in the premier league can say that? Very proud!

Burnley fielded more British players on Saturday at Leicester.

 

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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 20 Sep 16 12.06pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

Burnley fielded more British players on Saturday at Leicester.

They're dicing with relegation by staying financially disciplined though. May well work if they do get relegated with the huge tv money now and do a West Brom of past times but you'd have thought they'd loosen the purse a bit.

 


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View Nutmeg's Profile Nutmeg Flag London 20 Sep 16 12.07pm Send a Private Message to Nutmeg Add Nutmeg as a friend

Originally posted by Willo

If you are counting Damian Delaney, he comes from the Republic of Ireland.

Unless I'm being completely stupid the 9 doesn't include DD.

Of the starting line up only Mandanda and Benteke aren't British.
Mandanda; Ward, Dann (c), Tomkins, Kelly; McArthur, Puncheon, Ledley; Zaha, Townsend; Benteke.

We also had Hennessey and Wickham on the bench. So we could have an entire British starting eleven

Edited by Nutmeg (20 Sep 2016 12.08pm)

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Sep 16 12.11pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

They're dicing with relegation by staying financially disciplined though. May well work if they do get relegated with the huge tv money now and do a West Brom of past times but you'd have thought they'd loosen the purse a bit.

Since being promoted last season, Burnley have signed :
Nick Pope £1.1 Mill, Steven Defour £7.35 Mill and Jeff Hendrick £10.5 Mill.Their 'Net' spend is greater than ours !

 

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glaziermart Flag 20 Sep 16 12.15pm

Originally posted by Nutmeg

Unless I'm being completely stupid the 9 doesn't include DD.

Of the starting line up only Mandanda and Benteke aren't British.
Mandanda; Ward, Dann (c), Tomkins, Kelly; McArthur, Puncheon, Ledley; Zaha, Townsend; Benteke.

We also had Hennessey and Wickham on the bench. So we could have an entire British starting eleven

Edited by Nutmeg (20 Sep 2016 12.08pm)


Good post. I knew you were right the first time. Even when you present cast iron facts on here, someone always tries to twist something or rain on someones parade. It is a great accolade for the club, and nearly all of our British players could play for most of the top half Premier League teams. The likes of Dann, McArthur, Cabaye, Mandanda and Townsend are good enough to be squad members for the likes of Arsenal, Spurs, Man United and Chelsea. I would certainly argue that Dann should walk into the Arsenal team. Our players are better than Burnley have got

 

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View OknotOK's Profile OknotOK Flag Cockfosters, London 20 Sep 16 12.17pm Send a Private Message to OknotOK Holmesdale Online Elite Member Add OknotOK as a friend

Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

They're dicing with relegation by staying financially disciplined though. May well work if they do get relegated with the huge tv money now and do a West Brom of past times but you'd have thought they'd loosen the purse a bit.

Bournemouth must have been close as well. Against City:

Smith, Francis, Cook, Daniels, Ibe, Wilshere, Surman, Arter, Stanislas. Arter plays for Ireland but was born in England.

 


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glaziermart Flag 20 Sep 16 12.19pm

Originally posted by glaziermart


Good post. I knew you were right the first time. Even when you present cast iron facts on here, someone always tries to twist something or rain on someones parade. It is a great accolade for the club, and nearly all of our British players could play for most of the top half Premier League teams. The likes of Dann, McArthur, Cabaye, Mandanda and Townsend are good enough to be squad members for the likes of Arsenal, Spurs, Man United and Chelsea. I would certainly argue that Dann should walk into the Arsenal team. Our players are better than Burnley have got


Sorry i meant to put Puncheon and Ledley as the other two, not Cabaye and Mandanda!!!!!!!!!

 

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View Willo's Profile Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Sep 16 12.22pm Send a Private Message to Willo Add Willo as a friend

Originally posted by Nutmeg

Unless I'm being completely stupid the 9 doesn't include DD.

Of the starting line up only Mandanda and Benteke aren't British.
Mandanda; Ward, Dann (c), Tomkins, Kelly; McArthur, Puncheon, Ledley; Zaha, Townsend; Benteke.

We also had Hennessey and Wickham on the bench. So we could have an entire British starting eleven

Edited by Nutmeg (20 Sep 2016 12.08pm)

To answer "Glaziermart" who risibly talked about "Raining on parades" etc etc - When the word "Fielded" was used I took it to mean players who actually took to the field and not those named in the squad but who didn't play.So no "Raining" or "Twisting".

Edited by Willo (20 Sep 2016 12.25pm)

 

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