Ironically, the home-grown rule means that English players don't have to be any good to stay in a

[Ashberto]

squad and get payrises.

"You have the right passport so go stand over there for sixty thousand quid a week. I might need you a couple of times this season".

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

See British Leyland, the National Coal Board and the NHS.

[Classic Jorge]

If the rail, energy and telecoms privatisations have shown us anything it's that the private sector is vastly superior in delivering far superior quality in serv.....oh **** that's a massive fallacy, isn't it?

[Sir Charlie of Nicholas]

[Chief Arrowhead]

privatizing without reducing the barriers to competition is useless.