The new rules mean that clubs have to submit their final 25-man squad list at the end of each transfer window; the first list has to be in by September 1st, 2010. Changes can only be made during the transfer window.
The new rules also stipulate that no less than eight players' have to have been registered with the club for three years prior to their 21st birthday.
We have created a colour-coded overview of the existing United squad, which shows player registration dates and their dates of birth.
Having looked at the current year and beyond, it looks like United will have problems over the next few seasons in relation to the eight players under 21 criterion.
Having studied the overall picture, you have to wonder if the new rules have had any bearing on Ferguson's decision to persuade veteran stars like Scholes and Neville to play on for at least one more season. Giggsy is a slightly different case given he was the most consistent of the home grown trio last season and so he was always going to continue.
Fergie has to omit 16 names from the list below and there's a suggestion Owen Hargreaves and Anderson could be left out of United's initial 25-man list due to injury.
Name | Date signed | Date of birth |
| 1. Amos | 01/08/2008 | 10/04/1990 |
| 2. Anderson | 02/07/2007 | 13/04/1988 |
| 3. Berbatov | 01/09/2008 | 30/01/1981 |
| 4. Brown | 01/08/1996 | 13/10/1979 |
| 5. Carrick | 31/07/2006 | 28/07/1981 |
| 6. Cathcart | 01/08/2006 | 06/02/1989 |
| 7. Chester | 01/07/2008 | 23/01/1989 |
| 8. Cleverley | 01/08/2008 | 12/08/1989 |
| 9. de Laet | 08/01/2009 | 28/11/1988 |
| 10. Drinkwater | 01/07/2008 | 05/03/1990 |
| 11. Eikrem | 01/07/2009 | 08/08/1990 |
| 12. Evans. J | 01/07/2006 | 03/01/1987 |
| 13. Evans. C | 01/07/2008 | 30/07/1990 |
| 14. Evra | 10/01/2006 | 15/05/1981 |
| 15. Fabio da Silva | 01/07/2008 | 09/07/1990 |
| 16. Ferdinand | 22/07/2002 | 07/11/1978 |
| 17. Fletcher | 01/08/2000 | 01/02/1984 |
| 18. Gibson | 26/10/2005 | 25/10/1987 |
| 19. Giggs | 01/12/1990 | 29/11/1973 |
| 20. Gill | 01/07/2009 | 15/09/1990 |
| 21. Hargreaves | 01/07/2007 | 20/01/1981 |
| 22. Hernandez | 01/07/2010 | 01/06/1988 |
| 23. Ji Sung Park | 05/07/2005 | 25/02/1981 |
| 24. King | 01/07/2009 | 15/01/1992 |
| 25. Kuszczak | 02/07/2007 | 20/03/1982 |
| 26. Macheda | 01/09/2007 | 22/08/1991 |
| 27. Nani | 02/07/2007 | 17/11/1986 |
| 28. Neville | 29/01/1993 | 18/02/1975 |
| 29. O'Shea | 01/08/1999 | 30/04/1981 |
| 30. Obertan | 08/07/2009 | 26/02/1989 |
| 31. Owen | 03/07/2009 | 14/12/1979 |
| 32. Possebon | 01/07/2008 | 13/02/1989 |
| 33. Rafael da Silva | 01/07/2008 | 09/07/1990 |
| 34. Rooney | 31/08/2004 | 24/10/1985 |
| 35. Scholes | 29/01/1993 | 16/11/1974 |
| 36. Smalling | 01/07/2010 | 22/11/1989 |
| 37. Stewart | 01/07/2009 | 08/04/1991 |
| 38. Valencia | 30/06/2009 | 04/08/1985 |
| 39. Van der Sar | 01/06/2005 | 29/10/1970 |
| 40. Vidic | 04/01/2006 | 21/10/1981 |
| 41. Welbeck | 01/07/2007 | 26/11/1990 |
Key: Eight players' under age of 21 rule;
Names in Red or Orange will never qualify for the Under 21 rule.
Names in Green qualify.
Names in Blue will qualify - providing they stay with United.
Is this accurate? PremierLeague.com says to be "home-grown" a player simply needs to have been playing in England or Wales for 3 yrs before 21, and not at one specific club.
ReplyDeleteI think you've misunderstood the rules. The eight players don't have to have been at the club for three seasons prior to the age of twenty-one, just with an English club.
ReplyDeletehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8858634.stm
This is wrong. Home grown in this rule means, irrespective of current age and nationality, a player that has been registered to any english league club for 3 years prior to his 21st birthday, meaning Owen and Rooney would be classed as home grown
ReplyDeleteI thought the ruling was that for a player to be classed as homegrown they had to be trained by any professional English club for 3 years before the age of 21 and not just the club they play for now.
ReplyDeleteerr, not sure you have the rules correct on this. I'm sure that the players only have to be registered for 3 years with a club affiliated to the English or Welsh FA before they are 21. So Rooney and Owen would both qualify, not sure about anyone else I'm a merseyside blue but think this new rule could have a massive affect on the Premiership betting, hence trying to find out who qualifies and who doesn't.
ReplyDeleteErr, we got some of the colour coding wrong it seems :0)
ReplyDeleteI have sacked Statto. I think he got the players in red correct, but that's about it.
Am i correct that Valencia and Nani are qualify as home grown players? Anderson too? Because they have been playing for 3 years with an English club.
ReplyDeleteKK,
ReplyDeleteNO, I don't think so.
Im still unclear about this new rule. So for Arsenal, i think this will hugely affect them?
ReplyDeleteAnd Rio and carrick would also qualify under Home Grown players rule too.
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