Conference trucks::football;1

I assume that this is because football is now a "profession", and limiting 
players from playing due to their nationality is restriction of trade, or even 
racism.  It's about time they sorted this crap out, because we'll never know who 
the best team in the world/Europe is until all teams are allowed their 
full-strength outfits.  (IMO)

    
    Presumably this will mean the ManU will be reinstated.
    
    JBG
    
    8-)

..or they'll buy Klinnsman.

..or that Welshman Jones the fist.  Vinny to his "friends".

    Obviously the Commission is full of Mancs ;-)
    
    

    I don't think anything has changed. UEFA do not prevent any team from
    employing anyone. Therefore no restriction of free movement between
    member states.   What they do is limit the number to be played in any
    one game.  A subtlety perhaps but this is how they got round the ruling
    last time.
    
    Or has Europe a law about what work people are employed to do ?
    
    Denis

How will this affect domestic rules like the Serie A requirement to have only 3
foreigners per side?

Mike

    Where did .0 get details of the ruling from? can you post the full
    text?
    
    [PS:Vinny Jones is having trouble proving his granddad was Welsh.]

    
> How will this affect domestic rules like the Serie A requirement to have
> only 3 foreigners per side?
    
    A valid question. I think most countries has some kind of regulation
    concerning this.
    
    I have always wondered how the trade legislators want to clamp down on
    rules for foreigners playing club football, but don't find anything to
    complain about when it comes to national teams, where *no* foreigners
    are allowed (except for the Irish team of course)
    
    After all, from a legislators point of view, there can't be any
    difference between playing football for money and playing football for
    money. Or can it?
    
    These lawyers should stick to doing what they're good at, counting
    money.

    >[PS:Vinny Jones is having trouble proving his granddad was Welsh.]
    
    According to Sky last night, the birth certificate had turned up.
    Apparently, Frankenstein was conducting experiments in the Valleys at
    the time ;-)
    
    Stuart

    .10
    
    I've always had doubts about his parents marital status....8-))))
    
    Ray....

According to the "Daily Welsh stereotype herald" Vinny Jones has turned out to 
be the result of some bizzare experiment involving a lump of coal, Shirley 
Bassey, Harry Secombe, Shakin' Stevens and an angry ram on heat.

This cross-breed is apparently known as a c**t, it's latin name being Playus 
likus moronicus.

    Wonder what odds Ladbrokes will be offering for him to get sent off on
    his international debut. I would think anything better than evens (or
    should that be evans?) would be a tad generous

I'd love to post the complete ruling but I threw out last wednesday's "Irish
Times" in which it was printed . 
Maybe there's something on the Internet. As I said the whole ruling stems from
an action taken by a Dutch Player, Bosman, who was transfered from a Dutch to a
French club. There was a contractual dispute between clubs and Bosman argued
that his legal right to pursue his profession was being impeeded. The case was
brought before the European courts where the ruling was made on the 3 Foreigner
restriction. The article didn't mention any consequences other than the fine for
UEFA . 


Peter.

    Shouldn't it be the Belgian player Jean Marc Bosman who used to play
    for FC Liege and was not allowed a transfer to a French team and never
    played football again (professionally) to my knowledge ?
    
    Jo

You could vey well be right. My memory ain't as good as it used to be.

Frank.

    Frank,
    
    I suffer from the same problem. Trouble is, by the time I get to the 
    doctor's  I've forgotten why I went there !
    
    
    Bob.