Given the plight of the English national team being blamed in various quarters on the amount of foriegn players 60% ish in the EPL, I wouldn't hold a lot of hope for the new system to be easier than the current system for non EU players.
The FA can't do anything about EU imports but can stop other nationalities with a points system. There is major concern that young foriegn players are pushing out British players even at youth academy level, so it may end up that only top notch non EU are allowed in. I am just guessing but it does seem to get mentioned more by the FA and I was unaware the system was being changed, it maybe that the FA are just setting the scene for the new criteria to be harder than it is now.
Believe me when i say Kev , the day non EU players are limited to play in the UK, that's the day the standard of your football would drop. non EU players have braught flair and character to a once boring league call the English league.
fellas the likes of Drogba, yakubu, sants cruz, Benjani, J J okocha , Benayun, Kenwyn jones , gerberto silver, Utaka, just to name ah few are the reason why English football dominated the champions league three yrs in ah row, and won last season.
take it from me , the reason why engish players are being over looked, is Bc the game has become more commercial in nature, and the capitalist are taking atvantage of the opportunity to turn over big profits, and medioca talent will not cut it as far as investers go , they need box office draw as well as television viewer ratings.
no one want's to see a ball playing in the air for 3/4 of a match, ppl want to see intellegent constructive football the way Brazil and argentina plays their football, with flair and creativity, and i'm so sorry to tell you that with the exception of france and portugal, an all european football league will bore the living day lights of of viewers.
