And true to form the hun apologist appears to spread his moonbeams and make the OC/NC go way, nothing to see,its like this honestly folks.
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Darkbeforedawn
17th July 2019 at 18:17
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Not wrote on here for a long long time (I was very much in the minority haha!) but since I researched this a fair bit last week as to why Candieas was not in the squad, I thought I would point out some of the not so straight forward rules and a few faults with the JJ article linked above.
Every team in European competitions can register up to 25 players the tournaments. The rules state that 8 of those 25 have to be home grown in the nation (JJs assessment of the criteria and age groups here is correct) of which 4 have had to be at the club for 3 years between the ages of 15 and 21.
If a club cannot fill the allocation of home grown or club grown players, they have to leave a space in the squad (in extreme examples a club could theoretically only be allowed to register 17 if they couldn’t fill the quota).
JJ has incorrectly stated we submitted 23 players when the actual players he listed totals 22 (count them if you don’t believe me). 17 players who grew up outside Scotland, 4 (Hastie, Docherty, Arfield and Jack) who were developed in Scotland and a 22nd who is Alan McGreggor who Rangers have put him in as a ‘home grown player at the club’. Because they didn’t have another three, there have been 3 spaces left in the squad.
The only point of contention is whether McGreggor should be classed under home grown at the club for those who believe it is a new club, or whether he should have had to be registered as one of the 4 home grown at a different club (depending where you fall on the OC/NC divide). JJs assertions of the likes of Halliday or Stewart are inaccurate purely as he has got his sums wrong (which the day after his attacks at other journalists is quite embarrassing for him i would guess).
The McGreggor one comes down to whether UEFA think he should be listed as a player from a different club, or whether a Phoenix/newco is a continuation. I’d imagine the amount it’s been discussed, and the cash riding on it, that this have been flagged up to the opposition by now and they have probably seemed guidance. A simple appeal to UEFA would clear it up one way or the other.
P.s the squad lifted from his website for clarity
Goalkeepers: Allan McGregor, Wes Foderingham, Jak Alnwick
Defenders: James Tavernier, George Edmundson, Connor Goldson, Nikola Katic, Matt Polster, Borna Barisic, Andy Halliday
Midfielders: Ryan Jack, Steven Davis, Glen Kamara, Greg Docherty, Joe Aribo, Scott Arfield, Sheyi Ojo
Forwards: Greg Stewart, Alfredo Morelos, Jermain Defoe, Jordan Jones, Jake Hastie"