The 3 foreigners limit of the early 90s

Cus Geezer · Post by **Cus Geezer** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:50 pm

If it were still here today what three would you pick and which English players would fill the side.

I'd say.....

GK - Robert Green: Must have pics of Macca in a compromising situation if Robbo and Carson are ahead of him.

DR - Justin Hoyte

DL - Ashley Cole: would have got his extra Â£5k a week with the limit as we would have no real option.

DC - Micah Richards: was thinking that we might have kept Sol for a bit longer, but go for youth seeing that he wants to join us.

DC - Kolo Toure: Can also play full back.

MR - David Bentley: would have kept hold of him probably.

MC - Steve Sidwell: Him too

MC - Cesc Fabregas: Couldn't seriously resist this one.

MR - Jermaine Pennant: With more of a chance might not have played the *word censored*, then again might have and turned in the odd good performance but not reach full ability because of his wild streak like Merse.

FC - Theo Walcott

FC - Robin Van Persie

Not as good is it?

stearmaster · Post by **stearmaster** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 10:56 pm

no fucking 1 after tronites performence, that woman next to that silly so an so on the bench prehaps!!!

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Wed Nov 21, 2007 11:38 pm

This a actually a decent team, all of them have played or are playing for Arsenal right now and all expect Toure, Fabregas and Van Persie hold or will hold a British passport:

I'd play Almunia in goal because he is getting a British passport soon and therefore wouldn't be a foreigner

Toure at right-back

Cashley at left-back

Sol Campbell and Matthew Upson as centre-backs

Chav Pennant as right-winger

Edu could have played for England at Euro 2004 because he had a British passport but Brazil called him up so I am playing him at left-wing

Bentley and Fabregas as the centre-midfield duo

Walcott and Van Persie up front

Tactics: give the ball to Toure, Fabregas or Van Persie and let them to do their stuff

Post by **T.S** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:07 am

khalid_red wrote:Edu could have played for England at Euro 2004 because he had a British passport

Not so sure about that one, mate. He barely got a Portuguese one.

gus ceasar is a legend · Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:26 am

Silvinho or Sylvinho was also a Brazilian who could have played for...

Brazil
England
Morocco
Latvia
Canada
Luxembourg
The Peoples National Republic of Congo
Button Moon
Lapland
Fiji
Darth Vadars Imperials

It just depended on what passport his agent could get him at the time!

Red Gunner · Post by **Red Gunner** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:29 am

tonysaunders wrote:
khalid_red wrote:Edu could have played for England at Euro 2004 because he had a British passport
Not so sure about that one, mate. He barely got a Portuguese one.

Well you shall be sure now because wikipedia says so:

Edu then put forward plans to wish to play for England in the World Cup (as he had gained British citizenship) were Brazil not willing to accept his placement. This was cancelled by April as he was handed a match against Chile and subsequently named to play in the Copa AmÃ©rica in 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_C%C3%A9sar_Gaspar

Post by **DB10GOONER** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:53 am

gus ceasar is a legend wrote:Silvinho or Sylvinho was also a Brazilian who could have played for...

Brazil
England
Morocco
Latvia
Canada
Luxembourg
The Peoples National Republic of Congo
Button Moon
Lapland
Fiji
Darth Vadars Imperials

It just depended on what passport his agent could get him at the time!

Hey, you forgot Ireland!! Wasn't so long ago that we could have given him a passport if his neighbour owned an Irish Wolfhound!!

Galasso · Post by **Galasso** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:01 am

khalid_red wrote:
tonysaunders wrote:
khalid_red wrote:Edu could have played for England at Euro 2004 because he had a British passport
Not so sure about that one, mate. He barely got a Portuguese one.
Well you shall be sure now because wikipedia says so:

Edu then put forward plans to wish to play for England in the World Cup (as he had gained British citizenship) were Brazil not willing to accept his placement. This was cancelled by April as he was handed a match against Chile and subsequently named to play in the Copa AmÃ©rica in 2004.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_C%C3%A9sar_Gaspar

1. Khalid, you should now that Tony Saunders is the onlinegonner's chief wikipedia correspondent. (Sorry Tony, couldn't resist) His scepticism about Wikipedia is not misplaced though.

2. If this is true, how did Edu gain British Citizenship so quickly? Was there any reason other than residency to expalin why Edu would gain British citizenship?

3. If he became a british citizen, then why did he not wrap his car around a lampost after a bucketful of lager?

Post by **flash gunner** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:02 am

DB10GOONER wrote:
gus ceasar is a legend wrote:Silvinho or Sylvinho was also a Brazilian who could have played for...

Brazil
England
Morocco
Latvia
Canada
Luxembourg
The Peoples National Republic of Congo
Button Moon
Lapland
Fiji
Darth Vadars Imperials

It just depended on what passport his agent could get him at the time!

Hey, you forgot Ireland!! Wasn't so long ago that we could have given him a passport if his neighbour owned an Irish Wolfhound!!

Yeah like Tony Cascarino?????

Is it right his granmother wasnt Irish after all but Jack Charlton told him keep quiet? Didnt he end up your highest ever goalscorer for a while?