25 man squad

IrishJB · Post by **IrishJB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:45 pm

Anyone know if it's been officially released yet?

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Rocky Number Seven · Post by **Rocky Number Seven** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:47 pm

Fully expect it to be all the players listed here minus the U21's and Traore.

http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players

DB10 my Hero · Post by **DB10 my Hero** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:57 pm

With the dispensations we get for home grown, and some of the young players we have, can we even fill the 25 player squad limit?

Post by **Barriecuda** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:00 pm

Here you are mate.

Arsenal: Manuel Almunia, Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Gael Clichy, Denilson, Abou Diaby, Johan Djourou, Emmanuel Eboue, Lukasz Fabianski, Cesc Fabregas, Laurent Koscielny, Vito Mannone, Samir Nasri, Tomas Rosicky, Bacary Sagna, Alexandre Song, Robin van Persie, Thomas Vermaelen, Sebastien Squillaci.

Source: SportingLife

digger · Post by **digger** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:19 pm

Interesting, didn't think Fabregas would have been part of "the 25", whereas it looks like Vela has been included in the "under 21" quota.

MegaGooner · Post by **MegaGooner** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:28 pm

digger wrote:Interesting, didn't think Fabregas would have been part of "the 25", whereas it looks like Vela has been included in the "under 21" quota.

Fabregas is included in the 25 as 1 of the 8 "homegrown" players.

IrishJB · Post by **IrishJB** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:11 pm

Rocky Number Seven wrote:Fully expect it to be all the players listed here minus the U21's and Traore.

http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players

27 listed in that link, so with traore on loan that leaves 26.

so who which keeper will be left out? mannone or Szczesny?

digger · Post by **digger** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:40 pm

MegaGooner wrote:
digger wrote:Interesting, didn't think Fabregas would have been part of "the 25", whereas it looks like Vela has been included in the "under 21" quota.
Fabregas is included in the 25 as 1 of the 8 "homegrown" players.

I don't get it though.... how comes Walcott (21) and Vela (21) are not listed?

They're just as "home grown" as Fabregas.

digger · Post by **digger** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:42 pm

IrishJB wrote:
Rocky Number Seven wrote:Fully expect it to be all the players listed here minus the U21's and Traore.

http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players
27 listed in that link, so with traore on loan that leaves 26.

so who which keeper will be left out? mannone or Szczesny?

Shezzer is under 21 so doesn't count towards the 25 (nor do any of the under 21s). We only have about 15 players who count towards the limit the likes of Man City and Spurs are hitting.

MegaGooner · Post by **MegaGooner** » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:45 pm

digger wrote:
IrishJB wrote:
Rocky Number Seven wrote:Fully expect it to be all the players listed here minus the U21's and Traore.

http://www.arsenal.com/first-team/players
27 listed in that link, so with traore on loan that leaves 26.

so who which keeper will be left out? mannone or Szczesny?
Shezzer is under 21 so doesn't count towards the 25 (nor do any of the under 21s). We only have about 15 players who count towards the limit the likes of Man City and Spurs are hitting.

You getting the hang of it then digger

Post by **Barriecuda** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:01 am

# Clubs must name squads containing at least eight homegrown players and no more than 25 players in total.

# A homegrown player is defined as one who... has been registered with (any FA/FAW club) continuous or not, of three entire seasons or 36 months prior to his 21st birthday (or the end of the season during which he turns 21).

# In keeping with UEFA guidelines, an Under-21 player is defined as one who is under the age of 21 on January 1 in the year in which the season commences. For the 2010-11 campaign, Under-21 players will have been born on or after January 1, 1989.

# Any players under 21 can be added to the squad, regardless of nationality.

# - Rules apply only to Premier League matches, not European, FA Cup or League Cup action.

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Just the disclaimer stuff, courtesy the earlier link. Walcott (March 89) would be U21, as would Vela (March 89 as well). So no need to list.

Edit: looks like Digger got it already

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 6:50 am

dont know what our official list is but the media is have only seemed to picked up this or finally read the rules. The sun is claiming it a 'farce' in reference to us as we can register around 70 players!

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:44 am

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... ague-squad

stg · Post by **stg** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:45 am

Boomer wrote:dont know what our official list is but the media is have only seemed to picked up this or finally read the rules. The sun is claiming it a 'farce' in reference to us as we can register around 70 players!

It's the sun blaming Arsenal for all of England's woes again. The rule are a Farse as the sun calls them because they are a farce knowhere does it state a minimum nor maximum number of under 21's who can be added to the squad. So Arsenal and I would imagine other clubs have just put all of thier under 21 players right down to the under 16's squads.

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:49 am

MegaGooner wrote:You getting the hang of it then digger

Sort of...

I guess that players who are 21 count as "under 21s" then? Even though they will be 22 by the end of the season? Oh fuck it, I'm confusing myself again