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Clubs will find a way to exploit PFA’s new rules
Taylor and Labour need to come up with a new idea, says KADEEM SIMMONDS

The England team is getting worse, anyone that has the patience to sit there and watch them for more than an hour can tell you that. So while I agree that the PFA and FA should be doing all that they can to improve the quality of the national team, I don’t agree with their current plans.

Forcing teams to play home-grown players looks like a good idea now but teams will find a loophole and exploit the rule immediately. 

They are doing it with the current home-grown quota. If you sign a foreign youngster at a young enough age, by time they are 21 they will technically count as a home-grown player due to the current rules.

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