FA stands for .........

[BigColSutherland]

TRB - I have neither supported nor objected to the idea.

What I object to is small minded individuals writing off a proposal before it has even been published.

Seems to be a lot of small minded people out there wishing to sign the petition.

Well done for missing my point.

[bobjimwilly]

you had a point? 

[BigColSutherland]

you had a point? 

Frankly I'm not surprised you missed it Robert.

My point was how can people argue against something they've not read.

Now it's been published fine. Lee for example has clearly read it, and is making his points.

A petition, which I think is a waste of time, is fine - once the thing was set out in detail.

[The Red Baron]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2623700/Greg-Dykes-plan-Premier-League-B-teams-end-disaster-just-like-Spain.html

Good to see the Mail, which I had feared might act as a cheerleader for Dyke's ill-conceived scheme, gives it a good panning.

[The Red Baron]

We should simply address the premier league and the number of overseas players.
maybe best thing for the England team is for the country to leave the EU and then we can have proper rules about who can play in the PL.

I can't help thinking that Nigel Farage (who strikes me as probably being a rugger man) and UKIP are missing a trick here.

[silent majority]

you had a point? 

Frankly I'm not surprised you missed it Robert.

My point was how can people argue against something they've not read.

Now it's been published fine. Lee for example has clearly read it, and is making his points.

A petition, which I think is a waste of time, is fine - once the thing was set out in detail.

You can argue against the principles without having to know the finite detail. The FA had been notified some time ago that the concept of feeder clubs and B teams wouldn't be welcomed. This subject has been debated and discussed for some time, polls had been held and the majority were against.

How that makes anybody small minded is beyond me and quite frankly insulting.

[BigColSutherland]

you had a point? 

Frankly I'm not surprised you missed it Robert.

My point was how can people argue against something they've not read.

Now it's been published fine. Lee for example has clearly read it, and is making his points.

A petition, which I think is a waste of time, is fine - once the thing was set out in detail.

You can argue against the principles without having to know the finite detail. The FA had been notified some time ago that the concept of feeder clubs and B teams wouldn't be welcomed. This subject has been debated and discussed for some time, polls had been held and the majority were against.

How that makes anybody small minded is beyond me and quite frankly insulting.

And yet, only two days ago one of the Committee members stated something in the national media that turned out to be the exact opposite in reality.

Call me old fashioned, but if I'm going to be outraged by something, I like to have read it, in full, first.

And quite frankly Martin, I couldn't care less if you feel insulted. I'm sure you'll cope. Most on the end of your barbs do.

[silent majority]

Oh I'll cope. No problem there.

[podrover73]

The football league are to discuss Dyke's proposals this week:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27681085

[graingrover]

If we withdraw from the EU .. I will get extradited after 40 years on the continent but the FA could then impose as many English players on Premiership clubs as they liked. ( tongue in cheek of course)