The fantasy that major football teams are local went 30 years with the premier league.
Man U are a case in point - they list 41 current players. Less than half are English (18). Of those 7 have made less than 5 appearances. How many of them are "local lads" I haven't a clue - I suspect not many!
The athletcism and skill levels displayed by todays footballers is massively ahead of the 60's and 70's when I started watching. But as enterprises they are international businesses - local counts for very little and the fans are delusional.
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