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The premiership has developed into the most popular domestic soccer league in the world. It is the...

The premiership has developed into the most popular domestic soccer league in the world. It is the most watched sporting event and now generates billions of pounds a year. Although the premiership has gone from strength to strength, there are some observers who question whether the premiership has had an adverse effect on the England national side.A subject that always provokes intense debate is the impact of foreign premiership players on England. The number of overseas players in the top division of English football has increased dramatically in the last decade. The concern is that too much overseas talent may hinder the development of home grown players. There is a counter argument that suggests playing alongside some of the best players in the world can only benefit members of the England squad. Whenever a premiership manager loses his job there is no shortage of critics who speak out in defence of the person concerned. They also criticise the sacking itself and call for managers to be given more time to finish the job they have started. The critics have a point but football club chairmen and the fans only have a limited supply of patience and once that is exhausted the manager is living on borrowed time.Alex Ferguson is the classic example of a boss who was given plenty of time to build a successful football team. It took nearly four years for him to win a trophy and many fans were initially unimpressed. Under his guidance Manchester United went on to dominate English football and secured a famous treble winning the Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League.Chairmen have to decide carefully the best time to dispense with a manger and bring a new man into the club. The halfway point of the domestic season is sometimes a popular choice. There has been much debate on the possible introduction of a quota system that would limit the number of foreign players able to play in each game. This rule would ensure that a certain number of English players would play. There is also the option of a rule that would insist on the inclusion of a certain number of players from the United Kingdom which would include players from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Whether these rules would be legal is not clear at this stage.Premiership football could point to the fact that large sums of money have been invested in signing overseas talent. Some clubs claim that English players of comparable quality are often priced out of their reach because they are in such short supply which feeds the trend of using the overseas transfer market in search of value for money. I hope you enjoyed the article on the premiership result.