Foreign Legions

As I am now one of our great nations more senior citizens, I remember the time when a top flight football club having a foreign player was a rarity. Back in the good old days, the news of a foreign player being signed for your team was treated with excitement, tinged with a hint of scepticism; Would the player have a temperament that didn’t suit the English game? Could the player perform on a cold and bleak mid-winter Saturday afternoon? All these question marks would be raised even before the player had chance to set foot on the park and prove his worth. How things have changed, these days foreign players are ten a penny, and I for one think this is a great thing. Drogba, Robinho, Eduardo, Van Persie, Essien, the list goes on and on. I would much rather watch these players than a team purely consisting of English players, the mix of both foreign and home grown talent is fascinating to see. Over the next few days, I will be watching with great interest the fortunes of the aforementioned talented foreigners when I catch Chelsea v Man City – Sunday 1.30pm and Hull v Arsenal next Tuesday 7.45pm – both games are live and exclusive on Setanta. Muchos Appreciado!