Premier League bosses back Greg Dyke's quota plan

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Premier League bosses have backed FA chairman Greg Dyke's blueprint for reforming the England team.

The majority of top-flight managers support having a quota of English players to boost the amount of home-grown talent.

It comes after five former England managers wrote to the FA to throw their support behind Dyke’s proposals, warning the national team's chances of winning a World Cup will be damaged without change.

The FA has published the letter, which was signed by Graham Taylor, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren, on its website.

And some managers agree with trying to bring through more British talent.

If you're in the Premier League and have good leadership, you should be turning a profit. You should be using that profit to benefit young British talent.

Alan Pardew

Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew said: "If you’re in the Premier League and have good leadership, you should be turning a profit.

"You should be using that profit to benefit young British talent.

"I'm all for that and an extra quota of British-based players is a good idea."

This view was echoed by West Ham manager Sam Allardyce, who said: "It isn't so much an FA problem as a country problem as a whole, that's why we haven't got as much talent as we used to.

"Saying that, there's some exceptionally good young talent coming through at the moment, but it should be much more."

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Meanwhile, when asked if talented British players are being held back in favour of overseas players, Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood said: "One million per cent."

Roberto Martinez agreed something needs to be done as there is a problem with developing players in England.

He said: "The more home-grown players that we can get in our squad, the better.

"It's only a proposal, it’s very difficult to get a magic formula in the development of young players which is difficult in the British game compared to other leagues and we have to try to make an effort to help."

I'm for a lot of what Mr Dyke said. If we can produce some good young players, we will all as a country benefit.

Steve Bruce

Hull boss Steve Bruce agrees with Dyke's vision but believes home-grown talent may take longer to nurture.

"We've gone maybe for the elite," he said. "A lot of kids don’t get better until maybe later on, maybe they are discouraged.

"I'm for a lot of what Mr Dyke said. If we can produce some good young players, we will all as a country benefit."

But Arsene Wenger believes there are a lot of reasons why there is a lack of English players breaking into first teams.

"England youth teams until now have not performed," he said.

"Let’s get better at that level and then there’s a problem to integrate these players into top teams. We have to do something about it."

And Swansea boss Garry Monk said he is happy to have players from all over the world rather than following a quota.

He said: "It's not making sure we up the numbers because it sounds good, the quality has to be as good as what we have it right now.

"I think it’s a global sport and we want to see players not just from Britain but from all around the world."