Only English Footballers Can Play in England

Welcome to TomFM! In today's Football Manager 2024 experiment video Only English Players Can Play in England as we ban any foreign players from playing in the Premier League and Football League in FM24. What effect would this have on English football?
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[@Alacarte614]

Don’t want to mention it, but Erling Haaland was born in Leeds so technically had English as a second nationality (as he chose to represent Norway) so he shouldn’t have been released

[@doctorninetytwo3300]

It's strange that he never seemed to be on England's radar but I don't think he has citizenship in England

[@Alacarte614]

@@doctorninetytwo3300 he was born here, so he has access to a British passport and therefor citizenship.

[@doctorninetytwo3300]

@@Alacarte614 you don't get citizenship by default in all cases! There is a page to check it on the government website for a reason! That said I'd imagine he could have applied for it fairly easily

[@Woozy.1]

He’s said many times. He was born in Leeds but his family history is Scandinavian. He himself said he doesn’t feel English or think he is either. He wanted to play for Norway growing up. I can imagine that’s why he was never on the FA’s radar. He wasn’t eligible, nor would he ever be. Because he chose Norway. I was born in Japan. But my mother and father are Welsh. If I was a professional player, I’d play for wales. Because I’m Welsh, just being born somewhere don’t make you that nationality.

[@D4rkc14ymor3]

He chose, thats a key word. When you chose to represent one country, you should lose your status in the other.

[@josht7385]

Joey Barton’s dream come to life

[@EnforcerX71]

He'd still have been shite if it was the rule in his playing days.

[@jackkeithley4934]

@@EnforcerX71 I’d love to be “shite” and play 278 total matches in the premier league. The guy was a decent footballer, but with everything he’s been saying lately, he’s an awesome person 💉❌

[@aeruhz]

@@jackkeithley4934hope you never have a daughter yikes

[@Oakeedokee7]

​​​@@jackkeithley4934 yeah because awesome people: - put out cigarettes in a teammate's eye - beats up their teammates - beats up teenagers outside of McDonald's - downplays their brother's racially motivated murder of a black teenager - hates women for being successful

[@TDR376]

He's a good lad and speaks the truth.@@Oakeedokee7

[@bartjuh2659]

I think it would be interesting to see what would happen in every league can only use from the nation the league is in

[@ellacollins2276]

saudi league would be out of business then

[@TheMrKrist]

firstly top5 with only national players and then every league :D

[@RhuMedia]

👍

[@TomFM]

It's an idea I'd love to do, will just take a bit of time sorting it in the editor 😅

[@StinkyywinkyGaming]

@@TomFMjust come to comment this, would love to be able to play it where all the top nations can only sign their own nationalities would be a fun save

[@flak509]

You didn't mention it Tom, but Scotland was climbing the UEFA league rankings. Up to 7th and then overtook Portugal into 6th so Scotland did benefit somewhat

[@alistairgourlay9443]

Yeah Rangers won a Europa league then later on Hearts did as well and hibs got to a final. I can only presume Scotland were getting bigger transfer fees from their home grown players and were able to buy good foreigners that would have otherwise went to England.

[@Tries2edit]

I think it would be even better if you do this for every league if it's possible... It would be incredible to see how the world would change

[@Ry15br_]

Would be intresting if every league in Europe was to only use players in there own country

[@coinsboostmyego3068]

I feel like the balkan countries would dominate the european competitions, maybe portugal and belgium as well.

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@coinsboostmyego3068I agree, Zagreb would go on a tear in Europe.

[@justarandomchannel5475]

Make it like the 80's

[@scpjack7856]

Worldwide transfer embargo saves are my favourite. It’s the only way to really create parity, at least at a macro level. City will always win the Prem, but they might be prone to drop a Champions League or two to Dinamo Zagreb

[@B_hartshorne]

Think a few players slipped through the net… like Matheus Nunes 4:58 & Halaland being released.. but great video concept might be interesting to see how other countries fair like this?

[@durn3587]

Great video. Well done. Would be interesting to see this but for the top 5 leagues in Europe over 100 years

[@noddyjoe]

I love watching these videos as a Tranmere fan. No matter what the scenario presented is, we just sit mid table in L2 forever 😂

[@CronoXpono]

🤣 Infinite limbo!

[@aarondoesyt3194]

Watching as a Northampton fan, funny seeing us in League 1 one season and League 2 the next it's accurate to real life 😂

[@peterplayz7215]

'What if all the club prsidents were from Wigan?'

[@anthonyohare8369]

I thought Haaland was eligible to play for england?

[@thewelshgamer6615]

As a Welsh fan was funny to notice a stadium in 50 years time , Conference league final - Ian rush park , Bridgend

[@deanmcdougall5331]

Only English players, Andy Robertson in the dream 11.

[@crapatgames]

Surprised Haaland was released, considering he was born in Leeds and lived there till he was 3. Surely he should also be exempt

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740]

He doesn't have English citizenship, at least on the game

[@pauloa.7609]

Born in England automatically gives you citizenship?

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740]

@@pauloa.7609 don't blame me, man

[@crapatgames]

He is in the game, he's listed as born in Leeds and eligible for England national team. That's why I don't understand why he was removed when players like Reyna were allowed to transfer in.

[@pauloa.7609]

@@crapatgames haaland seems to only have Norwegian nationality in the game.

[@lorenzocau1278]

This is suck a great idea! Would love to see it made in every other top nation, particularly Serie A

[@Impah97]

Great to see your videos doing good. Very deserved

[@parahnic]

As a Barcelona fan, I say we implement this rule in real life.

[@_ajcool_9894]

Fr😢

[@RetroProg]

Well, its probably the only way your team doesn't go bankrupt in the next two years. Some shady shiz going on in La Liga.

[@flavivsaetivs5738]

fr tho i fucking SCREAMED when i saw we won 5 back to back However, madrid won their 15th on Camp Nou

[@ayoutubechannel7143]

I wonder if lower league teams are downgrading their facilities because there's now so many quality players being produced in general, so better players are more likely to be available for cheap or even on a free when they fail to make it in the top flight

[@sh6ny]

should do this again but with every league, only english players in england, spanish players in spain, dutch players in the netherlands etc.

[@micahpickus5142]

14:03 as someone studying abroad in Kazakhstan 🇰🇿, the fact that Astana made it to a conference league final against Arsenal (who I support) is absolutely ludicrous 😂.

[@ratedpending]

how's kazakhstan

[@drszotyi710]

Will you continue the TV Deal series in FM24? I would love to see the Slovakian League in it.

[@Lukas-py1gp]

100% agree

[@alfiewattam5557]

Would love this to be made into a database that can be played

[@hectorae86]

I think the biggest issue is that all the other big leagues probably weren't selected as playable and so the English leagues had a bit of a leg up.

[@max82s]

@TomFM - @6:39 league 2 championship with the first 7 teans within 2 points, the first six within 1, and THE FIRST THREE WITHIN 1 GOAL DIFFERENCE - wow

[@DHW3008]

As a Grimsby fan I always look forward to a Tom FM experiment. We always seem to do better on a Lincoln fans channel.

[@TomFM]

It's the most frustrating part of my life

[@FozzQuaker]

13:54 The David Platt Stadium in Sheffield 14:00 Ian Rush Park in Bridgend Some of the new stadium names are very random in your videos lol

[@olm8829]

Just noticed how nuts the table of the League Two in season 5 was. Only 2 points between the first and the seventh places🤯

[@micahpickus5142]

6:37 what a crazy title race for League 2. 3 teams finish on 77 points and the difference in points between the top 3 and 7th is just 2 points 😮

[@SUPRFC]

City vs Arsenal UECL final in the first year is craaazy.

[@ohno6044]

As a Gateshead fan, winning a NL in the first season is class and also very much unrealistic 😅

[@Braindown73]

Very interesting. Would love to know the rule set you used to duplicate this at home

[@user-xy7mx2wc9x]

Can you do a coventry city save?? I can't remember you ever doing one since I've been watching you and they're my team so I'd love it if you did!!

[@Comryft]

6:35 2 points between 1st and 7th, should've been an insane last round of fixtures.

[@Sisuuthegreat]

Quick question, where can I find the menu with current ability and potential ability, which he opened at about 12:00? Is it a mod?

[@NineEyeRon]

I did this with my Linc & Cambs database in FM23, was a fun experience

[@RangersRabblePodcast]

Hi Tom can you make a video on how you made the changes in the editor? or if it's easy enough just reply to the comment? Looking to do this myself👍

[@michaelrogerson5417]

Lost the WC Final in 2066? 100 years of hurt 😭

[@kjelljohnny12345]

Can we appreciate the fact that league two in season 5 had the closest title and promotion race ive ever seen? 2 points between 1st and 7th lol

[@cedo3333]

That was really interesting as an incomplete experience. Yeah that remind me the debate in the late 20th century when they put in place the rules we all know about foreign players in the EU. The result you got is the same as defender of the nation's youth players. That's the same as rugby in France with the professionalization , they discussed the impact on the national team. Then why i said incomplete? because the FM game has 1 flaw : TV rights. The amount of finances the league brings don't change much but with those rules i'm pretty sure the revenue will plummet as we can all see that on "inferior championship". The quality of the squads bring more revenue and more revenue brings more good squad etc... You see my point. In your simulation the english clubs had the same amount of money as they used to and that's the flaw of the experiment. As a french that's easy to see how much the "ligue 1" generates with squads without great stars and the impact of the quatari era on the tv revenue with big names coming.

[@Samouraii]

Antonio plays for Jamaica, that's why he would have been released

[@TomFM]

Ah that makes sense, I removed players based on the first/primary nationality

[@mateosanchez2170]

I want you to make:What if every team got a point deduction for every loss?

[@stevemitchell7552]

6.40 Stevenage (my team) had actually done worse as they were also in league one at the start

[@stupiditiusmaximus]

Why did Haaland leave Manchester City?

[@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740]

He doesn't have English citizenship, at least on the game

[@georgiospapazis2836]

Good question. Its the same case as with Gio Reyna. Haaland is born in Leeds and therefore should be able to play in the Prem

[@Exalted_Wolfe]

@@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740 he does hes born in england

[@Exalted_Wolfe]

@@connortheandroidsentbycybe7740 yes he does,

[@TomFM]

When I was going through players I was removing them via their first nationality rather than combing through all the secondary nationalities.

[@taker31698]

I feel sorry for my team Reading who finished 3rd by 2 points with a 4 point deduction, wigan were that low cause of their 10 point deduction

[@elevatemusic6134]

Put england fc in the Prem with different managers to see what manager would do best with the current crop of players ?

[@Darko_Milosevski03]

This video is very Brexitty

[@JordanCCFC17]

10:31 ian rush park? In Bridgend?

[@Sponjarvis]

I thought Spike Brits was a very good FM newgen name for the Tottenham and England goalkeeper in season 15 but turns out he is real and is currently with Man City U18s IRL 🙂

[@FUT_MEMER35]

This is basically: If the Prem was Athletic Bilbao

[@JakeMcaulay]

was more surprised to see Scotland at 6th in the coefficient at the end

[@ruttedbobcat]

I do love how Plymouth go from the Championship all the way down to the national leagues and back up to League 1. Essentially only dropping 1 division in this whole 50 seasons

[@baggers533]

I would love to play fm24 with only uk nationals for premier league teams. Is there anything on the workshop to do this?

[@decimusmaximus9978]

Why did you include Ireland?

[@Funtiwe]

Nigel Farage finally got what he wanted

[@MiroHeinonen]

I want you to do a replay of Mario Balotelli's career.

[@OverAged_CyBorg]

At first I thought he was going to talk about some new insane changes in EPL lol

[@ereboi122]

Is there a database where it has done this for all leagues? i.e. Italian clubs can only use Italians, French clubs using only the French and so on?

[@swestlad1983]

Wonder if you did the top 5 leagues so French teams can only sign French players same as Spain Germany and Italy

[@lewis_chronicles]

Out of curiosity doesn’t YF raise with time anyway?

[@blirt1653]

Excellent video. Can we download the database?

[@kmg1211]

Do this again, but for the top 5 countries. I.e England Players for England, French players for France only etc...

[@adamaicken5155]

6:40 that league table omw

[@BsktImp]

You know what the next (very) arguably logical iteration of this could be... Although Barkley et al?

[@cameronarchibald5619]

Why did Haaland leave? Born in Leeds

[@spamassist]

the vincent kompany stadium in liège? 16:33

[@JoaoeKaleo]

I thought haaland was born in leeds

[@wombatZ]

FM has more english leagues than other countries. Therefore they will have an easier time to adapt to these changes than let’s say Germany (3 leagues in FM). No wonder they perform in the top 5 leagues with ease.

[@BugOperator]

Up to £60 mil for DCL?! He’s made of glass!

[@abdullahal-hugbani268]

Halaand was born in Leeds so using the Reyna logic he should stayed at Manchester City

[@itslydiabxtch]

I tried doing this for myself, but players like Haaland were still elligable. Any chance at getting that database?

[@ryanhadligma5605]

Pretty sure haaland has English citizenship but could be wrong. Don’t know for fm tho

[@shanemcgaley8322]

@@ryanhadligma5605you’re right he was born in Leeds

[@gaznewton3740]

Haaland was born in Leeds England so yea he should be there

[@pazma1]

Ireland is a foreign country, and Haaland was born in England, if I'm not mistaken. Strange to add Ireland, IMO.

[@Inunnguaq79]

You could also make it English/British managers only next time

[@Taraferreday]

Peterboroughs consistency in finishing in league 1 in every video of this type is painful.

[@liammurty]

What’s the script with Callum McGregor going to Arsenal?

[@cd1051]

No foreign players, unless they’re Irish for some reason?

[@mattymaloy3949]

Or scotlands captain

[@parster2010]

Is it possible to do you can only play for the city you were born in ?

[@dragonemissary5276]

Could Haaland born in Leeds and Broja born in Slough qualify to play in PL?

[@DillonBrookussy]

Wasn't Haaland born in Leeds as well?

[@D4rkc14ymor3]

This is how it should actually work in all leagues around the world. If you play for a nation, you should have to play in their leagues so the game develops everywhere.

[@REEEEEEEEEEE]

As a fan of Cheltenham Town, I am not happy with this

[@SirBarKer]

Erling Haaland was born in Leeds, no second nationality?

[@ayoutubechannel7143]

Was thinking the same. Mustn't have it as a second nationality in game for some reason

[@benzattax]

He has English as a 2nd nationality

[@H0ldThat]

Michail Antonio is Jamaican Tom, that's why

[@frasermcaulay9108]

Haaland was born whilst his dad was playing for Leeds, and he was born and raised here but chose to represent his dad's country instead

[@tomcooke6079]

If you're doing it for the whole of the British Isles then you should also be putting a focus into Ireland, Scotland and Wales instead of only focusing on England like you do for the majority of your videos

[@Woozy.1]

Antonio plays for Jamaica, you broke your video idea within 5 seconds lol

[@FarmerMayhem]

Think it would have been better to increase the bank balances of each team equivalent to the market value of the players you released. Once you remove billions of pounds worth of assets and don't give them anything in return they're obviously gonna struggle to remain competitive. I'd assume that huge money moves to bring back the likes of Kane and Bellingham would have materialised if clubs were able to reinvest. Never mind, I spoke too soon. Suppose money is no object for City 😮

[@nug5743]

Wouldn’t Michail Antonio be Jamaican after he switched his nationality a couple of years ago?

[@CrispyCrow555]

Yes lads, haaland was born in england- but why not just appreciate all the great things in the video rather than a mistake (or maybe haaland just transferred willingly)

[@dwaynejoe5360]

better added only uk and ireland ppl can manage as manager and staff

[@ChampenOnTour]

pliz upload this data base! looks fun

[@xgamers4678]

how do i know CA and PA with numbers, I only have stars.

[@claygeorge97]

So this is what it takes to finally enjoy some success as a Norwich fan?

[@haavardjosdal]

Since Gio Reyna can play for english clubs due to place of birth, Haaland should be able to do the same. He was born i Leeds.

[@xeseprymix4927]

Can anyone tell me how to see current and potential ability in numbers instead of star? I have the in game editor but I don’t know what to do

[@alistairgourlay9443]

Looks like British to me if Robertson is in the dream 11

[@birchaction1424]

Why’s Haaland been booted from prem if it includes places of birth haaland wasborn in Leeds

[@ingmargames]

Haaland could've just played he shouldn't have been released

[@shanemcgaley8322]

Must of released him by accident, like reyna, he was born in England too.

[@jaack8984]

@@shanemcgaley8322 reyna was born in the best city in england.

[@xTigar11]

Tbf Haaland was born in Leeds so maybe he wasnt supposed to be released

[@chachboi947]

nice idea for the vid