What is the Basque rule?

Mustangt125 wrote:So if I am born in America but my family moves to Spain's Basque region when I am like 5 and I grow up there, can I sign for Bilbao?

Yes. You grew up in the Basque Land, and even more importantly, you would've learned your football at Bilbao/other Basque club.

Rei wrote:I just finished reading Morbo. It's funny how Athletic worships English football.

They do play a fairly English style even on the pitch I think, well a fusion between traditional English and traditional Spanish styles. It's interesting.

Fine Shagger wrote:

Rei wrote:I just finished reading Morbo. It's funny how Athletic worships English football.

They do play a fairly English style even on the pitch I think, well a fusion between traditional English and traditional Spanish styles. It's interesting.

Longball is not English.

What is it..

Polish

Lux wrote:Polish

We are too stupid to Longbow.

edit: Longball.

Lux wrote:I think if a team in England publicly did this then there would be big "racism" cry.

But any player that was born in the Basque region or was part of their youth club can sign for the team. So it's not racist at all. Plus, it's just keeping up with tradition.

ahlycotc wrote:But any player that was born in the Basque region or was part of their youth club can sign for the team. So it's not racist at all. Plus, it's just keeping up with tradition.

Sure, but racism is thrown around so much today that no one even knows what it means.

If not racism, it's sexism, ageism, heightism, youdon'tletmedowhatiwantsoisueyouism........

I'm not against the idea, it's something to be proud of and makes it more of a community club.....but it would never work in the UK.

Lux wrote:

ahlycotc wrote:But any player that was born in the Basque region or was part of their youth club can sign for the team. So it's not racist at all. Plus, it's just keeping up with tradition.

Sure, but racism is thrown around so much today that no one even knows what it means.

If not racism, it's sexism, ageism, heightism, youdon'tletmedowhatiwantsoisueyouism........

I'm not against the idea, it's something to be proud of and makes it more of a community club.....but it would never work in the UK.

Who's to say it's not?

Everyones allowed to do cheese rolling... a traditional idea that incorporates everyone

If Arsenal only signed people from London we'd have

Frimpong, Wilshere, Ashley Cole, Lampard ect

Nothing racist there

Lux wrote:I think if a team in England publicly did this then there would be big "racism" cry.

This.

That's cause England is too PC