The 2010-11 Premier League season will start with new rules.

Top-flight一流的 clubs will be forced to comply with 強制遵守 the new rules over the size and make-up of their squads 球隊。

The main change is that clubs must register 注冊 a squad of up to 25 players before the end of each transfer window 轉會窗口 and eight of the players must be 'home-grown' 本地長大的。

'Home-grown' players do not have to be English but must have played for at least three seasons with a club affiliated 附屬 to either the English or Welsh FA, before the age of 21.

The new rules are designed 設計 to increase the number of young 'home-grown' players in the league, with the long-term aim 長期目標 of giving the England manager more choice when it comes to picking a team.

Chairman of Leeds United and former owner of Premier League club Chelsea, Ken Bates, says the new rules are vital 至關重要的 and will give young players "a better chance" to play in the league.

He also says that this rule will put a limit 限制 on the number of foreign 國外的 players being brought into 帶入 the Premier League.

Bates also attacked his old club Chelsea saying "It is significant that since 2003 Chelsea have not brought one single English player into their first-team squad and similar situations apply to other clubs."

The number of foreign players in the Premier League has been criticised 批評 and many young players such as John Bostock claim it is blocking their chances 妨礙他們的機會 of playing.

The 18-year-old is still waiting to play in the first-team squad for Tottenham and says, "It's so frustrating. You want to prove yourself 證明自己 but it's hard when you don't get a chance."

Bostock says despite 盡管 the new rules he is worried that young players like himself may still be sitting on the bench 坐在候補席 at games.