I fear we may be approaching a position in years to come when there are virtually no English players in any of the top six or seven clubs in England.
What happened there should be a real warning to everyone down here. You can't expect national team success when you are picking from such a small pool of players - and it is getting smaller by the day.
I am not say all the foreign players that come in are not good players - a lot of them maybe - but I defy anybody out there to tell me that they knew something about every player that Spurs, for example, brought in. I didn't and I know on the fringes of the game.
I just don't believe that you can't find the same in English football. People used to say as well that the problem was that you had to pay so much more for English players than overseas players. Well I don't think so, not when you are talking about £30m for the likes of Willian and Lamela and huge salaries. It is a mess.
Celtic celebrations
It was another great night for Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday. If I were a Celtic fan I would not be down hearted about the draw they have for the group stage. Nobody will want to go to Celtic Park, just ask Barcelona from last year, or Spartak Moscow or Benfica. Nobody will want to go to Celtic Park on a European night.
There will be some great trips and they will see some great stadia, and I would be condescending enough to suggest they won't get anything from any of those trips because they have proved on European nights that there is a special spirit about that team. I am really looking forward to their games in Europe.
They need to back Neil Lennon because he, beyond question, is their most valuable asset and his stock can only rise even higher in my mind.
Gem of the week
Finch: I was at the Ageas Bowl last night to see the greatest T20 innings that I will ever see in my lifetime, from Australia's Aaron Finch. It was just staggering. It was not football but it was certainly a moment of the week.
Peterborough: Also amidst a host of terrific performances in the Capital One Cup, Peterborough were almost overlooked but to score six against a side a division above them who were in the Premier League last season, is remarkable. It was a pretty strong Reading team as well. It wouldn't surprise me if we see Darren Ferguson playing in the Premier League one day.
