Limit to players taken for internationals

[OutlawPete]

Might I suggest a bit of a protective measure for teams having players poached for international tournaments, particularly at youth level where squad sizes are usually quite low. I have just lost 3 players to an international tournament, out of a squad of 14. So I can field a team for my next league game -- just!! -- but it won't be a competitive one and my league form is going to suffer massively. The squad for the international tournament in question has 32 players in it - why so many? Most of them surely will only be making up the numbers. Can't this be reduced to a more realistic number so league managers are not so drastically affected? Now I know a compensation payment will be made but frankly 20 grand does not cut it. I suggest that an international manager should not be allowed to take any players out of a squad where less than 13 players remain.

Regards,
Outlaw Pete, manager of Hudson Bay Traders in Canada

[GM-crowfan65]

touring squads are currently only 20 that go at any one time

[Cynic]

Every time I see this I have to ask: Did the person making the complaint try to work it out with the NT manager first? Did they explain their situation? Was it confirmed that the manager rejected the request?