Loan vote is a danger to Watford plans

 
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19 February 2013

Watford could be hit hardest if Football League clubs vote to change the loan system at their summer AGM.

The club are third in the Championship after bringing in 11 players temporarily thanks to their owner Gino Pozzo having stakes in Udinese and Granada.

League clubs can only have five loan players in match-day squads but the limit does not apply to players, who have international caps. That means Watford have been to select players such as Joel Ekstrand, Almen Abdi, Matej Vydra and Daniel Pudil without worrying about the rule.

The vote at the AGM is for internationals to count as part of the quota.

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