The reasoning I heard from the FA around this is to "make things fairer for smaller clubs with a smaller squad and help them to compete."
Sounded like madness to me. Are some clubs in the football league really struggling to maintain a first team squad of 18? Even if they are what is the harm of bringing in a reserve or youth team player, get them some match day experience even if they don't play. Maybe even get them a chance to impress and get some match action!
This seems like a retrograde step in terms of developing young talent and in terms of allowing managers options. I don't see it adding much value in terms of leveling squad depth playing fields either (though perhaps with salary caps coming in that might make more different.)
Didn't the managers vote on it though!?
Well the Ginger Mourinho has just been on SSN and said he's all for it. I would have thought with the amount of players we have the opposite would have been true
Up the owls!!!!
18 is all about we could confidently put out at the moment anyway!! Maybe this is one way we could keep JOC away from the team, with 7 subs he is more likely to make the bench!!
You're right i_monster, so I must be missing something!
What's your take?
Not sure tbh.
As you say, you;d have thought it'd benefit everyone for more people to be involved on a matchday & inparticular being able to get a sub GK on the bench aswell as plenty of outfield players but there's obviously something the managers don't/didn't like about it.
Maybe they just thought it was unneccessary in terms of kitting up 7 extra players 4 of which would just run up & down the touchline a bit, although what difference only havign 2 do that is, I don't know!
Surely the kit's not one use only and they'd need a shirt for something. I can't imagine 2 extra seats on the coach is breaking the bank either. As you say though, there must be some reason it was voted through.
All I know for certain is that it will annoy me when I'm playing football manager in the future.
the important things, eh!!
Either way according to Megson this suits his style and tactics right? Quality not quantity, though it is a mystery to me as well as to the real benefits of this.
Oh god, it annoys me when you have to do Johnstone Paints and you only have five subs.
Anyway, this is a stupid idea and hopefully seven subs will be back next season. It was the seven subs that allowed Dale Jennings to be let loose.
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posted on 2/8/11
The reasoning I heard from the FA around this is to "make things fairer for smaller clubs with a smaller squad and help them to compete."
Sounded like madness to me. Are some clubs in the football league really struggling to maintain a first team squad of 18? Even if they are what is the harm of bringing in a reserve or youth team player, get them some match day experience even if they don't play. Maybe even get them a chance to impress and get some match action!
This seems like a retrograde step in terms of developing young talent and in terms of allowing managers options. I don't see it adding much value in terms of leveling squad depth playing fields either (though perhaps with salary caps coming in that might make more different.)
posted on 2/8/11
Didn't the managers vote on it though!?
posted on 2/8/11
Well the Ginger Mourinho has just been on SSN and said he's all for it. I would have thought with the amount of players we have the opposite would have been true
Up the owls!!!!
posted on 2/8/11
18 is all about we could confidently put out at the moment anyway!! Maybe this is one way we could keep JOC away from the team, with 7 subs he is more likely to make the bench!!
posted on 2/8/11
You're right i_monster, so I must be missing something!
What's your take?
posted on 2/8/11
Not sure tbh.
As you say, you;d have thought it'd benefit everyone for more people to be involved on a matchday & inparticular being able to get a sub GK on the bench aswell as plenty of outfield players but there's obviously something the managers don't/didn't like about it.
Maybe they just thought it was unneccessary in terms of kitting up 7 extra players 4 of which would just run up & down the touchline a bit, although what difference only havign 2 do that is, I don't know!
posted on 2/8/11
Surely the kit's not one use only and they'd need a shirt for something. I can't imagine 2 extra seats on the coach is breaking the bank either. As you say though, there must be some reason it was voted through.
All I know for certain is that it will annoy me when I'm playing football manager in the future.
posted on 2/8/11
the important things, eh!!
posted on 2/8/11
Either way according to Megson this suits his style and tactics right? Quality not quantity, though it is a mystery to me as well as to the real benefits of this.
posted on 2/8/11
Oh god, it annoys me when you have to do Johnstone Paints and you only have five subs.
Anyway, this is a stupid idea and hopefully seven subs will be back next season. It was the seven subs that allowed Dale Jennings to be let loose.
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