Ian Holloway Making Team Changes

Correct Vat, i had to read it a few times last season before i understood what exactly Wolves were getting fined for. What rule are they breaking exactly. Its fucking stupid. If that is the case, A team should only consist of 11 players and if one is injured or suspended or drained etc then the clubs will have to rely on emergency loans. Thats my crazy justification of it anyway. i would love to hear the F.A’s reasoning. If they arent allowed to play their players then why are they allowed to sign them.

I agree with all that has been said.

The European League of Greed can’t come soon enough for me. Get rid of the so called ‘big four’ and promote four extra teams from the Championship.

It’s an awkward one this.

From my own perspective, I remember being as angry as %”&^ when Liverpool put a team of reserves out against Fulham in 06/07, which gave Fulham a win that kept them up and nearly sent us down. However I was chuffed to bits when Pompey fielded a bunch of kids against us at the end of last season. Not though that one made any difference though; we were dismal that night.

However what galls everyone is the inconsistency. Whether it is 10 changes as per Blackpool last night, or a couple of changes that top4 teams make prior to a Champions League game, the principle is still the same to me; i.e. they’re both keeping players out from one game for what they consider are more important games ahead. If you fine one, you should fine the lot.

shorthousemuir has provided a good example of why i don’t think its right

I too was angry as f00k when Liverpool did that especially as they’d put out a full strength side against us a week or 2 earlier
Personally I just think its wrong that a team can decide it will sacrifice 3 points in one game (and regardless of what anyone says both McCarthy & Holloway would nto have expected to get a single point out of those games) & it creates an unlevel playing field & could eventually lead to accusations of collusion between various clubs

“The F.A should stay out of it, Otherwise fine Man Utd for fielding a weakened squad if they draw AFC Wimbledon in the F.A Cup 3rd round”
“Whether it is 10 changes as per Blackpool last night, or a couple of changes that top4 teams make prior to a Champions League game, the principle is still the same to me; i.e. they’re both keeping players out from one game for what they consider are more important games ahead. If you fine one, you should fine the lot.”

As I said before I do think that there’s a difference. If Ferguson made 10 changes for an FA Cup tie against Wimbledon then he would still be doing so with the intent of winning the game. Likewise when they rest a handful of players befroe a champions league game – they are still aiming to win the game
IMO if a club like Blackpool, Wolves or even Latics makes 10 changes against a “bigger” club they are doing with the intent (whether they openly admit it or not) of losing that game and as I said I don’t think its right

Actually I do remember John Deehan making about 8 or 9 changes for a good friday game away at Bristol Rovers & we got tonked 5-0 with about the only effort from latics all game a shot that went about 20 yards over. I was fecked off at the time & even more fecked off when we played Burnley (I think) a few days later & beat them 4 or 5-0 & Deehan said his team selection against Bristol Rovers was justified coz they’d won the Burnley game & it made us pretty much safe from relegation (as it happened we still had an outside chance of reaching the play offs prior to the Bristol Rovers game)
I won’t go to a cup game if a Latics manager makes it clear that they’re making big changes – if the manager doesn’t treat whatever competition with his full respect then why shoudl they expect me to feel any differently & fork out my hard earned cash for it

Absolute bo110x….because as a ‘progressive’ referee you fall into the sycophantic ways of the paymasters. As Mr Holloway, quite rightly says, “it is the managers decision to play who he feels will win the game”….FFS….Blackpool scored two goals -away from home – and were unlucky not to have won the game. We all know about the “25 man squad” rule….it’s about time the FA put down their ‘cigars and port’ and got in touch with the people who pay their wages………[/quote]
Agree Mr C

If you have a squad of 25, you have deemed that squad of 25 to be of a suitable standard to represent your club in cup or league. Providing you select from within that squad, what is the issue?

The next step is to fine managers over tactics that are too negative against certain teams, and too gung-ho aginst others.

Well Griff, Papa Standish did have a bit of a reputation as a young man.

Either that or we must have attended the same Whelan Youth selection camps.

And I bet you also have Scooby Doo or something similar on the TV.