- Feb 5, 2005
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excellent news although about bloody time! spain and italy have been doing it for years!
that helps us, but rich clubs will now be even better than poor clubs, so results will be even more predictable. (slightly)
I think we should put 3 keepers on the bench, just to confuse our opposition!
I disagree. Just because some youth player from Derby hasn't caught the public eye yet and made a name for himself, it doesn't mean they aren't going to make an impression. Besides, it'll give those academy players a reason to really push themselves as hopefully this will mean that they have a greater chance of playing in the first team and breaking through.
well consider a club like man u:
5 subs = 1 keeper, 1 defender, 1 midfielder, 1 striker + 1 spare
7 = 1 keeper, 1 centreback, 1 defensive mid, 1 attacking mid, 1 striker, 1 full/wingback, and 1 to fill in any other position you feel could be lacking.
and at a cost of like £20m per sub, how are poor derby expected to break down man u, when a player like carrick might be having a bad day, and can be subbed with a defensive mid, as oppose to either keeping him on, or having to sub on an attacking mid (if that is what was on the bench that day)
Their 18 year old academy player might be good, but with the other derby players around him, he would have to be somebody like gerrard or ronaldinho of a few years back to carry the team by himself.
and that applies to chelsea, man u, arsenal, pool, us, and probably teams like newcastle might benefit now, because they like throwing money around.
Still, more moeny is being pumped into english footy, but there are only so many top players.
I think we should put 3 keepers on the bench, just to confuse our opposition!
What a sensible rule-change. Especially good for the youngsters but also a bonus for us as we've one of the most imaginative in-game strategists there is.
I must say I don't particularly feel sorry for clubs like Derby bolton blackburn etc - fact is these clubs are massively subsidised by Sky money - if clubs could negotiate according to their audiences, clubs like the big 4 and us would get stacks more money -