ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
From the Quarter Finals stage onward in extra time - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36904466
What do we think?
What do we think?
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FA Cup to trial allowing a 4th substitute
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pishhead
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What a waste of time. I'm sure there was an expensively assembled advisory board formed and this was the best they could come up with.
Bold Seagull
strong and stable with me, or...
I think it just further allows the bigger teams to exploit the strengths of their squads.
Substitutes should be primarily to replace injured players. That is the principle function. Then we added the ability to have 3 subs from a possible naming of 5 to cover various positions.
3 should be the limit for 90mins.
Cadiz Seagull
Grey bearded old man
We should go back to the good old days with no subs.
Then we'd get goalkeepers with broken legs playing on the right wing in the cup final
Then we'd get goalkeepers with broken legs playing on the right wing in the cup final
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
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Which is what I thought. A case of looking out for the teams going for The Premier League title and in latter stages of European competition etc.
clippedgull
Hotdogs, extra onions
Another chance for a team to slow the game down.
Soon we will be getting timeouts as well.
studio150
Well-known member
It is, the 4th sub is only permitted in extra time
GT49er
Well-known member
No, not for me. Friendly internationals are frequently ruined by mass substitutions - don't want any other football to go that same way.
S'hampton Seagull
Well-known member
The FA Cup used for an experiment? Further devaluing the competition IMO. Couldn't they try this in the FA Vase or something?
GoldWithFalmer
Seaweed! Seaweed!
I can see the logic for having 4 subs within the modern game,ultimately it's not for me either......
cooliobhafc
New member
Another win for the bigger teams? Why introduce it in the quarters and why only in extra time?
JJ McClure
Go Jags
Too late now, we needed it at Hillsborough.
Presumably because it is replays, so it is in fact covering the potential for a 120 minute game.
Easy 10
Brain dead MUG SHEEP
Utterly stupid idea, will just be used to run the clock down. You shouldn't be allowed to change more than a THIRD of the team in any game.
Postman Pat
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On a slightly different subject, teams in the Eredivisie will be allowed to name 12 substitutes this season.
Can still only use 3, but more to choose from. Logic is that it will help develop young players. I can't see how having a whole team on the bench, with 9 of them not getting a kick is going to improve the game.
Can still only use 3, but more to choose from. Logic is that it will help develop young players. I can't see how having a whole team on the bench, with 9 of them not getting a kick is going to improve the game.
