[Football] Concussion subs to be allowed in PL

happypig

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story : https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/sport/...emier-league-decision-impact-brighton-4909521

Whilst I welcome this, the cynic in me can't help feeling some shithouse managers will get a player to feign an injury in order to get an extra sub on.

 

Driver8

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I imagine Villa are practicing feigning concussion already.

 

Nathan

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happypig said:

story : https://www.sussexlive.co.uk/sport/...emier-league-decision-impact-brighton-4909521

Whilst I welcome this, the cynic in me can't help feeling some shithouse managers will get a player to feign an injury in order to get an extra sub on.

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Hopefully any play acting will be picked up and punished afterwards. Also with VAR they can check at the time for contact I guess.

 

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Driver8 said:

I imagine Villa are practicing feigning concussion already.

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This really will happen.

They’re losing and have used all their subs, low and behold their worst player on the day gets ‘concussion’ in a collision with a corner flag.

Dean The Coach of Cheats Smith will already be working on possibilities.

 

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Any player subbed for this reason should be banned from playing their next game or 7 days, whichever is longer... This would make good health logic, and keeps the play acting to a minimum.

 

dazzer6666

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Thought it was Potter that had a bang on the head when he left Biss out vs Leeds. Can we concussion-sub the manager ?

 

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Eric Youngs Contact Lens

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I welcome this, but as others have suggested, teams will be already working out how they can use it to their advantage! I wasn't sure of the wording on the Club website "with the opposite team being able to use the equivalent number" - does this mean that if a team brings on a sub for concussion, the opposition can also make another substitution even if no player on their side has concussion? https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1981164/premier-league-statement-on-concussion-substitutions

 

schmunk

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Eric Youngs Contact Lens said:

I welcome this, but as others have suggested, teams will be already working out how they can use it to their advantage! I wasn't sure of the wording on the Club website "with the opposite team being able to use the equivalent number" - does this mean that if a team brings on a sub for concussion, the opposition can also make another substitution even if no player on their side has concussion? https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1981164/premier-league-statement-on-concussion-substitutions

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That's the way it reads to me.

 

Herr Tubthumper

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Eric Youngs Contact Lens said:

I welcome this, but as others have suggested, teams will be already working out how they can use it to their advantage! I wasn't sure of the wording on the Club website "with the opposite team being able to use the equivalent number" - does this mean that if a team brings on a sub for concussion, the opposition can also make another substitution even if no player on their side has concussion? https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1981164/premier-league-statement-on-concussion-substitutions

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This is how I read it. It’s obviously to mitigate gaining an extra sub advantage.

 

Super Steve Earle

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Driver8 said:

I imagine Villa are practicing feigning concussion already.

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And learning how to dive on their heads.

 

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Sirnormangall

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FF1 said:

Any player subbed for this reason should be banned from playing their next game or 7 days, whichever is longer... This would make good health logic, and keeps the play acting to a minimum.

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I think there are already safety rules around concussion in football that would prevent a player playing in the next match - my son wasn’t allowed to play amateur football for 2 weeks after concussion.

 

Change at Barnham

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• Feb 6, 2021

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It's the first week of concussion subs.
Three subs still allowed as usual, but two additional subs can be used in the event of concussion.
If used, the opposition are also allowed to use an extra substitute(s).