Wolves handed a suspended fine for fielding a weakened team

Shamikebab · 18 Feb 2010 at 10:10

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Anyone think this is an absolute joke? Since when have teams fielded there strongest line-up in every match? And how on earth can they rule on what is the strongest line-up anyway?

Shamikebab · 18 Feb 2010 at 11:44

Does anyone know if this rule exists for the cups as well?

Shamikebab · 18 Feb 2010 at 12:43

BullBoyShoes said:
you are missing the point.
Wolves won away at spurs 3 days earlier. The only player to start at man u that also played at spurs was the keeper.

Its basically condceding the game before its even kicked off, what makes it worse is that man u were in questionable form at the time

And when have United played the same team when they've got a game 3 days after another one? It wasn't basically conceding the match at all.

1. United were extreme favourites anyway
2. The team he played were hardly comprised of the caretakers and the dinner ladies, they were still the first team squad.

I mean did we give Aston Villa 3 points by not playing Scholes and Berbatov? Where do you draw the line?

Shamikebab · 18 Feb 2010 at 12:54

BullBoyShoes said:
to rest 1 or 2 players before a big match is acceptable, but to rest the entire outfield team?

I`m guessing that spurs were favourites too?

Its just a really negative attitude to have from a manger. "We`ll try harder against spurs than against man u because were probably gonna lose anyway"

Suggesting they weren't trying hard is ridiculous anyway. What makes you think those players weren't trying? Surely they'd be eager to prove their worth to the manager?

Shamikebab · 20 Feb 2010 at 14:51

So will Fergie get fined for starting Park today?

Shamikebab · 20 Feb 2010 at 20:10

Peg said:
Man Utd rested 10 players at Hull last season in a game that decided who got relegated. This is clearly a case of there being one rule for the "Bigger" teams and one rule for the rest. It has got nothing to do with 1 weaker team being better than another weaker team. A weaker team is a weaker team, full stop.

In 07/08 Portsmouth rested a full team in the last match before the FA cup final. Fulham had a gift that day that relegated Reading on goal difference. No action was taken by the Premier league. Wolves have been shafted.

So are you calling Portsmouth a bigger team now?