Championship 22-23 (60 Viewers)

[Astute]

they can rest as many as they like providing criteria is met regarding replacements

Yes. Certain criteria only. Resting your best players who have played nearly every game for those who haven't played most games isn't acceptable.

What they could do is sub them early.

 

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[martincov]

Blackburn out brings it to 3 dont it? we will get the point if not 3, boro cant catch luton now so luton 3rd boro 4th yeh. its 5th and 6th to play for. we will get one of those places. remember they are chasing us not us chasing them!

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Yes. Certain criteria only. Resting your best players who have played nearly every game for those who haven't played most games isn't acceptable.

What they could do is sub them early.

No, the rules allow any selection provided at least 10 squad players used in the previous x games are picked.

 

[coop]

2 changes for Luton.

 

[Astute]

No, the rules allow any selection provided at least 10 squad players used in the previous x games are picked.

Correct.

How many are in the squad but hardly play?

 

[The Philosopher]

No, the rules allow any selection provided at least 10 squad players used in the previous x games are picked.

That’s how I understand it.

No Giles for them today. No Howson. Rested? Got a knock?

Really difficult to prove that a few players aren’t 100%.

Even if a slight knock, if the game isn’t crucial, you don’t take the risk.

Middlesbrough can rest / rotate / not risk a fair few of their first team.

 

[martincov]

No, the rules allow any selection provided at least 10 squad players used in the previous x games are picked.

With injures and knocks you can circumvent that situation, bench them rather than play them it still keeps within rules of so many from the regular squad not playing or in the squad.. The rules are very lax not as strict as most think. You cant risk a player, you do have to consider their future? rightly or wrongly and a players fitness. bending the rules yes ut who can prove otherwise.?

 

[Astute]

That’s how I understand it.

No Giles for them today. No Howson. Rested? Got a knock?

Really difficult to prove that a few players aren’t 100%.

Even if a slight knock, if the game isn’t crucial, you don’t take the risk.

Middlesbrough can rest / rotate / not risk a fair few of their first team.

Can also name them in the squad and use later if needed. Or start them and change at HT. Several ways of doing it.

But this the time of the season clubs are watched very carefully. There won't be many changes if any at all.

 

[martincov]

Changing the subject. If we were to play luton or boro in the semis then tickets for them it should be what they give then we give, so if luton give say 1000 then max they get is 2000, if boro give 2000 then we give no more than 2500. would it sell out or more in the home end? give cov the choice with day trippers or not. Its a bit contensious as should we take the money or give home the benifit of more tickets? the atmosphere that cov create is ok ok. So shove them into a corner and F%%4ck them excuse my spelling?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Changing the subject. If we were to play luton or boro in the semis then tickets for them it should be what they give then we give, so if luton give say 1000 then max they get is 2000, if boro give 2000 then we give no more than 2500. would it sell out or more in the home end? give cov the choice with day trippers or not. Its a bit contensious as should we take the money or give home the benifit of more tickets? the atmosphere that cov create is ok ok. So shove them into a corner and F%%4ck them excuse my spelling?

If Doug is happy we would sell I think he’d do it. We’d then have to sell which going on the blues game I reckon we would. Nowhere near a full house again at Blackburn

 

[martincov]

Can also name them in the squad and use later if needed. Or start them and change at HT. Several ways of doing it.

But this the time of the season clubs are watched very carefully. There won't be many changes if any at all.

Its dodgy aint it? bending rules which are very flexible. as long as we dont kick off late ? which considering it is away wont be our problem. Sunlan wont see it that if it all goes against them.?

 

[martincov]

If Doug is happy we would sell I think he’d do it. We’d then have to sell which going on the blues game I reckon we would. Nowhere near a full house again at Blackburn

The thing is with play off gate money it is shared betwen all the 4 clubs i think, it dont go to the host? i might be wrong. In playoffs so much goes to EFL regardless then you share betwen all participents?

 

[Grendel]

Yes. Certain criteria only. Resting your best players who have played nearly every game for those who haven't played most games isn't acceptable.

What they could do is sub them early.

Yes it’s entirely acceptable as long as the players who replace them meet the criteria - we could if through replace Gyokeres with Walker whose a member of the first team squad. Rest Hamer as well as long as it’s not a non first team replacement

 

[Grendel]

The thing is with play off gate money it is shared betwen all the 4 clubs i think, it dont go to the host? i might be wrong. In playoffs so much goes to EFL regardless then you share betwen all participents?

Yes it is

 

[JAM See]

Its dodgy aint it? bending rules which are very flexible. as long as we dont kick off late ? which considering it is away wont be our problem. Sunlan wont see it that if it all goes against them.?

We kicked off late in '97 whilst away. They still blame us for that.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Huge away following from Luton

 

[ovduk78]

We kicked off late in '97 whilst away. They still blame us for that.

And the incident on the M1 that meant our team coach was late getting to WHL was a Sunderland fan's car breaking down

 

[Matt smith]

Sunderland will beat Preston

horrible horrible feeling we’ll miss out on goal difference

been a great season though

 

[The Philosopher]

Huge away following from Luton

Would Luton sell, say, 4500 tickets for first leg at CBS?

 

[JAM See]

And the incident on the M1 that meant our team coach was late getting to WHL was a Sunderland fan's car breaking down

I didn't know that.

If that is true, it's the fact of the day.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Sunderland will beat Preston

horrible horrible feeling we’ll miss out on goal difference

been a great season though

I don’t see how any of the results can be reliably predicted.

 

[martincov]

We kicked off late in '97 whilst away. They still blame us for that.

Was that spurs? beyond our control. yes they still blame. They are worse than scousers for blaming. They have no conception that they didnt do it? I assume it is sunlan you are talking about? i dont get why we worry about them, they aint beat us for years not when it matters anyway

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Would Luton sell, say, 4500 tickets for first leg at CBS?

They’ve sold about 5 for this one

 

[ovduk78]

I didn't know that.

If that is true, it's the fact of the day.

It's in the book that the Sunderland fan wrote when he applied to be manager of every team in top 4 divisions. It was his car.

 

[martincov]

I didn't know that.

If that is true, it's the fact of

If Doug is happy we would sell I think he’d do it. We’d then have to sell which going on the blues game I reckon we would. Nowhere near a full house again at Blackburn

What i am saying is that we dont get a financial advantage coz gates are shared so why di it?

 

[The Philosopher]

You’d want half of Sunderland’s 48000 rather than half of Luton’s 9000.

Just saying.

 

[ovduk78]

You’d want half of Sunderland’s 48000 rather than half of Luton’s 9000.

Just saying.

A quarter

 

[martincov]

They’ve sold about 5 for t

They’ve sold about 5 for this one

I dont know but why give them the choice? double wht you give us is more than enough for them?

 

[The Philosopher]

Hyam their player of season. Didn’t know.

If we’d have kept him….

 

[Matt smith]

Hyam their player of season. Didn’t know.

If we’d have kept him….

McNally is better

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Hyam their player of season. Didn’t know.

If we’d have kept him….

‘A great capture from Coventry’

Makes it sound like they had to put effort into securing the signing

 

[Astute]

Its dodgy aint it? bending rules which are very flexible. as long as we dont kick off late ? which considering it is away wont be our problem. Sunlan wont see it that if it all goes against them.?

That's why the FL will keep a close eye. They don't want Sunderland crying for the next hundred years even if they fall 4 points short.

 

[The Philosopher]

A quarter

I get it now. So best income is us and Sunderland rather than Millwall or BBurn (judging by their attendance today at least)

Tell Boro it’s in their best interest financially for us to win.

 

[Grendel]

That's why the FL will keep a close eye. They don't want Sunderland crying for the next hundred years even if they fall 4 points short.

Again if it meets eligibility criteria that’s all that matters

 

[Evo1883]

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