Five subs rule set to stay
According to Matt Shrimper for the Athletic, IFAB are set to extend it to cover the whole of 2020/21. Awful move that will only benefit those with the greatest resources. Will also likely make it harder to sign as many loan players as clubs will have more opportunity to play them themselves.
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At a time when squad sizes are going to reduce this seems odd. It will help younger players and clubs with youth teams but is a major cost for plenty who don't need it right now.
Maybe if they made it 5 from 5 on the bench?
I think it's terrible all round. A couple of people have made the point that teams will have players take it in turns to tactically foul, then bring off the one who eventually gets booked. Also takes away the advantage that fitter teams/skilful players have against tiring defences late in the game.
Although as we have no reserve team, surely it keeps more of our squad involved this way?
Just be glad it didn't kick in when we could barely name 4 on the bench at all, let alone have 5 to bring on!
Its fine for us if we have the "B" side promised by Mr Couhig.
It'll be fine in terms of numbers. Just not in terms of cost on appearance fees and bonuses.
Football was so much more fun with one sub, limping centre halves on the wing and centre forwards in goal.
We'll have 53 man NFL squads before we know it.
(Patrick Mahommes $500m contract is breathtaking in this current pandemic by the way)
Almost every new rule in football seems to benefit the elite clubs more than the rest.