Go away Golloway

[Mazrim]

I cant stand the prick but I'm 100% with him on being able to pick who he likes from his squad. It really isnt anybody else's business and I cant really see how it can be quantified and enforced. For one thing, it's based on opinion and you can't really enforce a law based on opinion.

So somebody else's opinion of Blackpool's players and their ability has led to this and it's wrong and dodgy ground at best.
Arsenal or Chelsea could field a different eleven but it would still be a strong team. Just because smaller clubs dont have the resources to attract top players as reserves it shouldnt mean they are punished for it. Otherwise they have to play the same team over and over again, to their detriment, whereas the bigger clubs can rest their top players without fear. No, I'm sorry, that's bollocks.

I think the Premier league have to rethink this one, apologise to Wolves and Blackpool and reimburse them.

Now, with that out of the way, we should bid £4,525,000 for Adam.

[koreanmeatballs]

He's got to tender his resignation, he promised he would so he has to.

He is man of such high morales that he HAS to stick to his word, what would his friend King Kenny think of him if he didn't.

Resign you mole looking bastard.

[Concrete John]

Now, with that out of the way, we should bid £4,525,000 for Adam.

If we also throw in a years subscription to Farmers Weekly, that might just swing it!

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He's got to tender his resignation, he promised he would so he has to.

He is man of such high morales that he HAS to stick to his word, what would his friend King Kenny think of him if he didn't.

Resign you mole looking bastard.

No such luck, he'll fudge it by saying
'The chairman and fans were begging me to stay, I couldn't let them down by walking away.'

Let's not forget his transfer cut of the profits, worth a nice wad.
It's the same deal Barry Fry had when he was at Southend and Fry made a nice earner when he sold Collymore to Forest.

[koreanmeatballs]

He has to at least put it to his Chairman, so we can through the whole 'Chairman has rejected it, they needs me they do' bollocks.

Then we can point out to Blackpool fans and every time he opens his trap that they have such a great manager, he was willing to walk away from them in the middle of their biggest season. Builds a team then would be prepared to leave...nice, can't talk about loyalty after that.
Doesn't really say much about his feelings for Blackpool if he was prepared to leave them because of a dispute with the F.A.

He doesn't offer resignation = Liar

He does offer resignation = Judas bastard.

(That's how I would like to view it any way.)

[Rip Van We Go Again]

He might even play the card of

'The Blackpool community have done very well since we've been promoted and a lot of the businesses begged me to stay.'

[VillaZogmariner]

With regards to the "understrength" side issue - I'm surprised no lawyer has offered to represent any of the clubs against the Premier League on it - I think if that were to happen the clubs would win.

[Monty]

The whole thing's mad. I mean, if Man Utd made two changes but those two changes happened to be dropping Rooney and Berbatov and playing John O'Shea and Tomasz Kusczak up front, that would weaken their team by a far more significant margin than Blackpool weakened theirs to play us, but would that be investigated? No, and not just because they're Man Utd.

It's stupid. If a manager feels like making 11 changes, he should be able to make 11 changes. It's a completely out-of-date practice on the part of the Premier League and should be dispensed with.

[Concrete John]

I thought it was the Premier League that fined them, not the FA?

[lovejoy]

He has to at least put it to his Chairman, so we can through the whole 'Chairman has rejected it, they needs me they do' bollocks.

Then we can point out to Blackpool fans and every time he opens his trap that they have such a great manager, he was willing to walk away from them in the middle of their biggest season. Builds a team then would be prepared to leave...nice, can't talk about loyalty after that.
Doesn't really say much about his feelings for Blackpool if he was prepared to leave them because of a dispute with the F.A.

He doesn't offer resignation = Liar

He does offer resignation = Judas bastard.

(That's how I would like to view it any way.)

Not resign = A bit too gobby at the time

Does resign = Man of his word

For me the rule needs changing there are countless example of big 4 teams making multi changes before big Euro matches - where's the balance?

[lukey27]

The rule is a bit of a nonsense to be honest. What if, for example, a team lost heavily at home playing their perceived "best" 11 and the managers response, to try and get a result and teach a few people a lesson, is to pick a totally different 11 in the next game. Would he be fined?

Surely managers have to be allowed to pick within their 25 man squad to try and get results.

I'm sure every manager wants his team to win every Premier League match and picks teams accordingly, so this weakening the competition stance is absolute bollocks.

[Monty]

I thought it was the Premier League that fined them, not the FA?

Whoops, correction made. It's still massively out of date. With the squad game what it is these days, and many if not most clubs actually unable to pick a 'best 11', for the League to try and pick for them is ridiculous.

[Clampy]

I might be wrong about this but i think Arsenal made about 8 changes for a league game not long back.  I don;t see the F.A charging them.

[john e]

i think its to stop the situation developing whereas  the teams at the bottom or those who premiership survival is the only thing that matters,
 cant just throw, ie play there weakest teams against all the the top sides and save them for games where they feel they can win,

i think this is what Mcarthy did against Man Utd, he threw the game, new he couldnt win it so didnt even bother trying,
now you times that by all the struggling teams and you have a farce of a premiership,
 might as well just form two sepperate leagues if theres no competition.

i know one game in isolation ie Blackpool or Wolves can look a bit stupid,
 but if this becomes the norm for struggling sides we havent got a proper competition just a lottery.

i'm not saying this is about to happen, but i think thats the reason the rule still applies

[peter w]

I know the top sides do it, but when they do it they still tend to win so it doesn't affect the teams around them in the same way as a side fighting relegation. They put out a side expecting to still get the 3 points and be able to rest players. It is completely different to Wolves doing it at Man U before a game against West Ham as they gave up on the game thinking they would lose it and didn't want to risk injuring players for a more important game for them. It is kind of the same for Blackpool - although they probably woiuld have won if they had put out their strongest eleven.

But because of how early it was in the season its questionable as to whether it is the same as Wolves. I think he should have just got away with it on that basis, but the Premier League set themselves a precedent that meant they had no choice but to fine them.