How would you guys feel if a Charlton Manager pulled a stunt like that?
Personally think McCarthy should get fined for that. Can see his argument (not that I agree with it) but to be so obvious and change 10 players is just taking the piss. Ironic that they fell into bottom 3 as a result and now hope they get done by Burnley at the weekend.
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why lose 3-0 at old trafford when in this league we have the great pleasure of winning 2-1 at stockport .... oh we're so lucky
If only we were as good as Torquay :-)
can see where McCarthy was coming from United are almost a bit of a shambles at the moment and last night was probably the best chance Wolves would have had of getting something from a game there
the season West Brom stayed up by a point they drew at Old Trafford
then again, if I was one of the fans up there watching it I may have been a bit miffed paying to watch the second string instead of the "stars"
Why should he be fined? I'm pretty sure he's not out to get Wolves relegated and it's not as if his weakened team affected any other teams. In all likelihood his best team would still have lost last night so why not rest them and have a fresh team for the 6 pointer with Burnley.
That said i still wouldn't be happy if i'd paid £42. I remember OT used to be one of the cheaper grounds to go to, looks like the Glazers put paid to that.
Bringing the game into disrepute? 10 changes is taking the piss and who is to say if their full team wouldn't of got something on the night. United aren't exactly firing on all cylinders and not many expected Wolves to get anything at Spurs. If I were a Chelsea, Arsenal or particularly a Spurs fan I wouldn't be very happy.
Did Alex Ferguson get fined for fielding a weakened team when they lost 1-0 to West Ham when West ham stayed up?
And did Benitez get fined when Liverpool fielded a weakened team away to Fulham? They lost and Fulham stayed up.
Those results affected other teams, last nights didn't so there's no way he will be fined.
"...if McCarthy only wants to play sides he thinks he can beat, let’s hope he gets his wish and they get relegated. Then he would not have to worry about trips to Old Trafford and struggling superpowers."
Agree with this point, although not the entire article. What is the point in Wolves playing in the Premiership if they're not going to try and take points from every game. McCarthy sent his side out to lose. This is the weakest Utd side to have played in the Premier League in a long time and they've have hardly been at their best lately and have already lost to Burnley (albeit away) who Wolves will play this weekend and Villa on Saturday. Clearly, this is not the first time something like this has happened, Ferguson himself did it last season, Bryan Robson did it when he was at WBA and Benitez fielded an under strength team two seasons ago against Fulham, which Warnock is still going on about. Wolves should not been punished. Once again a football club has undermined the loose rules of the Premier League and the FA. It is their fault that the rule is not stringent enough and if they are to be consistent they should not punish Wolves or McCarthy as Ferguson, Robson and Benitez were not punished and the rules have not been changed since. The governing bodies need to change the rules from next season onwards so they are strict and coherent.
That way you'd always be healthily above the relegation pack.
Picking up points from top 6 clubs was a bonus - it was great to get the result, and the buzz was there amongst supporters and at the training ground all week. But Curbs always aimed first to get good results from the struggling teams.
Well, the way I see it, McCarthy is only doing the same thing. If he can get Wolves to beat Burnley at the weekend, that's 3 points Burnley can't get and Wolves go above Burnley in the table.
Survival is his only priority.
Curbs also beat Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool whilst he was in charge of us and then beat Utd twice with West Ham. I can't recall him ever sending out a reserve side, knowing they would lose, and not caring they would lose either - except in the league cup of course
Premier league rules state a manager must pick the strongest side available or at least its something like that.
It's always the case when a bottom 4 side play a top 4 side that in all likelihood they will lose, but I would hate seeing the lower clubs fielding weaker teams to seemingly just get the fixture out of the way. We don't want to see sides effectively surrendering the match before kick-off - it discredits the integrity and excitement of a league that Wolves have a duty to respect. It's a difficult one, but I think this sort of thing should be discouraged in order not to set a dangerous precedent.
If it were Charlton, for me it would raise the question of what exactly we were there for. Is it just survival through churning out wins against Burnley and Stoke? Or should a part of it be the chance to go toe-to-toe with some of the biggest clubs in the world. United had injuries and haven't exactly been imperious lately, and to go there and try and nick a point is what football's all about, and something that would have lived long in the memory of the travelling Wolves support.
Premier League rule 20, section E, says teams must field a full-strength side in all top-flight matches.
Has anyone shown this to Rafa Benitez?
Thanks Plaaayer
Yes then he has broken no rule,
Premier league rule 20 is about as enforcable as a murderer getting a full life sentence it wil never happen
My point is therefore that this happens every season and there is nothing that can be done, McCarthy I am sure could have got away with it is he only rested 4-5 rather than 10. Nothing will be done and I am sure come April/May, there will be more occassions when teams with FA Cup/ChampLeague ambitions wil do the same.
Also in May 2007, we played a Liverpool side at Anfield that was not the strongest due to Champ League, would we have moaned if we had anything riding on that game and we arrived to see a Liverpool missing the likes of Gerrard, Carra and Reina?
Exactly. At the start of a season each team has to register a squad with the Premier league. Therefore surely McCarthy can use any of his squad in any game he chooses.
Errrrrr. No he can`t. See Plaaayers post above
Well, no he can't, because of that rule mentioned above.
The rule is a stupid one, and it has been broken numerous times before, but that doesn't mean you can argue he didn't break any rules. Because he has. By definition your 'strongest' team must include playing your best players in each position to form it.
All he needs to do is say they had fatigue from saturdays game. That rule is not worth a carrot.
Yes i saw his post and i know the rule but it has never, and will never happen. Teams rest players all the time.
Hopefully this will give the Premier League the opportunity to put a stop to this type of thing. However as we all know there is one rule for the elite clubs and another for the rest.