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Sheffield Wednesday - Disrespectful?

WSS
WSS Posts: 25,108
edited August 2011 in Other Football and Sports
Have made three subs in the first 16 minutes of their game against Bradford to get around the competition rules.

Thoughts?

Personally, I hope we don't act like that.
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  • Talal
    Talal Posts: 11,565
    Would be surprised if it didn't lead to a fine.
  • supaclive
    supaclive Posts: 6,528
    Megson all over - Bell End ...
  • Clem_Snide
    Clem_Snide Posts: 11,798
    Beat me to it. Insult to the fans that have travelled.

    Megson looks very smug about it.

    Hopefully they'll still get fined.
  • cambi22
    cambi22 Posts: 342
    funny how they look better when they take semedo and prutton off cant wait till monday hope we smash them to bits
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,415
    Weaver off after 2 mins. Semedo and Prutton after 16 mins.

    Taking the rise out of the game, but Megson will say they have doing nothing wrong.
  • carly burn
    carly burn Posts: 19,629
    I wish Parkinson had've had the bollox to sub Semedo after 16 minutes. ;-)
  • Neil_Heaney
    Neil_Heaney Posts: 371
    Can't stand Megson. Someone remind me of the JPT rules again? Got to start a quota of players from the last league match is it?
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Can't stand Megson. Someone remind me of the JPT rules again? Got to start a quota of players from the last league match is it?

    Six of the starting XI must come from the eleven players with the most first team starts that season.
  • Paddy Powell
    Paddy Powell Posts: 2,859
    edited August 2011
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.
  • DamoNorthStand
    DamoNorthStand Posts: 11,091
    They are going nuts about on Owlsonline.com. Saying it is an embarrassment to the club.

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  • tricky
    tricky Posts: 1,291
    I would be ashamed if we did this. Hope they get fined.

    Thankfully we have a decent guy in charge who I strongly doubt would be so disrespectful to the competition, the opposition and his own club's fans.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Have made three subs in the first 16 minutes of their game against Bradford to get around the competition rules.

    Thoughts?

    Personally, I hope we don't act like that.




    He will argue that he hasn't broken any rules, technically he hasn't although it's not in the spiritof the competition rules.

    The joke will be on him if a couple of players get injured.

  • Neil_Heaney
    Neil_Heaney Posts: 371
    Cheers BFR
  • Siv_in_Norfolk
    Siv_in_Norfolk Posts: 4,088
    I think it is fair enough...and within rules

    at own risk re: injuries too
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,848
    Would love the weds keeper to be sent off now. Clinton morrison in goal?? Haha
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,232
    Have made three subs in the first 16 minutes of their game against Bradford to get around the competition rules.

    Thoughts?

    Personally, I hope we don't act like that.




    He will argue that he hasn't broken any rules, technically he hasn't although it's not in the spiritof the competition rules.

    The joke will be on him if a couple of players get injured.


    Presumably, he isn't bothered if he goes down to 9 or 10 men, as he wants to go out.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.

    Fair point, but we took that match seriously and won, beating a team in a higher division to boot.
  • scruffle
    scruffle Posts: 2,291
    very disrespectful and at times like this it would be football justice if a few of the remaining 'first teamers' pick up injuries and now can't be subbed
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Have made three subs in the first 16 minutes of their game against Bradford to get around the competition rules.

    Thoughts?

    Personally, I hope we don't act like that.




    He will argue that he hasn't broken any rules, technically he hasn't although it's not in the spiritof the competition rules.

    The joke will be on him if a couple of players get injured.


    Presumably, he isn't bothered if he goes down to 9 or 10 men, as he wants to go out.




    That would raise questions about whether SW were really trying or not - leading to charges of taking the game into disrepute. Also I can see their fans being refunded their money after this.

    The stupid thing is that instead of giving three starting players part of a game and three subs part of a game he's giving eleven players a full game. I bet they they are happy.

  • Nicholas
    Nicholas Posts: 7,668
    Joke club 10 points deducted please :)

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  • ISawLeaburnScore
    ISawLeaburnScore Posts: 9,780
    Embarrassing. If that was Charlton i would be ashamed. Surely bringing the game into disrepute even if competition rules adhered to. Hope the keeper gets sent off.
  • Paddy Powell
    Paddy Powell Posts: 2,859
    edited August 2011
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.

    Fair point, but we took that match seriously and won, beating a team in a higher division to boot.
    We certainly did a professional job (I expect nothing less). It's not having the choice as to who we select that annoys me.

    The league are basically saying that the 11 players that beat Reading aren't a good enough team to play in this competition because they aren't 'regulars'. It's a nonsense.

    I'm not excusing Megson. The rules are what they are and he should adhere to them in a more professional manner. That rule needs changing, though.


  • Airman Brown
    Airman Brown Posts: 15,789
    edited August 2011
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.

    Nonsense competition, with nonsense rules. No way is Megson going to get punished for making substitutions.
  • RodneyCharltonTrotta
    RodneyCharltonTrotta Posts: 14,856
    Do you HAVE to enter the competition? Ie is it mandatory as part of membership to the league?
  • jdsd42
    jdsd42 Posts: 1,506

    Insult to Bradford ...........and the crowd who paid to watch the game ...but within the rules be funny if the 3 subbed players were banned from the next game.

    Mind Prutton and Semedo one will not make 90 minutes at the Valley

     

  • scruffle
    scruffle Posts: 2,291
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.

    Nonsense competition, with nonsense rules. No way is Megson going to get punished for making substitutions.
    and because of this the FA won't do anything about shef wed taking the piss
  • oohaahmortimer
    oohaahmortimer Posts: 34,369
    sheff wed priority is promotion 
    as is ours 
    he pushed the rules to the limit for the good of sheff wednesday
    we did the same by not risking first teamers for reading game (regardless of result)
    we have some proper prescious fans ffs 
    tinpot cups it's all about the league and i wouldnt be fussed if scp did the same 


  • EastStand
    EastStand Posts: 4,111
    I wouldn't be annoyed if we did it cos we'd still win :D
  • jimmymelrose
    jimmymelrose Posts: 9,864
    It is taking the piss somewhat, but I can see why he did it.

    We made 11 changes in a League cup tie, but will have to risk at least 6 regulars in this tinpot trophy? It's not right.

    Nonsense competition, with nonsense rules. No way is Megson going to get punished for making substitutions.
    At least there's one person who see it the same way as me. I'm glad to hear that Sheff Weds have done this and I would like us to do the same. In a recent conversation with my parents I even 'suggested' that such early substitutions would be a good way to get around the rules.

    The JPT is an absolute waste of time. Regarding the argument that it's not fair on supporters, one could argue that this competition is not fair on the clubs, being that entry is obligatory, and stupid rules are enforced.

    I repeat what I've said before. I would rather Charlton score one more league goal than win this competition. Who cares who wins it anyway?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,232
    Surely there has to be some come down on this otherwise it's just sets a precedence to other clubs to follow and makes a mockery the rules to play first teamers in the first place - I'd be interested to know what Sheffield Wed were charging for tickets

    Nothing, as it's away at Bradford.

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