JoeP Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Surely that's illegal, isn't it (assuming all ten aren't injured!)? A couple of years ago when Stoke fielded a weakened team against us, meaning we stayed up and Northampton went down, didn't Northampton appeal to the FA? Reckon Chelsea should give it a go - they might listen to a big team! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Surely that's illegal, isn't it (assuming all ten aren't injured!)? A couple of years ago when Stoke fielded a weakened team against us, meaning we stayed up and Northampton went down, didn't Northampton appeal to the FA? Reckon Chelsea should give it a go - they might listen to a big team! Just had all the football fans at work bleating about this... "It's ridiculous, all those poor Wolves fans who shelled out £50 for tickets" "I was listening to Talksport and " My only comment was something along the lines of... "Point taken, but why not look at the root cause of Mick McCarthy's decision? The root cause is the obscene financial imbalance between being a Premier League club and a Football League club, a situation which actually instigates a whole load of more significant problems than McCarthy feeling it beneficial to field a weakened team for a league match. Of course you people don't recognise these other issues as you're not football fans, you're merely people who hold football as your favourite TV show." The comment went down like a lead balloon - some were offended whilst some looked at me like I'm an alien. These idiots are meant to be professionals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oafcprozac Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Just had all the football fans at work bleating about this... "It's ridiculous, all those poor Wolves fans who shelled out £50 for tickets" "I was listening to Talksport and " My only comment was something along the lines of... "Point taken, but why not look at the root cause of Mick McCarthy's decision? The root cause is the obscene financial imbalance between being a Premier League club and a Football League club, a situation which actually instigates a whole load of more significant problems than McCarthy feeling it beneficial to field a weakened team for a league match. Of course you people don't recognise these other issues as you're not football fans, you're merely people who hold football as your favourite TV show." The comment went down like a lead balloon - some were offended whilst some looked at me like I'm an alien. These idiots are meant to be professionals. Think I'll file that one for future reference! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danoafc Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Just had all the football fans at work bleating about this... "It's ridiculous, all those poor Wolves fans who shelled out £50 for tickets" "I was listening to Talksport and " My only comment was something along the lines of... "Point taken, but why not look at the root cause of Mick McCarthy's decision? The root cause is the obscene financial imbalance between being a Premier League club and a Football League club, a situation which actually instigates a whole load of more significant problems than McCarthy feeling it beneficial to field a weakened team for a league match. Of course you people don't recognise these other issues as you're not football fans, you're merely people who hold football as your favourite TV show." The comment went down like a lead balloon - some were offended whilst some looked at me like I'm an alien. These idiots are meant to be professionals. Absolute nail on the head! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Just had all the football fans at work bleating about this... "It's ridiculous, all those poor Wolves fans who shelled out £50 for tickets" "I was listening to Talksport and " My only comment was something along the lines of... "Point taken, but why not look at the root cause of Mick McCarthy's decision? The root cause is the obscene financial imbalance between being a Premier League club and a Football League club, a situation which actually instigates a whole load of more significant problems than McCarthy feeling it beneficial to field a weakened team for a league match. Of course you people don't recognise these other issues as you're not football fans, you're merely people who hold football as your favourite TV show." The comment went down like a lead balloon - some were offended whilst some looked at me like I'm an alien. These idiots are meant to be professionals. Everyone know's there's a financial inbalance, but McCarthy's decision has got to be another nail in the coffin for smaller clubs. The FA are dying for an excuse to penalise lower clubs and McCarthy's just given them an enormous bat to hit them clubs with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlossopLatic Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Just had all the football fans at work bleating about this... "It's ridiculous, all those poor Wolves fans who shelled out £50 for tickets" "I was listening to Talksport and " My only comment was something along the lines of... "Point taken, but why not look at the root cause of Mick McCarthy's decision? The root cause is the obscene financial imbalance between being a Premier League club and a Football League club, a situation which actually instigates a whole load of more significant problems than McCarthy feeling it beneficial to field a weakened team for a league match. Of course you people don't recognise these other issues as you're not football fans, you're merely people who hold football as your favourite TV show." The comment went down like a lead balloon - some were offended whilst some looked at me like I'm an alien. These idiots are meant to be professionals. Eaxactly if the bigger clubs have a problem with it they can always distribute the tv and sponsorship money more evenly throughout football don't expect the armchair fans to understand this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stitch_KTF Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Think I'll file that one for future reference! I've taken to refering to United players as 'members of the cast'. It gets right up noses I tell thee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lookers_Carl Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 How many times have Man U done this over the past few years when they had the league sewn up. Remember united playing a weakened team vs west ham and losing, which resulted in sheff utd going down and west ham staying up? Dont remember the fa saying owt then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 How many times have Man U done this over the past few years when they had the league sewn up. Remember united playing a weakened team vs west ham and losing, which resulted in sheff utd going down and west ham staying up? Dont remember the fa saying owt then I think bearing in mind libel laws we might want to keep clear of this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeslover Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Is it only me who doesn’t have a problem with this? Every club rotates their squads according to the opposition and the competition, McCarthy is there to make the best decisions as he sees fit for his club, not to try and do anyone else a favour. So long as the players he picks are registered to the squad and are doing their best then I don’t really think it’s anyone else’s lookout frankly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hometownclub Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Is it only me who doesn’t have a problem with this? Every club rotates their squads according to the opposition and the competition, McCarthy is there to make the best decisions as he sees fit for his club, not to try and do anyone else a favour. So long as the players he picks are registered to the squad and are doing their best then I don’t really think it’s anyone else’s lookout frankly. I agree entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I agree entirely. And I agree with you agreeing entirely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 I think bearing in mind libel laws we might want to keep clear of this one. Why? They did. Teams like United do it, but they usually have the league/group stage qualification sewn up when they do it on such a large scale, so have earned the right to. Wolves, on the other hand have not got safety sewn up at all. If I were a Wolves fan I would be severely pissed off that the manager just decided to give up lose the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldhamSheridan Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Why? They did. Teams like United do it, but they usually have the league/group stage qualification sewn up when they do it on such a large scale, so have earned the right to. Wolves, on the other hand have not got safety sewn up at all. If I were a Wolves fan I would be severely pissed off that the manager just decided to give up lose the game. No, it is not the particular relationship apart from each other between Mr Ferguson and Mr Curbishley that I am not on about at all. In any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusoe Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Like Leeslover, I have no problem with this. McCarthy planned his team carefully. Conserved his better players for games he thought he could win. Nothing illegal about it all - it might contravene regulations (not laws!) but the FA would be in a world of pain if they tried enforcing that, given it wasn't exactly his youth team and many other clubs have played second strings this season (Everton in Europe? Arsenal in the Cup?). Maybe those other situations aren't subject to the same regulations but morally/philosophically the point is the same. The fans should stop whining; judge McCarthy on his results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego_Sideburns Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Is it only me who doesn’t have a problem with this? Every club rotates their squads according to the opposition and the competition, McCarthy is there to make the best decisions as he sees fit for his club, not to try and do anyone else a favour. Mick McCarthy says he's had a lovely letter from Tiger Woods thanking Mick for taking the heat off him. He says Tiger is driving round singing "Super Mick" at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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