Seven subs good; Playing abroad? Mental
Add comment February 9th, 2008
The last few days have seen two announcements which could change the shape of the Premier League as we know it. The first is the more minor confirmation that from next season, Premier League clubs will be allowed to name up to seven substitutes. Whilst for smaller clubs this probably means increasingly stretched budgets, for bigger clubs it simply allows greater flexibility and makes it easier to keep unsettled squad players happy.
The second proposal, which is still a long way from being confirmed, is that the Premier League may introduce a ridiculous 39th fixture in each season, which will be sold to the highest bidding location. In my opinion, we’d be whoring out our game for a few extra million quid. The rest of Europe would look at us as a laughing stock, and it wouldn’t be long before we had about as much credibility as the Harlem Globetrotters.
Anyway, Arsene is yet to pass proper judgement on a scheme he doesn’t know too much about, which is probably a wise stance to take. However, if you (like me) are strongly opposed to this proposition, there is a petition here.
All of our players are injured. It’s lucky we don’t need to find enough to fill seven substitutes spots (yet).
We don’t play till Monday. I don’t know about you, but I intend on spending the entire weekend twiddling my thumbs.
