Spurs & Man Utd ask for more subs

[ARBUCKS]

Tottenham and Manchester United have urged the Premier League to allow teams
to have more substitutes on the bench.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and Spurs coach Juande Ramos say there should
be seven substitutes to choose from rather than present limit of five.

"Every club has players of squads of more than 16 players," said Ferguson.

"I didn't choose Darren Fletcher for the Arsenal game and that was a kick in a
teeth for him and it didn't sit easy with me," added Ferguson.

Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson also favours a change in the Premier
League's rules on substitutes, with managers allowed to bring on three players
from a choice of five.

The Premier League said it was willing to look at the issue, but any change was
unlikely to come into effect before the start of next season.

"If member clubs want to raise it then we'll look and discuss it as a league," a
Premier League spokesman told BBC Sport.

"We've resisted the idea before because we feel it favours the bigger clubs who
have bigger squads.

"If it was raised it would be go to summer conference and if the clubs agreed it
could be in place for the start of the 2008/2009 season.

Premier League voting rules require 14 out of the 20 clubs to back rule changes.

In Champions League matches as well as international fixtures coaches and
managers are allowed to name seven subs and bring on three of them.

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[Jazz 16]

It would definitely benefit the bigger clubs/squads so I think its a good idea. It can be a bit unfair for some players that train hard all week and do the preparation work only to be told that they didnt even make the squad. It happened to Fletcher against Arsenal.
Its better to have more options anyway and its not as if they are asking for more subs to be allowed onto the pitch, just on the bench. Good idea imo.

[SolskjaertheLegend]

if this were to happen i wouldnt complain

Now we can have more options on the bench eg. a keeper, 2 defenders, 2 midfielders and 2 strikers etc

[andycole9]

i also think this is a good idea, all clubs nowadays have big squads not just the big clubs, from top to bottom from your boro's, pompeys, to your sunderlands and reading's

i also think it would make a managers job easier and it would be easier for footballers to take being told that after traing hard all week they are not going to even make the bench

people like the fletch are sat in the stands so much that the club will start charging him for his seat

[Ajant]

Here in the A-League we have 4 on the bench... lol...5 or 7 would be good.

[Keano4taoiseach]

Good Idea.......although I have to say I'm surprised Liverpool aren't leading the field in this plea.....

[ARBUCKS]

They do it in Spain so they should do it in the Premiership! It is a great idea hopefully it will come in affect ASAP in 2008-9 season!

[reddwarf]

I think it's a good idea but they should only do it in the Premiership. Some clubs in the lower divisions could find it difficult to find 18 fit players every week.

[Wazza1989]

it's a very good idea

[ron_aveiro]

the reason is actually the same like allowing us to use all the subs available..it will favor the bigger clubs and very unfair to other clubs..no other reason..in Spain they use 7 subs system and it really helped the clubs like real madrid or barcelona big time...it will be tough for premiership to decide..

of course as a man utd fan i would like to have 7 subs as well..

[Justice]

Brilliant idea imo.

[Keano4taoiseach]

7 subs in CL so it should definitely be 7 in Premier League..

[chiboygeorge]

Yea I think every manager need this...

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