Raith Against The Machine Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Championship clubs agree to go to five subs for the remainder of the season. I'm not particularly keen on the idea. You'd have to imagine it'll work in Killie's favour in particular, looking at the strength in depth they've got compared to the rest of the league. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 4 minutes ago, Raith Against The Machine said: Championship clubs agree to go to five subs for the remainder of the season. I'm not particularly keen on the idea. You'd have to imagine it'll work in Killie's favour in particular, looking at the strength in depth they've got compared to the rest of the league. Yep, stupid idea. Most championship clubs struggle to name a 7 man bench without increasing it to a potential 9 and using 5. I'm very surprised at least 6 clubs presumably backed this change. Doubt we were one. Bound to benefit the biggest squad clubs most. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tattie36 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Don’t understand the need for this at all. We’ve only got a squad of 19 and although it will allow more players to get game time, it definitely benefits the teams with larger squads and more strength in depth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Why do people constantly try and find ways to make football worse? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I don’t even know if Queens have 5 players in the squad good enough for the Championship never mind 5 on the bench. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Skyline Drifter said: Yep, stupid idea. Most championship clubs struggle to name a 7 man bench without increasing it to a potential 9 and using 5. I'm very surprised at least 6 clubs presumably backed this change. Doubt we were one. Bound to benefit the biggest squad clubs most. Considering how loathe Johnston often is to make subs in 'normal' times, he was almost certainly against this! I think this might become a more permanent thing in a few years though, and of course driven by big teams with huge squads with no regards for smaller teams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No_Problemo Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 I have absolutely no idea why anyone, bar Kilmarnock with their bloated squad, would agree to this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Considering how loathe Johnston often is to make subs in 'normal' times, he was almost certainly against this! I think this might become a more permanent thing in a few years though, and of course driven by big teams with huge squads with no regards for smaller teams.Yeah it seems inevitable that it will become permanent. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 52 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: Considering how loathe Johnston often is to make subs in 'normal' times, he was almost certainly against this! I think this might become a more permanent thing in a few years though, and of course driven by big teams with huge squads with no regards for smaller teams. To be fair, the Championship was the only division not to operate it last season and I think league 2 has been operating all season this year. Not saying that within the division it's not the bigger clubs pushing it but it's not as if the diddiest among us haven't been on board with it too. It's mental, I don't get it at all. It also means bigger clubs will be more loathe to let players out on loan as they've now got two more matchday squad spots to fill. Why anyone outside the Premiership or possibly Kilmarnock would vote for this is beyond me! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzdrk Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Raith Against The Machine said: Championship clubs agree to go to five subs for the remainder of the season. I'm not particularly keen on the idea. You'd have to imagine it'll work in Killie's favour in particular, looking at the strength in depth they've got compared to the rest of the league. Having more crap players to bring on won't help them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 Another stupid bloody idea. All it does is further advantage the clubs that have greater advantages in the first place. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, Monkey Tennis said: Another stupid bloody idea. All it does is further advantage the clubs that have greater advantages in the first place. In theory yeah and it would at points I imagine, but any team changing half of the outfield players in the one game seems like it would have a bit of a chaotic effect. Not easy coming on as a sub and 5 changes would disrupt the team a bit surely. Usually it’s 1 or 2 subs around the hour and then maybe a late late one. Not sure all 5 would get used too often 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted January 26, 2022 Share Posted January 26, 2022 1 minute ago, 1320Lichtie said: In theory yeah and it would at points I imagine, but any team changing half of the outfield players in the one game seems like it would have a bit of a chaotic effect. Not easy coming on as a sub and 5 changes would disrupt the team a bit surely. Usually it’s 1 or 2 subs around the hour and then maybe a late late one. Not sure all 5 would get used too often It's not just the capacity to change half the team in one go though, is it? It's that 9 can be stripped, allowing further scope to make targeted alterations. As pointed out elsewhere, it encourages large squads for those with the means, and discourages loans. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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