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Re: BELOW SG
DIR By: rustyref
Date: September 7, 2018, 3:41 pm
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It isn't an extra game, but rather down to the competition. It
is since the Checkatrade trophy allows under 21 teams from PL
and FL teams. A sent off player, or one who reaches caution
thresholds, is suspended until his team has played x number of
1st team games, non-first team games don't count. If they
allowed Checkatrade games to count, you could have a situation
where, let's say for arguments sake, Gary Cahill is sent off for
Chelsea in a Premier League game. Chelsea could argue that he
would have played in that Checkatrade game and that as a result
that should count as one of his suspension games, which is
clearly a nonsense.
Unfortunately this disadvantages the lower league teams who
don't have a reserve team in the competition, as for them the
Checkatrade Trophy is a first team game but that first team game
doesn't count towards the suspension. The more sensible
approach would have been to say that it doesn't count for
suspension serving purposes for teams that have a reserve team
in the competition, but it does for those that have their 1st
team in it.
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Re: BELOW SG
DIR By: Readingfan
Date: September 7, 2018, 6:00 pm
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Surely the sensible thing would just be it either counts or it
doesn't count?
They seem to have gone to a system whereby discipline is related
just to one competition (so 5 Premier League yellow cards will
no longer result in a cup suspension - cup competitions are
handled in a similar way to the Champions League/World Cup.)
If a Tottenham or Liverpool player get sent off next weekend and
are given a 3 match suspension then they'll still be allowed to
play in the Champions League!
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Re: BELOW SG
DIR By: rustyref
Date: September 8, 2018, 3:18 am
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Remember that you aren't suspended for a certain number of
games. Rather you are suspended until such time as your first
team have completed x number of qualifying domestic games,
there's a subtle difference. Therefore, even though the
Checkatrade doesn't count towards your suspension, you can't
play in it as your first team haven't completed x number of
domestic games.
Comparing it to the Champion's League doesn't work s that isn't
a domestic competition and suspensions are handled by a
different authority. As I said before though, it needs a rule
change as it is unfair on the lower league teams who enter their
first teams as opposed to Premier League and Championship teams
who put their U21s in.
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