Wolves get a £25,000 suspended fine.

[StefanWolves]

Exactly. The PL make up the rules as they go along I swear, who are they to judge?

Anyway, It's a SUSPENDED fine? does that mean we will not have to pay the fine?

[CHA!NGANG]

Was going to post this and its absolute bullcrap.

When I saw the team he played, yes, I was pissed off (mainly because United were in poor form and we may have nicked a draw), but I understood because we had a more important game coming up. However, my uncle was given a ticket at about 5 o'clock on the day of the game, and rushed to Manchester and missed the kick off and everything. Only to get to his seat and see that we were playing our second team, how pissed off must he have felt?

Besides, who's to say it wasn't our strongest team? we played something like 9 full internationals, our player of the season before (Foley), and we played our first team keeper? we only fielded ONE unknown player (can't think of his name now, ), not to mention we played Mancienne who's on loan from CHELSEA? so how exactly was it a 'poor team', no, it wasn't our strongest, but it wasn't poor. If our first team would have played we would have probably lost 3-0 as well.

What I want to know is what are they going to do about teams like Arsenal fielding poor teams in the early rounds of the FA Cup/Carling Cup? isn't it ruining the integrity of those competitions? I know the Premier League and FA are two separate organizations (or so I think), but their has got to be some kind of an even keel, surely? there can't be differently regulations for different competitions. Same goes for the UEFA cup, although I know those who run it have nothing to do with the English game, but look at the team that Villa played in Russia when they got knocked out? They played a piss poor team.

If the football organizations are going to start giving out punishments for playing poor teams then I think all organizations should take suite, there has got to be some sort of an even platform FOR ALL TEAMS, not just small teams so that they can make a statement to the bigger teams.

My two pennies worth anyway.

Difference is, when Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Liverpool field out sub/reserve sides for the CC they still go out to win the game and field a side that they belive can do so and often they do win the game. Our subs team can probably beat every team in the Championship and below and some of the PL teams which are the teams that you meet in the Carling Cup. Wolves had no intention at all to win that game, they were just focused on winning the next one which is why the fine was given. I agree though probably wrong to do the fine as it sets a bad precident. (sp.)

Exactly. The PL make up the rules as they go along I swear, who are they to judge?

Anyway, It's a SUSPENDED fine? does that mean we will not have to pay the fine?

I think it means if you do it again then you will have to pay the £25,000 fine.

[StefanWolves]

Difference is, when Arsenal, United, Chelsea, Liverpool field out sub/reserve sides for the CC they still go out to win the game and field a side that they belive can do so and often they do win the game. Our subs team can probably beat every team in the Championship and below and some of the PL teams which are the teams that you meet in the Carling Cup. Wolves had no intention at all to win that game, they were just focused on winning the next one which is why the fine was given. I agree though probably wrong to do the fine as it sets a bad precident. (sp.)

It doesn't make a difference at all. It's still not 'there strongest team'. How do you know we had no intention to win the game? can you see into the managers mind?

I think it means if you do it again then you will have to pay the £25,000 fine.

Oh that clears that up then

[CHA!NGANG]

It doesn't make a difference at all. It's still not 'there strongest team'. How do you know we had no intention to win the game? can you see into the managers mind?


Oh that clears that up then

Nothing wrong with not fielding your strongest team as long as you field a team that you think can win (in my opinion). I'm sorry but your manager didn't field a team that he thought could win because even your first team would struggle to get anything against United let alone your subs so if your telling me he fielded that side to beat United then your as crazy as an Arsenal fan saying Fabregas will stay at Arsenal forever.

[Geraint]

The 2nd team could have been better than the first as they're more eager and want to use a game v Man Utd as a perfect opportunity to show what they can do for the rest of the season. Had the first team played, they could have played crap and thought "why try we ain't gonna win and I don't want to have an injury. Nobody will say anything as we're playing Man Utd"

[Bun]

i was fuming when i saw this, mick mcarthy is the manager and therefore has the power to field whichever team he wants. the reserves that came in would be up for it more to prove a point, and throws all of uniteds opposition players planning out the window.