simonk
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I think you know where Im going with this.
Would some teams literally be better off by not turning up?
Would some teams literally be better off by not turning up?
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whats the penalty for not fielding a team?
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automatic 3-0 victory to the other team and a minimum 3 point deduction to the offenders.simonk said:I think you know where Im going with this.
Would some teams literally be better off by not turning up?
ask middlesborough fans about it, missing a game got them relegated (if they'd turned up and lost it they would have stayed up)
Carver
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Last time this happened was Blackburn vs Middlesborough. Boro had 16 players out through injury and flu.
It took the PL a month to pass judgement, by which time they were bottom of the league. They got docked 3 points and a £50K fine.
Come the end of the season they got relegated, by 2 points.
The only saving grace was it was that pisspot Bryan Robson's side.
Edit: Ah, beaten to it, a bit more info for you.
It took the PL a month to pass judgement, by which time they were bottom of the league. They got docked 3 points and a £50K fine.
Come the end of the season they got relegated, by 2 points.
The only saving grace was it was that pisspot Bryan Robson's side.
Edit: Ah, beaten to it, a bit more info for you.
simonk
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so fine apart - teams loose the game 3-0, which for a good few would be a result
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and lose 3 points from the total they had before the game.simonk said:so fine apart - teams loose the game 3-0, which for a good few would be a result
Gabriel
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In response to the OP, all teams should field a side, for you never know what will happen. Having looked at the fixtures, I can't see Stoke, Fulham, WBA, or West Ham fielding anything but their strongest elevens. Certainly don't think we'll see a situation where a team writes off a game, as has happened in recent years.