Apparently Sheff Weds had 6 loan players in their squad.......

Against Stoke? Is 5 the limit?

 

5 on the pitch at the same time is the limit apparently.

 

A Weds. fan has posted this on the 606 forum:

"Yes, we broke the rule. I posted the possible risk of this on Thursday but clearly the powers that be at S6 dont read chat rooms or know the rules.
After the Leeds case, the FA stated that any future cases will result in a three point deduction and possibly the replaying of the match if any points were gained.
It was accepted that Leeds made a genuine mistake but all clubs were warned in writing of the consequences of breaking this rule. It has been the talk of the workplace for the last two days so how could we mess up big style."

 

Lets hope they got points docked

 

think a few letters to the FA need to be sent!!!

 

the rule is 5 loan players can be named in the sixteen...

Wednesday named 6. Dip your bread in lads and lasses!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A33985489

 

And one of them scored

It's a bit desperate I know but I'd have no qualms about staying up because they got docked points. Rules are rules, and all that.

 

The evidence

Wednesday - On loan players

31 Enoch Showunmi (F) from Bristol C
6 Graham Kavanagh (M) from Sunderland
29 Adam Bolder (M) from QPR
27 Ben Sahar (F) from Chelsea
Frank Songo'o (M) from Portsmouth
Bartosz Slusarski (F) from West Brom

All named in yesterday's 16 against Stoke.

Only 5 allowed

47.3.1 A maximum of 5 loan Players (either Short Term or Long Term) can be named in the
sixteen Players listed on a team sheet for any individual Match. This figure shall
include any additional loan of a goalkeeper approved by the Executive under the
provisions of Regulation 49

 

why don't you post this on a stokie site.....

they may be motivated to report this...... they might get the extra two points....

 

Already on one site

http://oatcakefanzine.proboards27.com/index.cgi?board=Potters&action=display&thread=1206813085

 

Has anyone got the email address that this should be sent to?

 

RE: Already on one site

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="629" border="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><div class="mxb"><div class="sh">Leeds fined for breaching rules </div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="width: 416px" valign="top"><font size="2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="203" align="right" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table>Leeds United have been fined &pound;2,000 after they included six loan players in their squad for the game at Burnley on 28 November.

Football League rules stipulate that only five on-loan players are allowed to feature on the match-day team sheet. </p>

The Football League heard that Leeds had to contend with a last-minute injury to defender Matthew Kilgallon. </p>

The Championship strugglers, managed by Dennis Wise, have had &pound;1,000 of the fine suspended. </p>

Graham Stack, Matt Heath, Ugo Ehiogu, Tresor Kandol and Geoff Horsfield all played as Leeds lost the game 2-1, while Tony Warner was an unused substitute. </p></font></td></tr></tbody></table>

 

mailto:fl@football-league.co.uk nt

 

£2,000 fine, so much for the points deduction we were hoping for!

 

Maybe they were only fined

Because they lost the game anyway, they didn't actually gain an advantage in breaking the rules whereas Sheffield Wednesday did

 

All clubs were warned...

...that the penalty would be a 3 point deduction in future.

 

guess so, will have to wait and see, i can't see the FA deducting points unfortunately

 

Said on Radio sheffield

any further infractions of the rule will result in points deduction after FA wrote to all clubs to remind them of rule.

But also said that it was playing 6 loanees on longer than one months loans.

It's all too confusing - nearly as bad as the new interpretation of the offside rule.

When is a loan player not a loan player - does he have to interfere with play?

 

probably something stupid like the 4th loan player was inactive during the stoke goal so it doesn't count