Day Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Wolves have been hit with a £25,000 suspended Premier League fine for fielding a weakened team for their 3-0 December defeat at Manchester United. Boss Mick McCarthy made 10 changes to his side as he sought to rest players for their next match against Burnley. The tactic was heavily criticised by some fans and observers. Accepting the ruling, McCarthy said: "It was never my intention to break any rules, only to pick a team that was in the best position to get a result." http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8521603.stm We should of got a £950,000 fine for our Premiership season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 harsh teams always rest there players for more important matches all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 Exactly, Man Utd play Wolves on the Saturday before playing AC Milan on the Wednesday. Let's see what team Fergie picks for the Wolves game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derbydan Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 double standards :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrdinary Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 double standards :mad: yes but its acceptable, because those teams, are our flag bearers in europe and have to be given the ability to do what they want when they waant, where as other teams, get fined for it. a bit harsh on wolves i think, but in a day an age where english football is all about staying in the premiership, why not do it, not many teams in the lower half of the table get a result against united at old trafford, makes sense to save your players for a game where you are more likely to get a result. fans may not like it, but there was some logic in micks thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day Posted February 18, 2010 Author Share Posted February 18, 2010 I don't think the Premier League should be able to say who you should and shouldn't play, at the end of the day they were all members of Wolves first team squad, it's not like he stuck the youth team out that day. What must those players think now? oh so the Premier League doesn't think we good enough to have played against Man Utd? They only lost 3-0, look how Wigan, Portsmouths and Hull's first team did against United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CumbrianRam Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Wolves are being punished for being honest, they should have said they had an illness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams71 Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Wolves are being punished for being honest, they should have said they had an illness. yeah they should have all rung in sick to the FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perky1106 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 It's an unfair punishment that's typical of a current football governing body rife with double standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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