{"id":461640,"date":"2011-07-15T11:56:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T11:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/15\/clubs-vote-to-end-weak-team-law\/"},"modified":"2011-07-15T11:56:39","modified_gmt":"2011-07-15T11:56:39","slug":"clubs-vote-to-end-weak-team-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/clubs-vote-to-end-weak-team-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Clubs vote to end &#8216;weak team&#8217; law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"82.2988100485\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/54086000\/jpg\/_54086471_holloway_getty.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"282\" alt=\"Blackpool manager Ian Holloway\" \/> Ian Holloway defended making 10 changes against Aston Villa<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>The Premier League has changed their rules on so-called &#8216;weakened&#8217; teams.<\/p>\n<p>Top-flight clubs will now be allowed to pick any player in their 25-man matchday squad without fear of sanction from the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Last season <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/teams\/b\/blackpool\/9378679.stm\">Blackpool were fined \u00a325,000<\/a> after manager Ian Holloway made 10 changes for a match at Aston Villa.<\/p>\n<p>And in December 2009 <a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/teams\/w\/wolverhampton_wanderers\/8521603.stm\">Wolves were handed a suspended fine<\/a> after boss Mick McCarthy rotated his squad for their game at Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>The 20 Premier League clubs agreed at their AGM in early June that any combination of players named in their registered 25-man squads will be able to start a match.<\/p>\n<p>The head of communications at the Premier League Dan Johnson confirmed that all the clubs were in favour of the rule change.<\/p>\n<p>The rule has not been totally withdrawn, and clubs will still be at risk of a fine if they select a number of younger players from outside their 25-man squad.<\/p>\n<p>Last November, Blackpool drew 2-2 at home to Everton, before Holloway then made 10 changes to his starting line up for a match at Aston Villa four days later.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/9163006.stm\">Blackpool lost the match at Villa Park 3-2<\/a>, with Holloway giving six players their first start in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Holloway defended his selection, saying at the time: &#8220;I&#8217;ve got every right to do what I like. Who are they to tell me my players are not good enough?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added that the players brought in had cost the club a lot of money, some of whom were internationals.<\/p>\n<p>After the Premier League studied Holloway&#8217;s selection Blackpool were fined \u00a325,000 in January for distorting the integrity of the competition, a fine they later appealed.<\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/news.bbcimg.co.uk\/media\/images\/54088000\/jpg\/_54088759_mccarthy_getty.jpg\" width=\"226\" height=\"170\" alt=\"Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Mick McCarthy\" \/> Mick McCarthy said Wolves&#8217; suspended fine was a &#8220;deterrent&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Seasiders were relegated in May after an eventful debut season in the Premier League and a spokesman for the club welcomed the change to the rule.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/sport1\/hi\/football\/eng_prem\/8408337.stm\">Wolves boss Mick McCarthy made 10 changes<\/a> to his team when playing against Manchester United at Old Trafford in December 2009. Wolves lost 3-0, but went on to beat Burnley in their next match, when nine players were recalled.<\/p>\n<p>Wolves were handed a \u00a325,000 suspended fine, a punishment that McCarthy accepted as a &#8220;deterrent&#8221; at a time when the 25-man squad rule was not in operation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is the original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/-\/sport1\/hi\/football\/14166038.stm\" title=\"Clubs vote to end 'weak team' law\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clubs vote to end &#8216;weak team&#8217; law<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Ian Holloway defended making 10 changes against Aston Villa The Premier League has changed their rules on so-called &#8216;weakened&#8217; teams. Top-flight clubs will now be allowed to pick any player in their 25-man matchday squad without fear of sanction from the Premier League. Last season Blackpool were fined \u00a325,000 after manager Ian Holloway made 10 changes for a match at Aston Villa. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-461640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Clubs vote to end &#039;weak team&#039; law - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/15\/clubs-vote-to-end-weak-team-law\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Clubs vote to end &#039;weak team&#039; law - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Ian Holloway defended making 10 changes against Aston Villa The Premier League has changed their rules on so-called &#039;weakened&#039; teams. 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