[Albion] Rest Players vs Newcastle?

[Justice]

No Newcastle aren’t a championship side, tough game ahead.

 

[Justice]

I think he will change it up…

Ayari, Welbeck, Adringa and Hinshelwood

For Gomez, Pedro, Minteh and Lamptey.

Not sure that makes us any weaker TBH.

That was Gomez’s first start why would he need resting?

 

[Swegulls]

A big NO!

 

[Han Solo]

Well, if they're is an agreement not to play Minteh against Newcastle this season we will find out on Sunday.

But I would expect Wieffer, Ayari to start and maybe Adingra

There isn't. Such a clause is not allowed when selling/buying players. Mainly to prevent big teams from buying obscene number of players that they can later sell with a "nah, can't play against us"-clause.

NO.

Do wonder about Newcastle though. Already in a final, chasing CL football. Will Smug Eddie rest anyone?

No. With Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea and Spurs out of the cup and City being awful, this is the best chance in like 20 years for a "non-big" team to win the whole thing. This is a chance that no remaining PL team can allow to slip.

 

[Lenny Rider]

Would love to see us win the first ever f***ing trophy of any meaning in our history.
And there is a fair chance I will miss the final as I am down to have my knee replaced in May.
Frankly they can replace the lot with Long John Silver's wooden monstrosity if it means we win the cup.

Sorry old boy, but the respective League Championships in 01,02 and 11, had meaning and huge significance in the clubs history.

 

[oldboyroy]

No chance! Fab has taken the cup seriously and won't change that. He'll play best 11 available.

 

[Uh_huh_him]

Hopefully Liverpool will run them ragged tonight.

Best 11 required to get through this round.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Anyone carrying an injury that could worsen or needing time to heel, yes.

Sadly Veltman is injured, otherwise he’d be a shoe-in at right back.

 

[Bold Seagull]

There are clusters of players at the moment that don’t really make us weaker:
Van Hecke / Webster / Dunk
Gomez / Ayari / Hinshelwood
Rutter / Pedro / Welbeck

He’s managing player’s minutes pretty well. Webster has suffered with injuries so would be a chance for a rest and Dunk to start. Good to see Weiffer looking so sharp, and March still progressing.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Anyone carrying an injury that could worsen or needing time to heel, yes.

Need to give the sick-notes the boot.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Anyone carrying an injury that could worsen or needing time to heel, yes.

I guess Loafer-di Kadıoğlu won’t be playing.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

There isn't. Such a clause is not allowed when selling/buying players. Mainly to prevent big teams from buying obscene number of players that they can later sell with a "nah, can't play against us"

Absolutely nothing to stop us agreeing to such a clause, if it was to our benefit to do so.

But it's pretty unlikely, will give you that

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Pervis Espadrille-ñán

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Slipper-vis Estupiñán

 

[dazzer6666]

 

[saafend_seagull]

Bart, hinshelwood, jvh, Webster, pervi, wieffer, ayari, Mitoma, Pedro, minteh, welbeck

 

[Han Solo]

Absolutely nothing to stop us agreeing to such a clause, if it was to our benefit to do so.

But it's pretty unlikely, will give you that

The Premier League rules in Section L of the PL handbook are very firm that clauses preventing a player from playing against their former club are not permitted.

If there is such a clause in Mintehs contract, the by far most likely outcome is that our opponents will be awarded a 3-0 win in every game Minteh participated. No different to playing unregistered or suspended players, in that is a severe breach of competitive fairness and integrity. So it would certainly have to be a very secret agreement.

 

[aolstudios]

Does Fab change things up for Newcastle at the weekend with one eye on Fulham now that we are in serious contention for European football (or dare I say Champions League Football?)

Wonder where the priorities lie now?

Tough balancing act.

Very tough. I thought over half the 11 looked out on their feet at 50 minutes yesterday

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

The Premier League rules in Section L of the PL handbook are very firm that clauses preventing a player from playing against their former club are not permitted.

If there is such a clause in Mintehs contract, the by far most likely outcome is that our opponents will be awarded a 3-0 win in every game Minteh participated. No different to playing unregistered or suspended players, in that is a severe breach of competitive fairness and integrity. So it would certainly have to be a very secret agreement.

Wouldn't expect it to be in a contract, just a gentleman's agreement between clubs - if of course it existed at all which is pretty unlikely. I think last time the idea came about because he was completely missing from the squad for our game there with no indication of an injury. But in the end I think he did turn out to be injured and missed a few games

 

[Klaas]

Hoping Minteh is in the mood to show them what they could have won