Carlisle Fined For Fielding Weakened Team

[marky No.1]

£3000 in the JPT against us. Does this mean we can have a replay, winner takes all??

http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/Ne ... 16,00.html

[Christies Child]

£3000 in the JPT against us. Does this mean we can have a replay, winner takes all??

http://www.carlisleunited.co.uk/page/Ne ... 16,00.html

At the time I posted I'd been told that it was basically their Youth Team. I was proved wrong but it would appear that I wasn't too far off with my post!

Of our lads who will probably feature on Saturday, Mullen, Jeavons, Parrish and Adams didn't feature in the JPT game with Baz only playing the first 45 and Craney not even on the subs bench I seem to recall.

I think Saturday is going to be a very close game and is too close to call!

[heysham_mfc]

we should demand a replay

[thetashkentterror]

I've just worked the full thing out :


"The rule, which covers the Full Strength Team Policy, stipulates that the starting 11 for all games within the competition must include 6 players who have made most starting appearances in League and domestic cup competition fixtures during that season."


Starting eleven for Morecambe :

Collin
Kane
Raven
Murphy
Horwood
Hurst
Burns
Kavanagh
Robson
Madine
Offiong


Starts in the 7 league and cup games before Morecambe

Pidgeley 7
Harte 7
Livesey 7
Murphy 3
Raven 7
Robson 7
Anyinsah 7
Hurst 4
Thirlwell 3
Taiwo 7
Dobie 6
Kavanagh 5
Keogh 4
Bridge-Wilkinson 2
Taylor 1

Players above Hurst's total of 4 - Pidgeley, Harte, Livesey, Raven, Robson, Anyinsah, Taiwo, Dobie, Kavanagh.

Problem - injuries to Taiwo and Livesey, needed to play Hurst and new boy Offiong.

Still leaves seven players there with the most starts before Hurst (six required by the rule) - Pidgeley, Harte, Raven, Robson, Anyinsah, Dobie, Kavanagh.

In actual fact we only played three of those - Kavanagh (5), Raven (7), Robson (7).

Six of the starting eleven against Morecambe had actually made no prior starts at all - Collin, Kane, Horwood, Burns, Madine, Offiong.

The other two - Murphy 3 and Robson 4.

Conclusion = cock-up.



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[sgt major]

To be honest - the only thing that matters is that Carlisle won - fair play to them with a weakened team or not.

This weekend will be a different kettle of fish because of the financial implications of advancement in the cup.