MDF and Trivia Millwall v Luton Town 16/10/21

[shatter2]

The Town travel to the New Den tomorrow for our encounter with the Lions. Not wanting to influence anyone's Bobberman prediction but both teams are draw specialist and that will probably be my guess.
I had hoped that the match would be my first away of the season but the virus raised it's ugly head. I'm on the mend but have three more days of isolation to go. 
Looking forward to some in depth reports and analysis from those attending. COYH!!

Millwall Trivia.                       Nothing very interesting to say about the Dockers really, I just remember one of their players from the 60s/70s. His name Derek Possee a local Southwark lad who played for them from 1967 to 1973. He made 223 appearances for them scoring 79 goals, quite a total for a winger.

[bms]

Hope you recover soon Shatter

Not able to go to what would have been a very local game for me so enjoy it if you are making the trip to Sarf Lundun.
Be interesting to see whether or not Pelly will feature if fit as everyone has played so well in recent games. As well as the selection, another challenge for NJ will be our hosts who always prove difficult at their place. Look fwd to reading any comments about game in the coming days.

[Wimbo]

I hope those who are travelling have a safe trip; personally, I refuse to go to Millwall until they return my seat that was removed in the riot. As for our prospects; well we just don’t seem to do well against the more physical sides in the Championship especially those with a bit of height. So, a point would be a great result IMO.

[8two]

[proudhattersince74]

I know we used 4 subs vs Millwall as they had a concussion sub. Does anyone know which of their subs was supposed to have been concussed? I thought all of their subbed players simply walked off without any help and cannot recall any long injury breaks, let alone any needing attention to a head injury. Not that I'm overly bothered as it gave us a chance to make a 4th sub, ourselves ... just intrigued.

Just as I typed that, a mate texted that it was Murray Wallace, which I find a tad odd given that he was withdrawn just as he was about to take a throw-in and didn't seem aware that he was the one about to be hooked. So I'm not sure when he was concussed or assessed for concussion by the medical staff. Not sure what the protocols are but I would have thought there would be a fairly strict assessment so that teams don't simply use that as an excuse to make an extra substitution. Interestingly, my mate said Rowett mentioned post-match that Wallace was injured at the time of the substitution after he kicked the bottom of a Luton player's foot. Concussion?

[8two]

Takes you back to the days when just one substitute was allowed for INJURY which generated some great play acting. 1965, feels like yesterday.

[hattersussex]

The EFL announced last week that for the rest of this season, 5 subs can be used per game !

[proudhattersince74]

Sussex, that 5-sub amendment was only for the Carabao Cup for this season. After pressure by the top Prem clubs who were fretting about the number of domestic and European games.

I doubt there will even be a Carabao Cup next season as the World Cup interrupts the English league, including Luton if we're in The Championship ... or Premier League, of course!

[hattersussex]

It was changed last week proud !!

The EFL have confirmed they will allow for five substitutes in the Championship, League One and League Two, reports Matt Slater and Ali Humayun.

As The Athletic reported on Tuesday, there will be an alteration to the rules governing the divisions outside of the Premier League.

The new rules will also see increased matchday squads of 20 players implemented in the Championship.
What was said on Wednesday?
An EFL statement said: "Following consultation with Clubs, the EFL Board has agreed to increase the permitted number of substitutes to five in all Sky Bet EFL fixtures taking place from 12 noon on Friday 20 November for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

“Regulation 33.4 has been amended to permit:

Championship Clubs to name up to nine substitutes in their matchday squad, with five permitted to take to the pitch in any fixture.
League One and League Two Clubs to name up to seven substitutes in their matchday squad, again with five permitted to take to the pitch.”
When will the change take place?
The new rule will be implemented from this Friday.

That means the Coventry and Birmingham managers will be able to make five changes in Friday night's clash.

It should be noted, however, that in line with the decisions of the International FA Board (IFAB), each team is only permitted a maximum of three opportunities — excluding half time — to make substitutions during the match.

Do the rules differ at all in League One and League Two?
Yes. In League One and League Two, the matchday squads have not been expanded.

Clubs will only still be able to name seven substitutes in their squads.

It could also come in for League 1 and League 2, however, as clubs have similarly busy schedules to their Championship counterparts.

How did these rule changes come about?
A discussion was held about a change in last week’s divisional video conference call and clubs were given until early this week to consult managers and players. Those responses were overwhelmingly in favour of moving to five substitutes.

A formal vote was then held to confirm the proposed changes.

[flathatter]

Oct 18, 2021 12:45:55 GMT hattersussex said:

It was changed last week proud !!

The EFL have confirmed they will allow for five substitutes in the Championship, League One and League Two, reports Matt Slater and Ali Humayun.

As The Athletic reported on Tuesday, there will be an alteration to the rules governing the divisions outside of the Premier League.

The new rules will also see increased matchday squads of 20 players implemented in the Championship.
What was said on Wednesday?
An EFL statement said: "Following consultation with Clubs, the EFL Board has agreed to increase the permitted number of substitutes to five in all Sky Bet EFL fixtures taking place from 12 noon on Friday 20 November for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

“Regulation 33.4 has been amended to permit:

Championship Clubs to name up to nine substitutes in their matchday squad, with five permitted to take to the pitch in any fixture.
League One and League Two Clubs to name up to seven substitutes in their matchday squad, again with five permitted to take to the pitch.”
When will the change take place?
The new rule will be implemented from this Friday.

That means the Coventry and Birmingham managers will be able to make five changes in Friday night's clash.

It should be noted, however, that in line with the decisions of the International FA Board (IFAB), each team is only permitted a maximum of three opportunities — excluding half time — to make substitutions during the match.

Do the rules differ at all in League One and League Two?
Yes. In League One and League Two, the matchday squads have not been expanded.

Clubs will only still be able to name seven substitutes in their squads.

It could also come in for League 1 and League 2, however, as clubs have similarly busy schedules to their Championship counterparts.

How did these rule changes come about?
A discussion was held about a change in last week’s divisional video conference call and clubs were given until early this week to consult managers and players. Those responses were overwhelmingly in favour of moving to five substitutes.

A formal vote was then held to confirm the proposed changes.

I think that is the announcement for LAST season Tony?

[flathatter]

An early April Fool joke?

[flathatter]

Teams playing in the Carabao Cup will be allowed to make up to five substitutions a match for the rest of the season following a rule change.

The English Football League passed an amendment from three substitutions following a proposal by 14 of the 16 clubs still in the draw.

Each team can name nine substitutes, starting from the fourth round later this month.

The change has been made after concerns were raised over fixture congestion.

Teams will have three opportunities during open play to make substitutions, not including half-time, while multiple changes can be made at one opportunity.

For the semi-final second legs and the final, an additional substitution opportunity will be permitted during open play in extra time, but not including at full-time or half-time in extra time.

Any unspent substitutions can be carried over into extra time.

Fifa increased the number of available substitutes to five in May last year in response to coronavirus issues, but the rule was scrapped by the EFL before the start of this campaign