Quote Originally Posted by BanjoPie View Post
Its about time that the NL got their act together to allow 5 outfield subs + GK - surely most if not all NL teams have a reserve keeper so it would be the same for all teams. Is there any way we could start lobbying the NL?

Their email address is [email protected] - I am going to compose a letter suggesting that they at least discuss the issue. Won’t make any difference of course but at least I will have tried.
Personally I don’t have a problem with 5 subs. It’s the clubs choice how they utilise what you have on the bench. A lot of clubs risk not having a GK on the bench, and I get the rationale. Generally keepers don’t get injured or sent off. However, in the same breath Notts had players on the bench that rarely got game time, so why not have a keeper? There were times IB had 3 midfielders on the bench, why, he was never gonna use all 3. Same with defenders, it’s not often you change your back line, look how many times Rawlinson was an unused sub. You might throw on an extra defender to see out a game.
Normally it’s in forward positions changes happen, to try and influence a positive result. Even then, Sam hardly got on after his purple patch in February (I think that’s the month he was flying).