New Full Strength Team Rule

[Sothall_Blade]

By my reckoning, actually allows teams to play an entire team of reserves providing they have four genuine first team players on the bench:-

<< Full Strength Teams

Following the widespread attention the matter of team selection received in the closing weeks of the 2016/17 season, it was determined at the Summer Conference in June that the EFL would work up a policy to determine what constitutes a 'full strength' team to remove any ambiguity and further potential reputational damage to the EFL and its competitions.

Today, Clubs were asked to support the implementation of guidance on the following basis: 'From the fourth Thursday in March, any team sheet for a League game should include at least 10 outfield players who featured on the team sheet for the League game before.'

Clubs indicated they were in support of amending the policy guidance and a formal vote will now take place at the February Club meeting.

In the event the guidance is adopted and a Club subsequently breaches this threshold, they would be charged with a breach of Regulation 24 and the matter would be referred to a Disciplinary Commission.>>

 

[Harry's Game]

By my reckoning, actually allows teams to play an entire team of reserves providing they have four genuine first team players on the bench:-

<< Full Strength Teams

Following the widespread attention the matter of team selection received in the closing weeks of the 2016/17 season, it was determined at the Summer Conference in June that the EFL would work up a policy to determine what constitutes a 'full strength' team to remove any ambiguity and further potential reputational damage to the EFL and its competitions.

Today, Clubs were asked to support the implementation of guidance on the following basis: 'From the fourth Thursday in March, any team sheet for a League game should include at least 10 outfield players who featured on the team sheet for the League game before.'

Clubs indicated they were in support of amending the policy guidance and a formal vote will now take place at the February Club meeting.

In the event the guidance is adopted and a Club subsequently breaches this threshold, they would be charged with a breach of Regulation 24 and the matter would be referred to a Disciplinary Commission.>>

By team sheet I presume that also included the seven subs on the bench?

 

[DifferentClass]

While I'm all for fielding the strongest team you can, what happens if five of your players are out injured?

 

[Sothall_Blade]

By team sheet I presume that also included the seven subs on the bench?

Must do otherwise it would be all 10 outfield players and no changes allowed.

So all you need to do is play the six outfield reserves + four more from the juniors and stick four first teamers on the bench.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

By my reckoning, actually allows teams to play an entire team of reserves providing they have four genuine first team players on the bench:-

<< Full Strength Teams

Following the widespread attention the matter of team selection received in the closing weeks of the 2016/17 season, it was determined at the Summer Conference in June that the EFL would work up a policy to determine what constitutes a 'full strength' team to remove any ambiguity and further potential reputational damage to the EFL and its competitions.

Today, Clubs were asked to support the implementation of guidance on the following basis: 'From the fourth Thursday in March, any team sheet for a League game should include at least 10 outfield players who featured on the team sheet for the League game before.'

Clubs indicated they were in support of amending the policy guidance and a formal vote will now take place at the February Club meeting.

In the event the guidance is adopted and a Club subsequently breaches this threshold, they would be charged with a breach of Regulation 24 and the matter would be referred to a Disciplinary Commission.>>

You missed out the last sentence: 'Any club found guilty will be fined £5; except in the case of Sheffield United, who will be automatically relegated.' That is a useless proposal without knowing what the punishment is.