"Jackmac" <me@here.com> wrote in message news:45e6a3b1$0$82011$7b0f0fd3@reader.news.newnet.co.uk... In my fielding an understrength team shows a lack of respect for the opposition and only fires them up more. If you have say a ... of it, What about the fans as well? If Rangers reached a League Cup final against Celtic and fielded an understrength team I'd be a bit annoyed.

...in the league.) I think this policy of selecting understrength teams is overdone. If a team is going for the title ... in Europe then maybe they have a justification for playing an understrength team in the earlier rounds of the league cup or FA Cup....mid-table teams and teams at the bottom of the league fielding understrength teams in the cup and I don't think they should...

...4 in the league.) I think this policy of selecting understrength teams is overdone. If a team is going for the title and ...in Europe then maybe they have a justification for playing an understrength team in the earlier rounds of the league cup or FA Cup...table teams and teams at the bottom of the league fielding understrength teams in the cup and I don't think they should. ...