• 69. Substitute!

  • Oct 10 2024
  • Length: 42 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • The use of substitutes began in the English Football League at the start of the 1965-66 season. After years of the Wembley “hoodoo” it was initially a simple system of ensuring that matches were not spoiled by 10 men playing against 11 because of a bad injury. From that sensible position in 1965 we seem to have arrived at a situation today when an entire second team is sitting on the bench waiting to come on. Does anyone think that has been a change for the better? Jon Holmes, Paddy Barclay and Colin Shindler discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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