2016 NEW FM League thread

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I put this issue entirely down to NNSW, and not the clubs.

A few years ago I was playing and we rested a player who had received his 5th yellow card from referees that season. He played the next week after he was rested, got a yellow card, and we then got a letter from NNSW saying he was suspended the next game for accruing 5 yellows. It turns out the referee, or NNSW, or someone hadn't recorded one of his first yellows. So we rested him for a week for no reason.

The next week the club asked NNSW for a list of all players and what cards they were currently on & it was as if we were asking for the worlds biggest favour. A lot of bitching & moaning, and in the end it turned out a few players who had 3+ cards had been recorded incorrectly for some reason.

Every single player should be available and eligible to play every single week unless specifically notified by the federation otherwise. Absolutely no responsibility should be taken by the club, ever, IMO (apart from making sure team sheets or whatever are submitted, however that goes down).