Herr Blatter puts boot into U19/U21s and probably all Amateur players as well
Substitutes at 19 and 21 level
Further to the January issue of KICKABOUT we now write to update on the participation of substitutes at 19s and 21s level. The SFA Recreational Committee decision to support an increase to the number of substitutes at age groups 19s and 21s was submitted to an SFA Board meeting and was duly approved. SYFA thanks to all who supported the proposal.
The proposal was submitted to the International Football Association Board at their AGM held at Celtic Manor in March 2011. The Board is made up of 1 delegate each from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales plus 4 delegates from FIFA. During the meeting Herr Blatter had difficulties with the proposal. This resulted in the 4 home countries voting to support the proposal the four FIFA delegates voting to oppose the proposal. Stewart Regan has indicated to the IFAB that the proposal will again be submitted to the next AGM and hoped that it would be supported by all delegates. SYFA thanks to Stewart and the other home nations.
The above extract is taken from a recent SYFA Newsletter and relates to the draconian rules relating to non-professional players in Scotland and the UK. It takes some believing that Herr Blatter "had some difficulties" getting his head round the positive moves to promote the game to as many of the countries Amateur players as possible. Ask yourself, what would Herr Blatter know about being an unused sub on a freezing, windswept, winters day in Scotland, having trained twice a week, paid your weekly training/match fees, probably turned down a days overtime to play, only for Herr Blatter to tell you that he has "difficulties" with ensuring you at least get some game time?. How many U19/U21, and lets also include the Amateurs in this farce, team managers at the recent cup finals had the unpleasant task of leaving two players stood on a touchline, because we could only play 3 subs from the 5 listed, on their biggest night of the season?. It doesn't auger well for us at grassroots level when Henry McLeish and the Hampden power brokers look at devising blueprints for the future of the game in Scotland, then when a positive proposal to get more players involved in a game to game basis, and to promote a government directive to adopt healthy lifestyles, is de-railed by four of Herr Blatters trusted lieutenants. Henry has a job on his hands!!
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