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Dean’s right, five subs rule offers nothing

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THERE have been a couple of changes to regulations at Steps 1 and 2 that I don’t believe have enhanced the game.
Firstly, allowing five substitutions per team has made second halves very stop-start. In a recent match report, Barnet manager Dean Brennan said: “This new rule about five substitutes is ruining the end of games. All the managers aren’t happy as it’s slowing the game down and killing the last 10-15 minutes of games.” He is spot on.
I watched a lot of Southern Counties East League matches at Steps 5 and 6 last season whe...

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