Fans' fury as Wolves field reserves at Old Trafford
Posted Wednesday, December 16, 2009 by The Independent
Mick McCarthy made 10 changes to the Wolves side that beat Spurs on Saturday
Mick McCarthy last night stood by his decision to rest 10 of his Wolverhampton Wanderers team that beat Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and effectively wave the white flag at Old Trafford, where his second string were beaten 3-0 by Manchester United.
McCarthy risked the wrath of the Premier League who stipulate in rule E20 that clubs are obliged to play their strongest teams in all matches. But it was the travelling Wolves support at Old Trafford who were the angriest last night, singing "We want our money back", "Where is our first team?" and "Forty quid to watch the reserves".
He admitted that he had rested the 10 players from Saturday, including matchwinner Kevin Doyle, because he wanted his first team to be fresh for the game against fellow strugglers Burnley on Sunday. As is his practice, McCarthy said he had asked his players to rate the effort that they had put in to the game against Spurs and the "majority of them were nine and a half or 10 out of 10."
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