I think he is just mentioning it because he was fined for his so-called understrength squad last year la, not because he wants us in trouble. Similar to how we want kenny to be fined for his p*** off in camera issue, because Rooney was fined...not because we hate Kenny.

But u are right. If a club is asked to register 25 players, the managers have all authority to play whoever he wants. It's not like SAF is gonna use all his U-18s (who requires no registration) to play Blackpool.

Reminds me when we play Chelsea in 2006-2007 after we had already won the title...we even had DONG in the starting XI! No rooney, no ronaldo, no giggs, no scholes etc. We still tie Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. So who's to say which player is "understrength" as compared to another?

If we are poor, what makes of those under us. With 9 pts gaps between first and second/third.