Yes, I agree. My point ( poorly expressed) was that teams should be able to pick the side they want. If they consider the game less important, as is often the case in the EFL Trophy, then they should be able to select the players they see as best suiting the circumstances.
Archie Collins has started 53 games for Peterborough this season, including 7 in a 22 day spell up to last Saturday. He almost certainly needs a rest.
Peterborough to sneak into the auto spot would have needed Derby to lose at home to Carlisle on Saturday, and themselves to beat Cheltenham last night and Bolton on Saturday AND to rack up a +9 goal difference (assuming Derby lose by a single goal). Stranger things have happened but the odds would have been very long, so resting players seems sensible, particularly given how many games Peterborough have played recently. It is harsh on Burton and Cambridge however.
How the hell was FGR's turnover £8.3M? Must include some extraordinary items as IIRC Dale Vince was only putting in £2M.
So Bolton have an accumulated loss of £192mn, and where has it got them?
"Sponsorship", I suspect. FGR's front of shirt sponsor just *happens* to be his company. I bet that was a particularly lucrative deal.
Average wage £187,200 p.a. That's some wedge for a footballer in the third tier when compared to the wider labour market
