Football Corner

Man United and Tottenham managers, Sir Alex Ferguson and Juande Ramos are urging the Premier League to change it's rules. The pair have brought up the issue of being allowed seven players on the bench for a league game instead of the current five. This issue has come up on several occasions in the past and is likely to come up again until the Premier League change the rule.

In Champions League and international games the managers can choose from seven subs and Ramos and Ferguson would like that to happen in England. "Every club has players of squads of more than 16 players," said Ferguson. "I didn't choose Darren Fletcher for the Arsenal game and that was a kick in a teeth for him and it didn't sit easy with me," added Ferguson.

The Premier League have replied to the comments by saying that they are willing to look at the issue but no change is likely in the immediate future. "If member clubs want to raise it then we'll look and discuss it as a league," a Premier League spokesman told BBC Sport. "We've resisted the idea before because we feel it favours the bigger clubs who have bigger squads. "If it was raised it would go to (our) summer conference, and if the clubs agreed it could be in place for the start of the 2008/2009 season."

I think this rule should of been changed a while ago because at the moment in big leagues like La Liga they have seven substitutes on their bench and that is right. Some managers in England are forced to sometimes choose five outfield players on the bench and have no goalie, something that happened last season at Bramill Lane and it should never really happen.

Then Sheffield United player Phill Jagielka had to go in goals for the last half hour or so of a Premier League game against Arsenal because of an injury to keeper Paddy Kenny. Luckily for the Blades, they won the game 1-0 but they may not of been so lucky with the outfield player going in goals so I also urge the Premier League to change it's rules and let teams have seven substitutes.