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Do Boycott Cup games count for suspensions? As I understand it, both Doyle and Baudry are on 4 yellows, if they pick up a fifth on Saturday, can the Boycott Cup game against Rovers count as their suspension game or does it have to be a league fixture?

I believe so

That'll be a couple of meaty challenges flying in in the 87th minute on Saturday then :)

Isn't it something ridiculous like league suspensions don't count for the boycott trophy but boycott trophy suspensions do count in the league?

I'm sure it hit us a few years ago and I remember another manager going ballistic about it as well.

Bugger. I prefer tans' answer so I'm going to continue to believe that instead :)

Isn't the trophy game after the visit to Cheltenham?

Don't know yet which of the loanees will be allowed to play against Cheltenham, but a suspension for Baudry would hurt.

Get the bookings done so that the suspension is for the Cheltenham game.

Defeatist!

Leonidas would have left you on the bench for the cup game against the Persians at Thermopylae.

From the EFL.


So it appears bookings and suspensions are not carried over outside of this competition.

But note that it was because the Prem academies complained about it, even though their little darlings are far less likely to trouble their first teams than our lowly grubs are. Typically abject from the EFL. FFS.  >:(

They have and still do favour the Premier teams.

Leonidas.... leading scorer at the 36 WC for Brazil, playing for Botofogo at the time.  Leonidas was known as the "Rubber Man" he invented the overhead kick.

Nah, Doug Ellis.

Paul Nuttall wasn't it?

Of the UKIPs

You're getting mixed up with Arthur Ellis, referee at the notorious Battle of Berne 1954, twixt Brazil and Hungary.

Doing It's a Knockout was a doddle after that.

And don't mix up Arthur Ellis with Ken Aston, he of the Battle of Santiago fame, which I just about remember

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNLfpwWXZ9w

No wonder he invented yellow and red cards after that lot...  :)

No (although it was a good story). Repeating Peter Crouch's story that when he signed for Villa, he was introduced to Doug Ellis who claimed to have invented the overhead kick (to much derision from Crouch, on the podcast anyway, doubt he did it in person as an 18 year old being introduced to the chairman of the club he'd just signed for)

If Bradford don't allow Doyle to play against Cheltenham, and he happens to be suspended too, presumably that's fine?

Why wouldn't they allow him to play? He's here for the season

I guess PP is thinking cup tied for the 3rd round once Doyle is recalled.

Lots of assumptions.

Think a player has to be available to play for the suspension to take effect.

Thanks.

My question was fairly tongue-in-cheek, but also good to know.