Why?

Charlton blasts Christmas schedule:

?Four games in eight days, it's a joke,? he said.

Clubs like City especially feel the pinch as injuries and illness combine to play havoc within a small playing squad.

?The clubs who do have small squads have to rely on putting weary legs out even before the whistle has gone and it doesn't help at all,? said Charlton. ?Clubs who can put fresh legs in have a big advantage. We don't have the biggest squad at the best of times and with injuries and illness players are having to grit their teeth and get through it.?

Why - the f*ck - do we have a small squad by championship standards?

One of the largest home support in the division. Plus a couple of years of parachute payments.

So why do we have a small squad compared to our rivals? Could someone give a decent reason for this? Or should Charlton be complaining to Worthy rather than to the FA?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes, Jan 3, 10:57:54