Quote: Pemps "I heard there's a 24hr rule in place from the FA. Can anyone confirm this?'"
FIXTURES
Arranging Fixtures
The dates of League Matches shall be fixed and published by the Board as soon as practicable
prior to the commencement of each Season and except as otherwise provided in this Section
of these Rules, League Matches shall be played on the dates thus fixed.
No fixtures shall be arranged on or on any of the 6 days preceding the 4 dates agreed between
the League and the Football Association prior to each Season upon which international
matches will be played.
Except for League Matches scheduled to be televised live and subject to Rules E.4, E.6, E.7, and
E.8, weekend League Matches will be played on Saturdays.
League Matches will be played on New Year’s Day unless:
it falls on a Sunday, or
it falls on a Thursday or Friday and F.A. Cup matches are scheduled to be played on the
immediately following Saturday.
The copyright in the League’s fixture list shall belong to the Company.
Rearranging fixtures
The Board shall have power at any time to change the date upon which a League Match is to
be played. Before exercising such power the Board will consult with and take into account any
representations made by the Clubs participating in the League Match in question and any
other Club or Clubs which may be affected thereby.
A Club engaged in any match played in a UEFA competition on a Thursday evening and a
League Match on the following Saturday may rearrange the League Match to the following
Sunday provided that:
it gives notice to that effect to the Secretary and to its League Match opposing Club
within 72 hours of the date of the UEFA match being fixed (or, if the period of 72 hours
expires on a day which is not a Working Day, by close of business on the first Working
Day thereafter);
there is no police objection;
the rearrangement of the League Match does not result in the opposing Club having to
play another League Match, F.A. Cup match or UEFA match within 2 days of the
rearranged League Match being played.
A Club may apply to the Board to rearrange a Saturday fixture so that it is played on the
preceding Friday or the following Sunday and in considering whether to exercise its power to
do so the Board shall have regard also to:
the principle that such applications shall not normally be granted in respect of more
than 2 League Matches in any one week;
the effect any such rearrangements would have on published football pool coupons.
Arranging other matches
A Club shall not arrange to play a friendly match during the Season:
until the dates of League Matches for that Season have been fixed and published in
accordance with Rule E.1; or
so that it adversely affects a League Match.
Other competitions
Except with the prior written approval of the Board, a Club shall not enter or play in any 10.
competition other than:
the UEFA Champions League;
the UEFA Europa League;
the F.A. Cup;
the F.A. Community Shield;
the Football League Cup;
competitions sanctioned by the County Association of which it is a member.
Each Club shall enter the F.A. Cup.
Qualification for UEFA Club Competitions shall be on sporting merit through domestic
competitions controlled or sanctioned by the Football Association. Clubs qualifying for a UEFA
Club Competition must apply for a UEFA Club Licence in accordance with the Licensing
Manual.
Postponement of League Matches
A League Match shall not be postponed or abandoned except:
when on the date fixed for it to be played either the Home Club or the Visiting Club is
competing in a competition permitted by Rules E.10.1, E.10.2, and E.10.3; or
with the approval of or on the instructions of the officiating referee; or
by order of the police; or
by order of any other authority exercising its statutory powers to that effect; or
on the instructions of or with the prior written consent of the Board.
Where it is proposed to postpone a League Match pursuant to Rule E. on the grounds of
safety, the appropriate Official of the Home Club shall:
complete and make available on request to the Premier League all relevant risk
assessment documentation; and
time permitting, consult with the officiating referee, the police, the chairman of the
Club’s Safety Advisory Group and the match delegate appointed to attend the League
Match pursuant to Rule E.17.
Upon a League Match being postponed or abandoned in accordance with Rules E.13.1, E.13.2, 15.
E.13.3 or E.13.4, the Home Club shall forthwith inform the Secretary, and the Board will
thereupon exercise its power under Rule E.6 and fix a date upon which the League Match in
question shall be played.
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This is the FIXTURE excerpt from the afore-linked PDF of the FA Premier League Guide.
As we can see, there NO 24hour rule in the official guidelines, that rule seems to exist only in Whelans' imagination.
OH. And I'm a newcomer to Rugby League as a whole... I never saw any RL untill the Grand Final of 2010 (of which I'm sure all Warriors AND St supporters remember with great fondness
) but I became interested in the sport as a whole then. Then last year I tried to ignore my mrs' Warrior-fondness and make up my own mind about what club I liked best meself. I initially landed on two clubs that stood out from the crowd: Wires and the Warriors. But there was one (Well, two) things the Warriors had that none other club has... Sam Tomkins and Josh Charnley.
So there you go. It's all Sam and Josh' fault. (And I got a handshake from Josh on Tuesday, haven't washed the hand since
)
