It won't make a difference. An outfield player will go down instead. He might have to go off for 30 seconds but if you have the ball you can waste a good portion of that just kicking it about between the back 4 and keeper.
If/when we go up I think the first season will be all about survival as it is.with every club. I think we would see a formation change to 5 at the back with 2 holder's in front and we would play counter attack football. The Prem is all about pace so signings would be pacy and athletic and...
Haji should be back next week so can cover Simms and EMC. Tats likely to be the same so while we were thin this week, next week will look ok again. If Grimes gets injured I wouldn't be so chipper.
Ipswich spunked 120 million and went down with a whimper. Sunderland have spent 150 million + and have every chance of staying up. They will struggle during AFCON as could lose 6 or 7 players so will need to bounce back after.