5 with England caps if including Zaha

"It feels much better than it ever did, much more sensitive." John Wayne Bobbit

Not sure I agree. The big clubs have enough players to rotate their team sheets if they are that concerned about injuries. The smaller clubs often can't even muster five first-team quality players for the bench. It is a definite advantage to bigger and wealthier clubs.

If it has to happen though they need to limit it to three occasions on which you can make a sub (like before) and possibly stop injury time subs to prevent time wasting. Maybe they could even say that two out of the five have to be U23 players.

Just my review of those you've listed, only a few good enough to actually play for us.

It is felt that there remains a sizeable opposition from the smaller clubs who feel it gives an advantage to those with stronger squads.

Top clubs believe that some clubs originally opposed to 5 subs are starting to have a change of heart.It is believed that W.Ham and 2 other clubs who originally voted against keeping 5 subs are thought to be ready to reconsider.

A total of 14 clubs would have to vote in favour of 5 subs and I doubt there is this level of support.

Giving fringe players actual game time is a huge bonus for smaller clubs, how on earth are these players ever going to be able to show what they can do when under the spotlight of an actual tough competitive game and amongst the best players they've ever played against, nothing else can ever produce this actual scenario, There will be gems born during the season, players just like AWB are allowed the opportunity with more options out of five subs, it will not help the big clubs because youngsters will absolutely love the opportunity to play them and do their stuff to prove to their own clubs that they should be picked.

It depends what we mean by 'biggest'. You have identified us as the 'tallest' but I wonder which club has the 'heaviest' first team squad of 25 (bearing in mind that those under 21 don't count so they can be ignored so we're talking about the 25 who do count). I've got no idea.

Other stats to consider are:
- who has the quickest squad?
- who has the slowest squad?
and I'm sure other posters will come up with other categories to amuse us during the boring international break. Talking of which, by the time we come to play the current English champions, will they have a defence left?