When the new Premier League season starts in August, managers will be able to name seven substitutes and the Football League plan to do the same but this season only for Carling Cup matches as a trial.
This will be ratified at the forthcoming Football League AGM which the Sky Blues will attend. Should the proposal be approved, the decision will be announced and the dates for Carling Cup matches will also be announced.
The provision FA Cup dates have been announced and are as follows:
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16.08.08 - Extra Preliminary Round
30.08.08 - Preliminary Round
13.09.08 - 1st Qualifying Round
27.09.08 - 2nd Qualifying Round
11.10.08 - 3rd Qualifying Round
25.10.08 - 4th Qualifying Round
08.11.08 - 1st Round
29.11.08 - 2nd Round
03.01.09 - 3rd Round
24.01.09 - 4th Round
14.02.09 - 5th Round
07.03.09 - Quarter Finals
18.04.09 & 19.04.09 - Semi Finals
30.05.09 - Final
Coventry Sphinx supporters will again be taking an interest in both the FA Cup and FA Vase which they did so well in last season.
The provisional dates for this are below:
F.A. Carlsberg Vase
06.09.08 - 1st Qualifying Round
20.09.08 - 2nd Qualifying Round
04.10.08 - 1st Round
15.11.08 - 2nd Round
06.12.08 - 3rd Round
17.01.09 - 4th Round
07.02.09 - 5th Round
28.02.09 - Quarter Finals
28.03.09 - Semi Finals (1)
04.04.09 - Semi Finals (2)
10.05.09 - Final
Those of you who follow England will probably want to know the following fixtures.
England Internationals
20.08.08 - Friendly, Home vs. Czech Republic
06.09.08 - 2010 Qual, Away vs. Andorra
10.09.08 - 2010 Qual, Away vs. Croatia
11.10.08 - 2010 Qual, Home vs. Kazakhstan
15.10.08 - 2010 Qual, Away vs. Belarus
19.11.08 - Friendly, Away vs. Germany
28.03.09 - Friendly, TBC
01.04.09 - 2010 Qual, Home vs. Ukraine
06.06.09 - 2010 Qual, Away vs. Kazakhstan
10.06.09 - 2010 Qual, Home vs. Andorra