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Added time leads to physio overtime

Chris Hargreaves
FORMER EFL MIDFIELDER

The increase in added time this season has commendable aims – to give fans a better experience and more ‘in game’ action – but has it really been thought through well enough?
Well, judging by players’ opinions, gathered by a Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) survey, the answer is no.
Having been a player for 21 years, I know there is always an honest opinion from the changing room!
One of the top-line findings was that: “Almost 60 per cent of EFL players surveyed by the PFA do not support the new rules relating to additional time at the...

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