How many of you have a GK on the bench?

Pretty simple question really, in all my seasons so far on FM09 (about 15) I have never seen a GK either go off injured or get red-carded. Because of that I don't bother wasting a place on the bench for my sub 'keeper. How many of you have a sub 'just in case' or do you just take a risk?

In my Dortmund game, Roman Weidenfeller picked up knocks in 2 games. i always select a keeper to the bench.

Every game without fail. Always have done.

i never put a sub keep on my bench i went through 8 seasons with man u never ever needed a sub keeper and the other ones were i have did a season or two never needed sub then so just use it with a player usal got a big squad aswell so helps if i dont have a sub keeper

no goalies on bench. had keeper sent off twice for handling the ball outside penalty area. in both occasions didn't have gk on bench and had a good laugh about my defender's gk abilities.

I only have have a sub keeper for cup finals. But mine has been injured in games a few times. Thankfully it's always happened late enough in the game to have no effect.

Every game without fail. Always have done.

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I've always had a Gk on the bench, and always will.

Always.

FM08 saw me get Scotland to the World Cup (!), I took 3 keepers. Craig Gordon got injured during a match, McGregor got injured in training after the Gordon injury match and the other keeper got a straight red after taking down a player. Had to put Simon Ferry in goals, needless to say, I got thumped

I never do - and the game needs to punish more for doing this.

Every game without fail. Always have done.

What he said.

Always do just incase

Not me. If I can have 5 subs I go for a versatile defender, a midfielder for each position (1 centre, 1 left, 1 right) and 1 striker. If I can have 7 subs, it's exactly the same, except for having 3 defenders on the bench rather than 1 (1 centre, 1 left, 1 right).

i don't have a keeper on the bench and never regret it apart from when i had 3 injuries in 10 minutes so i used all my subs and then my keeper got injured which caused me to lose the game

i always do i had a keeper injured in the 1st min of match n had no keeper so i always do now.

I generally like a small first team squad with a lot of good backups in the reserves so normally there's room for a keeper on the bench.

never have a gk on the bench, even with 7 subs..

Always had a GK on the bench. But I always make sure I have 1 GK, 1 Def, 1 Attack Mid, 1 Def Mid and 1 Attacker and then chose from two others. If you cannot make room for the GK then you need to sort your squad out. It will be sods law that if I did not have a GK on the bench i will get an early injury or sending off in an important game so it is not worth the risk. I have had my GK injured maybe twice in 12 seasons so far on my FM2009 Super League game.

Never have a keeper on the bench, with only 5 bench places, you need all the outfield players you can put in there.

Hasn't cost me before.

I always have a back up, but come to think of it I've never had to use one on 09.

I some times do sometimes don't. At one point I never did, but now I do most the time

Always do, unless one's injured or afterwards when sometimes I forget to reorganize the bench to get a proper balance among subs. Admitedly hardly anything happens to GKs but when it does it can all fall apart. On a similar thread a while ago someone said he didn't bother because it would only cost you a few points max but that can make quite a difference in some situations. Plus I sometimes sub GK's who are playing poorly which is another reason to keep one on the bench.

Feel bad enough having a GK who'll only get 3-4 games a season anyway, to leave him off the bench would just be rubbing it in!

Dont have a GK on the bench. last game casillas got injured i just put zlatan on there and i still won 5-0 (playing with real third season built myself a super team)

I always have one on mate. You never know what could happen in football.

Always have a goalie in the bench, and always will. Its rare to lose you;re keeper, but it happens.

I always have 1 GK, 2 Defenders, 2 Midfielders and 2 strikers (1 good backup and one kid who will be good in the future)

You must have a keep on bench if you're in SPL

depends on the game and how many subs, if i have 7 subs then yes but if i've only 5 subs then it really depends on the match but with 5 subs i will only have a keeper maybe 5% of the time

When playing games where 5 subs are permitted I never do. Instead I opt for one defender, three midfielders and a striker. However, I do if I'm permitted to name 7 subs (also add in an extra defender usually).

That said, in my current save of FM09 I have been playing for six seasons and have never had a need to replace a goalkeeper (and indeed I've had the same number 1 for that entire save).

Usually start a save as Celtic manager so it's compulsory to have one keeper on the bench, but would still have one there just in case even if it wasn't in the rules.

I too, always have a goalkeeper on the sub list.

Definitely have one always... even if it ends up being my under 18 keeper due to injury.

I will always have:

1x GK . . . 1x DC

1x FB . . . 1x DM

1x MC . . . 1x AM

1x FC

I only have a GK on the bench in important games.

My sub keeper has long filled the SB1 slot for as long as I've been playing CM/FM, but this year in my current Aberdeen save I noticed just how much I never need one, so he's been moved to SB7 where he'll still be on the bench for league games but for the cups I need all the outfielders I can get and they only permit 5 subs so I don't bother. It's really not worth taking the risk of losing a game in the league because I don't have one on the bench though.

Always, managers need shooting if they dont do it now, especially as even the CCC has 7 subs.

GK

FB

DC

MC

W

ST

ST

My bench:

1 x GK

1 x DC

1 x Wide Def

1 x MC

1 x Wide Mid

1 x Striker

1 x What ever I will need to change tactically depending on who I'm playing

So.........yes, yes I do.

I use one if I'm playing a league with 7 subs.

If I'm restricted to five, I use:

1 DC

1 DR/L

1 DM/MC/AMC

1 MR/L, AMR/L

1 ST

If I have seven I'll add a goalie and a midfileder (DM or AM depending on my tactic).

Yes. Simply because you never know.

no goalie on my bench!

yep always. 7 subs or 5 subs.

My bench

1 gk

1 def(any)

1 def mid

1 att mid

1 forward

I always have one. You never know, y´know. Your goalie is the last line of defence before you concede a goal so you always need one.

i always do, partly because u have to in the minimum requirements for a match in scotland, but also because my no.1 got injured in a game after 10mins and was out for 2 seasons!

I always use 1 GK in bench.

Many of my players are capable of playing in atleast two different positions. Thus leaving me less worrid about golie space.

Never when I have only 5 subs, when you have one injured keeper in a match every 20 seasons or so I'll gladly take this miniscule risk in favour of having field options on the bench.

With 7 subs I usually have a gk on the bench.

I have done on all my game saves apart from my most recent with Barca. Although i only have 1 keeper in the first team and 3 youth prospects in the under 18s

Always .

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I always have a keeper on the bench, just in case something happens. I've had my keepers pick up knocks a few times in games, and I've had at least one sent off on FM09.

Always. Without fail.

Never really need him though

Always have a keeper on the bench. Forgot one time and I got my keeper injured and had to play an outfield player in that position. Needless to say, I'm never gonna gamble on that ever again.

No if I'm restricted to 5 subs.

Always, evan with 5 subs.. beacuse when I don't put one on, i'll get my goalie sent off..