Stupid U-21 rule

Im playing as FCK in denmark, in the beginning of my second season, on the verge of signing Hernanes and Keirrison, but im also on the verge of quitting!

For those of you who dont know, there is a rule in danish football that requires you to have at least 3 u-21 players on the bench, notice not in the team, but the bench! I have 2 or 3 in the first XI but since I only have 1 on the bench, if i could actually choose that, i have to leave out some great players for 18 year old kids.

I have some really good 18-19 year olds, but i'd rather just loan them out or play them in the youth team, but instead they're on the bench, and the 22+ players who i have to leave out cant even play in the B team because the B team doesnt play any games...

just to illustrate my problem, last season i left 2 great defenders on the bench to fill up the quota, shouldnt have to be like this.

I have a great squad and im really excited about taking them into this season, but im going crazy over this stupid rule...please tell me i can edit it out of the game in mid-save...probably not possible but i needed to ask cuz its really bugging me.

The only other thing to do, is to sell some good players so mr.puberty can sit on the bench. Quite possibly the stupidest rule in football!

Is that a real rule? Sounds utterly stupid to me, why not just in the team?

You can't edit rules as they are hard coded - the FM2010 competition editor may allow it. Not that it's much use to you now.

Not really a stupid rule. Its to develop the younger players (Mostly Danish) to greater improve the national team??

Isn't there such a rule in scotland??

Answer is surely sign some better younger players or train up your youth like Wenger or Fergie!

craiggore, i am training up my younger players, and like i said, i have around 2-3 or u-20 players in my first XI and i have some real promising youngsters, but i dont have space for them on the bench. if it were 3 u-21s in the whole squad then it makes sense, even 5. but on the bench is just idiotic. i get the reasoning, but what happens to the players who dont make the bench because of it?

im not complaining that i have to play youngsters, im complaining because im having to put great youngsters on the bench to meet my quota. how does that help them?

But look on the bright side, you're getting 2 great players =P

Yes I can see how that rule is somewhat....unthoughtful, and it's a real shame all these rules are hardcoded =@

Oh sorry, I totally missed that bit. You have to have 3 on the bench, i was thinking 3 in the playing squad i.e first 11 and 5 subs which is what they do in scotland.

That is ridiculus.

yeah i didnt get hernanes. but now i need to sell 2-3 players, not because they're bad, but because they're not gonna be playing...im gonna be playing in the cl this season and there the youngsters wont be enough

spent £1m on a daley blind, just to have a good u21 defender (apart from my best defender who's 19 and who i had to leave on the bench last season )

try wales 2 u19's on the bench out of 5 subs not so bad but annoying

i bought keirrison, will have to put him on the bench to get the best out of my team, 10m for a bench warmer is quite a bit..

i dont think i could cope in wales then, thanks for the pointer, will avoid them