I disagree it doesn't keep it interesting at all it's annoying and somewhat ruins the game slightly.
It's not fun to play matches with un-fit players or have decent players injured due to a badly timed friendly. And the fatigue from a friendly may not be much but if your players are very low before the match and you do not have time to rest them properly after etc. then you can be *beeped* for the next match!
Thanks for the other replies hopefully they may consider changing it.
The fact of the matter is it is a facebook GAME!!!!! precisely that a game! Anyone would think it was real or life and death!
GET OVER IT!!!!!!!
theres discussing things and theres whinging and whinning. I dont need to chill out at all i just play the game for what its meant .......... a bit of fun no analizing he wheres and wherefores after all its free entertainment.