member change

[tzfujimino]

Hello.:-D
I'd like to ask a question about the phrase 'member change'.
The phrase, which looks like a compound noun, is often used in Japanese.
Please read the sentences below.

The voters have the ability to change board members at every election.
There has been no member change so far.

I made the second sentence by myself.
Is 'member change' a natural/correct English expression? I suspect it sounds like a strange mixture of words to native speakers of English.
Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

It sounds unnatural to me but I think that's because I would expect "There have been no board member changes yet".

 

[tzfujimino]

Thank you, ems.

Then, please imagine you're watching a football/soccer game on TV.
Player A has been badly injured, and player B has just come in to replace A.

Now, in this situation, would it be possible to say 'There has been a soccer member change' or 'There have been soccer member changes'? Neither would work, in my opinion.
How would you describe the situation?
Thank you again.

 

[emsr2d2]

No. The standard phrase for soccer is "There has been a substitution".

 

[bhaisahab]

Thank you, ems.

Then, please imagine you're watching a football/soccer game on TV.
Player A has been badly injured, and player B has just come in to replace A.

Now, in this situation, would it be possible to say 'There has been a soccer member change' or 'There have been soccer member changes'? Neither would work, in my opinion.
How would you describe the situation?
Thank you again.

"There has been a substitution" is possible.

 

[Tdol]

I made the second sentence by myself.
Is 'member change' a natural/correct English expression? I suspect it sounds like a strange mixture of words to native speakers of English.

It sounds like the sort of stuff they might use in management English- unnatural to most speakers, but OK in their circles. The meaning's clear enough.