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[Football] Away goals double
- Thread starter amexer
- Start date
brightn'ove
cringe
It would just mean a return to teams parking the bus. You would give up this season's champions league drama, for that?
Djmiles
Barndoor Holroyd
I still personally love the away goals rule. Adds some extra spice and excitement to two legged ties.
Johnny RoastBeef
These aren't the players you're looking for.
- Jan 11, 2016
- 3,472
Absolutely right, time to introduce it in the Premier League. That would put a spanner in the works of the anti football aficionados.
Nottseagull
Well-known member
Indeed it does, and never more dramatically than at tonight's semi in Amsterdam. If the rule wasn't in place, the tie may well have just gone to a penalty lottery. Do you think that is more desirable?
Now there's a thought. You score points based on the aggregate score of your home and away result against each opposition. I'm sure there is an anorak out there that could work out what the table would like at the end of the season. Question would be whether you play the home and away games consecutively rather than spread out like they are now.
HastingsSeagull
Well-known member
Wasn't there a time / competition when extra time was played if a draw and THEN away goals counted? Gave the home side a bit of an advantage though but then again so does a true draw situation with for example (if it involved us) 0-0 and 0-0.
- Apr 5, 2014
- 25,934
Same system as now but an extra two points awarded to the winner over two legs once the return is completed.
Worried Man Blues
Well-known member
or nil points for 0-0 can't score won't score no points
n1 gull
Well-known member
Why change anything, if it ain't broke..
Nottseagull
Well-known member
This is true and they could indeed be multiplied by any figure over 1, even 1.01.
I suspect this wasn't quite your point, though
