The Football League is contemplating introducing penalty shoot-outs to resolve games level at 90 minutes - i.e. dispensing with the draw! Is this 20-20 cricket, coming to football? Leave things alone guys which have stood the test of time please.

The Football League is contemplating introducing penalty shoot-outs to resolve games level at 90 minutes - i.e. dispensing with the draw! Is this 20-20 cricket, coming to football? Leave things alone guys which have stood the test of time please.

They aren't trying to get rid of the draw in a sense. The draw would still stand, but for an extra point the penalty shoot out decides it.

And it has also apparently come from a survey of fans and not the league.,

It won't be long before the game is just a penalty shoot-out. Wenger and Fergie will still complain about 'too many shots'.

They aren't trying to get rid of the draw in a sense. The draw would still stand, but for an extra point the penalty shoot out decides it.

And it has also apparently come from a survey of fans and not the league.,

Your first paragraph is correct but I read on teletext that "the League's 72 club chairman set up a working party at ways of making the game more attractive." I've been watching football for 54 years now and have no problem with the existing framework. Pleased to read it has been well 'sticked' by several including a "crackpot idea" by Bristol City and Warnock joining the anti's.

And it has also apparently come from a survey of fans and not the league.,

More than likely they had a chat with their mates in the corporate boxes.

Won't this encourage teams to go for a draw and take a chance in the pen shoot out rather than going for the last minute winner.
Stupid idea and why the **** do they have to mess around with football again.

Your first paragraph is correct but I read on teletext that "the League's 72 club chairman set up a working party at ways of making the game more attractive."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cardiff_city/6453641.stmv

The 72 league chairman will look at the ways to make it more exciting, the idea has come from a "survey" put to fans.

More than likely they had a chat with their mates in the corporate boxes.

Won't this encourage teams to go for a draw and take a chance in the pen shoot out rather than going for the last minute winner.
Stupid idea and why the **** do they have to mess around with football again.

This way you only get 2 points instead of 3.

This way you only get 2 points instead of 3.

I know one team will get 2 points, my point is that after 80 minutes both teams will settle for the draw and try and get 2 points rather than go for the winner.
If they want to mess around with the points system why not do something like give an extra point if you win by 3 clear goals

I know one team will get 2 points, my point is that after 80 minutes both teams will settle for the draw and try and get 2 points rather than go for the winner.
If they want to mess around with the points system why not do something like give an extra point if you win by 3 clear goals

Because the bigger teams will get more points over the smaller ones.

More than likely they had a chat with their mates in the corporate boxes.

Won't this encourage teams to go for a draw and take a chance in the pen shoot out rather than going for the last minute winner.
Stupid idea and why the **** do they have to mess around with football again.

Precisely. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Again.

Why bother with penalties when they could just toss a coin and get it over with?! :rolleyes:

Load of b***s!

Why bother with penalties when they could just toss a coin and get it over with?! :rolleyes:

Load of b***s!

Good idea! It would be quite amusing hearing Wenger and Fergie complaining about 'too much money' :hihi:

Being Scottish, Fergie will have a double headed coin.;)

Being Scottish, Fergie will have a double headed coin.;)

Nah, he's a bloke. It's the Scottish women that are like that, as you well know ;)