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Football League to scrap draws?
The Football League board is to consider a proposal to scrap draws and decide matches by penalty shoot-outs according to the BBC. Obviously they've gone completely mental. The idea will be discussed by Football League chairmen and chief executives at a board meeting on Thursday. There is no indication as to when this could happen if it ever gets the green light. Gunners gaffer Arsene Wenger said: "I saw this in my first year managing in Japan - it did not have spectacular results." He added: "In extra-time they played a sudden death goal and if no-one scored they had penalties. The draw is part of the culture of the game and I would not like that to disappear."
The idea was originally put forward in the recent Football League Fans Survey. There are currently two proposals to be considered - a traditional penalty shoot-out or where a player would have eight seconds to try and score after receiving the ball on the half-way line... a bit like the penalty shoot outs in Ice Hockey. Bournemouth boss Kevin Bond told the Daily Echo newspaper said: "Why can't we just have a draw? I don't agree with it because I think it's too much of a radical change. I'm very open-minded and I think certain laws of the game need to move with the times but that would be too much of a drastic measure."
What do you think? Brilliant idea or complete guff? [Mof Gimmers]
March 14, 2007 in League One, League Two, News balls, Rumours & gossip, The Championship | Permalink
Comments
sounds like the Americans taking over
Posted by: fb | Mar 15, 2007 1:04:45 AM
They tried that in MLS in the first couple of years it was running. It never worked well and they scrapped it and went back to draws.
Posted by: Auz | Mar 15, 2007 9:03:31 AM
Ian Holloway's responce on Sky Sports News last night was legendary...worth keeping an eye out for!
Posted by: Jim | Mar 15, 2007 9:56:53 AM
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