no more draws in football

[RebelAssassin]

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The Football League board is to consider a proposal to scrap draws and decide matches by penalty shoot-outs, BBC Five Live understands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The idea will be discussed by Football League chairmen and chief executives at a board meeting on Thursday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No timescale has been given for implementing the change if the chairmen go ahead with the proposal.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arsenal boss 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."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

very angry if this goes through, there are already too many teams who play against bigger clubs looking for a draw (being very defensive, rarely attacking) and this would increase it. also, you could win the league without scoring a single goal. :roll:

[jemathonical]

But it would make the game more exciting for the spectators knowing that it will be a very close and tense game.

 

 

 

Also, the lesser clubs hoping for a draw might be able to win the game in a penalty shootout against the greater team.

 

 

 

I wouldn't mind seeing this implemented

[Korla]

No way, football is about scoring goals, the best team is that team which scores more goals than the other team, not the one that can avoid getting scored against and then win on penalties. I wish they always re-played any draws in cups like they do in the...league cup in England?

[Mercifull]

If theres one thing I hate is being forced by my friends to watch a goaless draw. I'm all for this.

[1_man_army]

Its an idiotic idea that will virtually turn League competitions into a lottery. I agree with shootouts in one off games (such as cup finals where there is no other recourse) but in this case it's stupid in my opinion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do the people who thought up this idea really think more people will go to games orwatch them on TV just to see a penalty shootout? Somehow I doubt it.

[Mercifull]

Refs should just me more hard on cheating people and send off divers, handballers and dirty fouls. When a team has been particularly unsporting and end up with only 8 players then the game probably wont need to get to penalties.

[Bubsa]

There's absolutely no chance of this happening. Don't worry.

[____]

Refs should just me more hard on cheating people and send off divers, handballers and dirty fouls. When a team has been particularly unsporting and end up with only 8 players then the game probably wont need to get to penalties.

Shouldn't stop there - habitual divers should be fined and suspended each time they do. That or the club is fined. Either way it should be a "shape up or get banned till you stop" situation. Divers are the scum of the game :uhh:

[1_man_army]

 

Refs should just me more hard on cheating people and send off divers, handballers and dirty fouls. When a team has been particularly unsporting and end up with only 8 players then the game probably wont need to get to penalties.

Shouldn't stop there - habitual divers should be fined and suspended each time they do. That or the club is fined. Either way it should be a "shape up or get banned till you stop" situation. Divers are the scum of the game :uhh:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree with punishing blatant divers but there is a problem. Sometimes players who have technically been fouled do go down a little easier when its going to give them an advantage rather than to struggle to stay up and lose possesion/advantage.

 

 

 

Also players with great pace only need a minimal ammount of contact to be dropped therefore it may appear to be a dive (as they would be okay if it had happened when they were going slower) but they have actually been fouled.

 

 

 

On top of that, players who maybe have had a high-profile diving incident often gain a reputation (either fairly or not) which often puts them at a disadvantage when they are fouled, look at Andrew Johnson at Everton earlier in the season he had one incident and now he cant even get the most blatant of penalties to go his way.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basically what I'm saying is that in practice it is a great idea to crack down on divers but its not so easy. I do accept though that blatant incidents of diving (where there is no contact) should be punished.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope that what I was trying to say came through there properly.

[Mercifull]

When a normal person clips their foot or trips while running they don't fall to the ground, roll half a dozen times and clutch their heads like they've just been punched in the face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether is is more advantageous to go down after a foul is irrelevant its unsporting and should be banned. What should have been a successful and legitimate tackle has resulted in people receiving yellow cards because of a diver getting away with it.

[1_man_army]

When a normal person clips their foot or trips while running they don't fall to the ground, roll half a dozen times and clutch their heads like they've just been punched in the face.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whether is is more advantageous to go down after a foul is irrelevant its unsporting and should be banned. What should have been a successful and legitimate tackle has resulted in people receiving yellow cards because of a diver getting away with it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I completely agree with you, all Im saying is that in certain circumstances it can be very hard to tell if it is a foul or a dive.

[Kant]

The NHL (National Hockey League) implemented this a few years back. It makes more sense in hockey than football though as goals are more common in hockey - if a weak team wants to try and survive the game and make a 0-0 draw that's their perogative - it's not going to happen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, in football a weaker team can just shut down their offense, play defensively all game and force their way into penalty kicks where it's anyone's game really. I don't think it should pass.

[pompey_spud]

I heard on the afternoon news, on Radio 2 that the rule would only apply to non-league games so the Premiership, or Div 1, 2 and 3 ( I refuse to acknowledge the Coca Cola Championship) would be unaffected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think its a good idea for things like the FA Cup or Carling Cup. The endless replays can destroy a team's chances in the league or Europe. I hear Chelsea, Arsenal and Man U always end up with massive amounts of games in a small amount of time, a lot of the time, and so this could benefit them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However i also think its very unfair for the smaller clubs whose only chance against a big club is to batten down the hatches and try to get a point.

[Harrington]

Noooo! Please no!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Football is almost perfect the way it is. The same basic rules have been in place for over a century. The only rule that's messed around with is the offside rule. I hope they bin this idea before it gets any more publicity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There's nothing wrong with a draw... especially in cup competitions where an aggregate score is important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fatigue is also a factor... our fixture list is already full enough, with league games, two cup tournaments then the European trophies. Stretching games out will needlessly exhaust players.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This idea should be strangled at birth!

[Guy]

no... just.. no.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Draws are fine, and as one of those managers said, it's part of the traditional game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

~Guy

[Necromagus]

As good as it looks on paper, this is a terrible idea. It'll make playing for a draw a viable tactic. This would mean that mediocre teams will end up way higher in the leagues than they should simply by playing with 10 defenders, then subbing in three penalty kick specialists in the 90th minute.