Alternative to penalty shoot outs

[sheikh it all about]

Easy. If City are playing, they win. If the rags are playing, they lose. Anyone else, who gives a fucl?

(If your name is Howard Webb, reverse the above rule).

[bigblue]

I say throw another ball on the pitch for each additional 10 mins that pass in extra time. Imagine having to attack/defend with 4 balls on the pitch. madness

[Mingchester Mingy]

i always thought golden goal was great ... but they should give 1 extra sub in OT as someone mentioned ... or even give another 3.

I agree. Golden Goal....at some point someone will get tired and make a mistake...if they play for 8 hours, who cares. Allow normal subs during the game. Once the overtime has begun, allow 3 subs again to be used.

[Blue Oli]

If the rags got their way it would be decided in total number of titles won in last 20 years

[Rag_hater]

I say throw another ball on the pitch for each additional 10 mins that pass in extra time. Imagine having to attack/defend with 4 balls on the pitch. madness

That sounds wicked to me like an old pinball game.

[Bridge'srightfoot]

Sing off.

[freshie]

actually, have the shoot out before extra time. Now I know I've heard that idea before

I like this idea

[Sideshow Bob]

Both teams field bikini clad cheerleaders who have blacked up faces and sing 'Mammy' in an Al Johnson stiley. John Terry gets to decide the winner based on 'Shag or Slag', where he has to shag one team and give racist abuse to the other.

For any lawyers reading, it doesn't have to be Terry. It could be another footballer, say Suarez.

sounds reasonable to me, but i'm no expert.

[southern softy]

Keep playing the game (extra-extra time), taking one player away from each team every 5 minutes.

I'd like to see that as tactics would still play a big part.

This has definite mileage but go straight to it after 90mins!

Start extra time with one man less then one more off every five mins.

First goal wins

Managers have to tell 4th official who they are taking off without knowing who is coming off for the opposition.

Would love to see this tried out

Agreed! i think we're on to something. :)

The atmosphere/anticipation when the board went up for the subs would be unreal!

It would definitely have to come in straight after the 90 else there's a danger of a 60 minute + ET.

Could you imagine an all Manchester FA Cup Final with a Kompany - Rooney 1v1 battle to settle it. haha.

yes, I'd really like to see this have a trial.
One man off every 5 mins may make the game a bit stop-start, so 2 players every 10 mins may be better.

[BobbyJ1956]

Didn't Liverpool long ago win a big European game (against a German team) on the toss of a coin? I seem to remember Emlyn Hughes jumping up & down with delight when it went Liverpool's way.

[Pretty Boy Lee]

I'm not a big fan of tinkering with tradition and the rules.

Leave the drama of the shoot out its one of our better spectacles.

[Ted Hughes]

Sepp Blatter could be suspended on a narrow plank of wood above a large tank of of shark infested water & players from each team could throw cricket balls at his head.

[DoomMerchant]

I'm not a big fan of tinkering with tradition and the rules.

Leave the drama of the shoot out its one of our better spectacles.

so you think my genitals "shootout" idea is stretching the limits of good taste?

cheers

[Pretty Boy Lee]

so you think my genitals "shootout" idea is stretching the limits of good taste?

cheers

No I just think it could be incorporated into the coin toss rather than deciding games.

[zuricity]

phone in, like the Eurovision bong contest,

"Germany null point !"

[Chinners]

Why does there have to be a winner? If the two sides can't be seperated after extra-time then just let them share the trophy for 6 months each (two years each for the E/C or W/C) ... obviously this would not work for play-off deciders so just scrap them and give it to the rightful team that got the most points over the season and finished 3rd ... play-offs, whilst exciting, make a mockery of the league system. Crewe are currently winning 1-0 and finished 11 points behind Southend. Southend might as well have thrown 3 games.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Why does there have to be a winner? If the two sides can't be seperated after extra-time then just let them share the trophy for 6 months each (two years each for the E/C or W/C) ... obviously this would not work for play-off deciders so just scrap them and give it to the rightful team that got the most points over the season and finished 3rd ... play-offs, whilst exciting, make a mockery of the league system. Crewe are currently winning 1-0 and finished 11 points behind Southend. Southend might as well have thrown 3 games.

I believe in Serie B play offs, in the event of a draw the higher placed side prevail.
There is a reasonable argument that roughly says that if you finished fourth (or third in the higher divisions) that you weren't that fucking good, so you deserve little more than a place in the play offs.
Gotta say, I like the play offs.

[Nutzer]

Why does there have to be a winner? If the two sides can't be seperated after extra-time then just let them share the trophy for 6 months each (two years each for the E/C or W/C) ... obviously this would not work for play-off deciders so just scrap them and give it to the rightful team that got the most points over the season and finished 3rd ... play-offs, whilst exciting, make a mockery of the league system. Crewe are currently winning 1-0 and finished 11 points behind Southend. Southend might as well have thrown 3 games.

I've always hated the play offs, except when we stuffed Gillingham to gain promotion. But I completely agree with Chinners.

[london blue 2]

Crossbar challenge?

[carl_feedthegoat]

I think they should put the ball on the half way line and each player kicks one at goal (which has no goalie).....5 each and then sudden death if all square.