No More Draws in Football ????

[KURUPTION-81]

Personally i think this is a horrible idea.

Penalty shoot-outs to decide drawn games is one of the ideas a Football League working party will investigate.
The League's 72 club chairmen set up the working party to look at ways of making the game more attractive.

The idea of shoot-outs to award a bonus point has been roundly condemned by managers and some club chairmen.

League chairman Lord Mawhinney said: "It's important to look from time to time at what we're offering and whether it's as good as it could be."

The proposal for drawn games would see each side awarded a point, but a penalty shoot-out would decide the destination of a bonus point.

If the idea gains enough support, it will be presented as a motion for a rule change at the Football League's annual general meeting in June.

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."

The idea was originally put forward in the recent Football League Fans Survey.

Lord Mawhinney added: "Managers may hate shoot-outs but fans love them. The chairmen decided to use this proposal to have a broader look at a range of ideas that might refresh our product.

"Some people were strongly against it, some people were in favour of it, but on both sides people said: 'let's be constructive and have a broad examination of what we have on offer'."

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."


http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6452013.stm

[bez]

no no no no no!!!!

A draw can be vital to a club sometimes.  Football isnt always about winning and loosing because in many ways getting a draw can sometimes be as good as getting a win in some situations.

E.g. Everton at Liverpool this season!

[Javier]

"Managers may hate shoot-outs but fans love them. "

I would like to see this guy's evidence because I seriously doubt that.  The shootouts in the MLS didn't make it more attractive, it seems that people got bored of it pretty quick since it was taken out after a few seasons. Plus, a draw can be exciting.  The result isn't what always makes it exciting, but it's how the teams actually played.  A 1-1 draw can be more exciting than a 4-0 match. 

[KURUPTION-81]

"Managers may hate shoot-outs but fans love them. "

I would like to see this guy's evidence because I seriously doubt that.  The shootouts in the MLS didn't make it more attractive, it seems that people got bored of it pretty quick since it was taken out after a few seasons. Plus, a draw can be exciting.  The result isn't what always makes it exciting, but it's how the teams actually played.  A 1-1 draw can be more exciting than a 4-0 match. 

Exactly.

Penalty shoot outs are exciting because they dont happen very often and usually when they do happen its a important match e.g. to get through to the next round. If there is a shoot out after every draw there goes the excitment.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Is this for all of soccer?

[Mac 10 †]

This is a horrible idea. End of.

[J @ M @ L]

This is a horrible idea. End of.

[gav09]

This is a shit idea. I believe that it woz tried in America at 1 point and in Japan and the FA's found that teams with gud penalty takers wud just try n play 4 a draw and then get the points from winnin the penalty shoot outs. That way teams wud b near the top of the league despite drawin most of their games.

I fink its only bein proposed 4 all english leagues other than the premiership, but from wot ive heard most managers & chairmen r against the idea, so i cant see it any bein introduced!

[bez]

This is a horrible idea. End of.

haha, End of.

love it mate. lol

[Sweet & Tender Hooligan]

This is a horrible idea. End of.

[Boo-Yaa †]

It would destroy the game!!

[R-Tistic]

LMMFAO....I'm not even gonna say what I thought this thread was about

[Maestro Minded]

horrible idea

[K.Dub]

horrible idea