UEFA scraps away goals rule.

Maybe we're beginning to see a fundamental review of outdated parts of the game.

We could start by looking at the dimensions of the penalty area - 44 yards wide is absurd, particularly when any minor infringement is penalised by a certain goal (unless it's us, of course!).

Lahoz's idiotic performance last night emphasises the need to reduce the scope for these clowns to distort top class sporting events. Football could learn a lot from hockey. It can't be beyond the abilities of sports administrators to come up with a way that stops innocuous fouls, harmless, unintentional handballs etc. from becoming match and season defining moments.
 
Now just change the offside rule so that there must be a clear gap between the attacker and defender......will result in more goals regardless
 
Happy with this as it will keep games more interesting, there's been so many ties that have been finely poised and then 1 away goal can kill it off.
 
lancs blue said:
No added incentive now for the away team in the first leg to attack. Expect more bus-parking in the CL knockout rounds, the main reason the rule was originally introduced back in the 60s.
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Dont think that happened though, first legs are usually tight affairs.

Good incentive for the home team to try and score as many as possible without fear of conceding an away goal.
 
Good.

Whilst I understood the rationale for the rule being introduced, it seemed skewed that one team could have additional time to score away goals in the second leg.

In addition, it also seemed bizarre that you can score the same amount of goals as an opponent over two legs yet find yourself out of the competition.
 
Ric said:
Glad they've got rid of it, was a rubbish rule (and not just because we've fallen foul of it a few times). I'd bin extra-time as well tbh, and go straight to penalties if teams are still drawing after the two legs.
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That would be fairer and not give an advantage to the home team of playing extra time in front of their fans.
 
The Stockport Iniesta said:
I think your taking conspiracy theories to a new high there.
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This decision mostly suits the elite.

Our ties vs Monaco and Spurs would have gone to extra time. Juventus would have got pens, Bayern would have got extra time vs PSG.

UEFA does not make single decision for the good of football. They make such changes either because of pressure from the clubs (most likely) or commercial reasons (more likely now that sponsors get extra coverage with bigger chances of extra time in high profile games).

This is another small move to make CL even more closed shop and its frankly disgusting
 
MeatHunterrr said:
This decision mostly suits the elite.

Our ties vs Monaco and Spurs would have gone to extra time. Juventus would have got pens, Bayern would have got extra time vs PSG.

UEFA does not make single decision for the good of football. They make such changes either because of pressure from the clubs (most likely) or commercial reasons (more likely now that sponsors get extra coverage with bigger chances of extra time in high profile games).

This is another small move to make CL even more closed shop and its frankly disgusting
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When I said your taking conspiracy theories to a new high, maybe I should have said a new low. Its frankly nonsense to suggest the rule has been changed for the benefit of the "big clubs" who have most likely benefited from away goals, on just as many occasions down the years as its gone against them. I just don't understand your point that this makes the CL more of a closed shop?
 
Good idea, the football league playoffs are better for no away goals.
 
MeatHunterrr said:
This decision mostly suits the elite.

Our ties vs Monaco and Spurs would have gone to extra time. Juventus would have got pens, Bayern would have got extra time vs PSG.

UEFA does not make single decision for the good of football. They make such changes either because of pressure from the clubs (most likely) or commercial reasons (more likely now that sponsors get extra coverage with bigger chances of extra time in high profile games).

This is another small move to make CL even more closed shop and its frankly disgusting
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You've needed a day off for a while mate.

Take it.
 
We have lost 5 times on away goals, and never won in UEFA comps using them.

Must be a conspiracy.

Nothing better than 1-1 at home in the first leg and 90 mins of rolling about by the opposition in the 2nd leg to get a 0-0 at home by Disco Bola.
 
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