New CL Format Thoughts

[It'sBlue93:20]

Too many games. If they did this new format but reduced the number of games to the original format then I’d be happy with that.

 

[tommybooth]

All about money for Uefa.

 

[jrb]

Too many games. And probably another play off game. It’s what UEFA and the clubs want. More games. More revenue. The European Super League has arrived, via the CL back door.

 

[ShedDweller]

Europa League & Conference have the same format.

I'm focused on 40 points at this stage

 

[John Wayne]

I think it’s a dreadful format. It's a CL night and I'm not watching it, probably for the first time ever when I've not made other plans. No real jeopardy. TV can spin it all they like, but Real Madrid will make the top 24.

The old format was fine. The problem wasn't the format but seeding the draw so heavily so as to make it virtually rigged.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

I think it’s a dreadful format. It's a CL night and I'm not watching it, probably for the first time ever when I've not made other plans. No real jeopardy. TV can spin it all they like, but Real Madrid will make the top 24.

The old format was fine. The problem wasn't the format but seeding the draw so heavily so as to make it virtually rigged.

Not sure how the format in this stage makes it any different to watch compared to the group stages of the previous format?

 

[PitchInvader BHA away1983]

I think it’s a dreadful format. It's a CL night and I'm not watching it, probably for the first time ever when I've not made other plans. No real jeopardy. TV can spin it all they like, but Real Madrid will make the top 24.

The old format was fine. The problem wasn't the format but seeding the draw so heavily so as to make it virtually rigged.

I like the new format, more jeopardy in the earlier rounds :0)

Not 2 games against the same poor team or just win your home games and you are through??

More new places to visit and travel to Bratislava :0)

If you are any good?? You should make the playoffs, our problem is that this season we aren’t very good and may struggle to make the playoffs :0(

 

[John Wayne]

Not sure how the format in this stage makes it any different to watch compared to the group stages of the previous format?

In the previous format, you might have had a group that was very competitive - Newcastle last year, for example. This format gives a team loads of scope to lose matches. In the end, the final game day might end up with teams contriving a result on the Wednesday because they know what's needed after the Tuesday. The real jeopardy would be if it was just the top 16 through and 20 out. No second chances.

 

[wolfie1988]

In the previous format, you might have had a group that was very competitive - Newcastle last year, for example. This format gives a team loads of scope to lose matches. In the end, the final game day might end up with teams contriving a result on the Wednesday because they know what's needed after the Tuesday. The real jeopardy would be if it was just the top 16 through and 20 out. No second chances.

All of the games on the final game week are on the same day(Weds 29th Jan) and kick off at 20:00

 

[John Wayne]

I like the new format, more jeopardy in the earlier rounds :0)

Not 2 games against the same poor team or just win your home games and you are through??

More new places to visit and travel to Bratislava :0)

If you are any good?? You should make the playoffs, our problem is that this season we aren’t very good and may struggle to make the playoffs :0(

I'm not sure it is jeopardy. It's 8 games to eliminate just 12 out of 36 teams. Sure, there's the extra playoff round but that's a different phase of the competition. It doesn't feel like jeopardy to me if you aren't eliminated after the 8 group games.

Like I said, the issue with the old format was the seeding that made groups comically easy. The format of the top two going through in a group of four was fine.

 

[John Wayne]

All of the games on the final game week are on the same day(Weds 29th Jan) and kick off at 20:00

I didn't know that. In fairness, that does make it a bit more dramatic. But the lead-up to that seems like going through the motions.

 

[wolfie1988]

I didn't know that. In fairness, that does make it a bit more dramatic. But the lead-up to that seems like going through the motions.

Definitely. I can't work it out to be honest.

 

[ysmsa]

I didn't know that. In fairness, that does make it a bit more dramatic. But the lead-up to that seems like going through the motions.

Going through the motions?

I thought we were nailed on to finish top 3 and here we are fighting to make the top 24.

 

[.db.]

All about money for Uefa.

It’s more about money for the boardrooms and shareholders of clubs. It’s the club boardrooms who pushed for this expansion, it’s the clubs’ faults.

 

[.db.]

Going through the motions?

I thought we were nailed on to finish top 3 and here we are fighting to make the top 24.

Doesn’t really matter whether you finish 1st or 24th.

Might actually be better for City to finish 9th-24th since a lot of our players have missed a lot of football this season and the team has been out of form - an extra round of games will be good for getting those who’ve been out back to full fitness and might allow the team to play back into form.

 

[Alexia_Ko]

Doesn’t really matter whether you finish 1st or 24th.

Might actually be better for City to finish 9th-24th since a lot of our players have missed a lot of football this season and the team has been out of form - an extra round of games will be good for getting those who’ve been out back to full fitness and might allow the team to play back into form.

ATM it’s not about form, It’s about injuries. More games means more injuries. It would definitely be costly for us to play an extra round of games.

 

[urban genie]

I think it’s a dreadful format. It's a CL night and I'm not watching it, probably for the first time ever when I've not made other plans. No real jeopardy. TV can spin it all they like, but Real Madrid will make the top 24.

The old format was fine. The problem wasn't the format but seeding the draw so heavily so as to make it virtually rigged.

I like it, less repetative than the group stages and not the usual 12 clubs guarenteed to qualify with 4 suprise ones.

If it was the ild format we woyld probably already have qualufied but now there is an if bout whether we go through or out, a lot more interesting and hiwever it goes, then so be it

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Going through the motions?

I thought we were nailed on to finish top 3 and here we are fighting to make the top 24.

I've just posted my rant feelings about exactly this!!

 

[Hes the left back remember]

Am I right in thinking that we will have faced 6 champions of their country which seems a bit odd in comparison to other teams

 

[wolfie1988]

That last minute Leverkusen goal has fucked us a bit