Reply With QuoteIronically because we won the Cup so have priority when ties clash. Always said away goals were a joke but the last round was spectacular in its stupidity.Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
while we have to travel.
They also don't have to worry about away goals going against them in the 2nd leg as almost happened to us.
When you don't have the fans behind you {and when you don't even have the advantage of knowing the pitch as happened when we played in Athens} then it's a joke that away goals count double.
But why should Sperz get their games switched so they can sit at home before the NLD?
Ironically because we won the Cup so have priority when ties clash. Always said away goals were a joke but the last round was spectacular in its stupidity.
If we have priority, why not give us the choice?
We'll sit in London the week before the NLD, thank you very much.
Away goals did make a difference back in the day, when it was 2 pts for a win and most teams looked for a draw away and a win at home. But all it means now is that the home team tried to keep it tight in the first leg.
They should deffo stop the rule for one season, and if it doesn't make the games boring {I don't think it will} then sack it for good.
Agree about the away goals but in terms of home and away legs the rules are laid out before the season. I think if you win the toss in this case you bat second (have home leg last) anyway. Can't take other competitions into account
Cheers. Obviously if they'd stuck to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, we wouldn't have had this problem. {Or losing that final to the Chavs.}
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