the so-called pinnacle of soccer...

[womble]

decided by penalty shootouts...what a boring way to finish.

[Harry72]

Im glad the circus sideshow act is over... so sbs can put Mythbusters back where it belongs!

[Toolin Around]

It's not about the game and may the best team win - it's about profits. Multiple games (if needed) don't fit nearly as well as a set schedule into such a scheme. The worst example of profit before game I've seen is at NHL games in North America. The game stops for commercial breaks. The first time I saw that I had no idea what was going on. All of a sudden the ref whistled the game dead and everyone skates over there respective benches and has a two minute break. They did that twice ever period - what a load of rubbish.

[bitingmidge]

It's a lot more subtle, but the same happens in AFL games too.

The ads arrive after a scoring moment, and there's a light on the ground that signals when the ad's finished so the ump can bounce the ball.

No, you blokes are absolutely right.

Bring on the Cricket season!


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[craigb]

Bring on the Cricket season!


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Yeah. Should we take bets on how much the Poms are going to lose by.

I go 5 nil. (and yah sucks boo to all the people that snaffled the test tickets and will have to watch a dead rubber!)

Not that I'm bitter or anything.

[martrix]

What about Zidane's Liverpool kiss to Materazzi? I bet there is something deeper behind that!

Apparently now all the Italians will be pardoned for the serious match fixing crimes in Serie A because they won the world cup!!!..once upon a time, I longed for a Ferrari....not any more, bring on the precision engineering of Ze Porsche!

[bitingmidge]

I go 5 nil. (and yah sucks boo to all the people that snaffled the test tickets and will have to watch a dead rubber!)

Not that I'm bitter or anything.

Well the good news is, that the guys I go with persevered, and we managed to get 8 tickets in twos and threes in a reasonable spot on day two of the first test.

Now we always go to day one, but beggars can't be choosers, so we figure that we'll either see

Scenario 1) Aus bats first

Matt make his double ton, then the declaration at two fer 500 at lunch, the Poms follow on just after tea.

or

Scenario 2) Aus bats second

Mat make his double ton, then the declaration at two fer 500 at tea, the Poms reeling with 350 to get in three days.

Well they couldn't beat a hall rug at the moment could they?

Cheers,

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[Wongo]

decided by penalty shootouts...what a boring way to finish.

It is cruel but hey we’ve tried re-match, golden point. 120 minutes and penalty shootouts will get you a result. Unless someone can come up with a better alternative.

[craigb]

Well they couldn't beat a hall rug at the moment could they?

Hahaha! Nope!

No Vaughan, Jones is in serious doubt and even Flintoff is under an injury cloud.

5 nil for sure.

[bitingmidge]

Unless someone can come up with a better alternative.

Play on after normal extra time in 10 minute gobs.

Every 10 minutes take a man off each side. No golden goals.

Last night, on that basis after 220 minutes of play, the Italian goalkeeper would have been the only one on the field, so there's a fair chance he could have scored in his 10 minutes alone.

It may not be any fairer that a shootout, but it'd delay the agony and would be interesting until one side got the upper hand.

Cheers,

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[Wongo]

…. And 10 minutes later the keeper is off.:eek:


Then wot?

[bitingmidge]

Then this:
http://tinyurl.com/r6auw



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[Andy Mac]

The whole event has changed my opinion about soccer ZIP! Dull as...:mad:

[silentC]

I must say it was disappointing to see the cheats win it. But then that's the way it goes in the world game sometimes.

[Wongo]

It is one of those games that you wish both teams would lose. Bit like the broncos play the bulldogs.