FA to consider scraping the DRAW

[HURLOCK]

Personally I think this is wrong, as in the grand scheme of things won't make that much difference. Also a draw is sometimes a very fair result!

Just think about the logistics of it as well, I travel up north for a mid week night game and it goes to extra time and then pens. Sure the rail companies etc., will wait for us!

Sort out the standard of the refs before looking into this, as realistically this is the problem with our game at the moment!
League considers scrapping draws

Football League chairmen meet on Thursday
The Football League board is to consider a proposal to scrap draws and decide matches by penalty shoot-outs, BBC Five Live understands.
The idea will be discussed by Football League chairmen and chief executives at a board meeting on Thursday.

No timescale has been given for implementing the change if the chairmen go ahead with the proposal.

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."

606: DEBATE
Hats off to the Football League for discussing this

John S - BBC Sport
The idea was originally put forward in the recent Football League Fans Survey.

There are currently two proposals to be considered - a traditional penalty shoot-out or where a player would have eight seconds to try and score after receiving the ball on the half-way line.

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."

[Giar]

what an utter pile of crap. do they want to turn into yank muppets or something.....

[HURLOCK]

Why fix it, the current system works!

Don't shy away from the real issue your officials are shit!

[Giar]

well said sir. that is one of the list of other things they should be dealing with instead of creating new problems.........

try sorting the diving problem out for example

[HURLOCK]

I say your right on the diving front, hate our game to turn into the Italian style - bunch of poofs!

[Giar]

yeah mate, now that IS a REAL problem. the little poofs should all be taught that their not only embarrasing themselves with their femanine displays but also their clubs and the clubs fans.........i go mental at any of our layers who go down soft let alone dive

getting rid of draws would only help increase the gaps in class between the bigger and smaller clubs...............gone would be the days of going to a top of the table side and nicking a point

[Neko Bazu]

hurlock said:

I say your right on the diving front, hate our game to turn into the Italian style - bunch of poofs!

What do you expect from a country shaped like a thigh-high boot?

I can't believe this is even being considered though. I don't even need to go into reasons for it; it's just a joke, plain and simple.

[The Lucky C]

If it was announced a couple of weeks from now, I'd assume it to be an april fools joke. Ridiculous.

[Teesside White]

news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6453311.stm

what peter ridsdale said made me laugh..........is it possible to have a bigger head that what he does??

[Argyle_Smurf]

But they make it sound like us fans are who would really want this! I havent found a single fan yet who supports this! Bloody Americanisms. I bet this is Cokes idea.