Who is killing the Cups, and why?

[Jattdogg]

17 minutes ago, Bayfox said:

Wasn't it scrapped because we had several examples of teams spending 30 mins trying not to get beat and taking chances with pens tho. So there was essentially no reason to risk opening yourself up and getting beat. Because if you got done on the counter it was tie over.

Straight to pks if you ask me. Best of 3 not 5 and the gk has to take the first shot on both teams. Make it exciting and random as both the keeper and kicker have to wear blindfolds. Oh and ban the stutter step kick, its not a fluid motion (dont care if on a technicalty it is, it has no business in the game). Anyone who does one should automatically get a -1.

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, Bayfox said:

Wasn't it scrapped because we had several examples of teams spending 30 mins trying not to get beat and taking chances with pens tho. So there was essentially no reason to risk opening yourself up and getting beat. Because if you got done on the counter it was tie over.

Ah, fair enough. Guess there's no really perfect way to settle anything that goes on beyond 90 minutes. Maybe we should just bring back unlimited replays on neutral venues like the olden days. 

[Bayfox]

2 minutes ago, Voll Blau said:

Ah, fair enough. Guess there's no really perfect way to settle anything that goes on beyond 90 minutes. Maybe we should just bring back unlimited replays on neutral venues like the olden days. 

That would rustle a few feathers. All tho by the 19th replay we may be fielding the u8s.

 

That said a replay at somewhere like villa park has more appeal currently than a trip to the KP.

[Dan]

2 hours ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

I agree with this.

 

It’s very rare you get an exciting 30 minutes of football during the extra time period. Lesser teams will be happy to settle for a penalty shootout or the players are that exhausted from the 90 minutes the quality of football is poor anyway. 

It was a fair point I heard raised recently, so much of extra time is just rubbish, tires the players, general quality of football is poor and everyone deep down wants to watch penalties. Then you've got the factor of away goals meaning whoever is away in the 2nd leg has the advantage of 120 minutes to score away goals over just 90.

 

There's a good case to completely scrap it.

[jayfox26]

5 hours ago, Voll Blau said:

As a compromise, I wouldn't mind the Golden Goal rule coming back. Would stop teams playing for pens for the last 10/15 mins of normal time, and also gives them the incentive to try and attack in extra time.

Scrap extra time completely and when the game gets to the 80th minute, golden goal comes into play if the teams are drawing. That would make a fascinating last 10 +mins ? 

[Nalis]

Extra time usually contains at least 5 mins of players getting treated for cramp. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

The teams in 7th-20th in the premier league and the teams in 1st-10th in the championship.