Sepp Blatter... strikes again! (Penalties)

[Corky]

Rock, paper, scissors should be introduced.

[RonnieTodger]

Managers' Arm Wrestle. If we played for a draw every game, Big Nige would win us the FA Cup.

In all seriousness, what a **** Sepp Blatter is. It's not often I actually want someone to die but I really hope he kicks the bucket soon. Then we can have a new corrupt dictator of footbal l

[1884Fox]

How about one player from each team is chosen to go into a wrestling ring and fight for their team.

[21st Century Fox]

His predecessor Joao Havalange is 94 and counting, so don't hold your breath.

[1884Fox]

When I saw the name of this thread I was hoping that it was his head striking the floor again Quality

[steveherbe]

Extra time with monkey substitutes replacing a player from each team at 5 minute intervals.

Bloody hell, Gareth Bales value would sky rocket!!

[purpleronnie]

Penalties are still the best way to get a result, replays for final matches always seem to devalue it, FA cup final replays always felt inferior to the first game.

[Captain...]

Penalties are still the best way to get a result, replays for final matches always seem to devalue it, FA cup final replays always felt inferior to the first game.

League cup final replays didn't though.

[Daggers]

We all know for absolute fact that Blatter wouldn't have said this if Bayern won. It's absolutely certain.

He's a corrupt **** and the day he dies will be a very good day for football.

Top bombing.

[Soar Fox]

Basically an Ice Hockey penalty. Bit more tense and skill based than just booting the ball from 12 yards but it wouldn't change the way the game was won. I'd prefer it to penalties I think

Didn't the Mighty Ducks win it that way against Iceland??

[Jordan]

I'm sure they used to use a different (yet shitter) method in the States, because they didn't like games that ended in draws (even regular season games) the idea was to have a player dribble from the half way line and attempt to take it round the keeper or shoot, like a cross between a penalty shoot out and FIFA Arena. I'm pretty sure this was one of the changes the Americans were trying to push on FIFA before World Cup 94, as well as breaking games into quarters to allow for more TV advertising. So lets hope Franz doesn't consult any Americans on the issue.

You see how well that went over in the U.S., right?

Don't want penalties? Then play extra time until you have a winner. Simple.

[stevelcfc]

crossbar challenge?

[TheUltimateWinner]

Each captain gets a rich tea and whoever dips it in a cup of tea the most times without crumbling wins.

[Jaspa]

Pens are definitely the way to go, for viewing and playing reasons

The thing thats got me, is that hes stuck Beckenbauer in charge of the commission to come up with the solution to penalties.

1. Hes very high up in the runing of Bayern

2. Hes seen countless German teams victorious on penalties

What the serious F is Fifa's problem with us ??

Isn't this game supposed to be around being together ?

[Jaspa]

And to people saying it isn't right for inferior teams to be killing games and waiting for penalties

If they were so inferior, why cant the superior team score against them ???

Bulls Clit

[Fmfox]

the only alternative that could work is that as someone said earlier you take a few players off the pitch after extra time and then continue to take a player off every 5 mins or so until someone scores. That would be just as tense and exciting but also more football related than a shootout

[Jaspa]

The best alternative I've heard is the one based on the Hockey shoot-out format

You give the player 5 seconds to get a shot away at the keeper, starting from 30yards

But penos are way better

Dont try fixing it, if it aint broke !

[Head Honcho]

All sudden death games should be decided on the amount of red and yellow cards accumulated during the tournament.

[Captain...]

The best alternative I've heard is the one based on the Hockey shoot-out format

You give the player 5 seconds to get a shot away at the keeper, starting from 30yards

But penos are way better

Dont try fixing it, if it aint broke !

What do you mean if it ain't broke, did you not see what happened!!!

Bayern lost to Chelsea at home in the Champions league final!!!

We cannot let this happen again!!!

[ScouseFox]

Just keep playing until someone wins. It'll happen in every game eventually. Simple.

[Carl the Llama]

Has anyone suggest 11 penalties each? Seems an astoundingly simple solution to me.

Any pro in any position should be able to take a penalty or they aren't worth their paycheck (of course it's debatable any of them are worth their paychecks), plus it solves Blatter's 11v11 problem which he's only just mentioning now.

[Daggers]

The Sepp Blatter Solution

1. Toss a coin.
   
2. If the German team still hasn't won keep tossing the coin.
   

[Guest Bilo]

The Sepp Blatter Solution

1. Toss a coin.
   
2. If the German team still hasn't won keep tossing the coin.
   

3. Ensure coin is double headed.

4. Oblige non-German team to call tails.

[Guest Bilo]

How about deciding it on some sort of points based system, like boxing.?

Points added for corners won, goal attempts on target, deductions for yellow/red cards and fouls conceded.

Easily done with OPTA statistics.

That's the only sensible alternative after 120 minutes for me, but football would definitely lose something from penalties being binned. As much as it hurts to lose on penalties, they're hugely entertaining and the tension is palpable when every player steps up. When all is said and done, isn't football supposed to be about entertainment?

[21st Century Fox]

Each team has to racially insult any black players on either team, after the match the team with the least uppity blacks who shake hands wins.