Thursday, February 11, 2010
One leg play offs
There is a piece in Thai Football News about why the recent ACL Play Offs were played as single leg games and if they are to be single leg then why not at a neutral venue.
After losing to SAFFC last weekend Muang Thong United had a little whinge about the ref, reminding anyone that he had sent two visiting players off at a similar stage last season.
So why are games one off? Once upon a time, a far simpler time, all cup competitions were one off. It was what made them such compelling viewing. Not today of course. Now they are cash cows.
Be sure of one thing though. Had a team, no names, lost a play off played on a home and away basis, you don't need crystal balls to see that they would have a whinge about a heavy fixture list with plenty of travelling involved even before their own season had started.
And imagine a game were to be played at a neutral venue as a one off. Imagine a Singapore team playing a Vietnamese team in KL. Guess what the reaction would be from the Vietnamese if they lost...KL is closer to Singapore, it ain't fair.
It's a no win situation for the AFC. nd if it's true they don't pay travelling expenses for the qualifiers then sure as hell a neutral venue ain't gonna appear any time soon.
So, rather like democracy, it looks like we're stuck with what we may have. It may be crap but then it's better than anything else.
IRRELEVANT COMMENT - looking at the headline I am desparate to include a one liner about Scousers getting legless but just can't fit it in somehow. Guess I'll have to let it be.
After losing to SAFFC last weekend Muang Thong United had a little whinge about the ref, reminding anyone that he had sent two visiting players off at a similar stage last season.
So why are games one off? Once upon a time, a far simpler time, all cup competitions were one off. It was what made them such compelling viewing. Not today of course. Now they are cash cows.
Be sure of one thing though. Had a team, no names, lost a play off played on a home and away basis, you don't need crystal balls to see that they would have a whinge about a heavy fixture list with plenty of travelling involved even before their own season had started.
And imagine a game were to be played at a neutral venue as a one off. Imagine a Singapore team playing a Vietnamese team in KL. Guess what the reaction would be from the Vietnamese if they lost...KL is closer to Singapore, it ain't fair.
It's a no win situation for the AFC. nd if it's true they don't pay travelling expenses for the qualifiers then sure as hell a neutral venue ain't gonna appear any time soon.
So, rather like democracy, it looks like we're stuck with what we may have. It may be crap but then it's better than anything else.
IRRELEVANT COMMENT - looking at the headline I am desparate to include a one liner about Scousers getting legless but just can't fit it in somehow. Guess I'll have to let it be.
# posted by Me @ 10:06 AM 
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it is ok if the one leg playoff is on domestic cup ties, but on international football, it's kinda strange..,and why the afc didn't pay for travel expenses for the playoff for their expected lucrative tournament is another strange excuses...
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