Away Goals Counting Double

[Ian Royal]

I think it should apply at both 90 minutes and after extra time.

[AthleticoSpizz]

I think it should apply at both 90 minutes and after extra time.

makes (common) sense to me

[Ian Royal]

I think it should apply at both 90 minutes and after extra time.

makes (common) sense to me

Me and you Spizz, in charge of the country. We'd soon have the place sorted!

[AthleticoSpizz]

I think it should apply at both 90 minutes and after extra time.

makes (common) sense to me

Me and you Spizz, in charge of the country. We'd soon have the place sorted!

if only you were an "Obama shade of black"

[Ian Royal]

I could go for the oppressed minority and equality vote on the basis that I'm a short baldy speccy geek.

[AthleticoSpizz]

I could go for the oppressed minority and equality vote on the basis that I'm a short baldy speccy geek.

PERFECT! Ever thought of being a Reading Labour Councillor?

[Ian Royal]

I could go for the oppressed minority and equality vote on the basis that I'm a short baldy speccy geek.

PERFECT! Ever thought of being a Reading Labour Councillor?

No. Those who want that sort of job are not very nice or suitable to be given it.

If I had to choose a party it would be Lib Dem, but IF i got involved in gov or politics it would almost certainly be as an independent.

[AthleticoSpizz]

I could go for the oppressed minority and equality vote on the basis that I'm a short baldy speccy geek.

PERFECT! Ever thought of being a Reading Labour Councillor?

No. Those who want that sort of job are not very nice or suitable to be given it.

If I had to choose a party it would be Lib Dem, but IF i got involved in gov or politics it would almost certainly be as an independent.

you turncoat

you are worse than that John Howarth (the ex hypocitical transport guru that parks in the TGWU car park in the Town Centre..........who decreed that we should all use public transport.............or run the risk of congestion charging ..........he writes in the EP and gets PAID for it nowadays )

lol (is on us i guess)

ooops......... rant on a wrong thread thing going on

[Man Friday]

Burnley had 90 minutes to score their away goals. Spurs had 120 minutes to score theirs. If away goals were to count (as they are in this competition), the match should have been decided at the end of 90 minutes and thereby awarded to Burnley.

Same thing happended to us against Middlesbrough in the quarter-finals of the League Cup in 1996/97.

Isn't it 90 minutes in European competitions and extra-time played only if the number of away goals are the same?

Firstly, Away goals dont count double in any competition. If thats so Spurs won 8-5 on agg. "Double" is just a saying. The point is that they are weighted more heavily than home goals.
2. We didnt play Boro in the League Cup in 1996/97. sorry - Bradford in 1999. (I was confusing it with another injustice whereby the "referee" awarded us a freekick, incredibly Boro took it and scored from it. In those days we accepted our lot.)

3. Boro knocked us out 1-0 in 1998. It was a normal cup tie at EP, im not quite sure how the away goals rule can affect that. see above.

4. Burnley had the advantage of playing Extra Time at Home. Spurs didnt. Unfair advantage to Burnley? Admittedly this is one way of looking at it - I still believe the fact that Spurs had more time to score their away goals is a bigger factor in the second team to play away's favour.

5. Its not a European Competition, different rules for different competitions. De facto.

For What its worth, i think the Away goals rule is cack full stop.