Penalties

[lankeela]

Ok fabulous final, and I am sure there were thousands if not millions watching who are not regular football fans but why on earth didn't the commentators tell us how many penalties were to be taken and how many were needed to win? Why do they assume prior knowledge of the game just like they do with tennis or cricket finals? Anyone not knowing would possibly assume that they all get to take one and if equal at the end they start again - the amount scored/missed doesn't make any sense.

[lankeela]

"It's not best of 5. Both sides take up to 5 if they are equal after then its' sudden death." Did it explain that on the screen?

[Canary42]

I couldn't understand what was going on - nobody said they had to get the ball into that net contraption for it to count as a goal scored. Why don't the commentators explain these things.

[Arksided]

It were a good final though not wanting either side to win it. sometimes cup finals can be a bit dull I quite enjoyed this one.

[ToraToraTora]

18:38, yes it did, there were 5 squares per team, ,green = good red = missed, blank = still potentially to come.

[ToraToraTora]

canary, and why do they keep kicking that round thingy?

[ToraToraTora]

....and what's that bloke in red doing? He's useless, never gets the ball.

[New Judge]

//Cheating fairies.//

The entire game has what must be the biggest preponderance of cheats in any sport. In that match of 120 minutes there were 45 fouls (i.e play that is contrary to the rules). That's one every 160 seconds. What other sport has such a high incidence of foul play? And that's without analysing those fouls to see where players were, for example, swept off their feet by the draught of an opponent running past them five or six yards away. The entire business is a complete farce.

[ladybirder]

LOL TTT;-)

[nicebloke1]

Yes thats my take on it also NJ, its got worse over the years. Its no longer a sport if you are allowed to try and break someones legs, its GBH.

[Arksided]

Before kick-off I did wonder who's going to cheat the most and stay on their feet.

I might be mistaking you for another ABer New Judge but aren't you a Liverpool fan. my sincere apologies if I'm wrong.

[nicebloke1]

If you have a footballer thats running way ahead with the ball but gets pulled back by his shirt or tripped up, its not at all skillful. If this happened in the 100m race at the Olympics???

[New Judge]

//I might be mistaking you for another ABer New Judge but aren't you a Liverpool fan. //

Certainly Not !!! :-)

[Arksided]

Ahh ok sorry for the offence. :-)

[Togo]

Quite right Judge. It is Millwall Arks. (*_^)

[Arksided]

Ah thank you Togo... a lovely bunch of supporters.

[Arksided]

What do you reckon on Wednesday