The on topic thread

[jd2010]

Only if you don't finish first, which is kind of the point isn't it? Surely it's more enjoyable finishing first and knowing you've properly won the comp?

Finishing fourth and winning a GF or finishing first and winning the league would feel the same I'd imagine. You're the champ after all. But going into the last game and not having to beat the next best team to claim it feels a bit funny personally

 

[FAITH]

a league does it well premiers plate and toilet seat after finals

 

[SM]

Finishing fourth and winning a GF or finishing first and winning the league would feel the same I'd imagine. You're the champ after all. But going into the last game and not having to beat the next best team to claim it feels a bit funny personally

Maybe, I just find it a bit odd that you could win less games for the year and somehow be considered the best because the actual best had one off day but 22 brilliant ones.

 

[jd2010]

Maybe, I just find it a bit odd that you could win less games for the year and somehow be considered the best because the actual best had one off day but 22 brilliant ones.

It's all about standing up when matters. Guess I've always grown up with it in AFL and then with NBA playoffs

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

Yeah I like the finals format, just adds to much more to the sport. Imagine elimination finals in the EPL.

 

[SM]

Yeah I like the finals format, just adds to much more to the sport. Imagine elimination finals in the EPL.

I'd hate it.

That's what the FA Cup is for.

 

[Jatz]

Elimination finals in the EPL would be terrible. That's what the cups are for.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Finals wouldn't work well in the EPL. I think it suits our leagues, partly due to the lack of relegation/promotion

 

[jd2010]

Yeah wouldn't work in the PL. already 38 games no need for any more than that

 

[Sozabarus]

I know this season the A-League title went down to the wire but generally speaking the competition needs the finals system to keep people's interest during the regular season.

There have been seasons in the past where the title has been pretty much decided with a third of the season to go. Imagine if there was no finals system? There would be a third of the season remaining and literally no one would be interested. At least in the Premier League when there's a runaway leader we have the fight for European places and avoiding relegation.

I get why people don't like it and I'd hate to see it in any of the big European leagues but a finals system in the A-League is a good thing in my opinion.

 

[jd2010]

Yeah the a league does need it. There's just nothing worth playing for without finals without European football (ACL doesn't mean much) or relegation battles to keep things on edge

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

I'd hate it.

That's what the FA Cup is for.

Scrap the FA Cup

I reckon it'd be awesome.

 

[SM]

I know this season the A-League title went down to the wire but generally speaking the competition needs the finals system to keep people's interest during the regular season.

There have been seasons in the past where the title has been pretty much decided with a third of the season to go. Imagine if there was no finals system? There would be a third of the season remaining and literally no one would be interested. At least in the Premier League when there's a runaway leader we have the fight for European places and avoiding relegation.

I get why people don't like it and I'd hate to see it in any of the big European leagues but a finals system in the A-League is a good thing in my opinion.

Asian Champions League as it grows in prestige should be enough of a carrot.

Scrap the FA Cup

I reckon it'd be awesome.

Dig up!! FA Cup is brilliant.

Scrap the League Cup so there's less congestion and the FA Cup would come into its own.

 

[bok_party]

I know this season the A-League title went down to the wire but generally speaking the competition needs the finals system to keep people's interest during the regular season.

There have been seasons in the past where the title has been pretty much decided with a third of the season to go. Imagine if there was no finals system? There would be a third of the season remaining and literally no one would be interested. At least in the Premier League when there's a runaway leader we have the fight for European places and avoiding relegation.

I get why people don't like it and I'd hate to see it in any of the big European leagues but a finals system in the A-League is a good thing in my opinion.

Hit the nail on the head. While ideally the A league would want to eliminate finals, it's just that in Australia it's not viable to maintain interest in it that way and they want to attract fans from other sports that do have finals systems in place so they need to have their own to do so.

 

[Cooldude]

Can't do finals in England coz the season's already long enough, in the A league there aren't 20 teams so finals make more sense to make it interesting

 

[gaskin]

The only problem with the finals in the A-League is that 6 out of 10 make it. It should be the top 4 as generally the GF winner comes from the top 2 anyway.

 

[jd2010]

Should just be top 4. Normally 5th and 6th have had avg seasons and dont deserve to win the whole thing

 

[Cruyff14]

I guess I do have a lot of individual brilliance.

 

[FAITH]

would be a fun game being blindfolded trying to guess whos talking if zridla lucy ned and cruyff are all around the table

 

[Jatz]

This is an unbelievable stat. Like actually unbelievable:

 

[Firestarter]

There is also no relegation or promotion in Australia so the suspense has to come from somewhere.

 

[Latro]

This is an unbelievable stat. Like actually unbelievable:

All against Arsenal?

 

[Zidane98]

All against Arsenal?

Liverpool.

 

[Jatz]

Both of those games were the only ones I could think of.

 

[Thistle]

Trailed West Brom for about 19 minutes didn't you?