I don't think the 'Silver goal' makes any difference as when teams are given 15 or 30 mins the tendency is to not make a mistake as they know the lottery of penalties is near.
If both teams start the game knowing someone 'has' to score perhaps a more positive attitude may be adopted. I don't think the 5 hour scenario would happen as obviously it would be pointless. Paul --- Terry Dale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: --------------------------------- > May be interesting if they dispensed with penalties > and played a golden goal until someone scores. The reason they introduced the so-called "silver goal" was because teams were being too defensive at the thought of the sudden death involved in the "golden goal." Having an unlimited golden goal could be horrendous. Imagine watching two Italian teams playing 4 or 5 hours of extra time too afraid to cross the halfway line. It could mean the death of football as we know it, and probably the death of thousands of viewers watching the game on TV. But penalties is a lousy way to lose a game. What about reducing the number of players to 6 or 7 a side? That would open up big gaps all over the field and would probably lead to a winning goal fairly quickly. (I'm assuming the Italian sides won't play a team consisting of a goalie and six defenders.) Terry Yahoo! Groups Sponsor Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get A Free Psychic Reading! Your Online Answer To Life's Important Questions. http://us.click.yahoo.com/Lj3uPC/Me7FAA/ySSFAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
