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[SJN-Fox]

I fail to understand properly why having the second leg at home results in an advantage.

As someone has said somewhere, one advantage that could be gained is that if, at the end of the 90 minutes, the game is all square, it could be an advantage to be playing the extra time or (heaven forbid), taking penalties at your home ground.

 

[bocadillo]

so when did i said "nearly always" ?

It's not a huge step from "most of the time" to "nearly always".
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[camberwell fox]

so when did i said "nearly always" ?

It's not a huge step from "most of the time" to "nearly always".
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What he said, post *18*, if i am wrong could you please tell me the % difference between the two statements to avoid me making such a glaring error in the future? :icon_wink

 

[SwedeFox]

But the stats suggest that you are more likely to go up by not finishing third. :icon_bigg

:icon_lol::icon_lol:

 

[Blue Maniac]

What percentage of the time does the team finishing first go up?

 

[LCFCmonkey]

According to my calculations, you're less likely to go up if you lose the first 2 playoff games than if you win the first two.

 

[Matt_B]

According to my calculations, you're less likely to go up if you lose the first 2 playoff games than if you win the first two.

That sounded like a sensible post until I re-read it!

 

[bocadillo]

What he said, post *18*, if i am wrong could you please tell me the % difference between the two statements to avoid me making such a glaring error in the future? :icon_wink

I'm with you on this one. The bounder called me a 'hair splitter'!!

 

[bocadillo]

What percentage of the time does the team finishing first go up?

I don't think the fact that a team finishes first has any correlation at all with going up, being only related to the referee's judgement of the amount of time that needs to be added at the end of the 90 minutes. If it were so that the team finishing first were automatically promoted it would surely lead to teams not using any of their substitutes, cutting goal celebrations to a minimum, and generally not wasting a single second of playing team.

I should also point out that it is not really possible for one team to finish first because every match involves two teams and they would therefore both finish at the same time and there finish joint first.

The introduction of this rule would of course mean that Manchester United would be relegated every season.

 

[FryattFox]

I don't think the fact that a team finishes first has any correlation at all with going up, being only related to the referee's judgement of the amount of time that needs to be added at the end of the 90 minutes. If it were so that the team finishing first were automatically promoted it would surely lead to teams not using any of their substitutes, cutting goal celebrations to a minimum, and generally not wasting a single second of playing team.

I should also point out that it is not really possible for one team to finish first because every match involves two teams and they would therefore both finish at the same time and there finish joint first.

The introduction of this rule would of course mean that Manchester United would be relegated every season.

He doesn't want an answer, just a percentage...

 

[DesertFox]

I demand a spreadsheet!

 

[spionfox]

I demand a stained sheet!

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[David Gwilliam]

In the last ten years 6 winners played away first leg and 4 played at home. Also in the last twenty years the teams that have finished

3rd - 7 times
4th -3 times
5th- 6times
6th 4 -times.

Yes its a been a busy old day . :icon_lol:

The sample is too small. Post the figures again in a hundred years time and the numbers may be significant.

 

[Joe_Fox]

God you lot talk some crap sometimes

 

[SJN-Fox]

I don't think the fact that a team finishes first has any correlation at all with going up, being only related to the referee's judgement of the amount of time that needs to be added at the end of the 90 minutes. If it were so that the team finishing first were automatically promoted it would surely lead to teams not using any of their substitutes, cutting goal celebrations to a minimum, and generally not wasting a single second of playing team.

I should also point out that it is not really possible for one team to finish first because every match involves two teams and they would therefore both finish at the same time and there finish joint first.

The introduction of this rule would of course mean that Manchester United would be relegated every season.

 

[LCFCmonkey]

I don't think the fact that a team finishes first has any correlation at all with going up, being only related to the referee's judgement of the amount of time that needs to be added at the end of the 90 minutes. If it were so that the team finishing first were automatically promoted it would surely lead to teams not using any of their substitutes, cutting goal celebrations to a minimum, and generally not wasting a single second of playing team.

I should also point out that it is not really possible for one team to finish first because every match involves two teams and they would therefore both finish at the same time and there finish joint first.

The introduction of this rule would of course mean that Manchester United would be relegated every season.

What happens in regards to early kick-offs?

 

[Blue Maniac]

God you lot talk some crap sometimes

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[camberwell fox]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

That's a whole lotta hahas...but i think i know where you're coming from...:icon_lol:

 

[camberwell fox]

God you lot talk some crap sometimes

Well i guess that's better than all the time...

 

[Joe_Fox]

all the time? Me? You are joking right?