Are penaltyes fair?

Xen · 09-25-2003, 02:56 PM

Are they? I think they are not. Last year in Champions League they were penaltyes IIRC. Anyway they are not fair. It is really a lottery...

What do you think?

TX_Chris · 09-25-2003, 02:59 PM

penalties are just a quick way to decide who is the winner of a tied match, i don't agree with them mainly because after all the hard work of scoring and defending to lose to a penalty kick really isn't that fair, one mistake and all your hard work is out the window.
Then again i don't know much about football but this is based on the little that i do know

Sigmar · 09-25-2003, 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Xen:
Are they? I think they are not. Last year in Champions League they were penaltyes IIRC. Anyway they are not fair. It is really a lottery...

What do you think?

Personally it's my favourite part of a football match, I believe that it is not only fair but extremely exiting and on the whole nerve wracking!

Especially in world cup matches.

Jorath Calar · 09-25-2003, 03:22 PM

I think footbal should just be penalties... no more 22 idiots running around for 90 minutes... much shorter games... I might actually become a football fan... [img]smile.gif[/img]

TX_Chris · 09-25-2003, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
I think footbal should just be penalties... no more 22 idiots running around for 90 minutes... much shorter games... I might actually become a football fan... [img]smile.gif[/img]

yeah but it gets rid of the whole point of playing a freakin' 1hr match, personally i agree penalties are pretty exciting, especially Worl Cup ones but that doesn't make it fair

Zuvio · 09-25-2003, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jorath Calar:
I think footbal should just be penalties... no more 22 idiots running around for 90 minutes... much shorter games... I might actually become a football fan... [img]smile.gif[/img]

WOOHOO! My words exactly Jorath!

WillowIX · 09-25-2003, 03:30 PM

Sure they're fair. I mean it seems it's almost impossible to score on them. Don't have any figures but I suppose only about 30% of penalties are scored upon.

Bungleau · 09-25-2003, 04:01 PM

I think they're fair. After all that playing, where you've proven the teams are evenly matched, you get down to some one-on-one skill efforts. Who wins... the goalie, or the shooter? Who outguesses who first?

Don't know if it's still the same as when I played, but that was why you played best of five initially, and then went to individual shots. Match up player to player and see who stands tallest.

Kakero · 09-25-2003, 05:59 PM

I think it's fair, it's the only thing which can decide the winner of a stalemate game. besides, it's bring suspense when penalties happen.

johnny · 09-25-2003, 07:51 PM

From a Dutch point of view... no, it's not fair.

09-25-2003, 02:59 PM	#2
TX_Chris Dungeon Master Join Date: September 19, 2003 Location: Gibraltar Age: 37 Posts: 57	penalties are just a quick way to decide who is the winner of a tied match, i don't agree with them mainly because after all the hard work of scoring and defending to lose to a penalty kick really isn't that fair, one mistake and all your hard work is out the window. Then again i don't know much about football but this is based on the little that i do know __________________ <br />Naruto!! ^____^;;<br /><br />\"Thinking of a witty signature is the <br />least of my worries...\"

09-25-2003, 03:30 PM	#7
WillowIX Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2001 Location: By a big blue lake, Canada Age: 50 Posts: 4,628	Sure they're fair. I mean it seems it's almost impossible to score on them. Don't have any figures but I suppose only about 30% of penalties are scored upon. __________________ Confuzzled by nature.

09-25-2003, 04:01 PM	#8
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	I think they're fair. After all that playing, where you've proven the teams are evenly matched, you get down to some one-on-one skill efforts. Who wins... the goalie, or the shooter? Who outguesses who first? Don't know if it's still the same as when I played, but that was why you played best of five initially, and then went to individual shots. Match up player to player and see who stands tallest. __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

09-25-2003, 07:51 PM	#10
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	From a Dutch point of view... no, it's not fair. __________________

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09-25-2003, 02:56 PM	#1
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 36 Posts: 8,554	Are they? I think they are not. Last year in Champions League they were penaltyes IIRC. Anyway they are not fair. It is really a lottery... What do you think?

09-25-2003, 03:22 PM	#4
Jorath Calar Harper Join Date: October 6, 2001 Location: Iceland Posts: 4,706	I think footbal should just be penalties... no more 22 idiots running around for 90 minutes... much shorter games... I might actually become a football fan... [img]smile.gif[/img]

09-25-2003, 05:59 PM	#9
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	I think it's fair, it's the only thing which can decide the winner of a stalemate game. besides, it's bring suspense when penalties happen.

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