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    Quote Originally Posted by Voodooman View Post
    My brother told me that few of his friends at school were mentioning that the mainstream channels like 92.5, 103.5 etc were talking about it even this morning. They were very confused by the away goals rule, which was most of the discussion but it was there!
    They tried explaining it on Breakfast Television this morning. They failed miserably.

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    Not much easier trying to explain the concept of aggregate goals.

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    What's so hard to explain. The team that scores more goals over 2 games is the winner - which is called aggregate. If both teams have the same number of goals scored then the second tie breaker is who scores more goals away from home.

    All these news channels just have to repeat this line above and its explains it easily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DinamoTFC View Post
    What's so hard to explain. The team that scores more goals over 2 games is the winner - which is called aggregate. If both teams have the same number of goals scored then the second tie breaker is who scores more goals away from home.

    All these news channels just have to repeat this line above and its explains it easily.
    I know. And yet I've seen "Montreal is ahead 1-0 in the two game series" multiple times.

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    I explain it this way:
    2 games, one at each stadium. Whoever scored the most goals over the two games goes through.
    1st tiebreaker: Whoever scored the most goals in the other teams stadium.
    2nd tiebreaker: Extra time at the end of regulation time in game 2.
    3rd tiebreaker: Penalty kicks at the end of extra time in game 2.

    Whoever had the better record during the regular season gets Game 2.

    I've found that by using the term Tiebreaker, that most people get it. Using the term "Away goals count double" seems to lead to confusion.

    In the 50's and 60's, the CFL used to have a two game total points between the first and second place teams. They later went to a semi-final and final arrangement, but there was a modified version of the rule that was invoked in 1986, when the third place team in the East division was truly atrocious.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Huyton View Post
    I explain it this way:
    2 games, one at each stadium. Whoever scored the most goals over the two games goes through.
    1st tiebreaker: Whoever scored the most goals in the other teams stadium.
    2nd tiebreaker: Extra time at the end of regulation time in game 2.
    3rd tiebreaker: Penalty kicks at the end of extra time in game 2.

    Whoever had the better record during the regular season gets Game 2.

    I've found that by using the term Tiebreaker, that most people get it. Using the term "Away goals count double" seems to lead to confusion.

    In the 50's and 60's, the CFL used to have a two game total points between the first and second place teams. They later went to a semi-final and final arrangement, but there was a modified version of the rule that was invoked in 1986, when the third place team in the East division was truly atrocious.
    Yup, I think that's the way to do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Canary10 View Post
    Yup, I think that's the way to do it.
    Quite right, use the local sporting vernacular to save confusion.

    Besides, away goals don't count double, hence the confusion. For example, if you draw 4-4 in the 1st leg, a score of 8-4 doesn't carry into the second leg, requiring the away team to score 5 to advance...

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    Quote Originally Posted by StokeciTFC View Post
    Quite right, use the local sporting vernacular to save confusion.

    Besides, away goals don't count double, hence the confusion. For example, if you draw 4-4 in the 1st leg, a score of 8-4 doesn't carry into the second leg, requiring the away team to score 5 to advance...
    Yeah I've had a couple people use 'away goals count double' to mean TFC 'won' the first leg 4-3 and can advance with a 0-0 draw tonight which is a bit baffling

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    So help me if I get seated next to the "how do away goals work again" crowd tonight..........

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    Quote Originally Posted by cmonyoureds View Post
    So help me if I get seated next to the "how do away goals work again" crowd tonight..........
    see Huyton's post above ref the tiebreaker.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sn0re View Post
    Norm Kelly tweeting about TFC..this is odd because I rarely see him tweet anything TFC

    Norm's Da' was an Ulsterman. Norm knows footer.
    Last edited by greatwhitenorf; 11-30-2016 at 02:26 PM.

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    nice wee mention on bbc re our exploits v Montreal
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/38166657

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    Quote Originally Posted by burlington Red View Post
    nice wee mention on bbc re our exploits v Montreal
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/38166657
    That is nice.
    BBC rarely talks about MLS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burlington Red View Post
    nice wee mention on bbc re our exploits v Montreal
    http://www.bbc.com/sport/38166657
    BBC is pretty Big

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    Quote Originally Posted by greatwhitenorf View Post
    Norm's Da' was an Ulsterman. Norm knows footer.
    He's heard of George Best.

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    Also a little article La Gazzetta delo Sport in Italy

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    Championship runs do that sort of thing.

    Globe and Mail, front page, above the fold.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paul-collins View Post
    Championship runs do that sort of thing.

    Globe and Mail, front page, above the fold.
    Last week's from the Montreal game wasn't half bad either.

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    Got home from the game last night and immediately switched on the TV to see how coverage was rolling. There was CFTO's Joe Tilley givin' it bifters with a well-written script doing him wonders. Until the winning goal, when he ID'd the scorer as Cherry-oo.

    And had to laugh at TSN's resident haybale trying to sound enthusiastic about the result because it was in the same stadium as the Grey Cup.

    All in all, pretty good coverage so far. But look what they had to work with.

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    I'm listening to the fan 590 supposedly discussing TFC and the MLS Cup and they are talking baseball.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oldtimer View Post
    I'm listening to the fan 590 supposedly discussing TFC and the MLS Cup and they are talking baseball.
    McCown last night did the same, hijacked a segment about MLS into a longwinded discussion of whether Grey Cups should not be at neutral sites anymore.
    “What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left.”

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    cant wait for the dinosaurs that were forced to talk about the toronto fc or fc i told you so soccer is boring 0 0 tie.
    ps...i must say TSN did a great job tonight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reggie View Post
    cant wait for the dinosaurs that were forced to talk about the toronto fc or fc i told you so soccer is boring 0 0 tie.
    ps...i must say TSN did a great job tonight.
    Back to the same old Leafs and Jays circle jerk once things has settled down

 

 

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