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The Champions' League has been predictable yet again. Is it time to go back to the European Cup format ?
The group stages are over, and the top two of each league could have easily been predicted - not a single shock of a big team being knocked out, or a smaller club getting through. 100+ boring predictable games leaving this competetion virtually unwatchable.
the toon in my profile name is because I was living in Newcastle at the time, the Iron part is to define my football allegiance : Scunthorpe United (and no, we've never won a European trophy)
Lots of goals don't make games exciting, a 5-0 win is generally boring imho. Worst games i've been in the crowd for (8-0 (England v Turkey), 6-2 (Scunthorpe v Aldershot), 7-1 (Scunthorpe v Darlington), 5-0 (England v Albania))
I prefer closely contested games.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
I always wanted the European cup to keep the same format before it became a lge, My team Arsenal are playing Porto tonight and as we have already qualified i'm not that excited about it.
- 1 decade ago
I am in Asia and millions of people watch the games at even though they start at about 2:45 a.m. on average. It is the most successful club competition ever. Games like:
Steaua 3 Lyon 5
Fenerbahce 2 Arsenal 5
Basel 0 Barca 5
Anorthosis 3 Inter 3
Sporting 2 Barca 5
... could hardly be called boring and unwatchable.
loool at the fans who think it's boring whose teams could not qualify in the next Millenium
- 1 decade ago
its just the direction football has taken, i don't think a format change would help. the richer clubs in each country now dominate their respective leagues also. spain 2 clubs, england 3 clubs, italy 3 clubs. at least the champions league have a possible 6 clubs at any stage that can win it, it also has never been defended once in this format.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes i think it should go back to the old format, it was miles harder to win in a straight knockout for the simple reason that you HAD to perform on the night or you were out, other than, drawing 3 games, losing 2 and only winning ONE and still being able to progress it's nonsense, i say change it!!
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
agree on that. i never bother watching until the ko stages and niether do most of the fans across europe looking at the empty stadiums. fact is as with everything else today its all about the money and could you imagine those piggies squealing if it was decided to go back to the old real champions of europe format.
- 1 decade ago
Is this a bit jealousy? The Toon ought to concentrate on staying up and not fantasising about Europe......Leave that the likes of Liverpool, Man U.
You have to be in it, to win it????
Oh yeah and did Newcastle ever win it in the old format??
- 1 decade ago
completely agree, i don't think the top 16 clashes will be that unpredictable either as soon as the fixtures are announced, it only really gets exciting when there are 8 left
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Tooniron could you answer this question i think you will be well interested?
it is about the champions league and the old european cup format
Source(s): plz help - Anonymous1 decade ago
Don't forget the EPL also.
