10:57, Wed 4 Sep
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Up the feckin Blues
11:00, Wed 4 Sep
They’re the rules.
3 points for winning in 90 minutes
2 points for winning on pens
1 point for losing on pens
0points for losing in 90 minutes. There has to be a winning and losing side. We lost. I’m not having a dig at us, I still love us. But we lost on pens

It's one point for winning the penalties.

One point for the draw, one point for penalties.
11:00, Wed 4 Sep
Super Hans
Shit rules for a shit trophy.
I honestly think it’s a great way to decide group games
Tony Fantastico
11:01, Wed 4 Sep
Legal_Bluenose
They’re the rules.
3 points for winning in 90 minutes
2 points for winning on pens
1 point for losing on pens
0points for losing in 90 minutes. There has to be a winning and losing side. We lost. I’m not having a dig at us, I still love us. But we lost on pens

It's one point for winning the penalties.

One point for the draw, one point for penalties.
I know. We lost on penalties
Tony Fantastico
Rab C Nesbitt
Tandy
We lost on penalties.

Why did we get a point then?
They’re the rules.
3 points for winning in 90 minutes
2 points for winning on pens
1 point for losing on pens
0points for losing in 90 minutes. There has to be a winning and losing side. We lost. I’m not having a dig at us, I still love us. But we lost on pens
We lost the pens, but we didn’t lose the match. The rule book says 0 points are awarded for a defeat. The club that wins the penalty shootout will be awarded an additional point, there is no reference to the shootout winner winning the match. The official table has it as a draw. It’s a draw.
11:02, Wed 4 Sep
Rab C Nesbitt
Tandy
We lost on penalties.

Why did we get a point then?
They’re the rules.
3 points for winning in 90 minutes
2 points for winning on pens
1 point for losing on pens
0points for losing in 90 minutes. There has to be a winning and losing side. We lost. I’m not having a dig at us, I still love us. But we lost on pens
This is what rule 5.11(i) says:


If the scores are level at the end of the Group Match then each Club is awarded one point. In addition the Match will be followed immediately by
the taking of kicks from the penalty mark in accordance with procedures as approved by the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and the Club that wins the penalty shootout will be awarded an additional one point.

So the match was a draw and the shoot-out was a Brucey bonus.
11:12, Wed 4 Sep
The penalties make it feel like we lost I suppose because that is what we are all used to with penalties. Group games with 4 teams in other tournaments have been fine for many a year without these ice hockey style points systems thrown in to make it that little bit more exciting. Typing this has just made me think about those insane running from the halfway line penalities in the US
11:19, Wed 4 Sep
They tried it in the Yugoslav league from 1988-89 - 2 for a win, 1 for a draw with a shoot-out win, and 0 for a draw with a shoot-out loss (or a loss). Had an effect on the champions in the first season; FK Vojvodina would have been a point behind Red Star Belgrade under a normal system but were mint on pens. The idea was to make Yugoslavia stronger in competition shoot-outs, literally every Yugoslav player would have gone through it.
11:21, Wed 4 Sep
The rules also state that if points are level in a group, the teams are separated by:

(i) goal difference;
(ii) higher number of goals scored in the Group Matches;
(iii) number of wins (after normal time i.e. not the result of any drawn match followed by penalties);
11:45, Wed 4 Sep
Simple question but seen a lot saying we didn’t lose.
Others saying Walsall won on pens.
So did we lose?
Yes or no…..

Oops
Rab C Nesbitt
Legal_Bluenose
They’re the rules.
3 points for winning in 90 minutes
2 points for winning on pens
1 point for losing on pens
0points for losing in 90 minutes. There has to be a winning and losing side. We lost. I’m not having a dig at us, I still love us. But we lost on pens

It's one point for winning the penalties.

One point for the draw, one point for penalties.
I know. We lost on penalties

We didn't lose. We drew - got a point for the draw. Warsaw won the bonus point pelanty shoot out.
Up the feckin Blues
So Walsall won. But we didn’t lose. Mad world ay it
Tony Fantastico
11:48, Wed 4 Sep
Same Lion
The penalties make it feel like we lost I suppose because that is what we are all used to with penalties. Group games with 4 teams in other tournaments have been fine for many a year without these ice hockey style points systems thrown in to make it that little bit more exciting. Typing this has just made me think about those insane running from the halfway line penalities in the US

SSN bloke even said one of the matches 'ended with the eventual winners go through on pens' 😁
Up the feckin Blues
Rab C Nesbitt
So Walsall won. But we didn’t lose. Mad world ay it

I lyk mad.
Up the feckin Blues
11:49, Wed 4 Sep
Rab C Nesbitt
So Walsall won. But we didn’t lose. Mad world ay it

It’s how cup competitions have always worked.
Tell you what that crack is really moreish.