Penalty, Schmenalty...
Well, I decided to watch the FA Cup final this afternoon - although I'm not normally predisposed to watching soccer these days - as it seemed like it might be a good game... in reality, pretty close, no goals after normal time and extra time and not at all bad to watch. Then, the curse of modern football - indeed much of modern sport is infected with such short-termism - the penalty shoot-out kicked in (sorry!).
Am I the only person in the world who thinks this (relatively, if you're as old as I am) recent construct is a pile of capitalist crap? When I were a lad, things were different and replays were had. But that wouldn't suit the suits, would it? I think there's a case for two half-sized trophies for each of the two indivisibly best teams in the competition - a draw, in other words, just like in cricket. What on earth is wrong with that?
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