Abba Penalties

[MFC-Manc]

From next season you will have to listen to abba if you lose a penalty shootout......


Real world:
The English Football League (EFL) is introducing the new ABBA format for penalty shoot-outs in its competitions during the 2017/18 season.

Already being trialled by UEFA, the system is based on the format used in tennis tie-breaks, with the team taking the first kick in each pair of kicks alternating, so AB BA AB and so on, instead of AB AB etc.

[outsider]

In the resent UEFA Youth games, In sudden death it reverted back to AB AB AB after the 1st 5 ABBA

[Westgate Wanderer]

In the resent UEFA Youth games, In sudden death it reverted back to AB AB AB after the 1st 5 ABBA

in the first 5 ABBA kicks it's a shame one side didn't take a chance...

[Gone_Shrimping]

It could certainly be one side's Waterloo

[Jack Poulton]

Its the Name of the Game.

[Westgate Wanderer]

In the end the winner takes it all

[shrimper]

The other system that was mooted had that ABBA formation for the first four, then it had to be a 'Defender' taking the fifth one. Then that formation was repeated. Then the next two had to be 'Outfield' players (ie they didn't want keepers taking penalties number 11 and 12).

I forget what they called that idea.

[Keith]

I forget what they called that idea.

Stupid?

Why fix what isn't broke? I enjoy seeing penalties going to the goalkeepers! I don't understand what the ABBA is trying to fix? Change for change's sake? No other new rules for this season, so got to fiddle with something?

[Freez]

Haha Shrimper, very good....
Put them out of their misery.

[Alan]

Didn't You have to take the first one ?

[shrimper]

[Keith]

Haha Shrimper, very good....
Put them out of their misery.

I read it & re-read it, thinking this looks like the format of a joke, but I still didn't see it (& still don't?) and it does sound like the kind of dumb thing they would try to do.

[Alan]

Fred and Barney know the answer!

[cyprus-shrimp]

Come on Shrimper ........................ put Keith (plus me and possibly many others) out of his misery and explain.

[shrimper]

ABBA... then a defender - 'D'
repeat that
then two Outfield players - 'O'

FFS! ... by the time I've explained it...

[cyprus-shrimp]

Oh dear. I think I'm getting old!!!!!

But what's Keith's excuse?

ABBADABBADOO

[Freez]

Should be adopted immediately, imo.

[Keith]

ABBADABBADOO

WHY???

or 'Y'-