New Posts For Thread: 2 games that show why the away goal in Europe rule should be.....https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-bekept and got rid of at the same time!It's harder to win nowadays because the standard of the top teams is much better. Before, you'd have the best teams made up largely from one country and national teams on paper would still be better than the best club sides, now they are made up fromhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554072267#554072267It's harder to win nowadays because the standard of the top teams is much better. Before, you'd have the best teams made up largely from one country and national teams on paper would still be better than the best club sides, now they are made up fromThu, 12 Apr 2018 12:59:20 -0500This doesnt make any sense, there are more " neutrals " watching group stage CL league football than ever watched the latter stages in the "good old days".https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554071179#554071179This doesnt make any sense, there are more " neutrals " watching group stage CL league football than ever watched the latter stages in the "good old days".Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:27:53 -0500What do you know about "back then"?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554068013#554068013What do you know about "back then"?Thu, 12 Apr 2018 11:05:40 -0500The current format is crap. LEague stage total waste of time in any competitive sense, just a money making exercise.There is little interest from neutrals until the knockout rounds, which incidentally was the format used for the European Cup in yearshttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554054753#554054753The current format is crap. LEague stage total waste of time in any competitive sense, just a money making exercise.There is little interest from neutrals until the knockout rounds, which incidentally was the format used for the European Cup in yearsThu, 12 Apr 2018 02:48:14 -0500[b]Today's CL has better players, better teams, and a longer format all resulting in nobody dominating the CL for 26 years.The above assumes with absolute certainty that Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Johann Cruyff couldn't play. That John Roberhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554054679#554054679[b]Today's CL has better players, better teams, and a longer format all resulting in nobody dominating the CL for 26 years.The above assumes with absolute certainty that Franz Beckenbauer, Gerd Muller and Johann Cruyff couldn't play. That John RoberThu, 12 Apr 2018 02:43:49 -0500Anyone can beat anyone , so what ? You state that these polish teams were better than their modern day counterparts- what evidence is there? The only reason the champions of Spain lost to polish teams is because in the modern format these polish teamhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554050475#554050475Anyone can beat anyone , so what ? You state that these polish teams were better than their modern day counterparts- what evidence is there? The only reason the champions of Spain lost to polish teams is because in the modern format these polish teamThu, 12 Apr 2018 00:01:40 -0500Make that 6 , Milan , Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern, Barcelona, Inter ... further back just a few years we have had porto , United, Dortmund etc . Its hardly the domination you imply with 9 clubs winning it in the last 20 yearshttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554048233#554048233Make that 6 , Milan , Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern, Barcelona, Inter ... further back just a few years we have had porto , United, Dortmund etc . Its hardly the domination you imply with 9 clubs winning it in the last 20 yearsWed, 11 Apr 2018 22:24:50 -0500Bayern munich dominating the champions league so much they have won it once in the last 16 years - quite impressive. Infact we have had 7 different winners in the last decade which makes a mockery of what you are saying.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554048115#554048115Bayern munich dominating the champions league so much they have won it once in the last 16 years - quite impressive. Infact we have had 7 different winners in the last decade which makes a mockery of what you are saying.Wed, 11 Apr 2018 22:20:36 -0500Anyone can beat anyone , so what ? You state that these polish teams were better than their modern day counterparts- what evidence is there? The only reason the champions of Spain lost to polish teams is because in the modern format these polish teamhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554048021#554048021Anyone can beat anyone , so what ? You state that these polish teams were better than their modern day counterparts- what evidence is there? The only reason the champions of Spain lost to polish teams is because in the modern format these polish teamWed, 11 Apr 2018 22:16:49 -0500You say the champions of Poland or Belgium were stronger , how many winners of the European cup were from either of these two countries.... that's right noneWhere did i say Polish or Belgian teams won the European Cup?I said the champions of Poland ahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31112127/2-games-that-show-why-the-away-goal-in-europe-rule-should-be?post_id=554047145#554047145You say the champions of Poland or Belgium were stronger , how many winners of the European cup were from either of these two countries.... that's right noneWhere did i say Polish or Belgian teams won the European Cup?I said the champions of Poland aWed, 11 Apr 2018 21:51:19 -0500