FKAS wrote:It'll be interesting to see what they do with Covid call offs. A 28-0 pretty much destroys the contest so I can't see them doing that but at the same time the cynic in me thinks that the majority of call offs were by the away team. How many so we think ensured they got their own gate receipts in and then were less bothered about traveling. If the 28-0 is removed you'd have to ensure that all testing was overseen by an independent agency, imagine a first round upset and then a second round game called off for Covid sending the under dog through. It could be bedlam.
Or, even better, the underdog manages to hold the favourite to a 27 point lead in the first leg and then everyone develops a suspicious cough...
Peej wrote:So the round of 16 is now played over two legs? Utter shite
It is isn't it. Especially because at that stage there are likely quite big disparities in a lot of the matchups.
Also, if you are going to have those extra two games before a quarter final, couldn't you just add two games to the group stages and have proper groups where tes play against the same teams?
Yes, absolutely. It's one of the things I hate most about the conference format. And as Puja said, I thought the whole point was to play less games, not flog the players for extra gate receipts?
FKAS wrote:It'll be interesting to see what they do with Covid call offs. A 28-0 pretty much destroys the contest so I can't see them doing that but at the same time the cynic in me thinks that the majority of call offs were by the away team. How many so we think ensured they got their own gate receipts in and then were less bothered about traveling. If the 28-0 is removed you'd have to ensure that all testing was overseen by an independent agency, imagine a first round upset and then a second round game called off for Covid sending the under dog through. It could be bedlam.
Or, even better, the underdog manages to hold the favourite to a 27 point lead in the first leg and then everyone develops a suspicious cough...
Yep.