Brissy-owl Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 I'm happy the first game is away, just hope we dont repeat the last result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doubleo Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, thewookieisdown said: We were exchanging on another thread about this yesterday. You can see there is a general view that home advantage is better in the second leg simply from the play off structure. I suspect that most teams would indeed prefer to play away first but an interesting tweak would be to make it a choice. We are above them so we choose which way around. A yet more interesting tweak would be that third place allows you to choose not only home/away ordering but which team you play. So if you come third you could choose to play, say, the fourth place team which has slipped from second and has run out of steam, rather than the sixth place team which has surged. Then fourth place chooses between the two remaining options. Can see your point but crikey what a decision. If you had the choice who would you play ? Another thing to factor in - Wednesday v Sunderland would have been a full house at Wembley and a great atmosphere but IF we get there to play MK or Wycombe we might get more tickets than if we were playing Sunderland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A47Owl Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Wasn't there an Ipswich v Norwich playoff years ago which completely reversed the stats? Only vague memory but there was definately something strange happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 17 hours ago, marshy said: If it went to extra time you have an extra 30 mins on your home turf in 2nd leg. I’d prefer that at home than away. Or even penalties... I'd prefer to take mine against the Kop in S6 rather than the South Stand at the SoL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JemmoJemoJemmo Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share Posted May 1, 2022 1 hour ago, mrgund said: Ever since Blackburn away semi-final I've always been a fan of playing the first-leg away. Crutches in the air! If you play away first leg and score four - that definitely works nicely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlyegg Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 (edited) We are a lot better at home than away. We get longer at home ...if needed. So imo we have an advantage..a slight one. Edited May 1, 2022 by sherlyegg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Sunderland 0 Wednesday 2 Wednesday 3 Sunderland 1 5-1 win on aggregate. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMOwl72 Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 10 hours ago, 1963owl said: The tie wasn’t put out of brightons reach though. They absolutely battered us but we got a lucky equaliser that changed the game That’s what I mean though. They were 2-0 down after first leg having to go for it second leg. Other team get a ‘lucky’ goal or one on the break and it’s more or less game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls maniac Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 10 hours ago, thewookieisdown said: We were exchanging on another thread about this yesterday. You can see there is a general view that home advantage is better in the second leg simply from the play off structure. I suspect that most teams would indeed prefer to play away first but an interesting tweak would be to make it a choice. We are above them so we choose which way around. A yet more interesting tweak would be that third place allows you to choose not only home/away ordering but which team you play. So if you come third you could choose to play, say, the fourth place team which has slipped from second and has run out of steam, rather than the sixth place team which has surged. Then fourth place chooses between the two remaining options. I love these ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshOwl Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Yeah but our home record is super sexy this year so it must be seen as an advantage to be playing their second 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geörge Whitebread Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 On 30/04/2022 at 19:18, JemmoJemoJemmo said: I agree, but the stats just don’t seem to back that up. Nobody else has Hillsborough as their home ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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