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Heineken Cup knockout rounds should be over two legs
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<blockquote data-quote="psychic duck" data-source="post: 398831" data-attributes="member: 48703"><p>there is a lot wrong with the current format</p><p></p><p>do you think Biarritz were the second best team in Europe last season?</p><p></p><p>Northampton were obviously going to beat Perpignan at home and the result was far too predictable, but Perpignan would win at Barcelona, with two legs the best team would go through</p><p></p><p>I think all of you knew there was very little chance of Perpignan winning away</p><p></p><p>likewise Toulouse (to a lesser extent), that made that semi between two teams with nothing in between them an 11 point margin</p><p></p><p>with the current system you might as well not play most quarter finals and semi finals and just put the home teams through until the final</p><p></p><p>there are other matches which could be slashed (LV=Cup, Playoffs etc.)</p><p></p><p>the semi finals are not neutral venues, there the nearest 20,000 plus ground</p><p></p><p>how is Perpignan playing in Barcelona "neutral", didn't you see the amount of passionate Catalan support there, </p><p></p><p>same how is Leinster at Lansdowne Road, Biarritz at San Sebastian, Toulouse at the football stadium in Toulouse etc neutral</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="psychic duck, post: 398831, member: 48703"] there is a lot wrong with the current format do you think Biarritz were the second best team in Europe last season? Northampton were obviously going to beat Perpignan at home and the result was far too predictable, but Perpignan would win at Barcelona, with two legs the best team would go through I think all of you knew there was very little chance of Perpignan winning away likewise Toulouse (to a lesser extent), that made that semi between two teams with nothing in between them an 11 point margin with the current system you might as well not play most quarter finals and semi finals and just put the home teams through until the final there are other matches which could be slashed (LV=Cup, Playoffs etc.) the semi finals are not neutral venues, there the nearest 20,000 plus ground how is Perpignan playing in Barcelona "neutral", didn't you see the amount of passionate Catalan support there, same how is Leinster at Lansdowne Road, Biarritz at San Sebastian, Toulouse at the football stadium in Toulouse etc neutral [/QUOTE]
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