05-29-2015, 09:32 AM
(05-29-2015, 07:04 AM)Makween Wrote: I hate seeding in general. Â Obviously it's not football-specific but it's just a blatant way of ensuring the better, more popular teams will be present in the later rounds. Â It's an attempr to maximise earnings by removing the elememt of chance that makes knock-out tournaments exciting and no-one ever seems to question it.
On the "better, more popular" point: it makes me seethe when people talk about the upcoming Scottish Cup final like it's going to be some sort of an embarrassment because Hampden won't be sold out. Fuck off.



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