View Full Version : "Cup tie"
honkifulovemls
20 Feb 2007, 02:48 AM
What does this phrase mean??? I always see it used, and the BBC uses in a sub heading in this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6375005.stm) article ["Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney can provide the inspiration in Tuesday's Champions League tie against Lille."] the first leg of this home and home has not even been played, so how can there be a tie? arrgh, for some reason, this really irritates me!
leg_breaker
20 Feb 2007, 03:07 AM
A tie is when two teams are drawn together in a knockout competition, and the subsequent games they play in order to decide which team progresses.
Midorit
20 Feb 2007, 09:32 AM
To make matters worse,you can even be "cup tied".:D
MasterShake29
20 Feb 2007, 10:17 AM
What does this phrase mean??? I always see it used, and the BBC uses in a sub heading in this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6375005.stm) article ["Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney can provide the inspiration in Tuesday's Champions League tie against Lille."] the first leg of this home and home has not even been played, so how can there be a tie? arrgh, for some reason, this really irritates me!
You can get words in English that are spelled and pronounced the same, yet mean completely different things.
Tie would be one of them. It doesn't imply anything about the result. The English tend to use the word "draw" for that purpose.
Be happy this isn't cricket, where tie and draw do not mean the same thing.
Clan
20 Feb 2007, 05:00 PM
...and we certainly don't call it "Home and Home"...;)
Not to mention, you can win the tie, but lose a leg..:D
IASocFan
20 Feb 2007, 05:15 PM
...and we certainly don't call it "Home and Home"...;)
Not to mention, you can win the tie, but lose a leg..:D
Don't forget, the draw determines the ties!
leg_breaker
21 Feb 2007, 03:16 AM
Tie would be one of them. It doesn't imply anything about the result. The English tend to use the word "draw" for that purpose.
Yes, when you have a draw against someone, you play them in a tie. If you draw or tie that game, then you go to another leg or replay, however if there is not a tie or a draw, then the tie is over and you go into the next draw. But you can't play if you're tied.