Like shifting your sister, or getting another day of drama and sporting excitement?
Everyone has their own view on the relative merits of a sporting draw.
In the past five years the GAA has thrown up a scarcely believable four All-Ireland final draws, three in hurling and one in football.
That sole football final replay – the first since 2000 – looms on the horizon, with Mayo and Dublin facing off again on Saturday following their compelling 2-9 to 0-15 draw on September 18.
.@Woolberto on the psychology of replays and the danger of expecting improvement #DUBvMAYOhttps://t.co/tszdH0tWMg
— SportsJOE (@SportsJOEdotie) September 28, 2016
It was a dramatic match that had everything and the demand for tickets has shown no sign of waning, but what exactly is the protocol should it finish in a draw again?
If the teams are level after 70 minutes there will be two 10-minute periods of extra-time.
And what if they cannot be separated after (gets out abacus) 160 minutes of action?
Well then we will have ANOTHER replay.
When? While nothing is set in stone, the smart money would be on seven days hence, October 8, so as to cause as little disruption as possible to the already seriously disrupted club championships in both counties.
And if that third match finishes as a draw after extra-time?
Well then we are transported back to 1991. We’re gonna need shorter shorts and smaller sponsors logos.
