Why The Black Nets ?!

[ShearerM4]

Is it a sign that you're getting old when you start to really get pissed about details ?? maybe so...

Anyway the latest thing to get on my nerves are black nets for the goals in football games.
They seem to have crept back into the footballing landscape over the past year. Featuring in every game during Euro2004.
Apparently almost every champions league game is featuring them as well. And most surprising of all at Stamford Bridge too.

I can't think of a single good reason to have black ones instead of white.
Fact is you can't see much when watching it on tv and the expression "to see the ball hit the back of the net" loses a lot of its meaning.
If you happen to actually be at the game then it's worse if ever you hapen to be closer to one goal then the other will appear netless ... and you will rely on other supporter's reaction to know weather a goal has definitly been socred (they have black ones in the french league as well).

Well i just feel seing those white nets tremble is part of the pleasure of seing a goal being scored. I hope i'm not alone in feeling this way... black nets should be banned simple as that. Can't Blater do that instead of trying to come up with other crazy rule-changes

Here are a few case studies:

BAD :

GOOD :

GOOD :

Very GOOD, nice and thick :

BAD, can hardly see it:

 

[Sanel]

doesnt bother me, although white ones do look better.

 

[Raikkonen]

yeah, white ones are better... and the black ball was better too, i don't like the new red ball

 

[Vagegast]

It's even worse for the people in the stands.

 

[ShearerM4]

Originally posted by Vagegast
It's even worse for the people in the stands.

exactly which amazes me even more that they in havingthem. here's a pic i took last season (Bordeaux vs Valencia) ... good luck seing whether the ball goes in the far goal.

 

[manutd4eva]

I'm not a big fan of them either, in fact I hate them.

 

[Sevillista]

You can tell when the crowd jumps up and cheers, simple as that.

 

[kickin_kyle]

i hate black nets. they should all use white ones. its a lot easier to tell of its a goal for the suporters.

does anyone know why they have started to use black nets again??

 

[Sevillista]

Maybe it's because the ball can get lost in the white net for spectators.

 

[SlowSilver]

I like black nets.

 

[WilliamFAlmeida]

its like those loser who complain about FIFA's nets.....
but I guess live it does make a difference

 

[castelen]

i prefer nets in the club colors

 

[shrekiejai]

Playing with black nets looks as if we are playin wiht no net...

Thick white nets is best...

 

[Punkt]

i hate this black nets, and the majority of the portuguese stadiums have black nets now because the clubs didn't change them since the Euro2004

 

[Voltaic Borusse]

It's called "racial equality", people!

 

[Ebonix]

I prefer the white hexaganol ones. They are cool

Black, I'm not bothered really. I do prefer White ones though

 

[Ubik Valis]

I prefer ze white netz.

 

[TheBizkit03]

Havnt played in black nets, but nothing beats a beaming white net when the ball strikes it and it shakes about, gives you an extra feeling when you score

 

[Mayor]

black nets sux they put them in Euro2k4 coz the wanted to be more original...
if that trend won't change, what new we'll see in next Euro/WC ? no nets?

btw. new Championship Ball Red is BEAUTIFUL

they even put it in PES4

but you can use it in PES3 too

 

[air]

Black nets are UGLY. They should be banned.