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Post by Waldorf on May 8, 2021 10:36:07 GMT
Apologies if this has been discussed before, please merge if it has.
What do we think of the play off format in our league? I like it. You absolutely should have an advantage if you finish higher. They won't do it, but I think they should implement it in the EFL.
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Post by banky on May 8, 2021 10:49:31 GMT
Would it be necessary in the EFL where there are more automatic promotion places?
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Post by kennypowers on May 8, 2021 10:55:48 GMT
I don’t know how much of an advantage it is finishing 2nd or 3rd and then having to wait 14 days to play your semi final. I reckon a little ring rust could creep in.
The quarter finals should be played midweek imo
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Post by Waldorf on May 8, 2021 11:01:42 GMT
I don’t know how much of an advantage it is finishing 2nd or 3rd and then having to wait 14 days to play your semi final. I reckon a little ring rust could creep in. The quarter finals should be played midweek imo That's a good point, actually. What was the outcome of the play offs last year, when there had been a big break for all?
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Post by Waldorf on May 8, 2021 11:03:02 GMT
Would it be necessary in the EFL where there are more automatic promotion places? I would say so. Still should be an advantage of finishing say 4th compared to 7th or 8th in league 2.
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Post by canterbury on May 8, 2021 12:19:17 GMT
I like the advantage of finishing higher, but they've extended the play-offs too much at the same time, four teams was enough.
The Scottish Championship play-off system has it right IMHO.
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Post by Barmy Blue Army on May 8, 2021 12:29:09 GMT
Would it be necessary in the EFL where there are more automatic promotion places? I would say so. Still should be an advantage of finishing say 4th compared to 7th or 8th in league 2. I like it, but I don't think it would work in L2 with the 4 promotion places. It adds 2 teams to the play-offs so you could finish 9th (not even in the top third) and still get promoted. That's not right for me. I definitely think our league needs 1 more promotion spot that would mean 1st and 2nd are automatic and 3-8th in the playoffs (3rd and 4th with the advantage) that sounds just about right.
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Post by timberwolf on May 9, 2021 7:47:25 GMT
I definitely think our league needs 1 more promotion spot that would mean 1st and 2nd are automatic and 3-8th in the playoffs (3rd and 4th with the advantage) that sounds just about right. i,d go with that if the teams who finish 3rd or 4th went straight into a PO final. imagine how we,d feel if we missed out on promotion on GD and get beat in a final by a team finishing over 10 points behind us in the final placings. promotion or relagation should be about who were the most constant teams over a season. not by someone who could fluke it in one game due to a possible referee mistake.
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Post by 3330 on May 9, 2021 8:07:58 GMT
If the football league insist its only two up then the top 2 should be promoted 3rd to 8th should play off for a cup same format as the playoffs now (final at wembley) That would have most of the league involved in promotion ,cup, or relegation all season
For the same reason as above.... a team could be 12 points below 2nd spot and fluke it
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Post by slomasscfc on May 9, 2021 9:00:57 GMT
I don’t know how much of an advantage it is finishing 2nd or 3rd and then having to wait 14 days to play your semi final. I reckon a little ring rust could creep in. The quarter finals should be played midweek imo That's a good point, actually. What was the outcome of the play offs last year, when there had been a big break for all? the playoff finalists last year were Harrogate and Notts County who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively
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Post by vicar on May 9, 2021 15:41:49 GMT
That's a good point, actually. What was the outcome of the play offs last year, when there had been a big break for all? the playoff finalists last year were Harrogate and Notts County who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively I don't like the fact that the winners started with Har and the losers ended with County, I've now got something more to keep.me awake.
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Post by Imposter on May 9, 2021 19:19:41 GMT
the playoff finalists last year were Harrogate and Notts County who finished 2nd and 3rd respectively I don't like the fact that the winners started with Har and the losers ended with County, I've now got something more to keep.me awake. The winners were from a town with a nine-letter name and only came up from National League North two years before winning the National League playoffs 😉
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Post by oakwoodbank on May 9, 2021 20:16:47 GMT
i,d go with that if the teams who finish 3rd or 4th went straight into a PO final. imagine how we,d feel if we missed out on promotion on GD and get beat in a final by a team finishing over 10 points behind us in the final placings. promotion or relagation should be about who were the most constant teams over a season. not by someone who could fluke it in one game due to a possible referee mistake. -- in that case, why have playoffs at all? If the League wants 2/3 promoted/relegated each season; just apply that to the teams who are 1-2-(3) and the bottom two/three places out.
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Post by postmanplod69 on May 9, 2021 20:27:28 GMT
I definitely think our league needs 1 more promotion spot that would mean 1st and 2nd are automatic and 3-8th in the playoffs (3rd and 4th with the advantage) that sounds just about right. i,d go with that if the teams who finish 3rd or 4th went straight into a PO final. imagine how we,d feel if we missed out on promotion on GD and get beat in a final by a team finishing over 10 points behind us in the final placings. promotion or relagation should be about who were the most constant teams over a season. not by someone who could fluke it in one game due to a possible referee mistake. 1994 a certain team from East Lancashire finished 17 points behind us and gained promotion at our expense
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Post by timberwolf on May 10, 2021 8:04:02 GMT
i,d go with that if the teams who finish 3rd or 4th went straight into a PO final. imagine how we,d feel if we missed out on promotion on GD and get beat in a final by a team finishing over 10 points behind us in the final placings. promotion or relagation should be about who were the most constant teams over a season. not by someone who could fluke it in one game due to a possible referee mistake. -- in that case, why have playoffs at all? If the League wants 2/3 promoted/relegated each season; just apply that to the teams who are 1-2-(3) and the bottom two/three places out. i,d even go with that if it mean we,d miss out as well. do not like the PO and never will. a whole normal 46 game season decided on two or three games at the back end of a tired season. with so much money to be made out of all promotions then a lottery should not come into it. if PO are written in stone why don,t they have em for relegation as well. never thought i,d say it but the scottish one is better than ours.
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