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Post by Marshy on Apr 9, 2018 8:22:19 GMT
I have noticed that the National leagues playoffs including the North & South divisions have 6 teams in them?
How the hell is that going to work are thay now playing some kind of round robin system ( Dam hate that bird!) or will there be 3 teams playing in the final?
Can anyone shed any light on this as it seems very strange to me?
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Post by Wimborne Gas on Apr 9, 2018 8:24:06 GMT
First 2 go through to the semi finals automatically. The other 4 play off for the right to play them.
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Post by Baxtinho on Apr 9, 2018 8:26:05 GMT
Fourth play Seventh, Fifth play Sixth over one leg, the winners have to travel to Second & Third - again one leg, then a final as with the league ones.
One of many times Football Manager has taught me something relevant in real life.
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Post by Marshy on Apr 9, 2018 8:26:18 GMT
First 2 go through to the semi finals automatically. The other 4 play off for the right to play them. Ah right, cheers wimborne. 1st I've heard of this bizzare! |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 8:40:36 GMT
Don't like this system at all.
The team that comes 7th could have just hit form at the right time and sneak into the playoffs. They could then go on and beat the team that finished 2nd in the final, who could possibly have been 20 or more points ahead of them. Unfair if you ask me as surely the teams who had the best season deserve to go up, not those we were good at the end of it. Kind of defeats the object of having the 46-game season. They may as well scrap that and have a 24 team playoff for promotion!
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Post by Marshy on Apr 9, 2018 8:52:31 GMT
Don't like this system at all. The team that comes 7th could have just hit form at the right time and sneak into the playoffs. They could then go on and beat the team that finished 2nd in the final, who could possibly have been 20 or more points ahead of them. Unfair if you ask me as surely the teams who had the best season deserve to go up, not those we were good at the end of it. Kind of defeats the object of having the 46-game season. They may as well scrap that and have a 24 team playoff for promotion! I’ve got to agree Bris, it does seem very unfair. |
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Post by hollyhillgas on Apr 9, 2018 8:55:05 GMT
If it applied to L1 we would be 6 points off the playoffs.
Slightly fairer IMO, the the lower clubs have to play two extra games which strains the fitness.
And if they are changing the system, perhaps if the games are tied, the higher placed team goes through without a penalty shootout or extra time.
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Post by Gassy on Apr 9, 2018 9:07:20 GMT
Well they pretty much all voted for it I believe, think it was 20/24 or something so no complaints there.
And tbf, the team higher in the table also gets the home leg as it's a 1 game tie so you'd fully expect the home team to go through
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Post by mariobalotelli on Apr 9, 2018 9:16:50 GMT
Don't like this system at all. The team that comes 7th could have just hit form at the right time and sneak into the playoffs. They could then go on and beat the team that finished 2nd in the final, who could possibly have been 20 or more points ahead of them. Unfair if you ask me as surely the teams who had the best season deserve to go up, not those we were good at the end of it. Kind of defeats the object of having the 46-game season. They may as well scrap that and have a 24 team playoff for promotion! Isn’t that the same as a 4 team play off system though? FGR in 5th were 12 points behind us when we went up through the playoffs. We were 12 off MK Dons when we were promoted 06/07. If anything this system gives a better chance for the second and third placed teams to advance to the final |
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Apr 9, 2018 9:33:11 GMT
I quite liked the system when it first started in the 80s, when the team that finished third from bottom in league above entered the play off system with 3rd/4th/5th teams.
Wouldn't work in national to regional leagues, but the principle is fairer.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 9:36:28 GMT
Don't like this system at all. The team that comes 7th could have just hit form at the right time and sneak into the playoffs. They could then go on and beat the team that finished 2nd in the final, who could possibly have been 20 or more points ahead of them. Unfair if you ask me as surely the teams who had the best season deserve to go up, not those we were good at the end of it. Kind of defeats the object of having the 46-game season. They may as well scrap that and have a 24 team playoff for promotion! FGR in 5th were 12 points behind us when we went up through the playoffs. We were 12 off MK Dons when we were promoted 06/07. If anything this system gives a better chance for the second and third placed teams to advance to the final Get what you're saying. But this system is taking it to the extreme a bit, isn't it? |
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 9, 2018 9:47:30 GMT
I have noticed that the National leagues playoffs including the North & South divisions have 6 teams in them? How the hell is that going to work are thay now playing some kind of round robin system ( f**king hate that bird!) or will there be 3 teams playing in the final? Can anyone shed any light on this as it seems very strange to me? Three teams in the final would be awesome! Played at a T-shaped pitch with three goals. If it went to penalties the taker would have to beat two goalkeepers! I actually think this could catch on. Someone call the FA  |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 9, 2018 9:50:35 GMT
I have noticed that the National leagues playoffs including the North & South divisions have 6 teams in them? How the hell is that going to work are thay now playing some kind of round robin system ( f**king hate that bird!) or will there be 3 teams playing in the final? Can anyone shed any light on this as it seems very strange to me? Three teams in the final would be awesome! Played at a T-shaped pitch with three goals. If it went to penalties the taker would have to beat two goalkeepers! I actually think this could catch on. Someone call the FA I like it! Imagine Millwall,West Ham & Cardiff fans all in the same ground awsome! |
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Post by Wimborne Gas on Apr 9, 2018 9:55:03 GMT
Best thing would be for the EFL to agree to 3 up (2 automatic) to League Two with 3 going down.
Tranmere missed out on promotion with 95 points last season. Ouch!
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Post by 2nd May 1990 on Apr 9, 2018 9:55:35 GMT
Three teams in the final would be awesome! Played at a T-shaped pitch with three goals. If it went to penalties the taker would have to beat two goalkeepers! I actually think this could catch on. Someone call the FA I like it! Imagine Millwall,West Ham & Cardiff fans all in the same ground awsome! I prefer the idea of Millwall, West Ham and City fans in the same ground as our friends from south of the river would take a hell of a beating on the pitch and in the stands! |
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Post by mariobalotelli on Apr 9, 2018 10:13:18 GMT
Isn’t that the same as a 4 team play off system though? FGR in 5th were 12 points behind us when we went up through the playoffs. We were 12 off MK Dons when we were promoted 06/07. If anything this system gives a better chance for the second and third placed teams to advance to the final Get what you're saying. But this system is taking it to the extreme a bit, isn't it? Possibly but think theres more of an advantage IMO to the teams who finish 2nd & 3rd as they only have to win a single home tie to progress to the final |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Apr 9, 2018 10:29:51 GMT
If I remember correctly when play offs started it was the one team from the higher division who finished 1 place above the automatic drop playing the one team from the lower division who finished 1 place outside automatic promotion and I think it was over 2 legs
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2018 10:31:11 GMT
Get what you're saying. But this system is taking it to the extreme a bit, isn't it? Possibly but think theres more of an advantage IMO to the teams who finish 2nd & 3rd as they only have to win a single home tie to progress to the final True, but there is still the possibility that the team in 7th, who may have performed much worse than them over the season, could beat them, purely because they hit form at the right time. But yes, it does have its advantages to the teams in 2nd and 3rd, otherwise it wouldn't have been voted for. |
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Post by Gasshole on Apr 9, 2018 10:40:26 GMT
Fourth play Seventh, Fifth play Sixth over one leg, the winners have to travel to Second & Third - again one leg, then a final as with the league ones. One of many times Football Manager has taught me something relevant in real life. FFS i’ll bet it’s those pack of lady gardens at the FA again. We need to sort those nonesense b@stards out before they implement this across all the leagues. Croker OUT. I’m fkin livid. Got to feel sorry for the team in eighth though , who don’t get to take part in this fkin debacle. |
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Post by Marshy on Apr 9, 2018 10:43:19 GMT
Fourth play Seventh, Fifth play Sixth over one leg, the winners have to travel to Second & Third - again one leg, then a final as with the league ones. One of many times Football Manager has taught me something relevant in real life. FFS i’ll bet it’s those pack of lady gardens at the FA again. We need to sort those nonesense b@stards out before they implement this across all the leagues. Croker OUT. I’m fkin livid. Got to feel sorry for the team in eighth though , who don’t get to take part in this fkin debacle. Dont worry the team finishing in 8th will be in a relegation playoff. |
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