Anyone else think that there´s something fundamentally unsporting about the play-offs? Surely the point of having a league competition is that the three best teams who played consistently better over the season deserve to go up, rather than turning it into a lottery from 3rd place to 6th. Imagine if they did the same thing with relegation from the Prem. Would it be right to force Bournemouth and West Brom into a relegation battle with Newcastle and Sunderland when the former teams have spent the whole season outperforming the latter? If that´s not fair then why is it fair to force Brighton into a lottery with teams which finished 11 and 15 pts behind them? That´s a greater margin than by which Leicester are gonna win the Prem.
I might start a petition on this....
Play-offs a gimmick
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totally agree with Rev's point of view. You have to be mindful of what is being achieved, you want the best 3 championship clubs promoted as they are probably best geared to perhaps stay there. Team that comes 5th or 6th has proved they are not really good enough for the Prem so really what is the point? When we lost to QPR we were good enough to make a fist of it in the premiership, we're not now and Brighton are, they should go up as of right. I'm not getting too excited by the play-offs, I'll of course take promotion like any fan, but if we do I'll be quietly guilty about it if I am honest
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Brighton should win it but I wouldn't be entirely surprised if the Owls turned them over.
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They'll bottle it as usual.
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You'd know.
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Got to be in it to win it
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See ya in August
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How are Derby the best team over two legs? Brighton have been far more consistent this season and before their recent blip Hull were very good and have Prem players. Wednesday are the outsiders and Derby have a good chance but they aren't the best side.
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