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Blackburn will lose Gestede I reckon. Cannot see them being a promotion force.

Who has the best squad in the Championship?

As long as we don't get into the paly offs, as we know what happens then

I hate play offs they are sooooooooo wrong

Playoffs are fine but the system needs tweeking imo


* 3rd placed team should go straight to Wembley
* 4th plays the winner of 5th v 6th to face 3rd at Wembley

Or just the top 3 go up same as the bottom 3 always go down

Batty, some sence there matey

Shaun good shout that

I'm off to Paddy power with my tenner , keep the faith mot.

I hate the playoffs,the league is played over a season.
So top 3 should go up,bottom 3 go down,
Change it to four? Hmmm maybe.
Cups are played over one or two legs,not the whole season!
More influence from tv to get more games on tv at end of season,sky etc are f ecking football.

Disagree

Play offs keeps the season alive for so many teams, without it, too many teams would have nothing to play for the last ten games, and everyone knows the rules before season starts so no complaints

Also were introduced way befor Sky

Play offs are sheeeeeeit end of. Who cares about last 10 games. A team slogs its guts out ALL season & finishes 3rd justified & should go up by rights.

Well fans obviously care because crowds go up.

If your not good enough to finish top two, you don't deserve to go up

If your not good enough to finish top two, you don't deserve to go up

No that makes sence, I agree

comment by LIW Cellino shites lies (U8453)
posted 18 minutes ago
Disagree

Play offs keeps the season alive for so many teams, without it, too many teams would have nothing to play for the last ten games, and everyone knows the rules before season starts so no complaints

Also were introduced way befor Sky
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I do understand the implication & benefits for all teams, there or there abouts at the end os the season. It is just so unfair for the team who finishes 3rd.

They know the rules before the season

Is it unfair the team that finishes seventh doesn't get a play off place ??

They don't a second chance like the third team does

Utter bollox,
Its like the NBA finish in the final four then then the playoffs decide.
It's not a cup its a league over the whole season,
If you finish 3 rd you deserve to go up.
And if you like playoffs,why is there no playoffs to go down?

...there is in some countries.

In the Bundesliga the 3rd last plays the 3rd from the 2nd Bundesliga, win and they stay up, lose and they change places!..

The playoffs is just another ripoff that makes the League lots off cash, the fans go because its their teams that are in them and they have been given another chance of going up!..

Not right on the 3rd placed team, and not right on the people giving even more money out after a season that has more then likely left a lot off broke!..

Ask the fans that do turn up if they'd like to be where they are or if they'd like to go up the way that their team have fought for!..

Its great for the 4th to 6th teams if one off them do it, their fans will be the luckiest on the planet, but the money given out by the people through the season and even more for the playoffs is just a rip off for the team that finishes 3rd and don't get what they fought for!..

Same as the Champions League ain't the Champions League anymore!..

"If your not good enough to finish top two, you don't deserve to go up"

So why bother with the playoffs when they ain't for the top two?..

Germany only has 18 teams in the top flight and 18 teams in the 2nd tier, so maybe a guaranteed 2 switching places and a potential 3rd is just right.

Why is 3 the magic number anyway?

I like the play off system. Extends the season. Granted, if we'd come third I'd be a little miffed but coming 4th, 5th or 6th and the dream's still alive.

Personally I think the only alternative should be that season can only finish as & when Leeds United gets into a top two position irrespective of the number of games played........

Play offs was the brain child of Ron Noades ex Crystal Palace chairman now deceased I believe
It was and still is a great idea because it gives the teams a chance for promotion right to the very end of the season and thus creates interest and extra most important revenue long may it continue

It's a league over a season not a cup.
Agree with Ger re champions league,finish 4 th and you can win it.should be renamed champions and runners up and also rans league.

To keep interest till the end of the season,
Ten up ten down?

comment by leeds62 (U2387)
posted 29 minutes ago
Play offs was the brain child of Ron Noades ex Crystal Palace chairman now deceased I believe
It was and still is a great idea because it gives the teams a chance for promotion right to the very end of the season and thus creates interest and extra most important revenue long may it continue
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So when we finish 3rd by 10 points & get into the play offs & get bummed yet again, will you still think it is grrreeeeeat?

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So when we finish 6th, scraping into the playoffs on goal difference, a full 15 points behind 3rd, and win promotion, will you still think they aren't grrreeeeat?