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Third place and playoffs
- Thread starter T.G
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Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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Stats on TV the other day were
3rd = 10 = 37%
4th = 4 = 15%
5th = 7 = 26%
6th = 6 = 22%
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
To me, all that says is that 3rd place are typically the strongest of the 4 play-off sides and are more likely to go up.
4/5/6 place fairly even between them.
cloud
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I like the German way of doing it.
The bottom two get relegated and the top two get promoted. Then the third from bottom plays the third from top in a playoff.
The bottom two get relegated and the top two get promoted. Then the third from bottom plays the third from top in a playoff.
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
Rewind 12/13 & 13/14; would you feel same? I was against the POs originally but now accept they do keep interest going. This season is exceptional in that top 6 are known with two games to spare, but it is rarely like that.
Not keen on the 6th plays 5th etc route for reasons stated on here: 3rd placed team has to wait a long time even to get a game, and 6th place team is knackered by the end if it gets there. The only way I can see of giving 3rd/4th more preference is a goal start but to my knowledge that has never been used in football and sort of goes against the grain of 'everyone is equal at the start'. It is the old question of what is the least imperfect system and we probably have it now.
warmleyseagull
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The original POs had a version of that where 3rd bottom was in POs with 3rd. 4th 5th. The German version doesnt get round problem of having meaningless games for even more teams at end of season.
warmleyseagull
Well-known member
Statistically the sample size is too small to make any significant conclusions.
Seagulls over Essex
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What else were you hoping it to say?
worthingseagull123
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- May 5, 2012
- 2,579
If we sneaked into sixth place on the last day and went up through play offs, how many of us here would be saying how unfair etc LOL.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,155
I said many years ago that the ten pin bowling ladder system is fairest and stick by that now as I stuck with it when we were 6th and 4th. 5 v 6, 4 v winner, 3 v winner at Wembley. 6th means you are 3 games (2 away and 1 neutral), 3rd means you are 1 game away. But that is 3 games not 5 so Sky will never sign off,
Laridae
Active member
I really like the idea of this!
StonehamPark
#Brighton-Nil
colonies man
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- Jul 30, 2011
- 488
All ifs, buts and maybe.Just play the cards your dealt and get on with it.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
- 9,155
Someone mentioned on it here the other day. But I did mention it first. Honest!
It was when Sky didn't have as much sport to show and there was a ten pin bowling tournament. They play round robin and then play a ladder system. So you come 10th, you have to beat everyone above you. Not just beat the player that beat the player.