Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
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Can't be dealing with a pre-play-off play-off.
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League Position Decider
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studio150
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So if its a play off before the play offs it would seem play Saturday away at Boro then play Tuesday/Wednesday before the actual play off for the loser on Friday/Saturday. This would seem to disadvantage the loser of the pre play off play off as their opponents will have had longer to rest and prepare.
maltaseagull
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How about a race around a neutral ground between Dyche and CH?
That's a very good point and it's not as if it wouldn't be a draining game, could even go extra time and pens ... players would be knackered. They should change it so that if teams finish joint 2nd they both go up and playoffs cancelled.
Or a singing competition (no Motorhead or Tom Waits allowed). Or decided on who's got the best hair. Or a "whose face looks least like a slapped arse?" contest.
SeagullofMalaysia
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Or a spoof of the World's Hardest Creature final between CH and Dyche? As in "Championship's Most Successful Manager with the Best Defending Career"
Lord Bracknell
On fire
Is there any combination of results and scores that would result in the top THREE clubs finishing in equal top place? If so, how is the promotion outcome settled?
My preference would be a one-off play-off game on a triangular pitch, with three goalposts and 33 players on the pitch.
My preference would be a one-off play-off game on a triangular pitch, with three goalposts and 33 players on the pitch.
Sadly (or maybe happily) no there isn't. If we (and/or Burnley) were to finish level on points with Boro, the number of wins would be different.
- Jun 27, 2012
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Our record v Burnley (points earned at home or away, versus a top 10 team, bottom 10 team, 4-0, 5-0 type wins vs 1 goal wins) is now remarkably similar. We've both had a 3-0 thrashing from a top 6 team (hull for them, boro for us) , we've both thrashed Bristol 4-0. and now we both have er, the same points.
I believe I previously read that if more than two teams have the same pts, gd and gs, it then goes to a mini-league. If it were us three, our poor result v Boro currently puts us below Burnley.
Hypothetically, if all three had same pts, gd and gs in a mini-league, I think there might be another round of games between us.
MattBackHome
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Dyche/Hughton soggy biscuit, live on Sky.
Seagulltonian
C'mon the Albion!
Wouldn't it be ironic if it went down to goals scored! As we stayed in the league all those years ago, when it was goals scored and not goal difference! 
Please not a repeat of this - http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/division-two-old/1977-1978/table
Goal ave 1.69 Spurs
Goal ave 1.66 Brighton
Goal ave 1.69 Spurs
Goal ave 1.66 Brighton
Shropshire Seagull
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I know we drew both games with Burnley but they should do it on "count back".
So over the 180 mins of the two games, what was the score after 170 mins
Ah yes, 3-2 to the nancy boys !
So we go up ....
Definitely won't be away goals count double - our league don't like that European nonsense.
So over the 180 mins of the two games, what was the score after 170 mins
Ah yes, 3-2 to the nancy boys !
So we go up ....
Definitely won't be away goals count double - our league don't like that European nonsense.
Sky have written an in-depth feature about this today: Middlesbrough, Burnley, Brighton: Could there be a play-off before the play-offs?
Nothing new here, but can anyone spot the mistakes in their hypothetical final table?
Nothing new here, but can anyone spot the mistakes in their hypothetical final table?
