Are the Championship Play Offs a lottery?

gripper stebson

Well-known member

Jul 27, 2004

6,657

• May 4, 2014

• #1

Pretty much yes.

Since they began here is the record of the winners:

3rd - 35%
4th - 15%
5th - 30%
6th - 20%

That is all.

 

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dougdeep

New member

May 9, 2004

37,732

SUNNY SEAFORD

• May 4, 2014

• #2

No. It costs more than £2 but you have a better chance of winning.

 

bhafc99

Well-known member

Oct 14, 2003

7,085

Dubai

• May 4, 2014

• #3

Nope.

 

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ExmouthExile

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Feb 11, 2005

1,800

• May 4, 2014

• #4

Yes they are. There are so many more factors that affect the players ability to perform to take into account than there are for an ordinary league game, nerves and pressure being the two main ones, but there are other factors like temperament, how they react to the 'big match' atmosphere. The playoffs are a real test of a players character, and I think this has an equal bearing, if not more of a bearing on the result than a players' skills.

 

One Teddy Maybank

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Aug 4, 2006

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Worthing

• May 4, 2014

• #5

Let's hope so, otherwise we are stuffed based on league position.

Seriously, the worst team out of the 4 made it last year, so you never know.

 

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maidstoneseagull

Active member

Jul 21, 2004

425

Maidstone

• May 4, 2014

• #6

I'll take the fact those stats suggest we've got a better chance than last year...which I think we have, as I don't think the expectation is there in quite the same way. Can't wait!

 

Spun Cuppa

Thanks Greens :(

Jul 2, 2009

5,352

'We're on the road to nowhere...'

• May 4, 2014

• #7

Yes they probably are, as it's who turns up for 2/3 games. Palace weren't favs last time, so if we are well prepared and at the races, anything can happen

I just hope we don't disappoint over the 2/3 games

 

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Napper

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Jul 9, 2003

23,872

Sussex

• May 4, 2014

• #8

No but luck has a major bearing

 

rcf0712

Out Here In The Perimeter

Feb 26, 2009

2,428

Perth, Western Australia

• May 4, 2014

• #9

No, they provide an opportunity for a team on the cusp of promotion to show their minerals under pressure - last year we bottled it, this year lets see....

 

GT49er

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Feb 1, 2009

46,716

Gloucester

• May 4, 2014

• #10

No more of a lottery than any other knock-out cup competition.

 

Tom Hark Preston Park

Will Post For Cash

Jul 6, 2003

70,158

• May 4, 2014

• #11

You got to be in it to win it

 

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Machiavelli

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Oct 11, 2013

16,646

Fiveways

• May 4, 2014

• #12

No, they're not a lottery -- that's drawing things out of a hat; but predicting a winner at the outset is LIKE a lottery.

 

brightonmark1234

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Feb 9, 2010

8,351

Worthing

• May 4, 2014

• #13

anything can happen in the play offs

 

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Baaaald

3rd time lucky

Aug 7, 2011

941

Haywards Heath

• May 4, 2014

• #14

Yes it's a lottery. Just feel we have a damn sight better chance as we aren't playing palace!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Cappers

Deano's right one

Jun 3, 2010

791

Hove

• May 4, 2014

• #15

Hope so

 

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park

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Apr 5, 2014

23,532

• May 4, 2014

• #16

It's a lottery, I drew Reading, and I got to the shop to claim my winnings yesterday and was told my ticket was invalid