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The play-off finalists.



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Mo Gosfield

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All finished in the highest play-off postions in their respective divisions.
Norwich 3rd Boro 4th
Preston 3rd Swindon 4th
Wycombe 4th Southend 5th
I assume this has happened before but I can't honestly remember.
 




OzMike

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Only fair then really.
I like the way the Scottish League works, having the winning play off team playing the team just above relegation for their spot.
Maybe the Premiership could use this method and have only two automatic relegations to the Championship and a play off from the play offs to sort the last relegation spot out.
Would make the season even more interesting up till the final day.
 


Badger

Badger

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Bristol Rovers v Grimsby in the Conference too, with Bristol Rovers (the higher team) going up.

I wonder what odds you could have got on the highest team winning in each division.
 


Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005
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OzMike said:
Only fair then really.
I like the way the Scottish League works, having the winning play off team playing the team just above relegation for their spot.
Maybe the Premiership could use this method and have only two automatic relegations to the Championship and a play off from the play offs to sort the last relegation spot out.
Would make the season even more interesting up till the final day.
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And that would make it harder for teams to get into the premier league. With the money on offer to premier league teams, it would become even more of a closed shop.
 


Stat Brother

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Triggaaar said:
And that would make it harder for teams to get into the premier league. With the money on offer to premier league teams, it would become even more of a closed shop.
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The teams finishing 15th to18th could play off for the final relegation place.
With each losing team going through to the 'final'.

What would the tabloids call that match?
 




atfc village

atfc village

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OzMike said:
Only fair then really.
I like the way the Scottish League works, having the winning play off team playing the team just above relegation for their spot.
Maybe the Premiership could use this method and have only two automatic relegations to the Championship and a play off from the play offs to sort the last relegation spot out.
Would make the season even more interesting up till the final day.
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It happened in England originally in The play offs ,in 87 Aldershot of The 4th Division beat 3rd Division Bolton in the semi final .Then beat Wolves of The 4th in the final.
 


Blue Valkyrie

Blue Valkyrie

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I remember going to Leeds ( Div 2 ) vs Charlton ( Div 1 ) in a playoff semi final in around 1986/1987
 


Iggle Piggle

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Blue Valkyrie said:
I remember going to Leeds ( Div 2 ) vs Charlton ( Div 1 ) in a playoff semi final in around 1986/1987
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If memory serves the Play offs were introduced as they were decreasing the number of teams in what is now the Premier League with 4 up / 2 down over a couple of years. 4th Bottom played off with 2nd, 3rd & 4th in the Championship. The success of them kept them ongoing.

I think Charlton stayed up that year.
 




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Mo Gosfield said:
All finished in the highest play-off postions in their respective divisions.
Norwich 3rd Boro 4th
Preston 3rd Swindon 4th
Wycombe 4th Southend 5th
I assume this has happened before but I can't honestly remember.
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Prob the 1st, good stat.
I recall that the 7th in the 4th div was 'winning' after a decade, somewhat bizarrely
 


GreersElbow

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Stat Brother said:
The teams finishing 15th to18th could play off for the final relegation place.
With each losing team going through to the 'final'.

What would the tabloids call that match?
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But if a team that finishes 15th loses to the team that came 18th and is subsequently relegated, how is that far? Given that they did enough to avoid automatic relegation?
 


Stat Brother

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GreersElbow said:
But if a team that finishes 15th loses to the team that came 18th and is subsequently relegated, how is that far? Given that they did enough to avoid automatic relegation?
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And yet the team that finishes sixth has done enough to be the third team promoted?
 


Triggaaar

Triggaaar

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Stat Brother said:
The teams finishing 15th to18th could play off for the final relegation place.
With each losing team going through to the 'final'.
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I think relegation is bad enough as it is, without making a loser loses all game. Play-offs work best when teams are trying to win something.
 


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