EFL Considering Controversial Change to Championship Play-Off Rules ...

[TheLoneRanger]

EFL Considering Controversial Change to Championship Play-Off Rules

The proposal has received support from Championship clubs.

www.sportbible.com

 

[AusinIsOurHero]

Of course it has - the Championship has been so open the last few years - anyone down to mid table could have snuck in the play offs right up until the last few games.
Loads more teams will feel they have a chance.
Personally, I'd scrap the playoffs & just have the top 3 go up.
Never sat right with me that the team in 6th who finished 20 points behind the team in 3rd could go up.

 

[JackFish]

Saw this the other day - I really hope they don't go ahead with this. The current setup does a good job of balancing the excitement of giving more teams the chance to go up while still keeping it to the best-performing teams. Having six or more teams in the playoffs would be ridiculous, someone finishing 8th hasn't done enough over the whole season to deserve a shot at going up.

Never sat right with me that the team in 6th who finished 20 points behind the team in 3rd could go up.

I also wouldn't be against a rule that says you have to finish within 10 points of the third-placed team to enter the playoffs. That way if you come 20 points behind like Bristol City did last season then the top side gets a bye to the final. If the 3rd placed team is 11 points ahead of 4th then they just get promoted automatically.

 

[Smurph]

It's an interesting debate. The new format would give clubs a lot more encourage and possibly break what seems the endless cycle of the same teams going up after being relegated from Premier League the season prior.