Play offs now bigger
Sat Jun 20, 2026 10:13 am
3 to 8 in play offs now
3 and 4 atomatic semi final
5 6,7 and 8 to play Qf stage
3 and 4 atomatic semi final
5 6,7 and 8 to play Qf stage
Re: Play offs now bigger
Sat Jun 20, 2026 11:37 am
Madness IMHO; unless we finish 7th or 8th 
Being serious, I don’t agree with it and I fail to see how a club finishing in 8th place in the Championship (and potentially 20+ points behind the team in 3rd place) can be either justified, or be ‘ready’ for what might lie ahead in the Premier League
Poor thinking from the EFL revenue-makers after a 46 game season has already taken its toll
Being serious, I don’t agree with it and I fail to see how a club finishing in 8th place in the Championship (and potentially 20+ points behind the team in 3rd place) can be either justified, or be ‘ready’ for what might lie ahead in the Premier League
Poor thinking from the EFL revenue-makers after a 46 game season has already taken its toll
Re: Play offs now bigger
Sat Jun 20, 2026 1:06 pm
Sven wrote:Madness IMHO; unless we finish 7th or 8th
Being serious, I don’t agree with it and I fail to see how a club finishing in 8th place in the Championship (and potentially 20+ points behind the team in 3rd place) can be either justified, or be ‘ready’ for what might lie ahead in the Premier League
Poor thinking from the EFL revenue-makers after a 46 game season has already taken its toll
How is it fair Hull went up? I'm in favour of it, in theory it'll help the 3rd and 4th placed teams chances of being promoted. I'm totally on board with there simply not being playoffs but if there are in for a penny in for a pound
Re: Play offs now bigger
Tue Jun 23, 2026 8:25 pm
Just get rid of the play offs altogether and have top 3 automatically promoted, like it used to be apparently.
Re: Play offs now bigger
Wed Jun 24, 2026 3:22 pm
Starvinmarvin wrote:Sven wrote:Madness IMHO; unless we finish 7th or 8th
Being serious, I don’t agree with it and I fail to see how a club finishing in 8th place in the Championship (and potentially 20+ points behind the team in 3rd place) can be either justified, or be ‘ready’ for what might lie ahead in the Premier League
Poor thinking from the EFL revenue-makers after a 46 game season has already taken its toll
How is it fair Hull went up? I'm in favour of it, in theory it'll help the 3rd and 4th placed teams chances of being promoted. I'm totally on board with there simply not being playoffs but if there are in for a penny in for a pound
It will make it even more interesting towards the end of the season with more teams playing for a chance of promotion.
Re: Play offs now bigger
Wed Jun 24, 2026 3:34 pm
Caerdydd12 wrote:Just get rid of the play offs altogether and have top 3 automatically promoted, like it used to be apparently.
Apparently? When did they get rid of it, was it really that long ago?