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dlrwrexham · 11th May 2017, 17.35:33

THREE up,is the only real way!.

BillEBadass · 11th May 2017, 17.53:12

Play offs are a lottery anyway - this would obviously give 2 more teams an opportunity to buy a ticket and will certainly prolong the season. As far as we are concerned it could be beneficial.
But as we haven't got our team yet who knows where we'll end up.

Vorporix · 11th May 2017, 17.55:57

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Originally Posted by dlrwrexham

THREE up,is the only real way!.

Are you talking about footy or someting else dlr?

WREXHAM TID · 11th May 2017, 18.04:52

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Originally Posted by dixienormous

Id rather be aiming for top spot.

We don't have to worry about how the play offs work then...
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draigwrecsam · 11th May 2017, 18.32:22

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Originally Posted by fezbob

It's in the latest Trust Board minutes. On another forum they're saying the format will be second and third will automatically make the semis. Fourth to play seventh and fifth to play sixth to join them.
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Been doing that for 3 years in the RP Chess League!

Junior Shabadoo · 11th May 2017, 19.30:53

Maybe just have a knockout tournament in April and play friendlies the rest of the time. That way all 24 teams have a realistic chance of promotion. It's a sign of how desperate clubs are that they'd vote for something as incredible as this.
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davewilli · 11th May 2017, 19.43:42

It needs some serious thought. Remember the outcry when play offs were first thought of. Always a few pros & cons, but I can see some pros: extends the season for more teams, home advantage for the team finishing higher than their opponent and a one off game similar to cup tie.

KT12 Exile · 11th May 2017, 19.43:50

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Originally Posted by draigwrecsam

Been doing that for 3 years in the RP Chess League!

We've always been ahead of the times!

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Back of the Kop · 11th May 2017, 20.02:52

Kind of feels right to extend the play off line to 7th

This I think is the correct compromise as there will only be 2 promotion places for the foreseeable but at least the top 7 teams are now in with a chance as they do in League 2 even though the play offs for us will be a 1 in 6 chance rather than 1 in 4.

Make the best of a crap situation.

Will be very hard on the team finishing 2nd if they are beaten in the final by the team finishing 7th. .........ouch !

APJ · 11th May 2017, 20.47:55

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Originally Posted by owain94

Ridiculous idea. It was bad enough the 4th placed team going up during our 98 point season, never mind the 7th!

While play-offs exist at all, this kind of thing can happen. We are unfortunate, as far as I know, to be the highest points total team not to be promoted in any league in the top 5 tier in British football history. If I am mistaken, please put me right on this. That is why we must always aim to win it. Anyway, I think the new proposed system is not so bad because it does not punish teams who just missed out anymore than before, since they are straight into the semi final - it just makes it harder for those finishing lower down as they have an extra game to play.

However, my preferred option for play-offs would be:
Game 1: 4th v5th (4th at home, one leg match)
Game 2 : Winner game 1 vs 3rd (3rd at home, one leg match)
Game 3 : Winner game 2 vs runner-up (Wembley)

In other words, runner-up is straight into final, 3rd is straight into semi, 4th and 5th need to win 3 games.

It wont happen because part of the play-off appeal is more games at the end of the season, but I think this above is good because it directly rewards each final league position, which is not the case currently.

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dlrwrexham Due a Testimonial Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Team who finish 7th qualify for the play offs next year, apparently THREE up,is the only real way!. __________________ I don't believe in the Moon, I think it's just the back of the Sun!.

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BillEBadass Legend Racecourse Spot: Yale Stand Real Name: Bill E. Badass Twitter: @	Re: Team who finish 7th qualify for the play offs next year, apparently Play offs are a lottery anyway - this would obviously give 2 more teams an opportunity to buy a ticket and will certainly prolong the season. As far as we are concerned it could be beneficial. But as we haven't got our team yet who knows where we'll end up.

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Junior Shabadoo Cult Hero Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Team who finish 7th qualify for the play offs next year, apparently Maybe just have a knockout tournament in April and play friendlies the rest of the time. That way all 24 teams have a realistic chance of promotion. It's a sign of how desperate clubs are that they'd vote for something as incredible as this. Posted via mobile theme

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davewilli Legend (info) Racecourse Spot: mold road Real Name: dave williams Twitter: @	Re: Team who finish 7th qualify for the play offs next year, apparently It needs some serious thought. Remember the outcry when play offs were first thought of. Always a few pros & cons, but I can see some pros: extends the season for more teams, home advantage for the team finishing higher than their opponent and a one off game similar to cup tie.

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Back of the Kop Legend Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Team who finish 7th qualify for the play offs next year, apparently Kind of feels right to extend the play off line to 7th This I think is the correct compromise as there will only be 2 promotion places for the foreseeable but at least the top 7 teams are now in with a chance as they do in League 2 even though the play offs for us will be a 1 in 6 chance rather than 1 in 4. Make the best of a crap situation. Will be very hard on the team finishing 2nd if they are beaten in the final by the team finishing 7th. .........ouch !