wednesdaylander Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 So Huddersfield have just been promoted to the Premier League, having finished 5th in the Championship with a minus goal difference and.not won a SINGLE play-off game. I know money is the be all and end all in football these days, but is it really in English football's best interests for this to continue ? (and yes I'm biased cos I'm exiled in Huddersfield with Town fans as in-laws - gutted doesn't come close !) :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesteel Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 No, the playoffs are needed. The end of season would be dull without them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Our season would have been over at Christmas without them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash60s Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 wabaw (bitter) understandable thread mate when you look at the facts/stats its unbelievable - and I am jealous as well as bitter - honest too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The play offs are fantastic, yes the last two years they haven't been kind to us but that's our issue not the play offs issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The play offs are brilliant You can't chuck your toys out just because we messed it up Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatdial Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 No this just sounds bitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlicer Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 (edited) 17 minutes ago, wednesdaylander said: So Huddersfield have just been promoted to the Premier League, having finished 5th in the Championship with a minus goal difference and.not won a SINGLE play-off game. I know money is the be all and end all in football these days, but is it really in English football's best interests for this to continue ? (and yes I'm biased cos I'm exiled in Huddersfield with Town fans as in-laws - gutted doesn't come close !) :-( What would you suggest? Top three automatically promoted? Edited May 29, 2017 by OughtibridgeOwl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The play off system allows around the top 8 or 9 teams to have something to play for right until the last couple of weeks of the season. Also the fact that fans from all the leagues have a realistic chance of seeing their team one day at wembley. It's a great system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaylander Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Just now, OughtibridgeOwl said: What would you suggest? Top three automatically promoted? To be honest I'm just dreading the gloating I'm gonna get for the next 6 months, but I can't actually say Hudders deserved it. Would sooner Reading had gone up as they beat us both and finished a few points higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSlicer Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 minute ago, wednesdaylander said: To be honest I'm just dreading the gloating I'm gonna get for the next 6 months, but I can't actually say Hudders deserved it. Would sooner Reading had gone up as they beat us both and finished a few points higher. I would have preferred reading to go up simply because I feel they would carry a bigger threat than Huddersfield next season. However I have to disagree with you mate about not deserving it. They didn't concede in two of the games and that resulted in winning two penalty shoot outs. Neither of their opposites could beat them in a penalty shoot out so that makes them deserved winners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinger208b Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 26 minutes ago, Bluesteel said: No, the playoffs are needed. The end of season would be dull without them Could thin out the mid week games... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 3 minutes ago, wednesdaylander said: To be honest I'm just dreading the gloating I'm gonna get for the next 6 months, but I can't actually say Hudders deserved it. Would sooner Reading had gone up as they beat us both and finished a few points higher. Everybody knows the rules at the start of the season. 3rd is no better than 6th, bad luck reading congratulations huddersfield town Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 15 minutes ago, wednesdaylander said: To be honest I'm just dreading the gloating I'm gonna get for the next 6 months, but I can't actually say Hudders deserved it. Would sooner Reading had gone up as they beat us both and finished a few points higher. In 6 months they could be rock bottom of the Premier League and we could be top of the Championship. Cheer up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChinaOwl Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 No, the powers that be should just make a honest appraisal of the positives and negatives of the current system then make a decision whether adjustments are merited. Forget our game, we lost because of us, not the play-off system. Other things should be considered such as Huddersfield's approach to the play-off and whether it encourages clubs to play weakened teams knowing that there is no real difference regardless of finishing 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th. Sooner or later a relegation threatened club will fall victim to clubs in the play-off putting out weakened teams. Don't blame the club that does it - choice of team should be wholly the prerogative of that club's coach or manager. It is more beneficial to look at the reasons why they did it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat blondeau Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 The problem with knockout football is teams don't have to win games. That's why league games are often better to watch as both teams are going for the 3 points. Portugal won the Euros despite only winning 1 game out of 7 in normal time. Huddersfield have been promoted even though they only won 2 out of their last 13 games and only scored 1 goal in 330 minutes of play off football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomtheOwl95 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 2 minutes ago, nilsson said: The problem with knockout football is teams don't have to win games. That's why league games are often better to watch as both teams are going for the 3 points. Portugal won the Euros despite only winning 1 game out of 7 in normal time. Huddersfield have been promoted even though they only won 2 out of their last 13 games and only scored 1 goal in 330 minutes of play off football I'm not sure that's always the case. I can think of a few who've come of Hillsborough this season and have come for a point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wednesdaylander Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 Just now, TomtheOwl95 said: In 6 months they could be rock bottom of the Premier League and we could be top of the Championship. Cheer up. That's the only thing that's keeping me going tonight ! (and the Stella ) :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmyBarmy Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 1 hour ago, scram said: Our season would have been over at Christmas without them Not at all coz it wudda been the top 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 1 hour ago, wednesdaylander said: So Huddersfield have just been promoted to the Premier League, having finished 5th in the Championship with a minus goal difference and.not won a SINGLE play-off game. I know money is the be all and end all in football these days, but is it really in English football's best interests for this to continue ? (and yes I'm biased cos I'm exiled in Huddersfield with Town fans as in-laws - gutted doesn't come close !) :-( You make some good points, it's amazing that Huddersfield made it to the Premier league but we were complicit in their success. Despite all of the above I disagree with your overall point and I suspect you would too if we'd made it up from 6th or 4th over the last two seasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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