EFL to end season this week - City likely to be promoted (4 Viewers)

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Frostie

Frostie

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Further analysis & trawling through other posts on Twitter etc & it is clear that this would cause a huge raft of issues that will be ongoing for years;

13 team playoffs - odd number of teams making format difficult, will take a long time to complete when we're trying to say playing on isn't feasible, team finishing 2nd possibly losing out on promotion to team in 14th!? Real integrity...

Reduced funding for teams already at the financial precipice if no relegation (solidarity payments split with upto 3 extra clubs)

Odd number of teams again leaving blank matchdays & teams never being on same Games Played

Abandoning/shortening of Cup Tournaments = Reduced income

We're still waiting on their actual league tables & analysis but I suspect the reason they have used 3 seasons for the margin of error rather than 5, 10, 20 is because it's that one that best suits their own agenda.

I do feel sorry for them, but the huge upheaval to the whole football pyramid just to suit Tranmere will, rightly, not be given the time of day.
 
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Specs WT-R75

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Timperley said:
I think if you do the whole league it means even Bristol down in 14th are in with a shout so it would be a 13 team play off.
A relegation play off would be interesting.
Lose the first game and you have to play another game against another losing side. Lose that and you're relegated.
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Yes. And also in addition to getting relegated, you get to go broke and go into administration as well :)
 
Mcbean

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I think we can agree there will be no solution so cue the EFL statement announcing no further progress today - Chaplin thread anyone ?
 
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play_in_skyblue_stripes

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AFCCOVENTRY said:
Let me guess. Tranmere make the play-offs as well?
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I think personally Tranmere have a strong case. The impact of relegated teams in my view is much bigger than NOT getting promoted.
Under the circumstances I don't think clubs should be relegated under PPG. I suggest just expanding the leagues as Tranmere have suggested and reduce over time. However 'the elephant in the bathroom' (is that the phrase?) is that its sets a precedent for the Premier League to STOP relegation and not have promotion.

There is a case for Bolton, Southend and Norwich being relegated and Stevenage perhaps. Those first three have had seriously bad seasons. We have shown ourselves so often the years that you can put a run together and stay up. Every chance Tranmere would have escape in the virus has not taken hold. Very unfortunately, our East Midlands rivals, won 7 out of the last 9 in 2015 to stay up, eclipsing all our dramatic escapes.

It was great at Tranmere in January, so I wish them the best.
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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Part of me thinks that the EFL are delaying this as long as possible so it’s not feasible at all to restart. The Pompey CEO has acknowledged that player contracts are going to be an issue
 
hill83

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Liquid Gold said:
'Happy to be proven wrong' and 'from a <team name> fan' also apply
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That’s my least favourite of the lot. Just admit you are wildly guessing. “If I’m wrong I’m right as well because I’ve already said I’m happy to be proven wrong so either way I’m a hero”
 
Liquid Gold

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chiefdave said:
Would be interested to see a financial breakdown for a club such as Tranmere comparing a struggling season in L1 with a promotion chasing season in L2. May be wrong but I suspect the difference is not huge.
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Particularly given they were in the National League 2 years back
 
rob9872

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hill83 said:
That’s my least favourite of the lot. Just admit you are wildly guessing. “If I’m wrong I’m right as well because I’ve already said I’m happy to be proven wrong so either way I’m a hero”
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My least favourite are the compassion from a team x fan. Almost as if the fact they support someone else and can show empathy is worthy of massive kudos rather than basic humanity.
 
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OffenhamSkyBlue

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This average performance over the past three seasons is plain nonsense, and goes against everything football is about. Even in normal times you have teams that have a freakily good season, or one that is freakily bad. It doesn't mean they don't deserve to go up or down under the rules. As has been said, Tranmere dreamt up that plan because it suits THEIR agenda only! Fuck off!
 
BackRoomRummermill

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OffenhamSkyBlue said:
This average performance over the past three seasons is plain nonsense, and goes against everything football is about. Even in normal times you have teams that have a freakily good season, or one that is freakily bad. It doesn't mean they don't deserve to go up or down under the rules. As has been said, Tranmere dreamt up that plan because it suits THEIR agenda only! Fuck off!
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it’s a non starter
 
Malaka

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OffenhamSkyBlue said:
This average performance over the past three seasons is plain nonsense, and goes against everything football is about. Even in normal times you have teams that have a freakily good season, or one that is freakily bad. It doesn't mean they don't deserve to go up or down under the rules. As has been said, Tranmere dreamt up that plan because it suits THEIR agenda only! Fuck off!
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Man City Premier League champions then
 
Sky_Blue_Dreamer

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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OffenhamSkyBlue said:
This average performance over the past three seasons is plain nonsense, and goes against everything football is about. Even in normal times you have teams that have a freakily good season, or one that is freakily bad. It doesn't mean they don't deserve to go up or down under the rules. As has been said, Tranmere dreamt up that plan because it suits THEIR agenda only! Fuck off!
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The entire thing is a nonsense that they've clearly come up with to try and avoid relegation.

Does it take into account if you were in a higher/lower division? If not then that would be a big factor. If you'd spent years just staying up in a division above that would reflect the division you're in now. Similarly if you'd spent years in a lower league but always just missing out it isn't going to reflect the likelihood of your ability to gain points in the higher division. Besides which some teams just have terrible/brilliant seasons that go completely against the norm.
 
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Sky Blue Harry H

Sky Blue Harry H

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Can't believe the Wirral MPs have written to the EFL saying it's unfair to relegate anybody (really shouldn't be getting involved)
 
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