I'll be supporting Coventry in that semi-final. They won't be able to focus on playing us if they have the FA Cup final coming up.

Don't think it's done us any favours with the tie having to be delayed...their last few games could be vital if they're to get into the play-offs plus bloody SKY again! it seems like we're forever on it and I'd say our record not as good when we're on it as off it.

3 games in the last week? Hope that doesn't cause injuries or fatigue.

Barnsley esq...

Won’t be Barnsley esq unfortunately.
Coventry are only making around 2500 tickets available for away fans for the rest of the season apparently!

only positive is that the Players dinner (piss up?) is now after the season finishes.

Not good for us. If Coventry reach the FA Cup Final that is not until 25th May so Coventry are hardly disadvantaged. I really hope that the new football regulator will look at the contractural situation with SKY. No tv broadcaster should be able to dictate playing times when so much is at stake in the league run in. Perhaps they could also look at the fairness of the play offs when a team finishing 6th can be promoted via the play offs when the team in 3rd or for that matter any team above them has a huge points difference. The format needs a review.

Balls; not a good outcome for us. Was hoping it would be on Tuesday 16th, before the cup semi.

Bert. I agree but atually think the Play-offs should be done away with altogether. Initially, they were only devised only as a means to reduce the top-flight from 24 to 20 teams. I knew, however, as did everyone, that the football authorities would make it permanent. I think you will be hard pressed to find a fan that actually agrees with them. Exiting - yes, keeps the season alive for more teams - yes, but fundamentally unfair. To turn a league scenario of 46 games into a cup competition at the end of the scheduled matches undermines the whole principle of having a league in the first place. Of course teams know the rules before the season starts but have no choice but to accept them or they are expelled from the league. Imagine if relegation was decided in the same way - the bottom two teams automatically relegated and the third, fourth, fifth and sixth from bottom play-off to find out who the third relgated team will be. In other words, the loser of the relegation play-off semi- finals play each other and the loser of the final goes down - a scenarion where the sixth from bottom could get relegated in place of the team that finished third from bottom. How ludicrous that would be! Not expecting the play-offs to be done away with however - there is far too much money involved for the football authorities to do that! As for the re-arranged Coventry match, it is what it is and realistically the only date it could have been re-scheduled for.

I think the fans of the 3rd placed team don't like the playoffs so much. Everyone else likes them. It does leave something to play for for most of the teams in the league. It also gave us something to hope for before this season started as we never thought that we would be competing for the automatic places.

At least Town will have a 2 week rest before the final 3 games so well rested and as footballer will be able to handle 3 games in a week

Hirsty back by then too!

Regarding the play offs they could copy what happens in non-league by giving the higher placed teams home advantage in a one off game, though that would do away with a Wembley final. You pays your money & makes your choice.

Bert , the whole point of the play off is that you have a chance of going up.
Relegation is purely points based, the worst 3 teams get relegate, idea is to keep the season alive and entertaining at the top end.
If we are good enough we will go up, it just means winning a couple more games.
Actually we will go up automatically, Leicester are not so playoffs is their problem

The playoffs are good and i want them to stay, With how far the top 4 were ahead weeks ago it will have almost meant nothing to play for, for teams who were chasing the playoffs!

Its the format that needs changing! completely unfair that a team finishing 3rd and in this seasons case a good 20 points ahead of 6th, how often does the 3rd placed team get promoted? Anyhow this is how it should work, the 3rd placed team goes straight into the final, the 4th placed team goes into a 1 game semi-final ( with home advantage) teams 5 & 6( 5th placed team having home advantage) battle it out for the right to play in the semi-final against team 4. This would reward everybody on merit for final positions!

I notice Leicester have been formally charged with breaking profit & sustainability rules,they should dock them points this season , not next,it's totally unfair on other clubs who abide by the rules .