| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? 17:06 - Feb 16 with 1806 views | ringwoodblue |
Where the bottom team go down and the top team go up automatically and the 4th, 3rd and 2nd placed clubs compete with the second bottom from the league above to see who gets promoted and relegated.
This system would certainly favour our current situation even if it was the third bottom team who competed in the playoffs with the 3rd, 4th and 5th placed sides from the league below. [Post edited 16 Feb 17:07]
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:10 - Feb 16 with 1763 views | pointofblue |
It was just protect the status quo even more. The trouble is the gap between the established seventeen and the rest of the pyramid - not 18th in the Premier League and the Championship. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:14 - Feb 16 with 1741 views | SaffronWaldenBlues |
We should not switch to a system that is purposely designed to support just two teams, no. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:20 - Feb 16 with 1686 views | J2BLUE |
No. We had similar last season where people said oh I wish it was just the top three who go up automatically.
We can't just change it every season based on our needs. The rules are clear. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:23 - Feb 16 with 1669 views | vapour_trail |
That was how it worked when play offs were first introduced in this country. Third bottom
In top flight would play off against someone from the second tier.
Massively favours the top flight.
It’s a no from me. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:32 - Feb 16 with 1623 views | BrandonsBlues |
Go back to the good old days of three up three down | | | |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:49 - Feb 16 with 1553 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:20 - Feb 16 by J2BLUE |
No. We had similar last season where people said oh I wish it was just the top three who go up automatically.
We can't just change it every season based on our needs. The rules are clear. |
What if we changed the rules so that the rules could change to suit our needs every year? |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 18:02 - Feb 16 with 1498 views | J2BLUE |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:49 - Feb 16 by Swansea_Blue |
What if we changed the rules so that the rules could change to suit our needs every year? |
Good idea and we can threaten to set up the East Anglian Super League if they say no. | |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 11:13 - Feb 17 with 1138 views | Coastalblue |
Didn't help us before, Charlton wasn't it that beat us under that system? |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 11:15 - Feb 17 with 1128 views | Superblue95 |
No, it’s a terrible idea. However I think it should be trialled this season just to prove how terrible an idea it is to everybody. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 11:22 - Feb 17 with 1107 views | Asa |
If any team, including ourselves, can finish in the top 17 of a 20 team league then they aren't good enough to be involved the following season.
If it was down to me I'd move to five divisions of 20 teams and have four up and four down, with the top three up and 4th playing at home in the playoffs to the winner of (5th v 6th, played at the team who finished 5th).
Given how many professional outfits there are in the Conference Premier now it seems mad they only get 2 teams coming up when there's barely any difference between those divisions. Look at how many teams do back to back promotions from Conference to League One.
Then again, I'd also distribute all the money fairly and ensure that the PL money was filtered down and that the PL and EFL worked together without the EFL just putting up with whatever it was offered so what do I know. | | | |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 11:41 - Feb 17 with 1071 views | monty_radio |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 17:32 - Feb 16 by BrandonsBlues |
Go back to the good old days of three up three down |
Though those "good old days" only go back to 1973, before which, it was two. | |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 12:01 - Feb 17 with 1041 views | SE1blue |
| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 11:22 - Feb 17 by Asa |
If any team, including ourselves, can finish in the top 17 of a 20 team league then they aren't good enough to be involved the following season.
If it was down to me I'd move to five divisions of 20 teams and have four up and four down, with the top three up and 4th playing at home in the playoffs to the winner of (5th v 6th, played at the team who finished 5th).
Given how many professional outfits there are in the Conference Premier now it seems mad they only get 2 teams coming up when there's barely any difference between those divisions. Look at how many teams do back to back promotions from Conference to League One.
Then again, I'd also distribute all the money fairly and ensure that the PL money was filtered down and that the PL and EFL worked together without the EFL just putting up with whatever it was offered so what do I know. |
Came on to post the same thing.
The Conference situation is a joke. Only amplified by the fact League Two can have four teams promoted. It almost ensures there’s an incredible amount of dross in the fourth tier.
When only two rubbish teams can be relegated and four rubbish teams from League One join it at the end be of every year, the standard in there will always be really poor.
Most second place Conference teams would easily hold their own in League Two. |  |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 12:15 - Feb 17 with 1006 views | algy |
The English leagues structure and pyramid are one of the great things about football in this country, could be improved by removing anomalies, make it 4up/down National League/FL League 2.
Less than 2 years ago we played Forest Green Rovers on equal status, in a league match at Portman Road. Thanks to promotion and relegation, on Saturday, while we were playing at Villa in the top division, they were playing at Braintree in the fifth division.
Long may it be possible for such change to happen. | |
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| Should the English leagues use the same relegation/promotion format as Scotland? on 12:18 - Feb 17 with 993 views | leitrimblue |
What next? Should the English wear little tartan skirts? |  | | |
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