Doggie_muz
Member
I was having an argument with a couple of people at work and thought I would canvass opinion from elsewhere.
It's a much covered topic, but is the football league playoff system a 'fair' system?
My argument is that it is fair on account of all teams knowing the rules at the start of the season. While hindsight would see F*rest prefer a 3 automatic system, at the start of the season I would estimate that only Newcastle, WBA and possibly Middlesborough would have voted for this system ahead of the 2+4 that we actually have.
Does anyone have any strong views on the fairness of the playoffs one way or the other?
(As a side note, I was also arguing that the playoff system resulted in a greater chance of the promoted team staying up, as it weights the probability of going up to a team's form / performance in the latter part of the season which is easier to carry into the next season).
It's a much covered topic, but is the football league playoff system a 'fair' system?
My argument is that it is fair on account of all teams knowing the rules at the start of the season. While hindsight would see F*rest prefer a 3 automatic system, at the start of the season I would estimate that only Newcastle, WBA and possibly Middlesborough would have voted for this system ahead of the 2+4 that we actually have.
Does anyone have any strong views on the fairness of the playoffs one way or the other?
(As a side note, I was also arguing that the playoff system resulted in a greater chance of the promoted team staying up, as it weights the probability of going up to a team's form / performance in the latter part of the season which is easier to carry into the next season).