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[fosseboy83]

The League season is finished, but they are now involved in their amazing play-off scheme where 14 of the 18 clubs have to play-off. This is either for a European place of some sort or continued existence in the top division.

i notice Ajax are in Champs league despite finishing 4th, yet 2 teams above aren't

 

[bocadillo]

i notice Ajax are in Champs league despite finishing 4th, yet 2 teams above aren't

This is the normal situation in the Netherlands:

The first club takes a Champions League place.

The 5th club plays the 2nd club and the 4th club plays the 3rd club - the losers of these two games get a UEFA Cup place.

The winners of these two games then play each other - the winner goes to the qualifying rounds of the Champions League, the loser gets a UEFA Cup place.

take a deep breath

The 9th club plays the 6th club and the 8th club plays the 7th club -
The winners of these two games play each other - the winner gets a UEFA Cup place, the loser waits for another game.

another breath

The 13th club plays the 10th club and the 12th club plays the 11th club -
The winners of these two games play each other - the winner plays another game against the team (above) that is waiting for another game - the winner of that games gets an InterToto place.

yet another breathe

The 16th and 17th clubs play two separate play-off competitions against the 2nd to 7th teams on the Eerste Divise for two Eredivisie places next season.

BUT this season it has been even more complicated because the Cup winners also get a Champions League place - so as Ajax were playing PSV in the final, they were going to get a Champions League place whether they won the cup or not.

Rather than think of something more sensible, they opted to keep all the games but reallocate the prizes in a fashion that not even most Dutch-people seem to understand. The winners of the 10th-13th play-offs win nothing more than a sum of money this year rather than an InterToto place - they should be pleased about that!!

The feeling in the Netherlands seems to be that the whole system was set up be the footballing authorities to protect their beloved Ajax, or Amstershite as they are more commonly known - I don't understand how it could be thought to protect anybody, although I understand that the Dutch TV has a huge interest in the system's continuance.

Pure Double Dutch!!

 

[fosseboy83]

Cheers Boc! very informative! my head hurts

 

[bocadillo]

Cheers Boc! very informative! my head hurts

What do you think it has done for my typing finger?

 

[fosseboy83]

What do you think it has done for my typing finger?

take a well earned rest Boc! bloody dutch stoners

 

[Joe_Fox]

take a well earned rest Boc! bloody dutch stoners

That's what I thought! HAHA! Love it really.

 

[fcukcov]

take a well earned rest Boc! bloody dutch stoners

you can just imagine the dutch fa sitting around a cafe coming up with that system whilst having a coffee and some 'cake'.:icon_lol: :icon_lol:

 

[DesertFox]

you can just imagine the dutch fa sitting around a cafe coming up with that system whilst having a coffee and some 'cake'.:icon_lol: :icon_lol:

Shtop! Shtop! This playoff shyshtem ish not ready yet...

Take a deep breath....

And another one....

This Lebanese is good shit, ya?