How to complete the season

Considering we don't see Wycombe as our rivals there sure are some unreasonable comments aimed their way. All I see is their fans have come on to the forum to put their case for being considered for promotion in a polite and succinct way. The table doesn't lie - they are 1 point behind us with a game in hand....
 
The Forgotten Highlander said:
Considering we don't see Wycombe as our rivals there sure are some unreasonable comments aimed their way. All I see is their fans have come on to the forum to put their case for being considered for promotion in a polite and succinct way. The table doesn't lie - they are 1 point behind us with a game in hand....
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They are one point behind but with significantly worse goal difference, which means that they would need a win (regardless of who they played) to go above us. So not easy to read into the table of truth!!
 
RyanioBirdio said:
No matter which way you slice it in terms of PPG, the top two in L1 are Coventry and Rotherham and the top three in L2 are Crewe, Swindon and Plymouth. So just sack off the playoffs and promote only those sides.

In L1 only two would go down as we need to fill the spot left by Bury, so down go Bolton and Southend. Who could complain that this would be unfair? They’re both miles adrift. Only Luton and Barnsley would come down from the Championship but again, they’ve been down there all season and are somewhat adrift, so very little room for complaint. That’s just how it goes - you were crap for 37 games. Job done.

Leeds and WBA can go up from the Championship as they’ve been the pace setters all season and there’s a gap there anyway, so off you go lads. The Premier League can do what they want and decide how they do it, but two teams need to come down to replace Leeds and WBA. Leave it to them, give them a deadline and if they can’t sort it, the bottom two automatically drop and that’s that. Tough - get it done.

Then all that’s needed is to decide the bottom of L2. Even if Stevenage win their game in hand their goal difference would still leave them bottom, so I would boot them down and let Barrow up from the Conference.

Done. This is what people get paid for. Run your god damn administrations and make some decisions, you spineless idiots.

EDIT: As has been pointed out, let Barrow up into L2 but Stevenage don’t go down to balance the books. Happy days.
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I've been saying this from a long way out, and it's main advantage - simplicity.
Take all of the systems and calculations and processes out of it and look at how the land lies on this single unique occasion - no need to invent a set of rules this time to fit the obvious straight forward changes that can be made. Sure, put some in place for the future, if ever required again, but this time, just do it...

Once you take out the 'playoff place' and the corresponding relegation spot, the only contentious one across the four divisions will be Premier relegation, which is bit too tight to make arbitrary decisions (and I would say the same whichever division it was), so if it can't be played out on the field, then I would make an exception here and go with no-one/just Norwich coming down and re-balance next season...
 
Sarge said:
South Korean way of 'inflating' attendances ..... question is will Wycombe follow their lead in the future and actually fill Adams park? ? :oops:;)

www.theguardian.com

South Korean football team apologises for using sex dolls to fill stands

K-League club FC Seoul said the dolls, used to make stadiums look less empty, had been ordered inadvertently after a ‘misunderstanding’
www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Would imagine that put just down the road from the ground that invites away supporters for some 'pre-match' entertainment would know how to source some of these
 
mooro said:
I've been saying this from a long way out, and it's main advantage - simplicity.
Take all of the systems and calculations and processes out of it and look at how the land lies on this single unique occasion - no need to invent a set of rules this time to fit the obvious straight forward changes that can be made. Sure, put some in place for the future, if ever required again, but this time, just do it...

Once you take out the 'playoff place' and the corresponding relegation spot, the only contentious one across the four divisions will be Premier relegation, which is bit too tight to make arbitrary decisions (and I would say the same whichever division it was), so if it can't be played out on the field, then I would make an exception here and go with no-one/just Norwich coming down and re-balance next season...
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Weighted PPG is hardly complex , it just takes into account the large variance between playing home or away....And the advantage that gives to the home team.
 
mooro said:
Would imagine that put just down the road from the ground that invites away supporters for some 'pre-match' entertainment would know how to source some of these
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I used to work in said establishment :oops: ;);)
 
Thomas/Brock/Jones said:
Weighted PPG is hardly complex , it just takes into account the large variance between playing home or away....And the advantage that gives to the home team.
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Not to you and I and those of us who have known about it since it was first mentioned it isn't, but remember the average Joe in the street needs a computer to work out goal difference....
 
Just as a point of interest, can someone with nothing better to do this afternoon, work out what the situation would have been if we had not played one of our re-arranged games in February and were therefore relying on PPG & WPPG without it? Most interesting would be the draw with Burton....
 
Christ, all of this partisan nonsense is tiresome.

Both Oxford and Wycombe have cases for consideration - we’ve all made and read the pertinent points and clearly it is complex. Its just going round in circles now and getting increasingly dull.

Go and take a walk as part of your unlimited exercise people!
 
The Forgotten Highlander said:
Considering we don't see Wycombe as our rivals there sure are some unreasonable comments aimed their way. All I see is their fans have come on to the forum to put their case for being considered for promotion in a polite and succinct way. The table doesn't lie - they are 1 point behind us with a game in hand....
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Yes a game in hand...Coventry away
 
South London said:
We have won 3 out of the last 5.

Let’s not forget that it wasn’t that long ago that you got pumped 4-0 by ten man Peterborough - you are no world beaters.
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Let’s not forget we are 3rd your game in hand is Coventry away and out goal difference is 23 yours is 5 a difference of 18 oh yes you won three of your last 5 we won our last 5
 
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