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Post by liverpaul on Aug 27, 2006 20:33:21 GMT
It has been reported that the chairmen of the f.a are discussing the possibilty of deciding the winner of the premier league by a play off.
I dont know what you all think but in my opinion it would completely destroy our game and should never happen if you finish 1st in anything you win simple as whether its football or monopoly.
The governing bodies have already done this with the champions league when we won the european cup in 2005 we finished 4th and 30+ points behind the eventual champions chavski.
Now call me old fashioned but i believe that the champions league should be played by the champions we werent even close but i take champions league coz its there on offer and we won it and i wouldnt change that for anything in the world but it doesnt mean its right, utd were not champions when they won it in 99.
So to do this to the premier league would be a joke you could finish 4th 20 points behind 1st play them in a 1 off game win and be the champions of the league surely this isnt right.
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Post by Scousysmurf on Aug 27, 2006 20:45:55 GMT
It isn't right I agree, its different in the Championship, because their deciding who to promote, but its not right bringing it into the prem  |
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Post by liverpaul on Aug 27, 2006 20:49:50 GMT
even the championship isnt exactly fair there could be a massive points difference between the teams and the 1 with the least could go up ywhy not just give it 3rd place
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Post by Scousysmurf on Aug 27, 2006 20:52:49 GMT
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Post by liverpaul on Aug 27, 2006 20:57:43 GMT
or their just a bunch a greedy sods who want more and more money coz it does generate a fair bit
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Post by gerrard on Aug 27, 2006 22:35:55 GMT
Ok this has got to be a joke - footie is going to turn into a laughing stock if this nonsense goes ahead. I will admit to being in favour of the play offs in the Championship ok cos it means the season is extended and they usually give us quite good games - but thats as far as im prepared to go. Although they (Championship play off winners) should NOT get a trophy that part is a joke. I have to agree with Liverpaul re the Euro Cup - as Bob Paisley used to say the hardest part of winning the Euro Cup was winning the First Division (as it was then). But dem are the rules and I wouldnt swap Istanbul for anything - but as you say Liverpaul it doesnt make it right.  |
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Post by elroja on Aug 29, 2006 0:03:38 GMT
ok i agree the principal is wrong but can i ask everyone an honest question?? if it was a play off between us and the mancs say and we won would you celebrate it as a prem win?? NOW BE HONEST FOLKS!!! lol   |
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Post by liverpaul on Aug 29, 2006 16:00:22 GMT
yeah i probably would but its a shallow victory and the roles could so easily be reversed we finish 1st and the mancs beat us in a play off.
I dont agree with 2nd 3rd and 4th going into the champions league coz who is a champion finishing lower than 1st no-one.
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Post by gerrard on Aug 29, 2006 16:07:25 GMT
have to agree mate i think it should go back to the old days i mean when the mancs won the Euro cup i did tease him bout the fact that they didnt win the league so shouldnt have been in it - needless to say he got me back after Istanbul |
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Post by Kingkenny on Aug 29, 2006 19:50:34 GMT
This play off thing has got to be the most insane idea i have ever heard of. 1st is 1st and 2nd is 2nd end of story! I have never liked the play offs,if three go down and three go up then it should be the top three that go up. Not the top two and then fifth who finished 18 points behind the team in third.
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Post by liverpaul on Aug 29, 2006 21:45:15 GMT
spot on kingkenny
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Post by leedsunited on Sept 2, 2006 13:26:21 GMT
It has worked wonders in Super League but yet again that is Rugby League. I don't think it would do the Premiership any good IMO, if anything harm it!
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Post by gerrard on Sept 2, 2006 15:27:43 GMT
totally agree leedsunited - why cant they leave footie alone - if it aint broke dont fix it  |
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