Play off play off MATCH

[Ernest]

So we finish on the same points as Burnley, same goal difference , same goals scored and identical head to head then I presume that there be would a play off match with the winners going up and the losers going to play in the play offs.

That would take some arranging and would mess every other planned fixture up too.

 

[Simster]

Er, no. Burnley would finish above us owing to the fact we didn't play anyone decent all season.

 

[SAC]

It should be alphabetical.

 

[Driver8]

Would away goals sway it for them?

 

[Seagull58]

They would flip a coin I would think.

 

[Megazone]

We win the league and Burnley go up due to alphabetical order.

 

[DTES]

They would flip a coin I would think.

A £100m coin toss?

I think the Football League should just say "we have to promote three teams; as we can't separate these two we just promote them both along with Boro" and scrap the play-offs.

 

[Seagull58]

A £100m coin toss?

I think the Football League should just say "we have to promote three teams; as we can't separate these two we just promote them both along with Boro" and scrap the play-offs.

A coin flip has been used before. Maybe not in the football league but I think in UEFA or FIFA qualifying. It's an alternative to the biggest bribe option.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Dyche and Hughton would have to arm wrestle it out. My money would be on the quiet but strong Hughton, Dyche is all mouth.

 

[Goldstone1976]

We'd go up due to the fact that the FL's Head Office is in London, and Burnley are Northerners.

 

[reigate]

According to this, it would be a playoff

C.14: If at the end of the Season either the League Champions or the Clubs to be relegated or the question of qualification for other competitions cannot be determined because 2 or more Clubs are equal on points, goal difference and goals scored, the Clubs concerned shall play off one or more deciding League Matches on neutral grounds, the format, timing and venue of which shall be determined by the Board

http://sports.stackexchange.com/que...-to-decide-league-position-in-football-soccer

 

[brightn'ove]

If we finish on the same points and goal difference as them, we would have to have scored far more goals than them in the process.

 

[Diablo]

Would away goals sway it for them?

Yes they got two we got one

 

[Seagull58]

Game of poker between the Chairmen?

 

[ManOfSussex]

Our grounds better and we're not northern. We go up.

 

[halbpro]

So we finish on the same points as Burnley, same goal difference , same goals scored and identical head to head then I presume that there be would a play off match with the winners going up and the losers going to play in the play offs.

That would take some arranging and would mess every other planned fixture up too.

It does go to a play off according to section 9.2 of the Football League rules. But can we get identical goal difference and goals scored from our current situation? Seems tricky.

 

[cooliobhafc]

So we finish on the same points as Burnley, same goal difference , same goals scored and identical head to head then I presume that there be would a play off match with the winners going up and the losers going to play in the play offs.

That would take some arranging and would mess every other planned fixture up too.

Surely it would go to goals conceded, so we need to make sure we don't for the next 3 and we are up

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

We'd go up due to the fact that the FL's Head Office is in London, and Burnley are Northerners.

Head office is Preston

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Stone/Paper/Scissors, Chess and Darts for Hughton and Dyche....best of three.

 

[DTES]

It does go to a play off according to section 9.2 of the Football League rules. But can we get identical goal difference and goals scored from our current situation? Seems tricky.

Preston 1-2 Burnley
Charlton 0-2 Brighton

Brighton 3-0 Derby
Burnley 3-2 QPR

Middlesbrough 0-2 Brighton
Charlton 1-2 Burnley

Or swap some of the results (i.e. either ours in each week, or Burnley's results in each week), or add a consistent number of goals to each of our figures. Pretty unlikely, not impossible.