Play off play off MATCH

[el punal]

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.

It was done in the old Inter-City Fairs Cup (before it became the UEFA Cup) in 1966. Chelsea played AC Milan, won the home leg 2-1, and lost away 1-2. A replay was set up which ended 1-1. Chelsea then won the toss of a coin to decide who went through to the next round.

 

[halbpro]

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.

Thanks for that! Agree, those results are unlikely but also not wildly so. Could be interesting.

 

[Medwayseagull]

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.

On these results Burnley and ourselves would overtake Boro in any case.

 

[Stumpy Tim]

On these results Burnley and ourselves would overtake Boro in any case.

Was going to say. Burnley and Brighton would then have a play-off for the TITLE

 

[ManOfSussex]

Was going to say. Burnley and Brighton would then have a play-off for the TITLE

How did boro get on against Ipswich and Birmingham though?

 

[Laridae]

Was going to say. Burnley and Brighton would then have a play-off for the TITLE

Sky would LOVE that!

 

[8ace]

We should go up as our manager doesn't have ginger hair.

 

[DTES]

On these results Burnley and ourselves would overtake Boro in any case.

Was going to say. Burnley and Brighton would then have a play-off for the TITLE

You are quite right.

Preston 4-1 Burnley
Charlton 0-1 Brighton

Brighton 3-0 Derby
Burnley 3-2 QPR

Middlesbrough 2-1 Brighton
Charlton 0-1 Burnley

...would do the job. (I'm assuming it's more likely that Preston thrash Burnley than Charlton...)

 

[Hove Seagull]

Is there a permutation that would see all 3 clubs finish the same?

 

[Sussex Nomad]

How did boro get on against Ipswich and Birmingham though?

Hypothetically it would make no difference.

 

[Goldstone1976]

Head office is Preston

That's the Operations Centre. Is it also the Head office too? I though HO was in London - perhaps not?

 

[Prince Monolulu]

There are more 'If' threads right now than on a pile Telly Savalas Greatest Hits albums.

 

[ManOfSussex]

There are more 'If' threads right now than on a pile Telly Savalas Greatest Hits albums.

And Des Lynam greatest hits albums.

 

[DTES]

Is there a permutation that would see all 3 clubs finish the same?

No. Maybe on points & goals (I haven't worked it out), but not on number of wins.

 

[Hove Seagull]

No. Maybe on points & goals (I haven't worked it out), but not on number of wins.

OK thanks

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

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.

regards
DR

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

That's the Operations Centre. Is it also the Head office too? I though HO was in London - perhaps not?

Always up north being a northern league originally