Boring fact, but teams finishing 3rd have the best record in the play-offs

based on history, is the best place to finish, not the worst. Assertion to the contrary is just an urban myth.

(That said, having watched the second half of the Leeds match last night, not sure I'd be lumping on them...)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 23rd 2019 at 08:50:55

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funny all the noise about how the team that finishes 3rd never fares well in the playoffs (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 23, 08:45:13
- Boring fact, but teams finishing 3rd have the best record in the play-offs (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 23, 08:50:55
  - Fancy Leeds to win the semi v 6th (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 23, 09:07:59
    - So want it to be Leeds Derby (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 23, 09:12:04
      - I think Leeds Villa would be the most epic final (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 23, 09:37:59
  - Was just about to post the stats....here they are... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 23, 08:51:32
    - please don't come on here and glibly rubbish my assertion with bare faced facts (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 23, 08:53:06
    - This is from a villa fan - hence the blurb about 4th v 5th (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Apr 23, 08:52:13
- because we knew we were playing Ipswich in the playoffs who we knew were sh*t (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 23, 08:46:52
- We had momentum though must be harder ... (NCFC) - loz, Apr 23, 08:46:22
  - Yes, we knew we were in the playoffs 2 weeks before the end of the season (NCFC) - mr carra, Apr 23, 08:48:51
    - We only knew we would be in playoffs 1 weeks before end of season, after 45th game (NCFC) - earlydoors, Apr 23, 09:46:42
  - Wouldn’t fancy playoffs for us now. Thankfully that won’t be the case. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 23, 08:47:59
    - hope so and ipswich don't ding 34 own goals in for leeds/sheff not wensdays (NCFC) - Tombs, Apr 23, 08:51:31
      - Goals unlikely to matter for Utd. If they match our points total they’ll almost certainly (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 23, 09:10:51
        
        Sheff Utd that is. (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Apr 23, 09:11:01
    - Yep in villa’s case key players like grealish ... (NCFC) - loz, Apr 23, 08:50:49

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