TBF, its highly unlikely 7th or 8th teams would win the playoffs.

The better teams (on average ) do better in the playoffs.
The more games you have, the less random it is.

They talk about the magic of the FA Cup but the reality is that West Ham were the last non PL team to win the cup in 1980....
Is that even relevant in the modern era of PL money....

Posted By: usacanary on February 11th 2026 at 14:43:28

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Six teams in the championship play offs from next season (NCFC) - Duck, Feb 11, 12:14:23
- Thought they vote next month? (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 11, 12:32:25
  - March 5 I believe (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Feb 11, 13:02:17
- Won't matter to us though - top of the pile next season (NCFC) - inutero, Feb 11, 12:23:49
  - Unless spurs come down and then we might have to settle for second. (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Feb 11, 12:32:51
    - Nah, we'll shit'em (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Feb 11, 13:30:31
- Gonna change the psychology of it a bit (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Feb 11, 12:21:42
  - Its ridiculous, a team finishing 7th or 8th in the champs would be worse than Derby (NCFC) - megson, Feb 11, 13:28:45
    - TBF, its highly unlikely 7th or 8th teams would win the playoffs. (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 11, 14:43:28
      - Agree, but thats also kind of my point, there is no genuine competitive reason (NCFC) - megson, Feb 11, 14:59:54
        
        It does give the illusion of hope which is OK. (NCFC) - usacanary, Feb 11, 15:05:48
  - I'm not a fan (NCFC) - norwaay, Feb 11, 12:40:12
    - I’m all for it (NCFC) - jamesward, Feb 11, 12:47:07

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