It's got nothing to do with Leeds winning them. It's to do with the team in 5th winning them which shows the regular 27 rounds to be pointless. Who cares where you finish as long as you're in the 8? Each position should have a far bigger advantage than the one below it to keep games competitive all season long and not just at the end. How long before teams start hanging back in the regular season (Wire have done it a few times this year) or more importantly until fans start too?

It isn't sour grapes BTW as everyone knew the rules at the start of the season, but I think for the credibility of the regular season the team in 5th can't win the final again and Leeds fans would say the exact same thing if it was another club who were doing it from 5th (and some do anyway)

There are 2 reasons to have an 8 team play off, 1 to make more money, 2 to extend the season for more teams

The sign of a healthy league is the ability of all the teams in the play offs to win the final , if you think that is wrong, get rid of the play offs

However IMO the play offs should only include the top 40 % of any league competition

There is nothing wrong with the playoffs, its the format that's the problem.

I just think you'll start to see a lot more people picking their games and making a mockery of the regular season.

Yes, too many teams is the problem

Most critics seem to be fans of the few clubs with a realistic chance of winning the GF. I haven't heard too many fans of other clubs who've managed to turn over my team, Leeds, this season bemoaning a lack of intensity and passion in the regular rounds. Fans of the bigger clubs might not like the fact that their clubs don't turn up on occasion but the fact is that in most of those games where one of the big boys has gone through the motions a bit, there's been an underdog trying their damnedest to come up with a result.

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