General Wolves News

[White Wolf]

Don't like it in the National League, don't want it in the Football League. It's rubbish, you'll get some absolute jokers getting promoted sometimes from 8th. It doesn't even reward having a good season really.

 

[big mean bunny]

Not sure how I feel about that. Last two seasons the team in 3rd had been 20points ahead of that position. The Luton season it was 12 but even that is a pretty decent gap.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

From the other thread (as none of you ever post in the right place )

2018/19 was the last time the 8th placed team got 70 points. 66-69 points ever since. Sorry but you do not deserve a chance at going up with such a paltry haul. Millwall finished 8th last season, lost 16 games and scored 47 goals all season.

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't mind the two extra teams, but if you are doing the none league model it should give the advantage to the higher placed side like they do. 3rd and 4th get a home tie against the winners of the elimination games. 3rd-6th still gets the same number of homes games as they do now. The proposed model is just a grab for 2 extra TV games, which Sky aren't going to pay more for, so essentially the teams who win out of this financially are those finishing 5th and 6th who get an extra games revenue assuming they win their tie.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

I don't think it helps the 2nd/3rd placed teams in the Conference though. The season ends with them gutted to have missed out on top spot, and they sit around doing nothing for ages waiting for the earlier rounds to finish, the teams that finished below them keep momentum and confidence going.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Looking at it, York played their final league game on 5th May and then didn't face Oldham in the semi-final until 20th May. Over two weeks out of action is far too long.

Oldham won 3-0 at York having finished 23 points below them.

 

[Tony Towner]

Looking at it, York played their final league game on 5th May and then didn't face Oldham in the semi-final until 20th May. Over two weeks out of action is far too long.

Oldham won 3-0 at York having finished 23 points below them.

You don't need to make it that long though. Championship season finishes Saturday lunchtime, knockout game Thursday and
next match Monday. That's the same timings as the Sheff Utd v Bristol C legs last year.

 

[Derby Wolf]

Extend it by one to 7th.

4th play 7th and 5th play 6th. 3rd get a bye to the final.

Keeps teams competing for 7th and stops teams dialling in the last few games if they can still make 3rd.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

You don't need to make it that long though. Championship season finishes Saturday lunchtime, knockout game Thursday and
next match Monday. That's the same timings as the Sheff Utd v Bristol C legs last year.

Not that they care about fans but that's terrible if you're one of the lower teams and have two away games in five days, all at no notice (assuming you don't know you've qualified until the final day finishes). Imagine if you're say, Hull, and you have Southampton on Thursday and Swansea on Monday.

Got to sort out minimum two days off work (for most people) with no warning and shell out for 2 x travel and tickets (maybe accommodation too) all in one go in a week.

And I mean, would you trust our ticket office to sort the tickets out, when for the second game they couldn't realistically go on sale until Friday morning, and the match is Monday...