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[Jackone]

Personally, I think the playoffs keep the season going much longer than would be the case, and this comes from me who has not enjoyed much success in the playoffs since 19 years ago.

Of course it is unfair on the side who finishes at the top of the playoffs, but overall I think the benefits outweigh this drawback.

[derby4life]

JACKONE, on 28 May 2007, 09:11 PM, said:

Personally, I think the playoffs keep the season going much longer than would be the case, and this comes from me who has not enjoyed much success in the playoffs since 19 years ago.

Of course it is unfair on the side who finishes at the top of the playoffs, but overall I think the benefits outweigh this drawback.

the play-offs are brilliant for the ccc ...how ever I hate them ....horrible they are ........it keeps the league going right until the end of the season and if you think about it if the top 3 would have gone up the season would have been done and dusted weeks ago

justice has been served ....we finished 8 points clear in 3rd ..over the season we deserved it ...

oh and the stadium was awesome .....huge I was right at the back .....it was ssooooo steep but you could still see everything brilliantly the pre match banter was ace the baggies fans were suberb and gracious in defeat

Edited by derby4life, 29 May 2007 - 06:10 .

[Thundery wintry showers]

Yes, I agree with the notion that justice was served; it would have been cruel for Derby to go down after being in one of the top two positions for most of the season.

One question that arises now is, which sides will stay up? My predictions are as follows:

Derby- I'm afraid I think they'll get relegated, probably getting up to around 5th/6th bottom around mid-season, but then falling away again. Probably will finish 19th.

Birmingham- I think they'll escape relegation, but be battling it for much of the season. They will probably do best around mid-season, getting up to mid-table. Probably finish about 15th.

Sunderland- I think Roy Keane will find Premiership management much harder than Championship management, but also think he should be able to cope. They'll get off to a decent mid-table start, then get sucked into a relegation battle around mid-season. Some good players should come in later in the season, leading to a string of decent results and a final position of around 11th. In my view Sunderland are the most likely of the three to stay up next season.

[Jackone]

I think Sunderland will do far better than last time, and althoguh the challenge is greater, in a way Roy Keane would probably be better suited to management in the Prmeiership rather than hte Championship considering he spent most of his playing days there.

[derby4life]

I honestly think we are going to stay up ......now being a Derby I'm not normaly this confident ....but....providing we can keep hold of king Billy we have have in my opinion one of the best and most hard working managers in the country (dont laugh)

he has taken preston to the play-offs 2 in his 3 years there .....without any finacial backing .....then with a team of new comers taken very close to automatic promotion but did it through the dreaded play-offs

I think he will relish the challenge of keeping Derby up and with a hefty few £££'s to spend I think he'll add more quality to the side that we need to do it plus he wont have any fancy dans in the team

don't underestimate little Billy Davies .....he's a Derby legend already

[cheeky_monkey]

it would be interesting 2 know when was the last time all 3 promoted clubs stayed up the following year??