US EditionEFL board discussing Championship play-offs expansion to give seventh and eighth-placed finishers chance of promotion
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EFL Board Discussing Championship Play-offs Expansion To Give Seventh And Eighth-placed Finishers Chance Of Promotion - Great Yorkshire Radio
The proposal has been put forward by the Preston North End chief executive, Peter Ridsdale, former chairman of Leeds United, Burnley, Barnsley and Cardiff, who discussed the idea with other Championship executives earlier this month. Ridsdale is one of three Championship CEOs who represent the division on the EFL Board. Sky Sports News has learned that the idea was formally communicated to the 24 Championship clubs by the EFL last week, and havi…
As Sky Sports points out, the English Football League, which has the competitions in League Championship, League One and League Two in England, values expanding the promotion Play-Off to eighth place, two more positions than at present.
EFL board discussing Championship play-offs expansion to give seventh and eighth-placed finishers chance of promotion
The proposed change would see the play-offs include teams who finish seventh and eighth; it is understood there is widespread support to expand the play-offs among club bosses; there is no chance of the new format being introduced this season
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