EFL to vote on extending the Championship playoffs

[Saint Mikey]

This has been in the National League for a few years. How has it unfolded? Any teams finishing 7th or 8th getting to final or promoted?

[josebaiw]

26 minutes ago, Saint Mikey said:

This has been in the National League for a few years. How has it unfolded? Any teams finishing 7th or 8th getting to final or promoted?

Not 7th or 8th, but Grimsby went up from 6th in 2021/22 (with added context that 2nd doesn't get automatic promotion in the National) 

[EssEffCee]

47 minutes ago, Saint Mikey said:

This has been in the National League for a few years. How has it unfolded? Any teams finishing 7th or 8th getting to final or promoted?

National league is slightly different I think with all ties being one leg with higher placed team at home.

[EssEffCee]

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

I guess the thinking is that one of the teams in 3rd and 4th is guaranteed to be in the final. Whereas currently it is possible for the two teams in 5th and 6th to get through.

They should do away with the two legs though, and just give the home advantage to the team that finished higher. 

No 3rd and 4th still play in a two legged semi as normal. The other 4 just have to play a one off game to decide who they play.

[trousers]

On 11/02/2026 at 23:08, trousers said:

Here's a radical idea... How about the best 3 teams over 46 matches get promoted...?

#callmeoldfashioned

Still this ^

[die Mannyschaft]

Good idea, some will never get to Wembley so now have a chance unlike FA cup where always one of so called big 6. A lot of the top 6 teams have dead rubbers easy 3 points last month or so, that means more games are competitive