Been doing a bit of a look back as there has been talk and discussion about the team finishing 3rd, team finishing 6th, team having most momentum - who goes up via the playoffs. Well, the last 6 games momentum look pretty crucial. Points gained in brackets:
So in 4 of the past 5 fully completed seasons the team with the most points in the last 6 games has been promoted. Blackpool are the only exception in 2020/21, and they were second in the form table.
So... Wycombe lost their last 3 games of the regulation season... against the 3 other playoff teams.
They’re nailed on to win the playoffs then
’It’s a funny old game Saint’
Yeah, nothing is to be ruled in or out when it comes to the playoffs. Annoyingly, it is a statistic perfectly set up for one of those ironic playoff wins.
So... Wycombe lost their last 3 games of the regulation season... against the 3 other playoff teams.
I was just thinking, there can’t be many occasions where one team that qualifies for the playoffs plays the other three qualifying teams in their final three games of the league season?
I may be the one out of touch - happy to be put right. Regular would have been a better word.
League season is probably the best way to describe the two.
Regular season will go into common usage, it's the American way of saying it, just like playoffs were an American idea.
Doesnt help though that Play-Offs have a different meaning in the States - Regular season is just a different phase of the season as a whole in America, it doesnt / cant end up with a team winning something.
I may be the one out of touch - happy to be put right. Regular would have been a better word.
League season is probably the best way to describe the two.
Regular season will go into common usage, it's the American way of saying it, just like playoffs were an American idea.
Doesnt help though that Play-Offs have a different meaning in the States - Regular season is just a different phase of the season as a whole in America, it doesnt / cant end up with a team winning something.
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3rd Stockport (13)
4th Wycombe (6)
5th Charlton (10)
6th Orient (15)
7th Reading (10)
The last team to get promoted via the playoffs in League One with less than 12 points in their final 6 games was Millwall in 2016/17 with 10.
Edit:
Final totals after today's games:
Stockport (16)
Charlton (13)
Wycombe (6)
Orient (18)
’It’s a funny old game Saint’