Even thinking about the word Playoff's fills with me such relief that City are not involved... 
Trying to pick a winner from Fulham, Derby, Boro & Villa is no easy task (although my bet would be Boro) and this is the challenge that faces our four plucky Div II Playoff contestants. Without further ado, a preview of the ties for the final place in next season's Div I!
Sayer77 [PLD:7 W:6 L:1 High Score: 9pts]
vs
Dai Jones [PLD:0 W:0 L:0 High Score:0]
Despite several seasons in the top flight in the distant past, @Dai Jones performances since readmission have been steady if not spectacular. But finally, enough correct results have managed to steer Dai into the playoffs ahead of the illustrious Masky man (). Unfortunately, the task that faces Dai is slightly monstrous - @Sayer77 head to head record speaks for itself before you get to the list of BPPL honors and his previous promotion via the Playoffs (back in 14)... Favorite for the 2nd tier title, Sayer narrowly missed out on a straight return to the top table and one would expect a retaliation in this tie. To buck the apple cart Dai will need CS's, something he was low on in the regular season - can he take advantage of the unpredictable nature of these ties to shock Sayer?
Oldsparkey [PLD:4 W:1 L:3 High Score: 10pts]
vs
FrankfurterBlue [PLD:4 W:1 L:3 High Score: 10pts]
Both @Oldsparkey & @FrankfurterBlue share a fair amount in common prior to this tie - a shared head to head record, both losing finalists, a lot of Playoff heartbreak. A typical season for Sparks as makes it a record 4 playoff campaign, but doesn't threaten the automatics, and enters after his highest Div II finish - is that a good omen? He had never previously finished higher than 6th and never had more points - can he break his promotion duck? His opponent Frankfurter started well but faded until even a Playoff place hinged on being able to limp into the Playoffs. As proved in previous season, he can blow opponents away if he catches form but is the more consistent (if unspectacular) Sparkey a better bet? Get a tenner on it here!
This seasons ties -
Derby vs Fulham (Friday 11th May @ 7:45)
Middlesborough vs Aston Villa (Saturday 12th May @ 5:15)
Fulham vs Derby (Monday 14th May @ 7:45)
Aston Villa vs Middlesborough (Tuesday 15th May @ 7:45)
There have been changes to the scoring system as described in the next post. Feel free to use this as a thread to discuss the Playoffs - lets hope Derby get thumped! This seasons Capaldi Cup Final between myself and @Barry Tiger will follow.
PM me your predictions
Ta
Trying to pick a winner from Fulham, Derby, Boro & Villa is no easy task (although my bet would be Boro) and this is the challenge that faces our four plucky Div II Playoff contestants. Without further ado, a preview of the ties for the final place in next season's Div I! Sayer77 [PLD:7 W:6 L:1 High Score: 9pts]
vs
Dai Jones [PLD:0 W:0 L:0 High Score:0]
Despite several seasons in the top flight in the distant past, @Dai Jones performances since readmission have been steady if not spectacular. But finally, enough correct results have managed to steer Dai into the playoffs ahead of the illustrious Masky man (
). Unfortunately, the task that faces Dai is slightly monstrous - @Sayer77 head to head record speaks for itself before you get to the list of BPPL honors and his previous promotion via the Playoffs (back in 14)... Favorite for the 2nd tier title, Sayer narrowly missed out on a straight return to the top table and one would expect a retaliation in this tie. To buck the apple cart Dai will need CS's, something he was low on in the regular season - can he take advantage of the unpredictable nature of these ties to shock Sayer? Oldsparkey [PLD:4 W:1 L:3 High Score: 10pts]
vs
FrankfurterBlue [PLD:4 W:1 L:3 High Score: 10pts]
Both @Oldsparkey & @FrankfurterBlue share a fair amount in common prior to this tie - a shared head to head record, both losing finalists, a lot of Playoff heartbreak. A typical season for Sparks as makes it a record 4 playoff campaign, but doesn't threaten the automatics, and enters after his highest Div II finish - is that a good omen? He had never previously finished higher than 6th and never had more points - can he break his promotion duck? His opponent Frankfurter started well but faded until even a Playoff place hinged on being able to limp into the Playoffs. As proved in previous season, he can blow opponents away if he catches form but is the more consistent (if unspectacular) Sparkey a better bet? Get a tenner on it here!
This seasons ties -
Derby vs Fulham (Friday 11th May @ 7:45)
Middlesborough vs Aston Villa (Saturday 12th May @ 5:15)
Fulham vs Derby (Monday 14th May @ 7:45)
Aston Villa vs Middlesborough (Tuesday 15th May @ 7:45)
There have been changes to the scoring system as described in the next post. Feel free to use this as a thread to discuss the Playoffs - lets hope Derby get thumped! This seasons Capaldi Cup Final between myself and @Barry Tiger will follow.
PM me your predictions
Ta
