"'Nobody does drama like the Championship does drama,' you'll regularly hear Sky Sports commentator Gary Weaver shout into his microphone while calling whichever game he's doing that particular week. And he's right. Season after season, the Championship does provide more drama, twists and turns than any other league, which is never more epitomised than when the end-of-season lottery of the play-offs is reached."
"It's not uncommon to get to the latter stages of the regular season with the vast majority of Championship teams still in a relegation scrap, pushing for automatic promotion or battling for that last play-off place. By expanding the play-off places down to eighth in the league, it removes any end-of-season dead rubbers as teams in the top half have a real chance of making the play-offs going into the final two games and, therefore, a chance of reaching the Premier League."
The proposal would expand Championship play-off places from four to six, extending qualification down to eighth place. The Championship produces high drama, particularly during the end-of-season play-offs. Expanding to eighth would reduce end-of-season dead rubbers and keep many teams in contention through the final two league fixtures. More play-off places would increase opportunities for top-half teams to reach the Premier League and sustain competitive intensity late in the season. The proposal was put forward by Preston North End chief executive Peter Ridsdale. Fans' views vary depending on perceived entertainment, fairness and the value of an extended play-off lottery.
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