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The ban on transfer business while both BHA and USG were in the Europa made sense, but does anyone know the rationale behind the ban lasting until after this summer's window? We've not qualified for Europe, so why the restriction on inter-club business in July/Aug??

Oh well, at least it's a guaranteed 3rd season in a row in the Europa.

By your reckoning, Leeds were the 3rd best team in the Championship, which would surely mean that they should be one of the three teams promoted to the Premier League*. At least with the Belgium system, there is an advantage to finishing with the most points, unlike our play-offs, and it means...

What’s the reasoning behind playing this game on a Thursday rather than an evening???

Not this season.

That's a decent shout and not a million miles from how Rugby League works to determine the super league champions.

I guess it keeps the end of season interesting for a load of clubs and is good for both attendances and TV viewing figures. I have to say I quite like the format and wouldn't argue against it in the PL. This season should be fun with Liverpool, Arse and City all close, but it's not uncommon...

What metric puts Anderlecht ahead in this table? It's surely incorrect as, apart from USG having a better GD, they also would still have an effective half point lead as Anderlecht's total carried through was rounded up from 31.5 to 32.

Play-offs start today for USG. Anyone know what channels or streams are available to watch this on??

Got to remember that professional football is a commercial product, and a standard league system risks the last few weekends being a bit of a procession with the title being done and dusted. In quite a few of the recent seasons, the relegation battle has been far more exciting and attractive to...

Gutting to concede an equaliser in stoppages. Draw is a good result for USG in context of table though.

Something I’d not realised about that rule until re-reading it then is that the loan or transfer of players between USG and BHA is prohibited until the END of the summer 24 window. So pointless looking at their current squad, doing very nicely in the league, and seeing who might make the step up...

Good finish to the season for USG. The play offs should be a very exciting watch with 3 out of the 4 teams in with a realistic chance.

Important to add that winner qualifies for CL 3rd qualifying round (although I have a feeling that this may now be the CL group stage due to Russian disqualification), and the runner up qualifies for CL 2nd qualifying round. 3rd place qualifies for Europa League and 4th place has to play the...

I think it's fair to say that Tony Bloom is going to give himself first refusal on any star players.

Yeh, but like I was saying, no crazier than us finishing 6 points clear of Hull in 15/16 but with Hull eventually winning the biggest financial prize in world football. In fact the Belgium system is significantly less crazy as we'd have a least carried a tangible advantage into the play offs...

On the same basis that it doesn't make sense that if you're clearly the 3rd best team in the Championship over the course of the season then you should be replacing one of the 3 relegated from the PL. However, playoffs keep the league alive and exciting, and the format is presumably voted for...

I think their playoff system is quite a good way of keeping the league alive and giving any team in and around the top something to play for until the very end. It terms of fairness, it certainly makes more sense than our play off system where a team can finish 6 points clear but still go into...

More stopped-clockery from Romano as he attemptis another transfer guess with one of Tony Bloom’s clubs. He’ll get one right in the end.

Maybe that'll happen and they won't be so hacked off when we take Boniface?