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| Topic: Playoff dates - possible consequences |
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| 1. Author: veteraneastender Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 08:28 Reaching the cup final has implications if we also make the two legs of the Premier Playoff final, see bottom notification. WILLIAM HILL PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFFS Tuesday May 5 William Hill Premiership play-off quarter-final, 1st leg 4th in Championship v 3rd in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Friday May 8 William Hill Premiership play-off quarter-final, 2nd leg 3rd in Championship v 4th in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.30pm Tuesday May 12 William Hill Premiership play-off semi-final, 1st leg 3rd or 4th in Championship v 2nd in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Friday May 15 William Hill Premiership play-off semi-final, 2nd leg 2nd in Championship v 3rd or 4th in Championship Live on BBC Scotland, kick-off 7.45pm Thursday May 21 William Hill Premiership play-off final, 1st leg 2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship v 11th in Premiership Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 8.00pm Monday May 25 William Hill Premiership play-off final, 2nd leg 11th in Premiership v 2nd or 3rd or 4th in Championship Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 8.00pm (In the event that a club is involved in the Scottish Cup final and the William Hill Premiership play-off final, the play-off final ties will take place on Tuesday May 26 and Friday May 29) Reply |
| 2. Author: AdamAntsParsStripe Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 13:10 I think a change is needed for the playoffs. The 3rd and 4th should be a one off match cup tie style with 3rd getting the home match. The same could maybe be argued for 2nd vs the winner of that and the final playoff a home and away match. Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte  Post Edited (Tue 21 Apr 13:10) Reply |
| 3. Author: veteraneastender Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 13:22 I suspect the clubs will want the financial benefits over both legs - especially if there is a chance of a further 2 double headers. Reply |
| 4. Author: BouncyPar Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 13:23 I`d have it 2nd v 3rd home and away, and 4th v 11th in Premiership home and away. Winner of each goes on to a 1-off final at a neutral venue. Reply |
| 5. Author: thebear Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 13:58 Agree with bounce, ignoring cup final , to be promoted you have to play 6 games that`s a lot, so Seven in a short space of time if we are lucky. Very hard especially if you are struggling with injuries. Reply |
| 6. Author: Indiapar1 Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 15:03 Its a big ask and will be tough to navigate. Focus on the cup final. Promotion this year is secondary. More opportunity next year with a settled squad. Go for automatic promotion. G Wardrope Reply |
| 7. Author: SeasonedPar Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 15:14 No excuses, but if we finish 3rd or 4th, we play 4 games to navigate a final play off with 2nd bottom in the Premiership. Plus a certain Cup Final. A big ask!! I’m still a traditionalist and would prefer 2 up 2 down after 36 games. Are we ready for the top flight ? After beating 3 Premier teams on the road to Hampden, possibly. Realistically, we’ll be even better placed a year from now to go up as Champions! Reply |
| 8. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 15:20 At least some sense has prevailed from them. Im genuinely surprised they have made the right decision. Play offs should be the same over the whole pyramid, but you know the Prem sides will reject that as they wont want a double jeoprdy of going down. Post Edited (Tue 21 Apr 15:21) Reply |
| 9. Author: allparone Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 16:00 The premier league needs to be different as they play more games than the lower leagues. The Premiership is still going on when the lower league playoffs have started. Reply |
| 10. Author: Jeffery Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 16:10 Thinking ultra optimistically, although we will have a lot of games to play, being 3rd or 4th might actually work in our favour? Patrick`s last game is the 1st of May and they won`t play another until the 12th. Add to that the fact they might have second place confirmed tonight and take their foot off the gas.... That`s quite a time to stay focused. Reply |
| 11. Author: Bletchley_Par Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 16:25 The fixture equivalent of "George, where did it all go wrong?".  Reply |
| 12. Author: 1885_ChillPar Date: Tue 21st Apr 2026. 18:05 Bletchley_Par, Tue 21 Apr 16:25 The play offs should hopefully benefit us ahead of the final. Imagine finishing the season on 1st May and having no game until the 23rd! Reply |
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