6 team playoffs

I'm probably in a small minority, but I'm very much in favour of this move.

Right now we're 11 points off the playoffs and 12 from the relegation places. Basically with 11 games left, a quarter of the season, there's little to play for. If next year's changes had been in place this season we'd be 5 points off the playoffs and still in with a decent shout of making them.

The purists argue for the top three going straight up, but what's "pure" about having the three relegated sides with massive parachute payments typically dominating the top three? The other argument against an 8th placed side getting promoted is that they would be hopeless. Truth is, as Sunderland have shown, what matters is how well you recruit in the summer you're promoted. You basically need a brand new starting eleven, as Wrexham have done this season in the Championship. Finishing 3rd or 8th is hardly here or there in predicting survivability.

Finally the 6th placed side rarely gets promoted as it is, so the chances of the 7th or 8th placed sides will be even smaller, not least because they have an extra playoff round to contend with. It really isn't a big deal, but as a means of extending interest, it's definitely a positive.