Promotion / Relegation Play - Offs 2012

Hi lads.

I was just wondering what is the Play - Off format now that Monaghan have withdrawn from the league ?

The same: Winner of FD takes Mons old place. 11th in the top tier faces the winner of a play-off between second and third in the lower tier. Both two-legged affairs I assume. All subject to change depending on how the FAI wants to mess with the structure of the league.

Be some craic if we had a 7 team first division next season.

They'd just have to bite the bullet and let someone else in (if they retained a two league structure). If SD Galway can be a LOI team, plenty of non-league teams could be too.

If rumours are anything to go by (which they usually aren't) Mervue and Salthill are both considering dropping out of the league to be replaced by GUST.

I dunno. I have a feeling Salthill will struggle on beyond all reason.

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

The same: Winner of FD takes Mons old place. 11th in the top tier faces the winner of a play-off between second and third in the lower tier. Both two-legged affairs I assume. All subject to change depending on how the FAI wants to mess with the structure of the league.

Play-off between the two First Division teams in just one leg. Match with Premier team is two games.

Originally Posted by blue til i die

Play-off between the two First Division teams in just one leg. Match with Premier team is two games.

are you sure about that? I am adamant that the playoff between 1st div sides is two legged!

He's 100% right. The First Division play-off is one leg.

Thought that myself. 2nd plays 3rd at home. Given our home form as opposed to our away form part of me would prefer to play away. Though a play off wouldn't be like a normal league game, more of a cup tie. Hard to know really, wouldn't fancy either ourselves or Waterford against UCD or Dundalk anyway. Playing better teams week in week out is a big advantage.

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

If rumours are anything to go by (which they usually aren't) Mervue and Salthill are both considering dropping out of the league to be replaced by GUST.

Originally Posted by NeverFeltBetter

I dunno. I have a feeling Salthill will struggle on beyond all reason.

Talks between the FAI, GFA, GUST, Mervue and Salthill are ongoing.

Cant see galway having 2 teams last season , especially with them both sharing a bottom 2 position between them. Like many have said maybe a 1 Galway team but i can see the same happening with that ...

Originally Posted by Martinho II

are you sure about that? I am adamant that the playoff between 1st div sides is two legged!

Well according to the fixture list from the league website, the First Division play-off is two leg this year:

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/image...xture_List.pdf

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Well according to the fixture list from the league website, the First Division play-off is two leg this year:

http://www.airtricityleague.ie/image...xture_List.pdf

Hard to trust that website this year. Absolute disgrace. Best to check with extratime.ie, least they have correct information usually.

Will there be a playoff? I know the FAI are a shambles but i dought even they would force a 6 or 7 team First division. I would guess a 18 team league next year with Gust being the only team in Galway.

Have GUST got anything put together to even have a club?

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

He's 100% right. The First Division play-off is one leg.

He (and yourself Nigel) are 100% wrong. The First Divison play-off is over two legs.

One of the reasons for this is because the FD ends two weeks before the PD. FD ends on 13th October. So, while the PD clubs are playing their last two games of the season on weekends of 19th October and 26th October, the two FD clubs in the play-offs will be playing the two legs of the play-offs. This has been in the fixture list since the start of the season.

FD play-off dates are:

Fri/Sat 19th/20th Oct - 3rd v 2nd
Fri/Sat 26th/27th Oct - 2nd v 3rd

No dates in the fixture list for the play-off final though.

If the table finishes the way it is now, I could see Limerick and Waterford in the top tier. If Maguire plays to form anyway.

Come on the town!

I think the FD club will be at a major disadvantage. First they will have to negotiate their way through either a one or two leg game from their own Div, then they are at home first in another 2 game series, so they could have four games to get through, and the final one will def be away.

Then again, will there be a need for a FD next year ?