A lot of talk about the play-offs at the moment (see left) and I understand it’s a contentious subject. Some love the play-offs, others hate them. Some believe, where the National League is concerned, they should be scrapped with only the top two being promoted. Positions in the table are reflective of a club’s season, so do we need play-offs to determine who else goes up? We talk about justice being served in football – why should one team suffer the ultimate injustice of the play-offs?
That said, football would be a lot poorer without them. Play-offs extend the excitemen...