Comments on: Eredivisie castrates the Play Offs http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/eredivisie-castrates-the-play-offs.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa, Oranje, Nederlands Elftal, Eredivisie, Marco van Basten, Dutch football, The Netherlands Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:22:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Caleb http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/eredivisie-castrates-the-play-offs.html/comment-page-1#comment-134170 Caleb Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/eredivisie-castrates-the-play-offs.html#comment-134170 It's funny to hear Kesler say“Do we really want to make complete fools of ourselves?” - a guy who regularly makes a fool of himself and the whole KNVB. For the record though, I have to agree with Jan that the team who makes 2nd place by having the second best record over the whole season deserves the spot. Playoffs are too much like the North American sports systems, which I don't like. The excitement and upsets are kind of nice, but they are better placed in cup competitions. Otherwise, what's the point of having the best record over the season? Playoffs just make it almost meaningless. It’s funny to hear Kesler say“Do we really want to make complete fools of ourselves?” – a guy who regularly makes a fool of himself and the whole KNVB.

For the record though, I have to agree with Jan that the team who makes 2nd place by having the second best record over the whole season deserves the spot. Playoffs are too much like the North American sports systems, which I don’t like. The excitement and upsets are kind of nice, but they are better placed in cup competitions. Otherwise, what’s the point of having the best record over the season? Playoffs just make it almost meaningless.

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