More drama, more fairness… why expanding the Promotion/Relegation Play-Offs to four teams is a no-brainer
There were no shortage of naysayers when the NI Football League introduced the European Play-Off for the 2015/16 season.
Opponents of the plan feared that an end-of-season mini-tournament to decide who gets Northern Ireland’s final continental slot would compromise the integrity of the League campaign — or worse, damage the Irish League’s performance in Uefa competition.