[Football] Union Saint-Gilloise

[Uh_huh_him]

What a strange system when you have plave played a full season and than have to play another 10 games in a playoff league to decide who are champ[ons. Just imagine Liverpool now having to play another 10 games to decide who has won the PL

Yeah.
USG have finished top at least once and then lost it in the playoffs.
Hoping they can get some justice this season.

 

[Brian Munich]

Massive game for them this afternoon. Is it available to view anywhere?

 

[Slum_Wolf]

Massive game for them this afternoon. Is it available to view anywhere?

You can usually find it streamed through betting sites with no commentary. Sure a DAZN Belgium stream could be located

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

What a strange system when you have plave played a full season and than have to play another 10 games in a playoff league to decide who are champ[ons. Just imagine Liverpool now having to play another 10 games to decide who has won the PL

They are getting rid of the playoffs after next season and increasing the number of teams in the top division to 18.

It’s now thought the current system of a 30 game regular season, then 10 in the playoffs plus cup games and then extra games in the revamped European competitions will be too many games for the top Belgian sides.

The playoffs were originally introduced to increase the number of games between the best teams in the division in the hopes it would make the sides better and in turn give them a better chance in Europe. As the Belgian league has gone from around 14th in co-efficient rankings to around 9th (and increased the number of Champions League spots available including the Champions now getting automatic qualification to the league stage) it appears to have been a success.

It will be interesting to see if Belgian maintain their current ranking when they revert back to a traditional league format.

 

[Rodney Thomas]

They are getting rid of the playoffs after next season and increasing the number of teams in the top division to 18.

It’s now thought the current system of a 30 game regular season, then 10 in the playoffs plus cup games and then extra games in the revamped European competitions will be too many games for the top Belgian sides.

The playoffs were originally introduced to increase the number of games between the best teams in the division in the hopes it would make the sides better and in turn give them a better chance in Europe. As the Belgian league has gone from around 14th in co-efficient rankings to around 9th (and increased the number of Champions League spots available including the Champions now getting automatic qualification to the league stage) it appears to have been a success.

It will be interesting to see if Belgian maintain their current ranking when they revert back to a traditional league format.

I think they will. Due to external investment they now have a "big 4/5" similar to the EPL. If another large club (for example Standard Liege) get some funding then they should all keep themselves competitive.

 

[Hiheidi]

 

[SweatyMexican]

A point keeps them top.

4 big games to go!