Depends doesn't it, the major problem with the additional play off places for me personally is if we did get to them is the additional cost of another game. Potentially 4 games if we are lucky in May is bad enough but imagine a 5th. The clubs have no interest at protecting the fans interests, they are driving the cash cow that is modern day football and let's be honest about it even if we did get up in the play offs from an extended version. We wouldn't have the budget to stay in the Premier League and it then becomes a season of sticking and getting battered and genuinely our biggest achievement from being in the Premier League last time was not getting a worse points record than Derby. We don't have the money to compete and probably never will in this current format, the rich get richer and the gap is widening. Both Leeds and Sunderland spent over £100million in the summer and something like 15 squad changes each, they aren't the same side that got promoted. Even Burnley spent over £85mill in the summer.
Currently the EFL Trophy has a decent format however it is limited due to the congestion of fixtures, the EFL Cup unless you get past the Premier League 2nd string sides and start to get somewhere near the last 16, teams aren't interested as they know. A 2nd string Liverpool or Arsenal will more than likely be too strong especially if they pack the bench.
Imagine sticking a group of South Yorkshire clubs together, us, Wednesday, Barnsley and Rotherham as one group. You could have Wrexham, Cardiff, Swansea and Bristol City in another group, things of that nature where there is a bit of pride to play for or Yorkshire/Lancashire sides however it divides there are a few possibilities. Ultimately as we have seen in every playoff final failure it costs £100's to go to Wembley, £100's across the 2 semi's. There will be a breaking point at some point where people will become detached from clubs because of the cost element
