Quote: Grimmy "Agreed, what I'm saying is that it's unacceptable not to have it set out before the season starts, as it absolutely will impact decisions taken by teams towards the bottom of the table. FWIW, I'd advocate a hybrid structure, where some teams are protected if their off field performance warrants it (hitting criteria in terms of crowds, profit, running an academy etc), but there is still a route into SL via on field success.'"
I've been giving this more thought and have come up with a marketing slogan for the unprotected SL teamsThere to fall when others fail[/i
That'll help them enter a upward cycle of self-improvement, I'm sure. Who wouldn't want to see their team subjected to that kind of indignity, after all?
Crowds, profit and a successful academy are their own rewards for goodness sake!
Tbf, if you're on a wind-up, it's quite a good one.
More realistically, you could achieve the same aim by having a re-election system like the Football League used to.