Like Super League?


What a joke! That'll never work!

So it's a cup but it's called a league? And it's called the "champions" league but you don't have to be a champion to be in it? That sport is a laughing stock.

It certainly is

Except the actual league parts that virtually all country's have

And what about the Football League's promotion and relegation system, where the top two teams are autmatically promoted and the next four PLAY OFF for the remaining spot ?

Meaning that a team that potentially finishes 7th could jump somone who finished 3rd ...

I don't see too many soccer fans bleating about it, apart from Phil Neal when it happend to him.

Promotion and relegation, now there's an idea!

Its very interesting the different mindsets.

I cant imagine wanting anything more than that one big game, that one last challenge, a chance to perform under pressure. The winner get the trophy, the loser leaves the country.

How can you not want that!

what about basketball? Cricket? Ice Hockey? all have a global presence

what about football in the US? Australia? Brazil?

maybe it would be easier for you to list all the major competitions, besides top tier European Association football that use a straight league format

Because under the current fixture list teams do not have identical schedules so the league table is not a fair reflection of who has been the best team over the 27 weekly rounds.

Hence the only valid way to decide the champions under the current system is by a play-off between the top teams over those weekly rounds.

If the fixture list was 26 rounds home and away then there may be more of an argument for disposing of the playoffs.

Being a great sporting team is about both consistency and performing under pressure. The Super League system rewards teams who can do both - and that is the mark of a champion team.

Teams who can perform under pressure are rewarded in the Challenge Cup - Warrington are a good pressure side but not a consistent one - hence why they got rewarded in the CC and didn't even make the playoffs in the league.

I said World class Not american or commonwealth

Of course it isn't , if Celtic had won at the Magic weekend it all could have been so different

I couldn't give a rats harris about wether we have play offs or not , it is the rules at the start so those are the rules wether I like them or not , but it still is the preserve of second class sports

If those are the second class sports, what are the first class sports?
Always had you down as a leagie, not a soccer fan

Basketball and ice hockey are a lot more popular gloablly than you obviously realise.