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« on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:19:03 » |
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Hi people what do we all think about about re introducing the old north v south divisions below the championship level.Surely its better to play rovers,scum,chelt,plym,bmuff,pompey,etc 4 times a season than macclesfield,morecombe,rotherhametc on 2 occasions.This would help on team and fans travel costs etc and add massively to gate income and tv interest.  ?? |
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« Reply #1 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:21:14 » |
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« Reply #2 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:21:43 » |
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« Reply #4 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:22:35 » |
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What you say makes sense, but for reasons I can't quite put my finger on I am not a fan.
I think its because I quite like playing a variety of teams, and that we can say we are league 1 level nationally.
The 4 times a season bit is as mickey mouse as the SPL split (sorry Jan).
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« Reply #5 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:24:19 » |
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janaage
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« Reply #6 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:48:39 » |
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What you say makes sense, but for reasons I can't quite put my finger on I am not a fan.
I think its because I quite like playing a variety of teams, and that we can say we are league 1 level nationally.
The 4 times a season bit is as mickey mouse as the SPL split (sorry Jan).
I'm no massive fan of the split in the SPL but what's the alternative? I think the problem in Scotland is it's a pretty small country population wise, so what are they meant to do? Let the league die and end up with leagues similar to N.Ire, Wales or Rep of Ireland? Yes Div 1, 2 & 3 in Scotland are no better than non-league but the SPL is actually not a bad league all things considering. There's little to no money behind it, so in these awfully bad economic times, survival is a result for the SPL. |
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janaage
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« Reply #7 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 20:50:11 » |
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As for north south divide, nah, leave it as it is, there's nothing wrong with L1 or L2, in fact looking at some of the clubs in L1 these days makes you see what strength there is there, even if it is only a perceived strength built on reputation Sheff Utd, Sheff Wed I mean.
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ekarot
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« Reply #8 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:01:59 » |
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No probs everyone has their own views which i respect but for me the buzz of playing accrington morecambe rotherham home or away is nowhere near the excitement of the local stuff.I suppose it depends on the individuals but home and away to scum twice a year beats macclesfield any day
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« Reply #9 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:09:04 » |
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Yeah, but playing people like that every week would take the buzz out of it.
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« Reply #10 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:10:28 » |
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No probs everyone has their own views which i respect but for me the buzz of playing accrington morecambe rotherham home or away is nowhere near the excitement of the local stuff.I suppose it depends on the individuals but home and away to scum twice a year beats macclesfield any day
Would get a tad tedious |
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Berniman
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« Reply #11 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:11:08 » |
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I'm with Arriba.
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« Reply #12 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:19:59 » |
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Poor old Cheltenham would be chucked into Division Three (North) if Non-League football is anything to go by.
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« Reply #13 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 21:29:46 » |
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No probs everyone has their own views which i respect but for me the buzz of playing accrington morecambe rotherham home or away is nowhere near the excitement of the local stuff.I suppose it depends on the individuals but home and away to scum twice a year beats macclesfield any day
I think you are being very short sighted. I am with arriba |
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« Reply #14 on: Sunday, April 15, 2012, 22:21:49 » |
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I do like the idea of amalgamating div1 & 2 into a north and south div 1. Purely on the basis of travel, cost and the environment etc. However, there is a certain quaintness to the current arrangement and besides there would be one auto promotion from each div and one place up for grabs via the playoffs with four coming down from the championship or two auto places and no play offs.
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