Cue the teams who sandbag to dominate ??

For pro/rel to work, casual fans have to recognize the differences between levels. English fans can. I’m not sure American fans can (and especially not USL fans)

England and other countries also have more of a going to away matches culture… if they’re fans of a Championship club, they’ve likely seen relegation and going to shitty grounds in League 1, or they’ve been promoted and enjoyed going to Anfield or Stamford Bridge or Old Trafford.

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Posted by Broski

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Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:03 pm to chalmetteowl

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Cue the teams who sandbag to dominate ??

Huh?

Are you saying teams are going to drop down leagues so they can dominate a lower level?

1) That would cost them money because the higher tier leagues are going to be given a bigger budget.

2) If they dominate the lower level, they are just going to get promoted to the league they "sandbagged" in

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Posted by OldmanBeasley

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Posted on 7/11/23 at 10:19 pm to chalmetteowl

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England and other countries also have more of a going to away matches culture

It’s much easier to travel to away games in a country the size of England. The vast majority of games are within a couple hours drive.

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Posted by bad93ex

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Posted on 7/12/23 at 7:22 am to chalmetteowl

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For pro/rel to work, casual fans have to recognize the differences between levels. English fans can. I’m not sure American fans can (and especially not USL fans)

Yeah I’m not sure Americans can pick up on the tier system like they have in Europe since none of the leagues here have a system of pro/rel. Unless you point to MLB and explain that under that system a shite-tier MLB Club would be sent to AAA and be replaced by the best AAA team.

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