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Season 6 Discussion
TheSnapper:
--- Quote from: RicayBoy on October 03, 2011, 19:23:14 PM ---
Limiting the size of teams would be a shockingly bad idea in my view. The aim is to encourage new players in, not to say "Sorry No Vacancies".
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If you take the time to notice, the current format has failed miserably in terms of attracting new players. See Ger"s earlier post......
--- Quote from: duke3016 on October 03, 2011, 12:21:53 PM ---
Online National League
Look at the statistics.
Week 1 Total players 210
Last night Total players 73
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--- Quote from: RicayBoy ---
Only 4 players scores count towards team points, which negates the affects of the larger teams to a degree.
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The results to date suggest otherwise and it is totally illogical to suggest that a team can equitably compete when outnumbered by 3 or 4 players to 1
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If as was suggested that a team could only have a maximum of ten players, you stand to lose far more members than a team of four that gives up because it apparently has no chance. Perhaps the administrators could look to re-define team boundaries in an attempt to even up the numbers a bit?
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The suggestion is to limit team size but clubs can field several teams and thus have no limit on their club numbers. Within each club you could run a player promotion relegation over the season so as club members togging out for Luton "C" team, could aspire to play for the "A" team. Maybe a club are free to decide what team a player represents week by week and can manage their resources strategically so as to tactically out-manoeuvre the opposition. This can add to the team ethos and instill loyalty and continued commitment to the Team, Club and League.
But again, wake up, the current format is not growing numbers and without change the league will not survive.
RicayBoy:
KarmaDope:
I have an idea for the online league: Random team selection.
Each player registers their interest and is assigned a number based on when they register, to be kept on a google spreadsheet document on the web. While this is taking place, x number of teams are chosen and names for said teams are thought of.
After an amount of time, a date is chosen and on that date, the numbers 1-y (y being the total amount of people registered) are randomly sequenced by http://www.random.org. Assuming there are 10 teams, the first person who registers will be on team 1, and the second on team 2...you get the point. This way, the only player difference assigned to teams will be one.
The tournaments are run as one big tournament every week and players score 1 point for winning. All players finishing positions count as then the lobby can tell the organiser who finished where.
The team members can choose captains if they wish, and lowest point scorers in individual teams win individual prizes.
Players who register after the league starts will be assigned to teams randomly based on all the teams who are one short.
Des:
I"m sure no ill will was intended by Brendan as both points of view are on the money. It"s important that we get this right so we very much appreciate that you both care enough to comment so passionately.
PHIL_TC:
--- Quote from: RicayBoy on October 03, 2011, 22:23:46 PM ---
If teams regularly only get 4 or 5 players, then that is clearly unsustainable in any event. For example, Stockton could become part of the "North East Poker Club" which would include Sunderland. Organisers could look at this at the end of each season to decide if battle lines need to be re-drawn.
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I really hope this was said massively tongue in cheek. Im sure Al and his team would hate to lose their Sunderland team name and for us, basically a pub team of mates who after proudly winning promotion into Div 1 and staying there to be then merged into a "North East Poker club" would be a joke... I mean haway.. you"ll be saying merge Newcastle as well into it next... lol.... a Stockton / Sunderland / Newcastle team.. just picking myself off the floor laughing. And I"m sure you"d get the same reaction from other smaller clubs joining local rivals.
Agree with Brendan again it really is time to take notice that the current scoring / team system is not working. Just look at the current league table for Div 1 there"s 11 teams. 6 of those 11 teams have 1 point or less after 10 weeks? Does that sound like everything is working perfectly to you?
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