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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 156923"><p>Promotion and relegation without a playoff would be a mistake for two reason. The first reason is that teams don't play an equal number of home and away games in a season. One year a team will play 3 times at home and the next year, just 2. That could result in a team artificially finishing bottom due to their schedule. The 2nd problem is that European Nations Cup teams aren't strong enough to compete. It has been hard enough getting Italy up to standard and just when they're showing major improvement, they're at risk of being jettisoned and their development will count for nothing.</p><p></p><p>Provided promotion/relegation is decided on a bi-annual basis (so each team gets 5 home and 5 away matches to decide their fate) with a playoff to decide whether a team should remain/get promoted, I'd be all for it. Who's to say Lisbon, Tblisi, Madrid, Bucharest, Moscow, Berlin, Prague or Kiev can't become popular destinations over time in much the same way Rome has been accepted by the rugby community?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 156923"] Promotion and relegation without a playoff would be a mistake for two reason. The first reason is that teams don't play an equal number of home and away games in a season. One year a team will play 3 times at home and the next year, just 2. That could result in a team artificially finishing bottom due to their schedule. The 2nd problem is that European Nations Cup teams aren't strong enough to compete. It has been hard enough getting Italy up to standard and just when they're showing major improvement, they're at risk of being jettisoned and their development will count for nothing. Provided promotion/relegation is decided on a bi-annual basis (so each team gets 5 home and 5 away matches to decide their fate) with a playoff to decide whether a team should remain/get promoted, I'd be all for it. Who's to say Lisbon, Tblisi, Madrid, Bucharest, Moscow, Berlin, Prague or Kiev can't become popular destinations over time in much the same way Rome has been accepted by the rugby community? [/QUOTE]
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