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Air NZ Cup to remain as 14 teams
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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 292935"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (William18 @ Dec 12 2009, 01:09 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=426493" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p></p><p>Why couldn't they just use a different format keep the same teams just split them up into a pool A and a Pool B play there round robin games then have like a quarter final, semi then final??</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>That was done. I think I remember the Tasman union being outraged that they didn't play every one once. Indeed, playing everyone once was one of the principles on which a new competition should be based. People didn't like that format and they got rid of it.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p></p><p>I don't think everyone hated it. It was just some unions and a few fans. Nearly everyone I've heard of has thought it's not a bad idea, compared to the alternatives. Tasman are in no place to be dictating terms really.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 292935"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (William18 @ Dec 12 2009, 01:09 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=426493']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Why couldn't they just use a different format keep the same teams just split them up into a pool A and a Pool B play there round robin games then have like a quarter final, semi then final?? [/b][/quote] That was done. I think I remember the Tasman union being outraged that they didn't play every one once. Indeed, playing everyone once was one of the principles on which a new competition should be based. People didn't like that format and they got rid of it. [/b][/quote] I don't think everyone hated it. It was just some unions and a few fans. Nearly everyone I've heard of has thought it's not a bad idea, compared to the alternatives. Tasman are in no place to be dictating terms really. [/QUOTE]
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