Pirlo Picks up the Pipe at Sampdoria - 24/25 Season Serie B
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I agree with you, staying down another season is best for the club in a competitive point of view. But financially going up makes the most sense so that is what the board wants.
The playoff is interesting. That takes pressure off you to finish at the top. Finish top 8 and you still have a good chance to go up. I can see why so clubs are relegated in their first season though. Earning promotion when not in the top 2 is really setting you up for a difficult next season.
@Stlducks4 wrote:The playoff is interesting. That takes pressure off you to finish at the top. Finish top 8 and you still have a good chance to go up. I can see why so clubs are relegated in their first season though. Earning promotion when not in the top 2 is really setting you up for a difficult next season.
I agree. And I'm not a fan of this. It really devaluates the season, when a 3rd place and an 8th place are given more or less the same opportunities in the end. I think it's too much, and as you say, you are set up to fail in Serie A, if you couldn't even make it to the top of Serie B over the course of a season.
It's all done to give more teams something to play for (or against)
Personally, I am in favor of UEFA standardizing every top league of every associate member country. I would put a top tier division at 16 teams (30 games), which would cause the players to have more time for rest and recovery. It would also standardize rules for qualifying for European football, or the fight against relegation. And with smaller leagues, fewer teams will be safe until one or two games before the end. It would also increase the value of a lower division, which in that case would justify a form of play-offs: behind the top 2 (which get instant promotion), four teams battle for a final against the top division's #14. It would kill several birds with one stone.
But I digress, for the story it would actually be nice to see you make the oversized step from (say) 8th in Serie B back to Serie A - that would be a serious struggle, instead of the 'up and upper' type stories, career mode usually turns out to be.
@Danimal5981 wrote:It's all done to give more teams something to play for (or against)
Personally, I am in favor of UEFA standardizing every top league of every associate member country. I would put a top tier division at 16 teams (30 games), which would cause the players to have more time for rest and recovery. It would also standardize rules for qualifying for European football, or the fight against relegation.
I understand your position, but I don't think it makes much sense to make the same standard for England and Spain as for Denmark and Sweden, for instance. In Denmark we have tried with 16, but it just invited some clubs, who didn't possess the necessary quality level. Right now, even with only 12 clubs, we still have Hvidovre promoted, even though neither their squad nor their stadium matches the quality required.
Countries like Denmark, Belgium and Scotland have all - to my knowledge - surrendered to a top half and bottom half playoff starting a little over halfway through the season. And even though the format isn't perfect, it does make sure that most have something to play for, whilst both the title and the relegation is decided while playing equals. No City winning due to them playing QPR on the final day, for instance.
When something works in a national competition, I would really hate if UEFA had the right and intent to go in and change it from afar.
Then I'll rephrase: up to 16 teams...
