Hello good people of Fod, this idea has been suggested a few times by JenJonesFan, Whitecr and a few others. They do not go into details but I think they are meaning something like this. 3 leagues of 10, league A, B & C. Depending on ratings when leagues start the 10 best rated go into league A & so on. League A plays 10 enders playing each other once as the top players like to play 10 ends. League B plays 8 ends & each other once. League C plays 6 ends & plays each other once. When all matches are complete the bottom of league A gets relegated to league B for the next competition, bottom of league B gets relegated to league C. Top of leagues B & C autonatically get promoted to A & B respectively. 2nd bottom of league A plays 2nd top of league B over 8 or 10 ends, winner gets in A league for next competition while loser plays in group B. Same principle applies to 2nd bottom of league B & 2nd top of league C but over 8 ends. There would be 1 month to complete 9 matches & anyone who agrees to take part & not turn up it goes down as a loss. At the end of each competition people that don't turn up will be replaced by others who want in. Now who wants to organise this?
Leagu format idea.
Leagu format idea.
Not me for sure....sounds a bit too much like work. My head is spinning just reading this
The idea is good, but it seems like a big work to administrate- It will be quite a job to manage as many matches, something like 135 matches spread over 3 leagues, 45 matches in each. Perhaps this work could be distributed on three persons, one person for each league.
It should be pretty easy to administer with something similar to sportstables.net and I don't mind taking a crack at it. I wouldn't mind a couple of volunteers to assist. I propose 3 divisions to start with, 8-10 teams per division, depending on interest. Placement is self selected: A Division - Guys who are legitimately about 375 points most of the time - Trout, Talent, etc... (i.e. not me) B Division - People from 175-400 points C Division - People up to 225 points If we get more, we can add D Division etc. Let me know if you're in and what level you should be at...Actual point totals might be irrelevant (note there is some overlap above). The above is just a guideline. If you place yourself too high or too low you will be in for a world of hurt or a world of boredom. Games - self-arranged round robin. 1 calendar month to play all round robin games. Minimum 6 ends; 8 or 10 ends by mutual agreement. All "A" Division games 10 ends. Points - In the absence of a better system, I would use 3 points for a win. We can go with 1 point each for a draw or play an extra end. I am trying to figure out how to credit unplayed matches - treat them as draws at 1 point each? Top and bottom two teams in each division relegated or promoted.
