I'd always planned on moving to a top four system when we added a tenth team, which I was thinking would be this season, but we're sticking with nine. Should we have a top four anyway? If we did have a top four I'd just add an extra game to our existing finals structure, so it'd become: Quarter Final: 3rd (home) v 4th (away) Semi Final: 2nd (home) v Winner of QF (away) Final: 1st v Winner of SF (neutral)
I don't think so. I don't think you should be rewarded by coming 4th in a 9 team home and away tournament with a chance at winning the title.
How set are you on a 10th team for Season 14? If you want one then I'd say change to a Top 4, otherwise nah.
Should first really get a free ride to the grand final? I guess it's just a preference thing, a reward for taking out first place for the season. I'm no expert on bracketing and setting up draws. What about something like the following, I think it's how my junior soccer used to work: Finals Week 1 1st vs 2nd (Winner goes to the final) 3rd vs 4th Finals Week 2 Winner of 3v4 vs Loser of 1v2 (Winner goes to the final) Grand Final Week Winner of Week 2 vs Winner of 1v2 from Week 1 It's just like, a life persay for finishing as the top two teams. Plus, more finals matches are always fun
That's what he's set out in the op... edit: oops I thought that's what he set out in op cos to me that's the logical 4 team finals series but it isn't
Yeah I get what you mean and you've already really added one game there, but I dunno, it's a bit of a CricSim tradition that if you finish top you play the final, and I kind of like that.
I don't mind having 4 out of 9 teams make the finals. If you finish 4th and can then go and beat the top 3 teams in the competition, 2 away from him, in consecutive weeks then you definitely deserve the title. I just feel that that finals format isn't a very good one. If you are set on the team finish first going straight through then just keep it at 3 teams.
I hate this system, it just adds an extra game and could mean the best team in the reg season not make the finals. I also agree with Heef