I find it crazy that they have no clarity about what the league is going to look like. From year to year it just seems so uncertain what is going to happen.
Why don't they put it back to a club based competition run in the winter. Initially as the current regional leagues Northern, Central, Mainland and Southern. From there take the 2 top teams in each league into a "national league" the play 1 full round of games. Top team in each region has 4 home games and 3 away. Then you would have a National club competition, pathway for all clubs promotion and religion within regions.
The $20000 entry fee for this coming season would be half as the "national" part of the competition is only 7 games (maybe a final as well). split the the 100,000 entry fee across 40? teams that play in the top regional league. Thats $2,500 per club plus the $3,500 they pay for regional competition entry fee = $6,000 total per club to enter what is effectively the national league.
why would 90% of the clubs with no interest in the NL want to fork out 2.5k (on top of an already hefty figure)?
So your saying 90% of clubs wouldnt want to play at a national level if they had the opportunity?
I'm not privy to finance and entry fees so wouldnt know that was hefty.
The current standard of the league isnt great and financially is not viable. Seems like they pushing s up hill trying to keep it going.
If it went regional would the player payments ballon anymore then they are now? If clubs are stupid enough to get themselves in that position then they only got themselves to blame.