Posted September 06, 2011 10:50 · last edited March 18, 2021 06:11
How about this - make Div 1 a Federation League (i.e. Premier League Div 2 or Championship or whatever) 8 teams to mirror 8 team Premier League. MPL & MPL Div2 play 2 rounds. Top 4 teams in MPL go off to South Island League, bring top 4 Div 2 teams up and play further round with top 4 going into MPL for next season? 8 Div 2 teams Nomads, Waimak, Parklands, Mid Cant, Varsities, Richmond, Blenheim Valley, Selwyn or Pap Redwood.
Mainland to pay half travelling costs of all teams in Div 2 and full travelling costs of all teams in MPL (to encourage teams to gain MPL status). Could also work with 2 groups of 6?[/QUOTE]