Well, thank you for the advice and that wonderfully constructive, on-topic post of your own, Mr. U21 Romania. At least my post wasn't 11 paragraphs of spam, eh?
Speaking of spam, all the me-me-me in this thread is no better. Perhaps Ryan should have made more effort at the start to ask people to be constructive and express at least a bit of thought as to what is good for BB. At any rate, for those who aren't just spouting me-me-me, here are some thoughts.
The best suggestion I have seen has all of the following attributes:
1. Every team retains its national identity and retains its flag.
2. Every country could continue in BBB.
3. Every country would continue to have its own forum.
4. Countries that do not want to merge with each other would not have to do that.
5. Every world would have a full Division 1, 2 and 3 at least, and probably a full Division 4.
6. The competitive and financial advantages and disadvantages of playing in a macro country or a micro country would be completely evened out.
7. Every team could retain its own history.
8. The drafts could continue as they do now, making it easy to put better players in the draft and have it apply to everyone evenly.
9. Private Leagues could become more important to the game as they showcase teams of the same country.
I look at the first six as essential and the last three as desirable. These standards can certainly be met, but not without a reshuffle of existing leagues (NOT a mere merger of countries large or small). Whether Marin and Ryan are prepared for that, or will just nibble around the edges, remains to be seen.
Last edited by Mike Franks at 4/14/2016 7:15:53 PM