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Originally Posted by shermanator
Realistically, pro/rel is a long, long way off. We have to get to a point where there are 16 stable first division clubs to even begin to entertain that thought. Baby steps...
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True, but if you ever plan to do relegation you need to make that clear to franchise owners right from the start. Ideally I'd include right in the founding documents of the league how that split would happen - i.e. when the league gets to 16 teams they will get split into two leagues of 8.
One of the biggest things preventing promotion/relegation from ever happening in North American sports currently is that owners buy into a specific league and there is no way they'll agree to the potential lost revenue of moving to a lower one.