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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
So a 10 game first half and an 18 game second half?
Is there a reason why nearly everything they do is ridiculous in some way?
That said, the rendering of the pitch is quite nice.
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My guess is maybe the weather related, leaving more time if games have to be rescheduled? And then scheduling around other things for other teams? Voyagers Cup in there?
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Originally Posted by MillerTime GFG
So what incentive does the team that wins the first half have in the 2nd half? Seems ridiculous.
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The PCL where the Cannons played, did this. There it was because it being the major farm teams, if your PCL team is a very good team and then in late July or August you get half your team gets called up to the majors after the trade deadline by the crappy major league team, while the farm team of other teams is left intact, and blow your chance, it's not that fair to anyone, or fans, of the farm team whose success for 3/4 of a season goes for naught because all your good players have been pillaged.
Here, not sure. May just be an opening year thing; as teams try to get up off the ground from zero, so some teams take longer then others and they don't want a team that struggling to be done by June. It gives those teams, players, and fans, a clean slate for the second half, and the added confidence and positivity of turning it around.
Also, with things like signings, it may take some teams until later in the season to get fully on track. Plus, come July, European leagues are fully done, so while it may be tough to get interested players to come over in April or May, with the chance to get some decent bottom division players, which still takes time, means some teams could be more complete in the second half then the first, and should be necessarily be punished for a first half of the year struggle as they are forced to wait for signings to become official.