NXL Off-Season Rumours, Transfers, Shens, etc......
- Thread starter Tony Harrison
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Nothing against them ,but the label of sport is diluted when a non contender and a team no one's ever heard of, buy a season in the top flight.We all know money is a big part of paintball ,but this rather slaps you in the face ,when other teams are grafting and for what ?
It does suck that teams can buy in, but this is not a change. Why would other teams see it as a slap in the face if they have the same exact option though? Because they can't afford it, or choose not to?
I'm not sure it's a bad thing that teams can buy in, it at least proves the fact they can afford to be there. Plus allows for new blood and teams to be showcased.
Missy ,it would be a slap for any team who PLAYED better than a team who bought their way in .Just because you are talented ,but not wealthy should not be a barrier .....if you think this is a sport ,with the best at the top .What every team strives for . If you accept that it is just a pastime where folk with more wedge than talent can walk to the front of the queue then you will not see anything wrong with this. Right or wrong ....just depends on where your standing .
Totally true, and why I think it 'sucks'. I guess my point is that this is not a change.
There are still 2 ways in. Buy in like chumps, or win-in like champs. If you are good enough for option 2, then you don't need option 1...
The reason they let people buy in is because attrition is pulling teams out of the top division faster that they can be replaced. Just sending up the top team(s)from the lower division is not enough to keep the top division full. They could go down the list, but some teams decline to go up even if they would be next in line. Some teams can't afford to go up and stay up.
That said - The only way to be sure that the team has the financing necessary to stay in the division could be to have them prove it by buying a spot...
There are still 2 ways in. Buy in like chumps, or win-in like champs. If you are good enough for option 2, then you don't need option 1...
The reason they let people buy in is because attrition is pulling teams out of the top division faster that they can be replaced. Just sending up the top team(s)from the lower division is not enough to keep the top division full. They could go down the list, but some teams decline to go up even if they would be next in line. Some teams can't afford to go up and stay up.
That said - The only way to be sure that the team has the financing necessary to stay in the division could be to have them prove it by buying a spot...
Totally agree ,though Icon and Tigers were "in " for 2016 on league position .Just ran out of money.The divide in the league will just get larger.Possibly a change in the format to have relegation deciders ,bigger groupings so lower teams get to play their equals rather than just get smashed and decide league position by who got hammered least.
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