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Realistically, you can't run a draft/salary cap with promotion/relegation though, and I think those systems are better at ensuring equalisation. In Europe, the
by pcchristie 3y ago
Realistically, you can't run a draft/salary cap with promotion/relegation though, and I think those systems are better at ensuring equalisation. In Europe, the Premier League is the "best" competition because realistically 5 teams have a chance of ever winning the league. In other leagues like France, Italy and Spain, they are duopolies (at best).
- alkonaut 3y agoYeah, so (almost) every league in the world has chosen the chance of promotion over artificial equality. But this isn't really a "choice" because the league isn't (just) a business and the teams aren't "franchises" they are clubs. Half the point of having a well-functioning club is having a good youth org/academy which might give you a cheaper way of getting talent than having to sign it at market value. I'd much rather watch my team finish in the middle of the French League every year of my entire life without any realistic chance of winning than watch a closed league with artificial balancing.