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TurnerONU22 · 03-29-2007, 02:07 PM

I used promotion/relegation last year as well, but this year I think I have found something to make it even better: disable amateur draft and have a deeper draft pool.

Now, I have four leagues (Premier League, League Championship, Division 1 and Division 2) (named very similar to the EPL) each with a rookie level minors (basically the junior team). Trading is disabled between leagues, but FA is allowed b/t all 4 leagues.

Ex: I used the New York Yankees as a PL team, and their rookie team is the New York Junior Yankees (but with no age limit)

In 2007, I have added the feeder leagues, with a bunch of college and HS teams, that feed to the Premier League. In the PL, I have a draft of 5 rounds, but the pool is so large, that after the draft, the other 3 leagues will pick up the extra players, which i feel is a good way to spread out some of the talent. Sometimes, I have found that a lower league has picked up a FA rookie that was undrafted, and they become so great, that they end up going back to the Premier League after they are free agents.

Another neat thing that I did was stagger in the leagues. I started with the PL in 1970, added LC in 1978, added D1 in 1984, and added D2 in 1994. I am starting to promote/relegate in 2003, with a US cup championship in the preseason for all teams.

I find it to run very well, and I am going to start as an expansion team in the bottom league in 2003, and see if I can make it all the way to the top!

03-29-2007, 02:07 PM	#8 (permalink)
TurnerONU22 Bat Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 10	I used promotion/relegation last year as well, but this year I think I have found something to make it even better: disable amateur draft and have a deeper draft pool. Now, I have four leagues (Premier League, League Championship, Division 1 and Division 2) (named very similar to the EPL) each with a rookie level minors (basically the junior team). Trading is disabled between leagues, but FA is allowed b/t all 4 leagues. Ex: I used the New York Yankees as a PL team, and their rookie team is the New York Junior Yankees (but with no age limit) In 2007, I have added the feeder leagues, with a bunch of college and HS teams, that feed to the Premier League. In the PL, I have a draft of 5 rounds, but the pool is so large, that after the draft, the other 3 leagues will pick up the extra players, which i feel is a good way to spread out some of the talent. Sometimes, I have found that a lower league has picked up a FA rookie that was undrafted, and they become so great, that they end up going back to the Premier League after they are free agents. Another neat thing that I did was stagger in the leagues. I started with the PL in 1970, added LC in 1978, added D1 in 1984, and added D2 in 1994. I am starting to promote/relegate in 2003, with a US cup championship in the preseason for all teams. I find it to run very well, and I am going to start as an expansion team in the bottom league in 2003, and see if I can make it all the way to the top!