Canucks4Ever
Well-Known Member
Just when I was worried Mr. Base had moved on to other things...relieved you're still here my friend.
In regards to your 7 leagued tier based system, Trece covers off many of the issues this would encounter in a Div 3 forum post. Certainly 6 years (assuming promotion every season) is in fact a career for many players, so the idea of entering a team at the bottom and working your way up is rather idealistic IMHO. It's tough enough going from Div 3 to Prem nevermind starting in Div 7. It would only encourage players to jump ship (as Trece also mentions about the current "instant gratification" generation). To clarify I'm not saying that it would be "impossible", just impractical and unlikely. Could a band of truly loyal friends and teammates beat the odds? Sure. Is it likely to be the norm? I have serious doubts.
Do I agree that recreational and competitive soccer need to be more well defined? Absolutley. But why try and fix an imperfect system with what seems to be a more imperfect system? I won't get into my opinions regarding how youth soccer should be overhauled at the recreational level, but I will say that the adult game is likely more difficult to alter than the youth system so the odds of sweeping change coming anytime soon seems minimal. Just be thankful Azzi heard the cries regarding 3 groups in Div 3 instead of Div 2.
Like you said all we can do is try to enjoy seeing a nice game every so often. And this year's premier division seems to have good parody again so maybe that will increase the odds of seeing those "nice games." After all that's why we play and post and debate right? It's all for the love of the game....well that and bashing Ayjal and their payment of players
In regards to your 7 leagued tier based system, Trece covers off many of the issues this would encounter in a Div 3 forum post. Certainly 6 years (assuming promotion every season) is in fact a career for many players, so the idea of entering a team at the bottom and working your way up is rather idealistic IMHO. It's tough enough going from Div 3 to Prem nevermind starting in Div 7. It would only encourage players to jump ship (as Trece also mentions about the current "instant gratification" generation). To clarify I'm not saying that it would be "impossible", just impractical and unlikely. Could a band of truly loyal friends and teammates beat the odds? Sure. Is it likely to be the norm? I have serious doubts.
Do I agree that recreational and competitive soccer need to be more well defined? Absolutley. But why try and fix an imperfect system with what seems to be a more imperfect system? I won't get into my opinions regarding how youth soccer should be overhauled at the recreational level, but I will say that the adult game is likely more difficult to alter than the youth system so the odds of sweeping change coming anytime soon seems minimal. Just be thankful Azzi heard the cries regarding 3 groups in Div 3 instead of Div 2.
Like you said all we can do is try to enjoy seeing a nice game every so often. And this year's premier division seems to have good parody again so maybe that will increase the odds of seeing those "nice games." After all that's why we play and post and debate right? It's all for the love of the game....well that and bashing Ayjal and their payment of players
