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<blockquote data-quote="Which Tyler" data-source="post: 1132473" data-attributes="member: 73592"><p>I just don't see the need for so many teams.</p><p>If it's got more than half the teams from any particular league, then it's not really an improvement on that league.</p><p></p><p>My favoured is always going to be:</p><p>6 from URC, 5 from T14, 4 from Prem + reigning champions. Arranged into 4 pools of 4.</p><p>Top 2 go through to the Cup QFs, bottom 2 go to the Plate QFs (no dropping down to the Challenge Cup).</p><p></p><p>Ideally Challenge Cup can be 4 pools of 4; 6 from URC, 6 from T14, 4 from Prem. Again, Cup and Plate KO stages.</p><p></p><p>Tier 3 can then be the remaining 3-4 URC, the remaining 1-2 from T14 and the remaining 1-2 from Prem; with 8 others (maybe top 2 from ProD2 and Championship + Georgia, Portugal, Romania & Spain?).</p><p></p><p>Tier 4 for the rest of Europe.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not perfect (mostly because each league wants more teams in there, to maintain interest in their own league's mid-table), but my preference, tight, simple, everyone gets a QF, shouldn't be any major mis-matches.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Which Tyler, post: 1132473, member: 73592"] I just don't see the need for so many teams. If it's got more than half the teams from any particular league, then it's not really an improvement on that league. My favoured is always going to be: 6 from URC, 5 from T14, 4 from Prem + reigning champions. Arranged into 4 pools of 4. Top 2 go through to the Cup QFs, bottom 2 go to the Plate QFs (no dropping down to the Challenge Cup). Ideally Challenge Cup can be 4 pools of 4; 6 from URC, 6 from T14, 4 from Prem. Again, Cup and Plate KO stages. Tier 3 can then be the remaining 3-4 URC, the remaining 1-2 from T14 and the remaining 1-2 from Prem; with 8 others (maybe top 2 from ProD2 and Championship + Georgia, Portugal, Romania & Spain?). Tier 4 for the rest of Europe. Not perfect (mostly because each league wants more teams in there, to maintain interest in their own league's mid-table), but my preference, tight, simple, everyone gets a QF, shouldn't be any major mis-matches. [/QUOTE]
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