Effenberg, in his column for T-Online , proposed an open draw to split the Bundesliga into two groups of nine, with teams playing each other home and away from the start of the season until Christmas.
From there, the top four sides from each group, plus the best fifth-placed team, would start again on zero points in a fresh competition to decide the champions, while the bottom nine clubs would battle separately to retain their top-flight status.
"The championship cannot be decided in February or March, even a preliminary decision will hardly exist until then, because all clubs start again in January with zero points," said Effenberg.
"It promises tremendous excitement twice, first in the fight for the qualification for Group 1, then in the fight for the championship or against relegation."
Effenberg also believes the initial draw would provide "a huge event that is not only attracting attention in Germany. The ratings would explode."
Does the Scottish Premier League do some kind of split? I think its to stop the bottom teams having to play the top guys 4 timesHIs batshit idea to stop Bayern dominance of Bundesliga is to reset all teams to zero points at the halway point of the season. I bet Scudamore has it on the table at next Premier league clubs meeting.
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They do IIRC?Does the Scottish Premier League do some kind of split? I think its to stop the bottom teams having to play the top guys 4 times
Cant see it happening. The teams above the half way cut, survive relegation, when its more than feasible for them to drop down during the second half of the season. The January transfer window, would also have to change as it is after the half way cutSeems like a variation on a theme of Rugby League's Super 8's concept
He proposed idea is bullshit, by far the best idea proposed would be a handicap system based on the previous season. 20 teams in the league and last years champions start the season on -20 points, 2nd place start on -19 and so on. Through to the play off winners starting the season at zero. So at this point we would have 69 points less 18 giving 51 points. Could be quite interesting.
Only if it was 9 points for a win and 3 points for a draw so that the seeding is diminished to an acceptable level.He proposed idea is bullshit, by far the best idea proposed would be a handicap system based on the previous season. 20 teams in the league and last years champions start the season on -20 points, 2nd place start on -19 and so on. Through to the play off winners starting the season at zero. So at this point we would have 69 points less 18 giving 51 points. Could be quite interesting.