Originally Posted by
total hoofball
So top 6 teams would have an extra 4 games. Issues - additional end of season fixture congestion (group stages of Europe!), some teams could end up having 3 home games versus 1 away for the same opposition, extra match day revenue for top 6 which is unequal to the bottom 4, bottom 4 teams may have a better schedule gap for any end of season FAI Cup final appearance and/or play-off appearances again First Division opposition. Total mess, should be avoiding anything that resembles the shambles of the Belgian league.
A split in the first division due to no relegation would be pointless (fans and even the players won't show up, Asian betting markets who love that...) so we're going to have 8 extra games for fans and players to enjoy in the graveyard.
Decent players have been leaving the LOI in droves to Intermediate/Junior football due to the crap wages in LOI barely above expenses, easier fixture schedule and less travelling and now first division clubs will have more games, more expenses and how is that going to improve matters trying to keep decent players from dropping out of the LOI football?