A major catalyst for me making this thread a while back was the proposed relegation system, so it's pleasing to see that the mid-season news includes an amendment so that five teams relegate instead of six. However;
1. There's still the problem where if you don't finish top four in your conference and make the play-offs, you risk relegation. The fifth placed team does now get an easier relegation series on paper, but this only mitigates rather than eliminates the problem.
2. Expanding the leagues/divisions also has other potential benefits aside from freeing up promotion/relegation set-ups. I'll bring up the argument of making the play-offs tougher to reach again, as I feel that making teams/managers truly earn their right to play for the championship is a good thing. A larger league size can also create a bigger inner community within that league, and at least increase the chance of one of the managers starting a conversation on the forums.
In essence, this post is a bump, but I feel like one is acceptable for a major suggestion that received some attention like this one. Next time this falls off the front page, I'll let the thread die, but I feel that the BB's if they read this should give the ideas and thoughts that myself and others have presented in this thread some consideration...