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[QUOTE="UCFBfan, post: 1921154, member: 2248"]
Gotta agree that if/when NASL folds it would the time to implement promotion/relegation in the lower tiers. I know that's asking a lot of owners and commissioners of these leagues but give it a shot. There's no way USL can run with 40 teams or whatever outrageous number it is going to be if these NASL teams look for new homes. If anything, make USL into two leagues and do promotion/relegation within those two divisions. However, I'm not sure what incentive there'd be for a team to want to be promoted if you can't get to a higher pay grade by moving up between two similar divisions (if it's just within USL).

Another issue would be that there is a drastic difference, from what I gather, between USL and the smaller leagues like PDL. Aren't the players in the PDL amateurs or folks who have real jobs and just play for the club on the side? USL seems more like a professional league. Are there leagues around the world where you could have promotion/relegation between leagues with different setups such as professional teams vs amateur teams?
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