jraldous

There are 4 periods in the league from memory (first 10 games, next 10 games, third 10 games, last 8 games). The winners of each of these periods are guaranteed a promotion playoff spot at the end of the season even if they don't finish on top.

Robbo#

This link should help. Basically the top team in the second tier goes up automatically, and the others play off, with the group winners staying/going up.

Robbo#

Bah, pre-empted again.

jraldous

sfi

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Robbo#:
Bah, pre-empted again.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I preferred your link though.

shawng1

What the others said. But hey, win the division, then you don't have to worry about it.

My current game is in the Dutch league. It's been fun. It's funny being 45k per week under my wage budget and still losing 100k a month.

The Amazing Dale Watkins

I have fond memories of a save with ADO. Quite frankly, Div 2 wasn't very enjoyable because eventually any team goes bankrupt there. I had something around 8 seasons of fun before I took over my personal Liverpool(), Feyenoord, where I lost interest quickly.

Guinness79

Here's how it works. Keep playing until you have no more fixtures.

Emmenaar

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Humph3:
Does the Dutch league work properly?

I had a very enjoyable dave in the Belgian lower leagues (which also use the period system) till I spotted how screwed up they were:

Bascially, the league position of the current period was used to assess how well a team was doing, rather than the overall league. Thus, a team that was top of the overall league after two periods, might suddenly sack their manager if they lost the first game of the third period and were thus bottom of that period's league.

I think I saw a post somewhere describing the same problem in 03/04.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I played it but won the league in first season, so I don't know about any strange sackings. Didn't see one tough, only sackings I've seen were "normal" ones.

And about the Periods: the number one in the period wins it and qualifies for the play-offs. If they already won a period then the 2nd placed team gets the play-off spot. At the end of the season the 4 winners of the periods are split into the 2 play-off groups and the numbers 16 and 17 from the Premier are added to the 2 groups. The highest placed 2nd division teams who didn't win a period go into the play-offs as well.
Play-offs are easy: play 6 games and finish first. Then you be in the Premier

My hometeam knows the play-offs best in the country. Qualified 9 times in the last 10 years and NEVER promoted :o

The Amazing Dale Watkins

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Humph3:
Does the Dutch league work properly?

I had a very enjoyable dave in the Belgian lower leagues (which also use the period system) till I spotted how screwed up they were:

Bascially, the league position of the current period was used to assess how well a team was doing, rather than the overall league. Thus, a team that was top of the overall league after two periods, might suddenly sack their manager if they lost the first game of the third period and were thus bottom of that period's league.

I think I saw a post somewhere describing the same problem in 03/04.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
That's exactly what I experienced in the Dutch League in 01/02 but have no clue about 03/04