Clan league?

I get a sense of de ja vu here, but I was wondering if there was sufficient interest in reviving the clan league any time soon?

If I recall, the one clan that kept winning everything was Denmark, because they were full of high rated players, but they have since disbanded.

Can we say that we're now in a position for the clan league to be brought back and get some variety in competition again?

Comments welcome!

Cheers,
~64

@64squaresofpain

The think I enjoy most of all on RHP is the clan leagues.
Not only are you playing your own games, you are also watching other games your team mates are playing in.

Bring it back asap I say.

@64squaresofpain said
I get a sense of de ja vu here, but I was wondering if there was sufficient interest in reviving the clan league any time soon?

If I recall, the one clan that kept winning everything was Denmark, because they were full of high rated players, but they have since disbanded.

Can we say that we're now in a position for the clan league to be brought back and get some variety in competition again?

Comments welcome!

Cheers,
~64

As I recall Russ reduced the numbers of players per team required to compete in the leagues because it was difficult to fill the places but this had only limited success
When I was leader of the Laikers I know I always struggled to find enough volunteers to put a team in and we are quite a large clan.
It must be difficult and time consuming for the admins to police the leagues so I'm not surprised they have been shelved, mainly I suspect through lack of interest

@venda said
As I recall Russ reduced the numbers of players per team required to compete in the leagues because it was difficult to fill the places but this had only limited success
When I was leader of the Laikers I know I always struggled to find enough volunteers to put a team in and we are quite a large clan.
It must be difficult and time consuming for the admins to police the leagues so I'm not surprised they have been shelved, mainly I suspect through lack of interest

clan leagues are gone
siege is gone
blitz is gone
we're shrinking

@lemondrop said
clan leagues are gone
siege is gone
blitz is gone
we're shrinking

@very-rusty said
Why have them if there is no demand?

Sure a few would be interested but not enough to make it worth while.

-VR

@blackpoolmad said
@64squaresofpain

The think I enjoy most of all on RHP is the clan leagues.
Not only are you playing your own games, you are also watching other games your team mates are playing in.

Bring it back asap I say.

@vespin said
Can teams with two really good players and four decent players, the rest average players up to twenty players compete and have a chance to win?

Or do you have to be 2000 rated players to win it all. I would ask my clan to join in. We finished 4th in the clan competition but that is different correct? I think Five to eight people would love League play.

Michael

It looks like there are 8 clan leagues. Maybe a simplification is part of the answer.

1 table. 5 players per side. 5 sides per division. 4 matches. 3/7

That's it. Start there.

Maybe a side with 5 players over 1700 wins. So be it. Everyone else gets 8 good games against players who want to play. Not everyone is Liverpool or City, but the players at Newcastle are still having a good time (well maybe not today).

Clan League 2020

@vespin said
Can teams with two really good players and four decent players, the rest average players up to twenty players compete and have a chance to win?

Or do you have to be 2000 rated players to win it all. I would ask my clan to join in. We finished 4th in the clan competition but that is different correct? I think Five to eight people would love League play.

Michael

@very-rusty said
Why have them if there is no demand?

Sure a few would be interested but not enough to make it worth while.

-VR

@wolfe63 said
Then it might be recommended that promotion and solicitation are in order.

This is the first I've heard of a "Clan League". I've been here since 2015.

I have quite a bit of work to do on the existing web site code soon (pure maintenance - updating legacy code), and to simplify this process, some older underused features were going to be cut - including leagues! So this post is timely.

Give me a few days, I will reset all entered teams, then broadcast out an announcement and see what happens. If there is a poor response, the leagues may be removed in future. Otherwise, it will not.