Not my fault my region is superior to yours ! ;)

O_o but ... Union's stadium is ... 3,6 km on foot from the Astridpark. ;)

But how does PO2 & PO1 influence 2nd division ?

The new system in this proposal apparently sees PO2 and the top of 2nd division in the same pot to fight it out for a European ticket, which is absolute bollocks.

Other than that, I don't agree at all that Play-off's are helping to close the gap with the Netherlands. That's just due to the Netherlands hemmorraging talent and money and the fact that our competition has gone full out for the youth, as do they. Seeing as our youth centres are quite good, that closes the gap considerably on its own. If anything, I think the Play-off's lull clubs into complacency during the European season (because, lets face it, making it past the winter stop is already a success) ... I don't see how they 'aid' much, if anything.

And something else. Killing Belgian football ? To me we're heading that way anyway for everything below 1st division. A fundamental change is very much needed in a) perhaps the way leagues are set up b) the mindset of local clubs and no longer let them be limited by funds granted by Brussels and stimulate financial income via other channels. I admit it sounds easy, but really, I think there are possibilities. Dire situations require creativity !

I think everybody agrees something has to change, but this isn't it. I think a) we need to do away with the restrictive cycle between 1st/2nd division. If more teams go up and down, it'll spread cash around better. b) a better spread of the tv-money, in other competitions 2nd division easily receives up to 15-20%, here it's 6%. c) either we do away with the restrictive licensing or we implement a and b. You can't ask clubs for bigger investments if you're not willing to share more. Right now, the more affluent clubs in Belgium seem to want to have their pie and eat it too.

Implying that Anderlecht support automatically can't be arsed by anything below 1st division is a bit uncalled for though.

You're right, apologies. Just that every time I hear somebody being positive about this turd of a plan, it's an Anderlecht/Brugge/Gent supporter. It creates a vibe that G5 supporters can't really be arsed either way because it doesn't concern them, at all. That said, it was wrong to assume there. :)

What region are you from though? Here in Brussels there's plenty of lower division football, though Without Supporters Brussels can go suck a tail pipe. ;)