The rugby

[BrumJim]

The lack of relegation means there is no jeopardy or incentive for sides with nothing to play for, so these one sided cricket score matches will become commonplace towards the end of the season.
Is that a good thing?

Saracens and Sale were (and still are) adjacent to each other in the league.

But yes, it is a bit disappointing that there is no promotion or relegation, but mainly in the leagues below. What is the incentive to winning a league?

 

[Dorset Boy]

Saracens and Sale were (and still are) adjacent to each other in the league.

But yes, it is a bit disappointing that there is no promotion or relegation, but mainly in the leagues below. What is the incentive to winning a league?

Outside of football, there aren't many elite sports with automatic promotion / relegation.
Some seasons we end up with a weekend of these one sided results, other seasons the matches remain competitive.
Financial stability is more important than promotion / relegation at the moment.

 

[BrumJim]

Outside of football, there aren't many elite sports with automatic promotion / relegation.
Some seasons we end up with a weekend of these one sided results, other seasons the matches remain competitive.
Financial stability is more important than promotion / relegation at the moment.

Cricket introduced it to the County Championship. But I don't know if there is any substantial incentive to being in the top league? Gate receipts must be up, if only slightly, but dont know about TV rights, etc.