Telford to return? And more fantasy 'ideal league' stuff.

No games for me, but still stuff to talk about...

TELFORD TO RETURN?

If you click on this link HERE, you can read some encouraging news from Telford.

Looking at what the Telford Tigers Fans Trust are trying to do reminds me so much of the early days of FOMIH. I sincerely hope the trust can bring the Tigers back to the ice for the 2010-2011 season, as more teams means a stronger league for all of us.

WHAT ABOUT A POINTS SYSTEM?

So, I've already detailed a regional conference system, but how to manage the players? It is pretty obvious that if (when) the EIHL collapses, teams such as the Panthers would want to be included. The problem is though, the financial power of these clubs could and likely would see most of the top British talent stripped from existing clubs, thusly maintaining the status quo with the 'Big 4' being on top, and everyone else struggling to keep up, then going bust.

So what about a 'points' system? Each club has a maximum points value for the Brits in their squad, and each registered player has a points value, based on simple criteria, such as:

Age (+Points)
Experience (+Points)
Time spent at current club (-Points for long service, + points if player moves around a lot)
International Cap(+ Points)

So, Stevie Lyle would have a high points tally (fairly old, lots of experience, lots of clubs, played for Team GB a lot), whereas Adam Walker would have a comparatively low value (youngish, reasonable experience, not played for too many clubs, only Junior International caps ).

Properly administered, this should provide a relative parity amongst clubs, or at the very least stop 'Club X' from 'buying the league', and would also place a greater emphasis on developing your own players, rather than bringing them in from other clubs.

Thoughts, people?