the two years i have participated in the tour, i have noticed that many managers just disappear. they see that they are out of the running and just stop playing the tour events.
i feel that this a problem as it changes who the compeitition is and perhaps could make it tougher to pick up a few points down the stretch as only the "better" managers stay in.
for next year i propose the following changes.
1. to particpate on the tour one must buy a "tour pack". a 7 game package only usable for tour events. it could be priced at say 125.00
2. have a firm deadline for signups.
3. assign managers to leagues in each event via a random number system so that the every league is established whole and you don't know who is in it until the whole league roster is published.
4. have a bullpen of managers standing by to manage teams for those managers who choose to go missing. heck, i filled in once this year and paid for it. i'd be happy to play a few "free" leagues on the tour. have any resulting credits won go to the "fill in" managers account. don't count the results in the missing managers stats.
just a few thoughts early on a sunday morning only one cup in so be gentle with feed back... :D