
Steve T is almost always on the button with his take on issues being fully valid.
But the end of PL payouts needed as an incentive to the average Joe to keep participating right to the end.
About two-thirds of the managers joining in prediction league at some point is a positive statement there is not much wrong with current set up.
Must be a fair bit of admin work. So well done Paul at EF.

Free 100k waiting for 10 teams in subject line who haven't hit their participation bonus amount of minimum 100k for the default team sponsorship for all teams not winning a team sponsor lot near start of season.
DEV 0K (need blog & journal to earn 100K)
HAM 25k (so need 75k more participation money)
PET 30K (so need 70k more participation money) etc
CLY 55k
FOR 95k
NAI 15k
QOS 70k
AYR 0k
DFA 60k
GM 90k
Copied from front page, so as accurate upto last AFG party bonus payout:-
| Participation Earnings (k) | |||
| ABE - 0 | KIL - 70 | PET - 30 | DFA - 60 |
| HIB - 575 | BER - 0 | RAN - 160 | AYR - 0 |
| INV - 165 | EDI - 575 | CEL - 0 | STJ - 130 |
| STE - 215 | QOS - 70 | ALB - 120 | DUU - 75 |
| LIV - 250 | ROS - 270 | ALO - 530 | HEA - 100 |
| MOT - 490 | COV - 0 | RR - 230 | ELG - 0 |
| FAL - 285 | PT - 140 | ANN - 0 | STI - 40 |
| COW - 20 | ARB - 230 | SM - 115 | DEE - 440 |
| FOR - 95 | CB - 25 | AI - 225 | FRA - 265 |
| MON - 20 | DUM - 175 | EST - 10 | CLY - 55 |
| HAM - 25 | NAI - 15 | EF - 565 | BRE - 55 |
| QP - 115 | DEV - 0 | SRA - 335 | GM - 90 |