Hi all.
Entirely theoretical at the moment, but if I was to work on a database for either or both of these two seasons, I would of course work on club division swapping, kit colours, histories and records, players, attributes, etc. first.
After that is done, I have two options with regards to competition and league structures. The first option is to leave the English league structure, the English cup competitions and the European club competitions as they are. Obviously they are all today different in ways to how they were in 1995 or in 1997, but this option saves tonnes of faffing about in the editor.
The second option is:
To restructure the entire English league system thus getting rid of the second relegation place at the bottom of D3, getting rid of BSN and BSS and returning the Auto Windscreens Shield (JP Trophy) to something like its 1995 or 1997 format.
Restructuring the European club competition scene so the the Champions League and Uefa Cup resemble their 1995 or 1997 formats and add the Cup Winners and Intertoto Cups.
I'm a stickler for realism so prefer the second option but is a total restructure of the English league system and of the European club competition scene worth the effort? And if it's worth the effort, is it even possible? I've had trouble nailing down a description of the Champions League and UEFA Cup formats in 1995/96 and 1997/98, and re-doing those would require messing about with UEFA club/country coefficients and country/league reputations.
Has anyone done anything similar (especially with the European club cup system) and got it anywhere near correct? Or can anyone lend any advice?
Entirely theoretical at the moment, but if I was to work on a database for either or both of these two seasons, I would of course work on club division swapping, kit colours, histories and records, players, attributes, etc. first.
After that is done, I have two options with regards to competition and league structures. The first option is to leave the English league structure, the English cup competitions and the European club competitions as they are. Obviously they are all today different in ways to how they were in 1995 or in 1997, but this option saves tonnes of faffing about in the editor.
The second option is:
To restructure the entire English league system thus getting rid of the second relegation place at the bottom of D3, getting rid of BSN and BSS and returning the Auto Windscreens Shield (JP Trophy) to something like its 1995 or 1997 format.
Restructuring the European club competition scene so the the Champions League and Uefa Cup resemble their 1995 or 1997 formats and add the Cup Winners and Intertoto Cups.
I'm a stickler for realism so prefer the second option but is a total restructure of the English league system and of the European club competition scene worth the effort? And if it's worth the effort, is it even possible? I've had trouble nailing down a description of the Champions League and UEFA Cup formats in 1995/96 and 1997/98, and re-doing those would require messing about with UEFA club/country coefficients and country/league reputations.
Has anyone done anything similar (especially with the European club cup system) and got it anywhere near correct? Or can anyone lend any advice?
