charity shield, isle of man, coats for goalposts!

I would set a Qualifying line in the league for one

I'd set it at 30 points, teams have to equal or go over 30 or they don't make the qualifiers.

Previous seasons teams reaching 30 points

2010 6 teams (27 games)
2009 6 teams (27 games)
2008 3 teams (27 games)
2007 4 teams (27 games)
2006 4 teams (28 games)
2005 5 teams (28 games)
2004 6 teams (28 games)
2003 5 teams (28 games)
2002 6 teams (28 games)
2001 6 teams (28 games)
2000 5 teams (28 games)
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Thought i'd include these too but less relevent

1999 7 teams (30 games)
1998 3 teams (23 games)
1997 2 teams (22 games)
1996 3 teams (22 games)

Sod that, 44 points for qualification.

That averages out to 5.
Back to the top 5 is the way to go - one team knocked out every week, fair advantage for coming top.