It stops little clubs from becoming big clubs though and keeps each big club at the top and means the rest of the league has nothing to play for, abit like the SPL where 1 of 2 teams always win it and the team promoted usually goes back down and everyone else usually finishes in the same position as the year before with similar results from the last season. Giving teams at the bottom something to play for is great, I mean how many times do teams fighting relegation battles get points against teams at the top?, a lot the answer is and it upsets the balance of the league, it's really something the MLS should look at in the future.