[tjcasser]

Personally, I'm inclined to agree that XML may well be a better format for many of the reasons enumerated above. (Admittedly, it's also just as easy to have both as export/import methods - I did write such - but I have to say that I think XML is more easily readable when there's a problem, as opposed to having to either whip out Excel or count commas. )

I think that agreeing on the majority of the structure of such a file, though, is something better left for when we get into the new season. Some basic bits and pieces could be agreed upon now, such as which information is needed for a team, or for regional competitions, but admittedly the lion's share is probably something that needs to wait until January.