5 times was the maximum it would allow so I chose 5 rounds to get the most matches and make the challenge as extreme as possible. An even number of rounds would probably be better but my only thought for the Marathon challenge was to get as many matches in as possible.

I am tempted to do another version with maybe 4 rounds, which is still 76 league matches and a long slog of a season, but with an equal number of home/away fixtures it would probably be fairer.

trying this now before i start though should the teams not play each 6 times 3 home 3 away also be interesting to see how the fa cup is done cause some teams will get byes