Avirex, free league (until maybe last 2 seasons) was just a lil bit lower than Classic according to number of players participating. I'm not making it up, you have season's informations on TUS. But it's easier to speak shit on forums before doing any research.
Only difference is it's relaxing, fun league, not abused by 10 same ppl raping it every season (it slowly becoming such), not cause love of the game but to catch 80 apperances and be in run for the big prize. It's obvious with all the drama involved in it, including free wins, avoiding, noobashing.. etc.
Can you at least give your reasons why you have anything against making few changes which Free desperately needs and which few of us active ones want for our sake, without harming any other part of TUS, mainly talking about Classic league and it's players. Seriously, what's in it for you?