I think I agree with you Gavin (omg no one quote that!). I don't believe there is any delay really at the start of a season, it just happens. Maybe a day at most?
Hopefully this town goes for several more day, maybe even closer to a week. We can invite a few of the randoms we've liked and give everyone a chance to get organized. I know there are several people in this thread alone that never made a Twinoid account, never joined a coalition, etc. but indicated they wanted to. So if they know it is happening in two weeks maybe they will get their shit in gear. Some of these people it is pretty obvious that they don't check the boards every day, so giving 2-3 days notice even isn't enough. The closer we can get to 40 of our own, the better off we'll be.
In short, Gavin just made a ton of sense!