Good ideas, gekko. I too think that we should be able to kick people out if they are no good. I, personally will be playing this game alot... Like at the very least an hour a day (both online and offline), so if I am crap at the start, I think I will improve very fast.
And I like the idea about a leader... That would be cool. Kinda like a general, in real life terms.
So, I'm up for anything. Scheduled games, tournaments, whatever. I just want to play this game, lol.