sparks123 Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 Should the winners of league matches have received 3 points instead of 2 points? When there is a superheat the match has 3 points available whereas when there is no superheat there is only 2 points available. This won't make a difference to the Championship table but could make a difference to the Premiership table. As an example. If you take 2 points of Wolverhampton and 1 point of Leicester it would make the meetings on Thursday night more intense (Belle Vue also have a couple of points but wouldn't affect the play-offs). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 18 minutes ago, sparks123 said: Should the winners of league matches have received 3 points instead of 2 points? When there is a superheat the match has 3 points available whereas when there is no superheat there is only 2 points available. This won't make a difference to the Championship table but could make a difference to the Premiership table. As an example. If you take 2 points of Wolverhampton and 1 point of Leicester it would make the meetings on Thursday night more intense (Belle Vue also have a couple of points but wouldn't affect the play-offs). Never thought of it that way. Surely the promoters in charge should have seen that potentially being a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Gambo95 said: Never thought of it that way. Surely the promoters in charge should have seen that potentially being a problem. Don't be daft, the promoter's never put that much thought into rules. They'll come up with an idea to fix a problem, blissfully unaware it creates 2 new problems 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted September 4, 2023 Report Share Posted September 4, 2023 2 hours ago, sparks123 said: Should the winners of league matches have received 3 points instead of 2 points? When there is a superheat the match has 3 points available whereas when there is no superheat there is only 2 points available. This won't make a difference to the Championship table but could make a difference to the Premiership table. As an example. If you take 2 points of Wolverhampton and 1 point of Leicester it would make the meetings on Thursday night more intense (Belle Vue also have a couple of points but wouldn't affect the play-offs). I think matches should have a set amount of points, so if they have to keep the "stupid heat" I'd make the scoring 3(2-1)0. But remember last year matches didn't always have the same points gained. Home wins could be 3-1 or 3-0, away wins could be 0-3 or 0-4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Have always thought there should be 3 points for a league win... makes the win that much more rewarding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBSN Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 11 hours ago, sparks123 said: Should the winners of league matches have received 3 points instead of 2 points? When there is a superheat the match has 3 points available whereas when there is no superheat there is only 2 points available. This won't make a difference to the Championship table but could make a difference to the Premiership table. As an example. If you take 2 points of Wolverhampton and 1 point of Leicester it would make the meetings on Thursday night more intense (Belle Vue also have a couple of points but wouldn't affect the play-offs). Even without the super heat a draw was always worth 3 points. Away team got 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Absolutely no problem with 3 Pts for a win, 2 Pts for an away draw, 1 Pt for a home draw and 0 Pts for a loss. The superheat is a real waste of money and really only benefits a team with two real big hitters, now remind me who thought it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo95 Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 1 hour ago, MartinBSN said: Even without the super heat a draw was always worth 3 points. Away team got 2! You got 3 points for a win last year also. Only time more points were gained was when you won by 7 or more points away from home (deserved an extra point). Can see what's being said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainB Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 27 minutes ago, bigcatdiary said: Absolutely no problem with 3 Pts for a win, 2 Pts for an away draw, 1 Pt for a home draw and 0 Pts for a loss. The superheat is a real waste of money and really only benefits a team with two real big hitters, now remind me who thought it up. Why only 2 pts for an away draw? Why not 4? or 5? etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Please God not more points for different level of away wins. I tried to introduce a friend a couple of years ago, he took one look at the table and starting pulling out his hair at the amount of columns. Simplicity is the way forward. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcatdiary Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 4 hours ago, iainb said: Why only 2 pts for an away draw? Why not 4? or 5? etc. Because it means 3 points are available for each match and 2 points for a draw for the away side is a reasonable reward for getting close to a victory on an away track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben91 Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Things are always best when kept simple. There’s nothing wrong with three points for a win, one for a draw and nothing for losing, whether you are home or away. It places an emphasis on winning every match. An aggregate bonus point being up for grabs isn’t too complicated to grasp either. Superheats aren’t needed in any event. If the aggregate scores are level then there’s nothing wrong with a good old fashioned run off. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 22 hours ago, sparks123 said: Should the winners of league matches have received 3 points instead of 2 points? When there is a superheat the match has 3 points available whereas when there is no superheat there is only 2 points available. This won't make a difference to the Championship table but could make a difference to the Premiership table. As an example. If you take 2 points of Wolverhampton and 1 point of Leicester it would make the meetings on Thursday night more intense (Belle Vue also have a couple of points but wouldn't affect the play-offs). I first made this point back in April Extra points not available to every team is wrong in every way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 12 hours ago, bigcatdiary said: Absolutely no problem with 3 Pts for a win, 2 Pts for an away draw, 1 Pt for a home draw and 0 Pts for a loss. The superheat is a real waste of money and really only benefits a team with two real big hitters, now remind me who thought it up. Was it by any chance thought up by someone connected to a team who may well not now reach the playoffs because of Leicester benefiting from it at Wolverhampton last night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szkocjasid Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 10 hours ago, WembleyLion said: Was it by any chance thought up by someone connected to a team who may well not now reach the playoffs because of Leicester benefiting from it at Wolverhampton last night? Does it matter who thought it up, gotta be voted in by the majority right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WembleyLion Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 hours ago, szkocjasid said: 1) Does it matter who thought it up, 2) gotta be voted in by the majority right? The answers to your question are:- 1) Not really unless you appreciate a touch of irony of course! 2) You would have thought so but I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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