Jaggernaut Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Was thinking about this recently when we'd been having problems breaking down defences that just lined up two or three ranks of players in their own half. What about awarding the following points: 1 point for a draw (home or away) 3 points for a home win 4 points for an away win? Or: 1 point for a 0-0 draw 2 points for a scoring draw 3 points for a home win 4 points for an away win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waka Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Too complicated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy1967 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Was thinking about this recently when we'd been having problems breaking down defences that just lined up two or three ranks of players in their own half. What about awarding the following points: 1 point for a draw (home or away) 3 points for a home win 4 points for an away win? Or: 1 point for a 0-0 draw 2 points for a scoring draw 3 points for a home win 4 points for an away win? Just means teams like Man U etc will have league's won by early March imho ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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drunkfinn Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 I think it would be just sensible keep it as it is, but if any revision to the points systems is needed, I would suggest that 0-0 draw would not get any points: Win : 3 points Draw x-x : 1 point each Draw 0-0 : 0 points Loss : 0 points This would stop teams playing boring time killing matches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 FAO Admin, sigesige has hacked somebody's account... Arigato gozaimasu ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Nae points each for a no-score draw; a point each for a score draw; three points for a home win; four points for an away win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Nae points each for a no-score draw; a point each for a score draw; three points for a home win; four points for an away win. = same as a defeat? -1 point for losing away from home; -2 points for losing at home....... This could improve people's arithmetic more than any government-sponsored educational initiatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 totally disagree with no points for a 0-0 draw, sometimes games just work out that way, thats's football. Did us & Raith deserve 0 points from our recent games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 also, extra points for away wins or draws might mean even more defensive away teams hoping to steal something on the break. Points are fine as they are, it's the lack of play-offs between SPL & Div 1 thats's the biggest problem with our game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Four points for an away victory and two points for an away draw but only from the 5th Jan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Points for goals! No way. A win's a win and a draw's a draw. Anything that tampers with that, I'm against. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy davie Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 One of the reasons, if not the main reason, it went to 3 points for a win, was to encourage away teams to go for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 = same as a defeat? -1 point for losing away from home; -2 points for losing at home....... This could improve people's arithmetic more than any government-sponsored educational initiatives. Yip! No goals, no reward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 What is wrong with the current system that this proposal remedies? Not much in my opinion. There will always be teams playing for low scoring games especially when up against one of the top teams in the league. How would playing more open attacking football help teams like Airdrie when they don't have the ability to match us in that respect? They tried and lost 7-0. They played more defensively after that and they got points from us then came close to beating us recently. The same happens at the highest level, when Man Utd play teams in the bottom half that try to attack, they usually run up cricket scores, but the ones who sit in tend to keep it close. Next season we'll find that by playing our current style we'll get beaten by a few on a few occasions. Any system that awards more points to a score draw than to a goalless draw runs the risk of games being fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKennan Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 totally disagree with no points for a 0-0 draw, sometimes games just work out that way, thats's football. Did us & Raith deserve 0 points from our recent games? Why not two points each for a draw? The no points for no goals scenario means teams have to work harder. (In theory.) I can't argue with your point that there have been excellent no-score draws, but I've watched Thistle play stellar football and lose. Points for goals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 John Lambie Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 An extra point for scoring 4 goals (similar to rugby), or winning by 4 goals could be an option. Apart from that the current system is fine. Only thing I'd change is if the ball hits the post/crossbar & goes out of play without anyone else touching it the team who's taken the shot should get a corner/throw-in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggernaut Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 An extra point for scoring 4 goals (similar to rugby), or winning by 4 goals could be an option. Apart from that the current system is fine. Only thing I'd change is if the ball hits the post/crossbar & goes out of play without anyone else touching it the team who's taken the shot should get a corner/throw-in. Definitely. Keeps the momentum going with the attacking team, and no need to wonder who touched the ball last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Nothing to do with points but one thing that annoys me about time wasting. Example Team A (let's for sake of a name call them Airdrie) go a goal up and for the following 54 mins indulge in time wasting. However Team B (let's for sake of a name call them Thistle) then score two goals. Why should the referee punish Team B by playing additional time caused by Team A's earlier time wasting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 In my life-time (and I suspect that of more than a few on this forum), football formations have gone from 5 up front in the WM formation, to 0 up front in the so-called false 9. Fans want to see goals, coaches and managers want to see no goals conceded. I'd go further and award a bonus point to any team that scores a goal, win, lose or draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 totally disagree with no points for a 0-0 draw, sometimes games just work out that way, thats's football. Did us & Raith deserve 0 points from our recent games? We didn't, I can't say the same for Rovers though. They had absolutely nothing to fear, yet still wasted time and played deep throughout the entire 2nd half. It's supposed to be entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Kerr Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Any system that awards more points to a score draw than to a goalless draw runs the risk of games being fixed. You'd be naive to think that a point for a no-score draw doesn't already run that risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Arch Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You should also get more points if you win by more than four goals. So five points if you win 5-0, 6 points if you win 6-0, and 7 points if you win 7-0. But if you get those scores away from home, you get an additional point. Six points for a 5-0 win, seven points for a 6-0 win and eight points for a 7-0 win. A simple system that would make Scottish football much more enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You'd be naive to think that a point for a no-score draw doesn't already run that risk. True, but a system that awards one more point for a score draw than a goalless one could encourage teams to give each other a goal nearer the start, effectively making the game start at 1-1 instead of 0-0. Currently, it will be very rare that a draw will be so good for both teams that neither team will bother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinny Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 You should also get more points if you win by more than four goals. So five points if you win 5-0, 6 points if you win 6-0, and 7 points if you win 7-0. But if you get those scores away from home, you get an additional point. Six points for a 5-0 win, seven points for a 6-0 win and eight points for a 7-0 win. A simple system that would make Scottish football much more enjoyable. Why don't we just decide leagues on goal difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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