Billy Harris' bright idea

Billy Harris' bright idea

i normally enjoy BH's column, a good weekly column in the SST- but this week BH is BS.

His idea that teams should earn points for each goal rather than the standard 3 for a win, 1 foir a draw scenario reeks of Super Rugby's bonus point idea- Football is a simplle game- why tamper with it?

comments on Billy's brainstorm?

Stupidest idea ive ever heard. Id put 11 strikers up front as who needs defence in that system? you win 20-19 and get 20 points. Tegal2008-04-13 17:15:10

nope, even better his idea was that you lose points for goals conceded

even more daft than some of his previous efforts

there was more to his argument but i couldn't be arsed elucidating

General agreeement seems to be, if it aint broke don't fix it

On the other hand, it used to be 2 points for a win, pass backs to keepers mopped up minutes of time per game and until the 7o's subsitutions were unheard of-

so the game has endured changes for the better

Yes, but a system like that would make the actual result of the game irrelevant. 2-1 win 1-1 draw, pretty much the same thing, only 1 goal gained. The premiership would now be over in england since man utd are now 20 goals ahead of the rest of the league.

the idea has no legs, unless Sepp Blatter gets SSt delivered to his Zurich doorstep, or he is Hard NEws in disquise

that guy has put fwd some doozies, like a three point strike zone from 30 metres out!

Nah, lets hope Billy's BS idea becomes next weeks Fish and Chip wrapper

Slightly off-topic, but back in the 1970s and 1980s, when in most European leagues you only got 2 points for a win, in France they decided to give an extra point for teams that scored three goals or more in a game (bit like rugby these days I suppose). The idea didn't hang around too long, primarily because most leagues converted to 3 points for any win system, but I think there's something to be said for encouraging teams to continue to play positively even after they go 1 or 2 goals up. Italy, and I guess Chelsea these days and Arsenal in the past, had earned enmity on the football world for their negtive approach, and an incentive based-system rathern than what BH is proposing might not be a bad idea.

There is nothing wrong with some teams taking a negative approach, its a part of the game. It often also comes back to bite them on the ass as the opposition sneaks an equaliser.

Well, I guess you need some teams to hate...

Also, in quite a few European leagues (including Spain and Champions League) goal difference doesn't serve as a primary tie-breaker; it's the head-to-head record that counts first. Personally not a big fan of that.

As somebody said, football is one of the few games where you can get an exciting 0 - 0 draw. I don't see anything wrong with the way it is at present. This isn't America, for God's sake, where draws are just about forbidden. What will it be next, teams getting a point for turning up?   Jag2008-04-15 12:34:37

Liverpool-Chelsea?

I can relate to that.

I'm hearing rumours the big man may be here in June for the U-17 Womens draw.  If we're not seen in the same place, then you will know...

Someone get in touch with the TAB and we'll get some odds going on the HN-Sepp Blatter issue.

This idea smacks of a rugby revamp - with new laws to make the game more exciting - we all know how that worked. Silly silly idea!

Rugby was never exciting. Any change like the ones proposed would make football repulsive really, the way the game is played would be changed for the worse. Anyone sent in a letter slamming the bloke?

well, it hardly deserves an angry letter-any discussion is good discusion in my opinion-we don't want to continue an erroneous reputation of Football supporters as curmudegeonly whingers do we? Civilised debate is more noble than a lynch mob attitude.

I don't agree with him, but i respect his right to have an opinion
as thread starter i'd like to be thread ender- but i'll beleive that when i see it- Hard News or Frankie Mac will no doubt have the last word............................................................

Has Billy been smoking illegal substances?