http://evertonblogcouk.blogspot.com/2008/08/everton-ahead-of-liverpool-if-results.htmlEverton ahead of Liverpool, if the results were rightSee the final 07/08 table on
http://www.rightresult.net/ [The way things ought to be]
The Right Result concept was devised by people whoâd had enough of seeing bad decisions affect the outcome of football matches week in week out. Like many other fans they donât buy into the old âluck evens itself out over the course of a seasonâ line that gets offered up so often as if it makes everything ok, because luck doesnât do this and it isnât ok! We wanted to see just how different the league table would look if refs called it right more often.
Each week on their website the Right Result panel selects the key injustices that happen each week during the Premiership season, applies the strict rules of the game to them and passes an impartial judgement on whether or not questionable decisions should stand. The panel is a neutral and independent body, comprised of members from the Association of Football Statisticians (
www.11v11.com).
Typical examples of incidents include penalties that donât get given when they should have been. Or those that do get allowed in dubious circumstances. Whether balls did or didnât cross the goal line. Goals disallowed for questionable offside. These incidents happen so frequently that thereâs virtually never a weekend passes without at least one controversial call that not only affects the scoreline of a game, but actually changes the outcome.
See the final 07/08 table on
http://www.rightresult.net/ [The way things ought to be]
Right Result EPL Team Played W D L F A GD RR Points EPL Points
1 1 Manchester United 38 29 4 5 88 22 66 91 87
2 3 Arsenal 38 25 11 2 80 32 48 86 83
3 2 Chelsea 38 23 10 5 63 28 35 79 85
4 5 Everton 38 22 6 10 62 32 30 72 65
5 4 Liverpool 38 20 11 7 67 34 33 71 76
6 6 Aston Villa 38 15 10 13 69 55 14 55 60
7 8 Portsmouth 38 15 10 13 48 40 8 55 57
8 7 Blackburn Rovers 38 14 10 14 50 53 -3 52 58
9 9 Manchester City 38 14 9 15 44 55 -11 51 55
10 12 Newcastle United 38 13 10 15 51 67 -16 49 43
11 11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 12 12 14 68 61 7 48 46
12 10 West Ham United 38 12 10 16 44 55 -11 46 49
13 17 Fulham 38 11 10 17 38 57 -19 43 36
14 13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 47 55 -8 42 42
15 16 Bolton Wanderers 38 9 14 15 41 53 -12 41 37
16 15 Sunderland 38 12 5 21 38 63 -25 41 39
17 14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 37 57 -20 40 40
18 18 Reading 38 9 9 20 44 67 -23 36 36
19 19 Birmingham City 38 8 11 19 45 65 -20 35 35
20 20 Derby County 38 1 8 29 22 95 -73 11 11
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This has to be the most retarded piece I've read. It claims that, had all the referees made the right calls, Everton would be ahead of Liverpool on the table; meaning LFC benefited from a lot of dubious decisions.
Well, If wishes were horses, Everton would qualify for the Champions League.