Big yella wrote:Marky Mark wrote:BH_Stag wrote:Marky Mark wrote:BH_Stag wrote:I don’t get everyone’s point? If 80.1 points is the average for 4th place then surely 81 points should be the assumed target to go up, you only need to beat that by 1 point. You don’t need to match 3rd place, just beat 4th.
What happens to the team in third place then? Do they just disappear?
That’s a fair point
Personally I think 83/84 points will be enough, every year is different though of course. You do only have to beat the 4th place total, not 3rd.
You don't only have to beat 4th place to make it to 3rd, you have to beat 3rd place to make it to 3rd. If you beat 4th but not 3rd then you'll be 4th. The confusion lies in the fact that the numbers quoted are numbers for 4th place for some reason. It doesnt matter what 4th place does, its what 3rd place does that's important. Beating 4th just means that you take their place as 4th place, there will still be a team in 3rd.
It is a matter of opinion as to how you look at the figures. Your view is valid, but so is the original posters, in that if the team in fourth reached the average of 80 points and you get 81 then you are the third placed team and don't have to beat third.
Just because you beat 4th doesnt automatically mean you're 3rd. It means you've overtaken 4th, 4th then move down a place and you take their place in 4th. Third is unaffected. Thats how tables work.