[LINK] OT: The Frank Lowy Touch

[Roger Clarke]

This coming weekend is the final round of the A-League.  The Top 4 are:

                                  F       A      D       Last Game
Queensland Roar FC              25      19      6       A Adel 4
Sydney FC                       26      22      4       H Melb 3
Central Coast Mariners FC       28      25      3       H Well 2
Newcastle Jets FC               23      20      3       H Prth 1

By total fluke, each team starts its game knowing what it has to do 
in order to finish in front of the team(s) below it

If all Draw, it stays as-is

If all win or lose by the same goal-difference, it stays as-is

If Qld wins by N goals and scores S goals, Qld can still miss out on 
the Championship if any of these occur:
Sydney   wins by N+2 goals and scores S+2 goals (e.g. 3-0 or 4-1 beats 1-0)
Mariners win  by N+3 goals and score  S+3 (e.g. 4-0 beats 1-0)
Newcstle wins by N+3 goals and scores S+3 (e.g. 4-0 beats 1-0)

If Qld draw or lose, then every win beats them
If Qld lose, then every win and every draw beats them
And a similar table to the above is needed for Sydney and then Mariners

Roger, get back to work

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