http://www.epltalk.com/a-trio-of-six-pointers/1356 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:24:52 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.epltalk.com/a-trio-of-six-pointers/1356#comment-4107 paul Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:01:34 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/a-trio-of-six-pointers/#comment-4107 a 'true' six pointer is when the teams are three points apart. hence a positive result can render the teams level one way or six points adrift the other. the term isn't prerequisite on a relegation contest either. i've seen the term applied to teams 11 pts apart (!) and even once , by lineker, on the first day of the season (?). theoretically every game is a six pointer so it's the difference that is important. a ‘true’ six pointer is when the teams are three points apart. hence a positive result can render the teams level one way or six points adrift the other. the term isn’t prerequisite on a relegation contest either. i’ve seen the term applied to teams 11 pts apart (!) and even once , by lineker, on the first day of the season (?). theoretically every game is a six pointer so it’s the difference that is important.

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