This cracks me up. League Cup only one less point than FA Cup.
UEFA Cup worth more than the FA Cup.
Use of half points in scoring. Bizarre.
A true scoring rubric would be something like (i.e. ranked on "importance" which I do admit is subjective)
10 points League Titles
8 points European Cup/Champions League
6 points FA Cup
4 points UEFA Cup/Europa League, Cup Winners Cup
2 points League Cup
1 point for UEFA Super Cup, FIFA CWC, FIFA Intercontinental Cup (but no Charity/Community Shield, which United still lead considerably).
Because in all reality, at least outside the minds of Liverpool fanatics, the League Cup is lowly valued and is ludicrous to credit only one point difference between the that and the FA Cup. The EC/CL is not the top club goal and therefore cannot hold the same point value as winning the league. No doubt LFC fanatics would value the EC/CL lower if they trailed in total cups won; flip applies to Shields if LFC had the advantage - it would suddenly be a proud trophy to score, err claim. It's a bizarre scoring rubric fabricated to give Liverpool another moral victory/supremacy talking point.
I wonder how many points this clown would have awarded Liverpool for winning a recognized club world title? United have two, one of which was won during a "ratified tournament" which this table presents as necessary to receive credit.
Quick math based on my (perceived) fair rubric (D1/PL, EC/CL, FAC, UC/EL/CWC, LC, Other)...
Liverpool: 180, 40, 42, 12, 16, 3 = 293; take off the Other, 290
United: 200, 24, 72, 4, 8, 3 = 311; take off the Other, 308
We can change the LC points to 3 or 4 points if desired. Or not. Le sigh.
But let's play this clown's game, sort of... Leagues/ECs 10 points but reduce Other Europe to 5 points (it's worth half EC/CL at best). And the FAC/LC discrepancy must be altered, let's go 6 vs 3, it's worth half FAC at best. Other cups won should be counted but I digress.
Revised total (D1/PL, EC/CL, FAC, UC/EL/CWC, LC, Other)...
Liverpool: 180, 50, 42, 15, 24 = 311
United: 200, 30, 72, 5, 12 = 319
Oh feck it, I'll give 6 points to Other Europe and 4 to League Cups, for a 10, 10, 6, 6, 4 rubric... 322 vs 324
Only scouse devised formulas work in their favor.