Imagine a football league where, if a team has a run of bad results, it could simply buy points from another club. So poor tottering Tottenham, for instance, instead of spending £16m on a misfiring striker, could use the dosh to procure points from Manchester City, saving Sven-Goran Eriksson from the dangers of vertigo in the process. Conversely, an over-achieving team like Bristol City could sell points to help, say, either or both of the Sheffield clubs avoid an ignominious drop. And has it brought about a reduction in CO2 Julian Dobson, editorial director, New Start Online magazine