Quote ="Zig"It’s not something I am interested in since the powers that be gave the award to Roby ahead of Barrett. Nothing against Roby he was a fine player but that season just showed what a farce the honour was.'"
Can't disagree, think the new system is even worse than the old one. Players in good teams have a far harder time winning it than players in bad teams due to the nature of the points, and the good teams tending to share them etc.
I know it might make it more subjective, but I do think it's better when journalists/officials select it. No system will ever be perfect though. You could even have the players themselves submit a vote