Think it’s fair to say there absolutely should be a system in place, although it’s also fair to say the current one needs improving. The current system is flawed but only rears it’s head in situations like this; plenty of games over the last 2-3 years have made it way down the list of priorities and some to General Sale.
Agree with the suggestions you’ve made, although I’d suggest the away matches being rewarded with points on a tiered basis. Midweek matches in the arse-end of nowhere for example, should be rewarded with more points than the so called bigger matches.
You’ve now got people that have spent years building their priority, most of which haven’t abused it. How do you alter it now without punishing those that have done so?