European Qualifier Discussion - 2013 and onwards

The NS standings actually are about those things.

They're about competition and accuracy? I was under the impression that the methodology used rewarded teams for participation and consistency over winning tournaments? Hence why two draws were worth more than a win and a loss, etc?

If we use the Euros methodology for the NS results last year we get a different standing of teams (for example, splitting hairs, etc).

Furthermore, are NS results designed to seed a team for next season's European Championship?

I'd suggest the winner of the national series is more accurate than the winners of a one off qualifying tournament

This has merit (if true) and is an improvement over the current system, I'm not sold on any other potential positives though.