He steals from the houses he breaks into, but appears to take items, such as ornaments or jewellery, as 'mementos' rather than straightforward burglary.
Critics of the system suggest that will simply make the playing field even less level, though the table seems to indicate things are not quite that straightforward.
"I wouldn't say that it was more straightforward as Barcelona have a strong squad with great players," he said.
I had my trusty tent strapped to my backpack so setting up camp on the sand would be straightforward enough, but I also knew that the four stone walls – albeit slightly dilapidated and certainly not heated – of a bothy (a disused building maintained by volunteers for walkers' use) were just a couple of kilometres away.
Asked a few more questions after the symposium, however, her story reveals itself to be far less straightforward.
Apple's chief designer Jony Ive also recently hit out at Xiaomi's alleged copying, dismissing suggestions of flattery saying "I think it is really straightforward.
We are capable of accommodating both; this bill does so in a very straightforward manner.
My method is: don't look anyone in the eye, straightforward, crack on with it.
They have far exceeded expectations this season under Giampiero Ventura, but keeping this squad together will not be straightforward.
But it is time for straightforward rather than smooth, and forthright not facile.
Her values were simple and straightforward, based on the austere Methodism of her childhood – hard work, self-discipline and thrift.
