The Bonk

I look forward to the discrediting of a League or FA Cup should we be lucky enough to win one in the next 5 years.

I don't see Hodgson doing any better than Ranieri.

Works for me, with the obvious nepotism included.

I don’t hate them, but I find the “Scouse Mackem” moniker equally fitting and hilarious. The weird thing is, they can be class when they want to, dealt with Arsenal quite easily, but none of the players gave two shits about playing for Rafa.

Might have simply forgot to toss it on. Can’t see any of them wearing it on the charter anyway.

Fede not having it or bothering with a mask.

The 6x Paralympian? Mate.

I was regurgitating what the commentary had mentioned, but I imagine it needs to be 10min's of play minimum to have any impact towards goal threat or relevance for that matter. It's on air time filler, used to illustrate a narrative of the mighty Arsenal.

Arsenal have had spells of 90% possession.

To beat us handily is the usual certainty.

Ramsdale channeling his inner Neuer.

He revels in playing the heel, especially now that he doesn't have the same access he's previously had through his mate, Brucey. It's fine, he reports from a different bias to Hope, Caulkin, Waugh, who try to lean more towards positive bias. Douglas and Edwards enjoy being the protagonists, let them.

Artetta. Calm yer tits, man.

What a run, Lacazette should have done better.

No club crest is unacceptable for anything other than a training kit.

Out of nothing, what a player. City onslaught happening, look like they'll win this.

They really are terrible. Not a fan of Castore particularly, but they haven't done anything as horrific as that City kit.

Jota for me. Neves is great too, though.

It'd be the same spectrum if we were comfortably mid table.

It wasn't as grim as many are making out on here and Jonjo had been robbed of a sure goal by their keeper. Some changes second half and we could win this, just hope they don't switch off.

What an amicable challenge though, Moneyball at its finest. "Here's your Sandbox, study the data, now find the next George Best". The crazy thing is, that might actually be possible with the right data. I can foresee a scenario in the future where players own their data like intellectual property. Not necessarily on field, but more the conditioning side of things. Want access? Pony up as part of my transfer fee.

No worries! The change management exercise that ownership needs to undertake will be the biggest challenge for the club. Who stays, goes, who to bring in to compliment existing staff, operations, etc. Which is why it made sense to keep Thumbheed around for longer than we'd all have liked. We will eventually be competitive, I'm sure of that, the intent is there from our owners as the gap of commitment has been filled from the previous regime. What we need is patience, which after 14 years is understandably hard to come by.

I love that! It's remarkable and easily scalable for a smaller team of scouts at a club like Aberdeen. However..... What's gets me about my work is that, while I'm in it, I'm thinking "oh, this is so cool, we have unlimited cheat codes" with the insights I'm provided. Then I look at it from an ethical standpoint and realize privacy is an afterthought these days. I suppose the data provides insight to create very good products to drive brand reach and high expectations for fans who essentially fund the existence of the league through participation one way or another (in person or via screen).

In my previous role I worked quite closely with Chelsea, Roma and a few other clubs. The sophistication of Chelsea as a business, never mind a football club is incredible. They have data on everything from fan engagement inside the stadium, digital channels (including revenue generated from fan channels similar to AFTV) to scaling their fanbase based off of player acquisition. The NDA I was tied to allowed access to a subset of data, I can't imagine what else lives in their data lake. We are, as I'm sure is obvious to everyone on this board, easily a decade+ behind the level they're operating at. Anyone thinking we're going to become near their level in the next five years needs to adjust their expectations. We'll be lucky to stay in the league this year, relegation (obviously) will set us back further than the expectations Staveley initially communicated. While it was ambitious of her to do so, in hindsight, it's a lofty goal to achieve, especially given our current plight. That's why having a breadth of data to drive decision making is so essential in modern football. A talented DOF will have support on this front, while leaning in to their network for the other aspects you've mentioned. Anyways, it would be even bleaker outlook if Ashley was in charge and exponential regression would have set in without competitive capital expenditure. It's rather amazing we aren't even more fucked from his malfeasance in running this club the last 14years.

I can't tell if it's all a giant clusterfuck of bullshit (most likely) made up by the media that makes player transfers seem 98% mental gymnastics, 1% signature, 1% funds. Are there some Tifo things I can watch around the dynamics of this nonsense?