Guest zicomartin Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Wtf? I don't understand that. Just sayin that hoof ball = fuck all possession. No agenda. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 They're referring to Pardew's post-match comment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I flicked on to Football Focus (or some shite like that) really briefly this morning, and Pardew was on. I saw at most 45 seconds of it, but from what I saw, he was basically saying "Not only are we doing very well, but look, that Southampton side is practically mine, too". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Wtf? I don't understand that. Just sayin that hoof ball = fuck all possession. No agenda. He was quoting Pardew on MOTD. Not sure I understood your post anyway, I'd have thought possession stats were in fact based on time held on to the ball (not including the time it takes to take free kicks, throw ins, etc). Wouldn't make much sense if it's simply a count of passes made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 He meant at dawn bless him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Icke - Son of God Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Hand bags at half mast Sexist and sexual Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zicomartin Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Oh, sorry... I don't get to see MOTD in the US. Well do you think somebody ITK can confirm it, either way? Number of passes vs. time on the ball = tv possession % stat? maybe this is just a stupid football question... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 'I was expecting a dame to come out and start flashing her boobies' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 'I was expecting a dame to come out and start flashing her boobies' What the fuck was he saying that in reference to? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallowgate Toon Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 'I was expecting a dame to come out and start flashing her boobies' What the f*** was he saying that in reference to? The fisticuffs at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Oh, sorry... I don't get to see MOTD in the US. Well do you think somebody ITK can confirm it, either way? Number of passes vs. time on the ball = tv possession % stat? maybe this is just a stupid football question... "Possession" represents that percentage of time in possession of the ball. Passes are represented by the "passes" stat. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Mags Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Ridiculous EDIT; The AP quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geordie Ahmed Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 The thing that baffled me was bringing Cisse on and then repeatedly hoofing it towards him even though it was obvious he wasn't going to win a header Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawK Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 The thing that baffled me was bringing Cisse on and then repeatedly hoofing it towards him even though it was obvious he wasn't going to win a header As if this hasn't been plan A for the majority of the past 2 years xD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zicomartin Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 And I watched the whole game today in real time on NBCsn terrestrial TV... & I thought it was pretty even, first half, they maybe even shaded it second half. maybe you guys are quoting stats from another channel, but surely somebody isn't standing there with a stopwatch. just didn't seem like they had 50% more possession (time) than us, first half (60:40), nowhere near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 http://www.optasportspro.com/en/about/optapro-blog/posts/2012/possession(s).aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zicomartin Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Ok, so somebody in the press box just calls the office with a guesswork number... Yay for Arlo White and Graeme le Sauxthampton (lucky us). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 If you scroll by the entire article and base your opinion on one of the 2 comments, aye. Fuck knas, I don't think basing it on passes makes any more sense to be honest - you could have Ben Arfa running with the ball for 10 seconds at one point in the match and the Southampton team tapping it around their defence for 10 seconds at another and this would completely distort the stats in Southampton's favour. The debate lies more with what you define as time in possession, there are a lot of scrappy passages of play where it's difficult to define who is really in possession of the ball and also other times when the ball is flying aimlessly through the air. For stoppages and time it takes to deliver a set piece it makes sense to stop the clock entirely until the ball is kicked again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zicomartin Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Yeah, I get it... I need to stop asking daft questions in case I get a sensible answer. Just seems like these stats are mostly made up and broadcast as Gospel, yet nobody even knows the logic behind it, for certain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I don't think the stats are mostly made up, they're just defined differently. Agree that people are prone to accepting them without questioning the methods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Back to being a fucking coward. Shit scared of Southampton reserves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I really hate the bloke, but I have no real qualms with him about yesterday. I'm pissed off that we didn't win, when we clearly should have, but I put that more down to Santon and Remy tbh. We hoofed it, which I hate, but it did feel like it was working to me. When we do it and it clearly isn't working and it's the only thing we do is when I'll be pissed off with it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 He's no longer proper shit, which is good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliottman Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 No complaints From me. Poor 20 minutes after the break but I think the players need to take some responsibility too. Remy was the difference between a win and a draw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 No complaints? He started with Shola "one decent half all season" Ameobi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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