BlueStar Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Surely a percentage would be a better indicator? We've played the same amount of long balls as Man City, but they've played 135 more short passes than us. By these stats you can make yourself less of a 'long ball team' just by hardly ever having possession to make a pass, long or short, in the first place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 That entire 55 came in the Sunderland game. you might not be wrong that fuckin game man and people are still not on board with him getting sacked Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Surely a percentage would be a better indicator? We've played the same amount of long balls as Man City, but they've played 135 more short passes than us. By these stats you can make yourself less of a 'long ball team' just by hardly ever having possession to make a pass, long or short, in the first place. We play at least 53 less short passes per game than 9 other sides in the league, I find it canny hilarious that people keep smugly marching in with this long ball stat like it proves anything other than we just don't pass it around all that much in general Not that I think we're an Allardyce-lite or anything, nowhere near. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Also consider that a 'long ball' up to advanced attacking players streaming forwards on the counter-attack against a stretched defence to create a goal-scoring chance is registered the same as a long ball aimlessly punted up the pitch to waiting defenders after tapping it about in your own half for five minutes and running out of ideas. There's more to a long ball game than just the length of the passes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 The long ball stat in isolation does look impressive, but it doesn't show the full story. We don't exactly play possession football, we soak up pressure and hit on the break. That stat of 55 long balls needs to be shown as a percentage to have an accurate idea of our game, we wouldn't be second bottom though I can assure you that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 We can pass the ball about like (look at the Nowrich game even without Cabaye) we're just so muddled in our play that the next game we can come out and start aimlessly hoofing the ball forward to the point where one of their players is pointing it out. As much as a few will laugh (for some reason) at the fact a team like Southampton are below us they clearly have a game plan that they stick to for the most part, and it's evident when you watch them. I'd far rather our group of players had the same luxury. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_Taylor Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 That entire 55 came in the Sunderland game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Think he'll get a five game stadium ban and an additional five game touchline ban. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Will probably headbutt the judge if the verdict goes against him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Duper Branko Strupar Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I hope he gets beheaded. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 The FA could be particularly vindictive here, knowing we don't have much to play for, either suspend the sentence until next season or ensure the sentence overlaps into next season. Whatever they do you can be assured it'll be unprecedented as we're not one of the media darlings, you can bet we'll be made an example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Guessing no-one knows what time the hearing is? I'm thinking he'll get an 8 game ban, though I really don't care about the outcome if I'm honest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest reefatoon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Christ, the only excitement I get out of us is waiting to see how long our bell end of a manager gets banned for. If it is all season, I will be fist pumping the air like a champion and will for the first ever time be singing for Pardew to give me a wave. Gotta love footballing days like these. With this and the showing of the profits from the club accounts, It really has been a marvelous season. One to remember. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 It will be payback of sorts for his sycophantic behaviour and leading us to double humiliation against the Mackems. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 they should impose a total humiliation on the prick as well when he comes back, like having to have an assessor with him in the technical area for XX amount of games to monitor his behaviour...this after insisting he goes to anger anonymous until the end of his ban, if such a thing exists that or make him stand in the technical area for the remaining mackems home games wearing a sandwich board saying he hates mackems like die hard 3, any reaction on his part and they withdraw his licence christ i really don't like pardew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 3 month stadium ban with a further 9 months suspended for 10 years Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bimpy474 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 3 month stadium ban with a further 10 months running for 10 years Better ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledDog Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 He'll hopefully be a better manager for the change of perspective. 5 (stadium) to 8 (touchline) games strikes me as reasonable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Fire him into a Blackhole. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I did a quick calculation of long ball percentages for the Premier League. Doesn't look too bad in isolation. http://i.imgur.com/2Na35XB.png?1 EDIT: Nice spelling error on Southampton there BTW. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This cunt been sacked punished yet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I did a quick calculation of long ball percentages for the Premier League. Doesn't look too bad in isolation. http://i.imgur.com/2Na35XB.png?1 EDIT: Nice spelling error on Southampton there BTW. Have you got a girlfriend? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
clintdempsey Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I do, but I'm at work and she's at home. This is better than actual work though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Fire him into a Blackhole. Just fire him (or set him on fire). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBG Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I do, but I'm at work and she's at home. This is better than actual work though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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