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3 minutes ago, Harry 209 said:

Surprised they weren't able to fill the stadium, I would have thought they would have for Liverpool.

It was raining, and time and a half at Nissan. Then you've got to factor in the north sea and racism, but the massive lads fans that banged the corrugated iron stands done them proud. FTM.

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They played as normal (got away with blue murder). The opposition yet again had 23 shots. They are good at this shit I admit but how have they not been beaten at home until tonight?

 

 

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7 hours ago, Pilko said:

Hell of a lot of them looking to beyt the traffic tonight, would have only been half full to celebrate a late equaliser if they had got their weekly customary deflection or goalkeeper error.

 

Aye didn't look great on TV mind.

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7 hours ago, Rod said:

They played as normal (got away with blue murder). The opposition yet again had 23 shots. They are good at this shit I admit but how have they not been beaten at home until tonight?

 

 

 


Their games are usually tight affairs, they don’t concede too many, they don’t score too many, they play with organisation, intensity and stamina.

 

They’re in 17th position for most goals scored and 4th position for fewest goals conceded. Only Arsenal, Villa and City have a meaner defence than them.

 

If you’re new to the top flight and have players who are mentally and physically capable of grafting hard through 90 mins then being extremely tight at the back is a viable tactic to keep you up when you’re newly promoted.

 

 

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21 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said:


Their games are usually tight affairs, they don’t concede too many, they don’t score too many, they play with organisation, intensity and stamina.

 

They’re in 17th position for most goals scored and 4th position for fewest goals conceded. Only Arsenal, Villa and City have a meaner defence than them.

 

If you’re new to the top flight and have players who are mentally and physically capable of grafting hard through 90 mins then being extremely tight at the back is a viable tactic to keep you up when you’re newly promoted.

 

 

 

I wasn't aware that you admired the mackem performances Bobby. However, in my book, allowing the opposition 23 shots is hardly being " extremely tight at the back".

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18 minutes ago, Rod said:

I wasn't aware that you admired the mackem performances Bobby. However, in my book, allowing the opposition 23 shots is hardly being " extremely tight at the back".


Credit where it’s due to them, they’ve approached the league with a very specific game plan and it’s worked. 
 

How many goals did they concede last night from those 23 shots ? 
 

Despite popular opinion, shots that don’t score aren’t worth diddly when it comes to the league table. Tight at the back means not conceding goals. 
 

A key factor is that they’ve got a really good keeper.

 

I’d rather have Gordon Banks facing 23 shots from Xisco, than Mike Hooper facing 23 shots from Pele.

 

 

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1 hour ago, TK-421 said:

'Till The End'?

 

More like...

 

'Till its raining'

Or

'Till the late kick off'

Or

'Till the Backshift starts'

 

[emoji38]

 

'til the end (of September)

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27 minutes ago, RUHRLYASLEEVESUP said:

Its like watching 10 Will Osulas play in same team 

Very limited footballing ability athletes running after every ball

Hard watch 
 

 

 

 


Sometimes the less visually attractive lasses put in the best effort when you get them between the sheets 

 

Tis a fact of life 

 

 

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1 hour ago, bobbydazzla said:


Credit where it’s due to them, they’ve approached the league with a very specific game plan and it’s worked. 
 

How many goals did they concede last night from those 23 shots ? 
 

Despite popular opinion, shots that don’t score aren’t worth diddly when it comes to the league table. Tight at the back means not conceding goals. 
 

A key factor is that they’ve got a really good keeper.

 

I’d rather have Gordon Banks facing 23 shots from Xisco, than Mike Hooper facing 23 shots from Pele.

 

 

 

Aah but what about Xg? :whistle:

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34 minutes ago, Rod said:

Aah but what about Xg? :whistle:

 

And therein lies one of the key problems with xG Woderic.

 

xG is based on all players being "average". It doesn't take into account whether a player is a generational talent, or if they're utter dogshit.

 

For xG purposes, one size Fitz Hall.

 

Which is fundamentally flawed because football is played by humans, not robots.

 

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11 hours ago, Pilko said:

Hell of a lot of them looking to beyt the traffic tonight, would have only been half full to celebrate a late equaliser if they had got their weekly customary deflection or goalkeeper error.

 

Sundlund till the bus comes.

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There was 26,000 more fans at Birmingham (D3) v Carlisle (D4) in the Auto-Windscreens Final in 95 than the Champions League final that year.  

Almost like it means nothing.

 

 

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11 hours ago, bobbydazzla said:

 

And therein lies one of the key problems with xG Woderic.

 

xG is based on all players being "average". It doesn't take into account whether a player is a generational talent, or if they're utter dogshit.

 

For xG purposes, one size Fitz Hall.

 

Which is fundamentally flawed because football is played by humans, not robots.

 

Not to get into this utterly dull argument again but xG being average is the point.
 

If a player is a generational talent, his goals output will be way higher than his xG thus proving he’s a generational talent. 

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40 minutes ago, bowlingcrofty said:

Not to get into this utterly dull argument again but xG being average is the point.
 

If a player is a generational talent, his goals output will be way higher than his xG thus proving he’s a generational talent. 


Go back and read what me and Woderic were discussing.
 

We were talking about the xG performance for a team. Their overall xG as a group of 11 players on the field trying to create and score chances. 
 

We weren’t taking about the xG of an individual or individuals in that team.

 

And what I was saying is that just looking at team xG doesn’t give any indication of the capability of the player who had the chance, or the keeper and defenders who were trying to stop that chance. They’re all classed as being average. 

 

You can’t come in here thinking you’re Prince Stat Nerd waving your plastic sword about trying to defend the honour of Princess xG when you haven’t done your homework. @Rod the dragon will destroy you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, bobbydazzla said:


Go back and read what me and Woderic were discussing.
 

We were talking about the xG performance for a team. Their overall xG as a group of 11 players on the field trying to create and score chances. 
 

We weren’t taking about the xG of an individual or individuals in that team.

 

And what I was saying is that just looking at team xG doesn’t give any indication of the capability of the player who had the chance, or the keeper and defenders who were trying to stop that chance. They’re all classed as being average. 

 

You can’t come in here thinking you’re Prince Stat Nerd waving your plastic sword about trying to defend the honour of Princess xG when you haven’t done your homework. @Rod the dragon will destroy you. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

🤣 Bobby man, you crease me.

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