Transfer Rumours Summer '23 Transfer Thread

[rovertiger]

Stats, stats and more stats when the only stats that matter is who scored the most goals against the other team. Simples.

 

[Plum]

Davis has gone from a medical and signing on the dotted line for Swansea to there now being a “ hitch.” Something to do with Villa wanting a “ ridiculous” sell on fee. Quotes from the Swansea forum.

Swansea's forum sounds about as accurate and factual about transfers as ours

 

[Help!]

Imagine what he could have been if he was actually mobile as well as being an amazing passer.

Massively out of our budget?

 

[Steven Toast]

Stats, stats and more stats when the only stats that matter is who scored the most goals against the other team. Simples.

Oh Rover, people can use statistics to prove anything, 40% of people know that.

 

[rovertiger]

Oh Rover, people can use statistics to prove anything, 40% of people know that.

 

[NewcastleTiger]

Oh Rover, people can use statistics to prove anything, 40% of people know that.

92.5% of stats you read online are made up ST…

 

[Onewaggy]

Oh Rover, people can use statistics to prove anything, 40% of people know that.

And what about the other 70% ....

 

[Amin Arrears]

Here are the stats that prove Tom Hundredstone was about 7.5x better than Seri:

Huddlestone - 242 premier league apps
Seri - 32 premier league apps

 

[Sumatran_Tiger]

Not in this day and age !

That is why I wrote "old"

 

[HCAFCHangout]

I only ask because over a 28 game sample I don't see how one could plausibly argue that the actual GA isn't more statistically significant than xG in a real world as opposed to theoretical scenario.

We conceded 26 over the 28 games which is the best just looking at it quickly

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

Got any stats to show how much better Huddlestone 21/22 version was than Seri as was my reading of that particular post?

 

[Steven Toast]

92.5% of stats you read online are made up ST…

60% of the time, I’m right every time.

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

We conceded 26 over the 28 games which is the best just looking at it quickly

Was hoping to see where that ranked against others - I'll have a look later though.

 

[Brucebones]

I was lucky enough to see Richie Appleby grace our hallowed turf

Wow, the Unicorn of viewing football, I think I must have blinked when that happened.

 

[dennisboothstash]

anyone got any stats to prove how bored I am with stats being applied to the beautiful and artistic game of football?

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

anyone got any stats to prove how bored I am with stats being applied to the beautiful and artistic game of football?

Err, thought you watched city?
It's beautiful and artistic about 30% of the time.

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

We conceded 26 over the 28 games which is the best just looking at it quickly

Best apart from the promoted teams wasn't it?

 

[HCAFCHangout]

Was hoping to see where that ranked against others - I'll have a look later though.

It was good for third in the league. Only Sheff Utd and Burnley conceded less. We did have the biggest difference between expected goals conceded and actual though but there's some huge outliers like the Sunderland game

 

[Mckechnie Orange]

It was good for third in the league. Only Sheff Utd and Burnley conceded less. We did have the biggest difference between expected goals conceded and actual though but there's some huge outliers like the Sunderland game

But still, based on that you can see the logic in being a little more open to create more, as creativity seemed to be our achilles heel more so than defending.

 

[HCAFCHangout]

But still, based on that you can see the logic in being a little more open to create more, as creativity seemed to be our achilles heel more so than defending.

No I agree. I think we will find balance eventually. We've had 2 really bizarre games in Bristol City and Norwich