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Solid_Air 2 said:
err £1.5 bn was the amount that"the Putin stooge" had injected into his club asloans which he then to get round ffp turned into "equity" ,
kept telling Tobes that they were not living within their means but he wouldn't have it but that was how it was done .
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over time though.

give the Todd time.

he's 600mil in after less than 12 months plus a commitment of a billion for their stadium
 
johnsonsbaby said:
You've probably just described Brighton in the transfer market.

I probably didn't answer your question fully or correctly, thinking about it. Bloom is a gambler turned sports bettor. He is the head of a private betting syndicate called Starlizard, the biggest in Britain. One business site says "Starlizard's employees use complex statistical models to generate football odds that are more accurate than those offered by bookmakers. They take into account things like the weather forecast and the overall morale of the team."

I didn't ever intend writing this much about Brighton's owner. I just find his approach to be novel and interesting.
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Ok, that's fair enough. Gambling (on an outcome over which you have no control) is a mug's game - unless you're the house.
Good poker players are students of the game and evaluate the odds carefully, some fortunate ones have an instinctive understanding of the underlying maths.
I've never had the patience to study it, and maths isn't my strong suit (add any other card game references you like here).
 
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johnsonsbaby said:
You've probably just described Brighton in the transfer market.

I probably didn't answer your question fully or correctly, thinking about it. Bloom is a gambler turned sports bettor. He is the head of a private betting syndicate called Starlizard, the biggest in Britain. One business site says "Starlizard's employees use complex statistical models to generate football odds that are more accurate than those offered by bookmakers. They take into account things like the weather forecast and the overall morale of the team."

I didn't ever intend writing this much about Brighton's owner. I just find his approach to be novel and interesting.
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He also shoved 400k on his own horse at the Cheltenham and won… lucky bastard.
 
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Tbf we were doing what Brighton are doing, just on a larger scale.

We had the advantage previously because we invested heavily in analytics - that was our competitive advantage. We bought several undervalued players as well as some expensive ones. The process was perfect.

Then we stopped doing the things that made us the smartest in the room …
 
Jimmy Squarefoot said:
Tbf we were doing what Brighton are doing, just on a larger scale.

We had the advantage previously because we invested heavily in analytics - that was our competitive advantage. We bought several undervalued players as well as some expensive ones. The process was perfect.

Then we stopped doing the things that made us the smartest in the room …
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In fairness to brighton I think we were not taking anywhere near the risks and were focused more on grabbing very cheap young kids at 16 etc.

the types like minamino are value punts with aim to sell but we focus on 23,23,24 type ages who are ready to go and represent value

Brighton are buying 18-20 year olds who need finishing off.

The examples that are perfect for this are Caicedo who went immediately out on loan verses us buying a player like wijnaldum who arrived at age 25 as a player who was undervalued due to relegation or a mane who arrived at age 24 (and had only turned that)

We bought bajectic at age 16. they buy players like Buonanotte now for more money. we don't risk a lot on kids. they put a 5mil bet on and see what happens.

the best way i describe our analytics is were are absolutely 100% sure the player arrives and will be a success before we invest in a player to play for us for a long time.

the best way i can describe theirs is they see enough to put a bet on a number of players with the aim of balancing it out by selling on the successes.
 
organic red said:
Right.......maybe we need more than that from a suitable replacement.
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I've sold him short to be honest, he looked good before going to city.

Powerful in possession and out, covers the ground well. Decent on the ball. To be honest what we've been missing this season.

What he's like after sitting on the bench for city for 12 months is anyone's guess.

But for 35 I think he's definitely worth a punt.
 
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