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Thread: In an effort to take a positive from what looks a poor position.

  1. #11
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    The whole home advantage-thing is pure footballistic superstition, I'm afraid.
    Well yes. Apart from statistically and factually, you're correct.

  2. #12
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    Well yes. Apart from statistically and factually, you're correct.
    OK. Good teams win games wherever they are played; **** teams lose games wherever they are played. Please show me the stats that refute this.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  3. #13
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    OK. Good teams win games wherever they are played; **** teams lose games wherever they are played. Please show me the stats that refute this.
    http://www.economist.com/blogs/gamet...ntage-football

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/footba...-worth-4204033

  4. #14
    I'm missing the bit where it shows good teams play good and rubbish teams are rubbish.

    How about last season's Premier League table: http://www.soccerstats.com/homeaway....e=england_2016
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  5. #15
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    I'm missing the bit where it shows good teams play good and rubbish teams are rubbish.

    How about last season's Premier League table: http://www.soccerstats.com/homeaway....e=england_2016
    It clerly shows that there is such a thing as home advantage whereby teams acquire more points at home than away. That of course doesn't transform **** teams into good ones, but it does mean that they are less **** at home than they are away.

  6. #16
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    It clerly shows that there is such a thing as home advantage whereby teams acquire more points at home than away. That of course doesn't transform **** teams into good ones, but it does mean that they are less **** at home than they are away.
    Burnley are a prime example this season
    Northern Monkey ... who can't upload a bleeding Avatar

  7. #17
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    I'm missing the bit where it shows good teams play good and rubbish teams are rubbish.

    How about last season's Premier League table: http://www.soccerstats.com/homeaway....e=england_2016
    Blimey, I forgot how **** Manchester United were away from home.
    “Other clubs never came into my thoughts once I knew Arsenal wanted to sign me.”

  8. #18
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    It clerly shows that there is such a thing as home advantage whereby teams acquire more points at home than away. That of course doesn't transform **** teams into good ones, but it does mean that they are less **** at home than they are away.
    I'd like to put that down as a consequence of playing at home, rather than an actual advantage of it (if there's any difference, or if indeed that actually makes any sense).

    I will concede to your statistics though.
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

  9. #19
    Quote Originally Posted by redgunamo View Post
    I'd like to put that down as a consequence of playing at home, rather than an actual advantage of it (if there's any difference, or if indeed that actually makes any sense).

    I will concede to your statistics though.
    I fear you have crossed the oh-so-fine line between sophistry and utter bôllocks there, r, but it may just be that I'm too dim to grasp your meaning.

  10. #20
    Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
    I fear you have crossed the oh-so-fine line between sophistry and utter bôllocks there, r, but it may just be that I'm too dim to grasp your meaning.
    Yes, I see what you mean.

    Thing is though, we have a pretty decent home record yet I'm reliably informed our home support is rubbish.

    So, what gives; are we simply a decent team after all then?
    "Plenty of strikers can score goals," he said, gesturing to the famous old stands casting shadows around us.

    "But a lot have found it difficult wearing the number 9 shirt for The Arsenal."

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