Race for life
Please excuse the non-football post. I appreciate that in the modern world we can’t move for charity requests. Whether it’s those people on the pavement who won’t take a fiver but will badger you to commit to a year of donations, or people like me asking for money, charity is everywhere. So here goes: my...
Who is Pajtim Kasami?
I’m intrigued by Pajtim Kasami and have seen almost every kick he’s made for the club, but despite this I honestly couldn’t describe him as a player. The game he made a big difference in was Man City at home, but to my eyes he seemed mainly to ‘put himself about a bit’ in that...
Adventures in Fantasy Premier League, Gameweek 24
1. The Fantasy Cup- For the first time ever, my fantasy football team is on a cup run, beating some poor, helpless bloke to reach the Fantasy Cup eighth round. Just to put that in perspective, I still have to …
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Never lose a home game again
What if this was the music the players walked out to? And the lights went down and the hoardings flashed red….
Premier League Saturday, Gameweek 24: Open Thread
We’re back with another Premier League Saturday. I, for one, am glad that we can talk about English football again. I’m getting a bit sick of non-soccer related stories that are monopolizing the coverage of the Premier League. Yes, they’re …...
In Jol we should trust
This is veeeeeery interesting: This paper evaluates the extent to which the performance of English Premier League football club managers can be attributed to skill or luck when measured separately from the characteristics of the team. We first use a specification that models managerial skill as a fixed effect and we examine the relationship between...
In Jol we should trust
This is veeeeeery interesting: This paper evaluates the extent to which the performance of English Premier League football club managers can be attributed to skill or luck when measured separately from the characteristics of the team. We first use a specification that models managerial skill as a fixed effect and we examine the relationship between...
Poll: Who Should Be Manchester United’s Starting Goalkeeper?
Manchester United recently lost to Liverpool in a very closely contested match at Anfield. The last goal by Kuyt, in my eyes, was easily stoppable if de Gea would have divede to smother the ball with confidence instead of whatever …
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Good reading
David Preece on gay footballers.
Kevin Davies’ wife on the transfer window.
Zonal Marking on being good in the air.
Bryan Ruiz and the space-time continuum
Some players like lots of time and space, others can operate in crowds. To play in central midfield you need to be at one end of what we’ll call the space-time continuum; if you are not at the right end you may struggle in that role. In that case you need to find somewhere else...
Zamora’s goals
Hmm, lets get this over with. His first goal: My favorite: Best season: http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/4678124/bobby_zamora_09_10_fulham.swf Bobby Zamora 09/10 Fulham. Watch more top selected videos about: Fulham F.C. His funniest (scroll to :45 second mark) http://www.fulhamfc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/20090815/portsmouth-0-1-fulham_2269935_1811058 His finale:
