Is this the biggest referee bias yet found in the Premier League Official tackles and yellow card stats shown to have major flaw. Arsenal v Sheffield U Arsenal v Sheffield United. 3pm saturday – what a weird time! How did we get here? By Bulldog Drummond The referee for today’s Arsenal game is …
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Official tackles and yellow card stats shown to have major flaw. Arsenal v Sheffield U Arsenal v Sheffield United. 3pm saturday – what a weird time! How did we get here? Local Liverpool paper attacks referee decision making: are we getting somewhere at last? By Bulldog Drummond In the past we have looked …
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Arsenal v Sheffield United. 3pm saturday – what a weird time! How did we get here? Local Liverpool paper attacks referee decision making: are we getting somewhere at last? By Bulldog Drummond In the past we have gathered a lot of information by analysing tackles, fouls and yellow card figures from key …
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Local Liverpool paper attacks referee decision making: are we getting somewhere at last? SuperLeague is back on the agenda: Why is the media so against it? By Bulldog Drummond Mind you, we do get a few 3pm saturday fixtures still; it is just that we don’t get many of them (which is what …
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SuperLeague is back on the agenda: Why is the media so against it? Premier League: the hidden statistics and what they tell us By Tony Attwood A Liverpool newspaper recently made the comment: Liverpool would be top of the Premier League table if VAR wasn’t in place. To back this up they cited …
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Premier League: the hidden statistics and what they tell us Why now more than ever refereeing in the Premier League should be a matter of debate By Tony Attwood Although it may feel like it, the issue of SuperLeague is not quite dead, as there is one final hearing left as Real …
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Why now more than ever refereeing in the Premier League should be a matter of debate Watch the Arsenal goal again, and again; plus some weird and odd statistics Figures from the Untold Team. Article by Tony Attwood When starting to do serious academic research one is taught that one should always have …
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Watch the Arsenal goal again, and again; plus some weird and odd statistics Sevilla v Arsenal: the team and a headlong rush into media negativity Arsenal take on the Tottenham Hotspur of Spain tonight By Tony Attwood Let’s put this another way: Why is football journalism so averse to asking interesting …
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Sorry if this post is not showing properly on your machine. We are working on the problem and seeking to resolve it. By Tony Attwood In the Premier League this season Arsenal are fourth in the possession table on 60%. Manchester City are top with 63.3%, Chelsea second with 61%, Tottenham third with 60.1%. …
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Arsenal take on the Tottenham Hotspur of Spain tonight To attack Arsenal or appreciate Arsenal? The media can’t decide. Sevilla v Arsenal, comparing the clubs and their last six games. It’s not looking too tough Sevilla v Arsenal. Video of a recent game plus the prospects By Bulldog Drummond In our final …
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To attack Arsenal or appreciate Arsenal? The media can’t decide. Sevilla v Arsenal, comparing the clubs and their last six games. It’s not looking too tough Sevilla v Arsenal. Video of a recent game plus the prospects We have been noting how crazy the yellow card situation has been this season in the …
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Sevilla v Arsenal, comparing the clubs and their last six games. It’s not looking too tough Sevilla v Arsenal. Video of a recent game plus the prospects Sometimes journalists create the most amazing ways of evaluating what is going on in a team. Take those rather inventive souls at The Athletic (and I …
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. Sevilla v Arsenal. Video of a recent game plus the prospects Possession without a purpose? Arsenal’s approach demands more than simplistic analyses. By Bulldog Drummond Clubs in Europe are ranked in terms of their club co-efficient and these coefficient rankings take into account the results of each club in Uefa club competition and …
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Possession without a purpose? Arsenal’s approach demands more than simplistic analyses. Arsenal didn’t win, but the fight back augers well for the future By Bulldog Drummond The moment most of us will remember about Sevilla, and the one which we really have to start with, was the Emirates Cup game against Sevilla, in …
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Arsenal didn’t win, but the fight back augers well for the future By Tony Attwood There is a headline in an email article posted by Canon Stats in relation to the Chelsea v Arsenal game that runs “Possession without a purpose”. It reminded me at once of the comments that I heard …
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. . The clearest exposition yet that there is something very wrong with PGMOL There is something very strange going on with yellow cards this season+ By Tony Attwood OK we hoped to win, but the fight back was terrific, and showed that even on a day when it just isn’t working we can …
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Chelsea v Arsenal. Who plays and who takes the penalty… Chelsea v Arsenal: The referee and the home/away difference Chelsea v Arsenal: the injuries and the transfer costs Arsenal / Chelsea Tackles, fouls, cards and why Chelsea are perhaps a little boring Chelsea v Arsenal: the augurs all look good …
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Chelsea v Arsenal: The referee and the home/away difference Chelsea v Arsenal: the injuries and the transfer costs Arsenal / Chelsea Tackles, fouls, cards and why Chelsea are perhaps a little boring Chelsea v Arsenal: the augurs all look good for Arsenal Chelsea v Arsenal: the referee, his team, and …
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By Bulldog Drummond Chelsea v Arsenal: the injuries and the transfer costs Arsenal / Chelsea Tackles, fouls, cards and why Chelsea are perhaps a little boring Chelsea v Arsenal: the augurs all look good for Arsenal Chelsea v Arsenal: the referee, his team, and what’s happening with yellow cards this season If you …
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. . . Chelsea v Arsenal: the augurs all look good for Arsenal Chelsea v Arsenal: the referee, his team, and what’s happening with yellow cards this season By Bulldog Drummond It was indeed hardly a couple of weeks ago that some in the media were raving over Arsenal’s attempt to win the …
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Chelsea v Arsenal: the augurs all look good for Arsenal Chelsea v Arsenal: the referee, his team, and what’s happening with yellow cards this season By Bulldog Drummond For some years we have been looking at the variance between the way referees handle different clubs in regard to the relationship between tackles, …
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. . Chelsea v Arsenal: the referee, his team, and what’s happening with yellow cards this season How the top 3 clubs are using different approaches to maintain their position By Bulldog Drummond There was a moment last season (19 October to be exact) when Chelsea looked to be doing rather …
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By Sir Hardly Anyone How the top 3 clubs are using different approaches to maintain their position Does the referee each team get make any difference? Yes, and there could be an explosion coming! For this weekend’s game between Chelsea and Arsenal, we have Referee: Chris Kavanagh. Assistants: Richard West, Matthew Wilkes. Fourth official: James Linington. VAR: Jarred Gillett. Assistant …
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Does the referee each team get make any difference? Yes, and there could be an explosion coming! Is Man U about to have a financial revolution, and if so how? By Tony Attwood Diverting the discussion away from Arsenal successes is a common feature of the chitchat that goes on in the …
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Is Man U about to have a financial revolution, and if so how? Which club has spent the most money on players since Arteta arrived at Arsenal By Tony Attwood It’s our question and at last someone else is asking it – and it is the Liverpool Echo who have joined us with …
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