Why rule changes happen – but we never get the one rule change we need

by Tony Attwood There is an article in Le Matin, (the Swiss newspaper that is, not the long-defunct French publication), which looks at some of the developments being suggested for football, such as the automatic detection of offside using technology rather than assistant referees. The writer of the piece notes that Julian Nagelsmann, the “progressive …

“Supercomputer” predicts just one away win for Arsenal this season

By Sir Hardly Anyone Every year we have the story that a supercomputer has been used to predict the outcome of the Premier League after half a dozen or so matches.   And each year we make the point that this is extremely unlikely, given the demand on supercomputers’ time and the cost of hiring one …