Interesting stat in The Times

[Sponge]

Okay, so "interesting" might be pushing it, and this probably doesn't deserve a thread of it's own, but I found it intriguing nonetheless. On Boxing Day, The Times published a series of Premier League and Championship tables, extrapolating results so far over the remainder of the season and changing one statistical variable each time, for example "How would the table look if games lasted 80 minutes?". Mostly they didn't produce anything particularly surprising and had us finishing somewhere between 12th and 16th. But one did stand out: "no goalies"; i.e., "How would the table look if all shots on target counted as goals". This table had us finishing 2nd.

I've been trying to work out the significance of this (if any). Does it mean we have a lot of shots of target but they're all straight at the keeper? And what does it say about our own goalkeeping?

Any thoughts?

[Worthy4England]

Think it means we have a lot of shots on target. We've had more than anyone else in the Division by some way.

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We're on 186.

[scotty]

it means Chris Eagles has played a lot this season.

[SmokinFrazier]

Our strikers are not clinical enough and we let in too many weak goals.

[ChrisC]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

[davroduk]

It means that you have far to much time on your hands.

[YtarmyYtarmy]

And if my auntie a cock, she'd be my uncle

[thebish]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

did he want to stay??

[bobby5]

You can read into stats all you want, but as interesting as they are they are ultimately just ifs and buts. We are where we are because we aren't converting enough chances and keeping enough clean sheets. Personally though I'd say that this stat you're talking about suggests that we aren't placing enough shots into hard to reach areas of the goal, or we're taking our time and allowing defenders to get in the way.

Allardyce did. #moneyball. Most definitely not 'ifs and but'.

[ChrisC]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

did he want to stay??

I don't remember anything stating otherwise.. just that he was released along with 11 others at the time to cut costs and turned down Sheffield Wednesday to go back to Germany with Mainz 05.

Since returning to Germany he has made 2 appearances for Mainz 05.

[TKIZ!]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

did he want to stay??

I don't remember anything stating otherwise.. just that he was released along with 11 others at the time to cut costs and turned down Sheffield Wednesday to go back to Germany with Mainz 05.

Since returning to Germany he has made 2 appearances for Mainz 05.

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[bobo the clown]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

did he want to stay??

I don't remember anything stating otherwise.. just that he was released along with 11 others at the time to cut costs and turned down Sheffield Wednesday to go back to Germany with Mainz 05.

Since returning to Germany he has made 2 appearances for Mainz 05.

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A combination of expensive and Uncle Owen's prudish side I think.

He's only played twice for Maintz & went on a freebie on a one-year contract. Not sure he'd suit Freedman's 'putting in a shift'.

Interestingly Tuncay is now signed with Bursa in Turkey but has also only played twice.

[plymouth wanderer]

I really wish we had kept hold of Klasnic this season and binned off someone else. He would have scored for fun in this league.

did he want to stay??

I don't remember anything stating otherwise.. just that he was released along with 11 others at the time to cut costs and turned down Sheffield Wednesday to go back to Germany with Mainz 05.

Since returning to Germany he has made 2 appearances for Mainz 05.

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A combination of expensive and Uncle Owen's prudish side I think.

He's only played twice for Maintz & went on a freebie on a one-year contract. Not sure he'd suit Freedman's 'putting in a shift'.

Interestingly Tuncay is now signed with Bursa in Turkey but has also only played twice.

He would of suited Dougie's style

[boltonboris]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

[plymouth wanderer]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

I rated him you don't

[bobo the clown]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

Whatever reputation Tuncay arrived with, when did he throw his toys out of the pram while at Bolton. He'd have had every right to, tbh, but he persevered and "put in a shift" in training and, whenever he managed to snatch a few minutes on the pitch.

[plymouth wanderer]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

Whatever reputation Tuncay arrived with, when did he throw his toys out of the pram while at Bolton. He'd have had every right to, tbh, but he persevered and "put in a shift" in training and, whenever he managed to snatch a few minutes on the pitch.

Agreed

He was brilliant for stoke and there forum loved him and could't understand why he was dropped

He did't suit stoke's style of play and IMO he would suit dougie's style

I'd take him back tomorrow if given the chance

[boltonboris]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

Whatever reputation Tuncay arrived with, when did he throw his toys out of the pram while at Bolton. He'd have had every right to, tbh, but he persevered and "put in a shift" in training and, whenever he managed to snatch a few minutes on the pitch.

I'll give you that. Though I heard unfounded rumours on the contrary.

You won't convince me that he wasn't and isn't shit at football though.

[plymouth wanderer]

Why? Does he like shit footballers who throw their dummies out?

Whatever reputation Tuncay arrived with, when did he throw his toys out of the pram while at Bolton. He'd have had every right to, tbh, but he persevered and "put in a shift" in training and, whenever he managed to snatch a few minutes on the pitch.

I'll give you that. Though I heard unfounded rumours on the contrary.

You won't convince me that he wasn't and isn't shit at football though.

[boltonboris]

Which is why I've conceded that point. As they were just rumour.

His shitness isn't a rumour though. I saw that with my own eyes enough times to pass judgement. Did you? Or are you going off reputation?