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Reading v QPR
- Thread starter gripper stebson
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Stumpy Tim
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Are you having a dig at me?
- Jul 7, 2003
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No, but I'm going to stealthily conceal one in the next couple of lines. See if you can spot it.
I'm going to Deepdale tomorrow, where apparently the Albion have a very poor record over the years. I hope we win. It feels like Preston have been something of a bogey side since they came back up to the Championship. I expect our fans to cheer the team heartily.
Did you find it?
Stumpy Tim
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You're bang out of order
If Ding Dong failed the fit and proper test in September it's inconceivable to think he would pass it 3 months later.
Mind you, in the world of dementia and bungs who knows?
- Jul 7, 2003
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I dont disagree with stats and models. They have their place. But I dont like how its used to say this team are over performing in a certain way, when they have already proved they can achieve it. If they add players in January they could kick on much like we did last season but models cant predict that.
Either way nothing is a guarentee. Lets hope the Albion plod on as we are That way the form of any other team doesnt matter.
That is a really dangullous statement!
Stockdale was cracking in that QPR tie too.
Germaloids, chaps. Germaloids.
Sounds like Germaloids was invented in Germany. Angela looks like a woman who has had a few painful arse moments.
Iggle Piggle
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- Sep 3, 2010
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Well it's the word 'Bogey' Obviously.FFS
FatSuperman
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Well if they strengthen significantly then it may have a serious impact on the model, after all there are new elements at play! Like us last year, to a degree. I agree pretty much, tho the reason the models are useful 'in general' is to put some empirical evidence behind the performances. If you want he'd Derby today you'd say they likely won't win another game again, but it was one terrible performance, they might bounce back. The model, over the season so far, strips out those freak performances. Reading may well have a strong squad, they are certainly getting the results against the odds (bearing in mind the model is baselined across ALL teams in the league).
We'll see.
Understood.
That doesn't make sense. That's like saying no team ever over or under performs, because they are where they are.
I agree that the stats/models can miss important aspects of a game, and exaggerate how much a team in over/under performing, but that doesn't mean there's no element of it.
Indeed. They also don't take into account a team that's got a new manager and turned their fortunes around. It's a tool to help make predictions, that's all.
Another major step taken tonight against our bogey club with an arrogant manager. The dream gets closer and reward for priceless TB.