[Albion] FiveThirtyEight: Does Brighton Belong Among The Premier League Elite?

[US Seagull]

For discussion:

Does Brighton Belong Among The Premier League Elite?

Does Betteridge's law of headlines apply here?

 

[dejavuatbtn]

No.

 

[pasty]

The league table is constructed on results. Our results have got us where we are, so yes, we do belong there.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

That table is very misleading. On points alone, Brighton are 13th or 14th!

As for the rest of it, I couldn't get past the singular 'Brighton' – and that's someone who had 'Companies are never plural' drummed into them many moons ago...

 

[Weststander]

No.

We're reserving a place for MASSIVE.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

No of course we don't. The season is absurdly young, no way will we still be anything like 4th in the table come next May.

It's then and only then that the question should be asked.

 

[Brok]

Bit of a non story, wish I hadn't bothered reading it.

 

[MattBackHome]

That table is very misleading. On points alone, Brighton are 13th or 14th!

As for the rest of it, I couldn't get past the singular 'Brighton' – and that's someone who had 'Companies are never plural' drummed into them many moons ago...

Absolutely does my box. It's spreading over here as well

 

[US Seagull]

That table is very misleading. On points alone, Brighton are 13th or 14th!

As for the rest of it, I couldn't get past the singular 'Brighton' – and that's someone who had 'Companies are never plural' drummed into them many moons ago...

It's perhaps a little confusing at first glance. The points are the actual total points from 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. The table is sorted on expected goal difference. The point they are trying to make is that based on expected goal difference we would be 7th. In other words, their argument is that Brighton are better than their table position from the last couple of seasons suggests and that our current 4th place position isn't as much of a weird fluke as it might seem.

 

[brighton_tom]

Every team in every league (bar maybe a few anomalies) is exactly where they deserve to be. So yes our being in the Premier League is justified. I hate all the talk you get of 'big' teams deserving to be higher in the league system than they are, and vice versa when smaller teams do well.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

It's perhaps a little confusing at first glance. The points are the actual total points from 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons. The table is sorted on expected goal difference. The point they are trying to make is that based on expected goal difference we would be 7th. In other words, their argument is that Brighton are better than their table position from the last couple of seasons suggests and that our current 4th place position isn't as much of a weird fluke as it might seem.

Yeah, but we all know 'expected goal difference' is a load of shite. What REALLY matters is ACTUALLY putting the ball in the net – and therefore winning games and accumulating more points. That's what I mean by it is misleading. It is trying to prove something that is irrelevant in the overall world of the Premier League.

 

[Grassman]

What’s all the nonsense about us never qualifying for Europe? My memory ain’t what it was, but I’m certain I went to Canvey Island for a competitive match in the 90s. That’s got to be abroad surely, I mean it’s an Island…..

 

[Weststander]

I’ll be very surprised if we stay up, the weeks pass by and De Zerbi’s delivered zilch.

 

[Justice]

I don’t think RDZ took this job just to survive every season, he believes he can get us into Europe and we could possibly achieve it.

 

[Silverhatch]

We’ll finish 4th

 

[Swansman]

Top 10 would be a great achievement.