I'm a data nerd. It's what I do for a living so largely speaking it is about enjoyment but it's also the satisfaction of being able to answer a question using data and my skillset.
Interesting point about the blocked shots. The notes (http://www.football-data.co.uk/notes.txt) don't make...
I've been playing around with some data the last couple of days and have populated an Alternative Premier League table based on the assumption that every shot on target was a goal. Unfortunately for us that model puts us level bottom with Cardiff on points with our blushes being marginally...