The-Libertine
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- May 2, 2006
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Last Night's Starting XI
Button 27
Duffy 4
Roberts 58
Bong 3
Davies 51
Baulta 28
Jenks 72
Cochrane 50
Gwargis 55
Connolly 44
Richards 45
I feel that last night was an important one for the club. The total of our shirt numbers at the start of the game gives a magnificent total of 437 (mean 39.73).
Surely, we have broken some records with this! Maybe even a world record
?
It got even better after the first substitution: Longman (60) on for Connolly (44) added a further 16......total = 453 (mean = 41.18). A terrific swap which sent the average storming past 40!
Then, the swap of Yapi (49) for Duffy (4). A good move from Potter here, which added another 45 taking us up to 498 (mean = 45.27)
I'm surely not the only one who was thinking at this point in the game that the 500 mark was within our grasp!
How disappointing then that the final substitution was Sprong (71) for Jenks (72) giving a final total of 497 (mean = 45.18). I believe that I could hear audible groans from parts of the ground, as most people would have realised that it was a wasted opportunity.
I think that the pressure must have got to Potter at the end. Understandable in a way. Clearly though we should have kept Jenks (72) on and taken off Bong(3) instead! The signs of pressure were already appearing with the previous substitution. Bringing on Yapi (49) was good, but he could have been a bit braver and gone for Radulovic (56) or even O'Hora (53). Lessons to be learned for future cup matches. However, the thing that we should all be encouraged by is that we clearly have the potential to go through the 500 barrier.
I've had a quick look, but can't find anything out about these important records. Is 437 the record for a starting line-up? Is 498 a record for the biggest total on the pitch at any one time? I am sure people on here can help! I am buzzing to out how big this is for the club! How many mistakes have I made? Is it appropriate to quote mean shirt totals to 2 decimal places? Over to you.................
Button 27
Duffy 4
Roberts 58
Bong 3
Davies 51
Baulta 28
Jenks 72
Cochrane 50
Gwargis 55
Connolly 44
Richards 45
I feel that last night was an important one for the club. The total of our shirt numbers at the start of the game gives a magnificent total of 437 (mean 39.73).
Surely, we have broken some records with this! Maybe even a world record
?It got even better after the first substitution: Longman (60) on for Connolly (44) added a further 16......total = 453 (mean = 41.18). A terrific swap which sent the average storming past 40!
Then, the swap of Yapi (49) for Duffy (4). A good move from Potter here, which added another 45 taking us up to 498 (mean = 45.27)
I'm surely not the only one who was thinking at this point in the game that the 500 mark was within our grasp!
How disappointing then that the final substitution was Sprong (71) for Jenks (72) giving a final total of 497 (mean = 45.18). I believe that I could hear audible groans from parts of the ground, as most people would have realised that it was a wasted opportunity.
I think that the pressure must have got to Potter at the end. Understandable in a way. Clearly though we should have kept Jenks (72) on and taken off Bong(3) instead! The signs of pressure were already appearing with the previous substitution. Bringing on Yapi (49) was good, but he could have been a bit braver and gone for Radulovic (56) or even O'Hora (53). Lessons to be learned for future cup matches. However, the thing that we should all be encouraged by is that we clearly have the potential to go through the 500 barrier.
I've had a quick look, but can't find anything out about these important records. Is 437 the record for a starting line-up? Is 498 a record for the biggest total on the pitch at any one time? I am sure people on here can help! I am buzzing to out how big this is for the club! How many mistakes have I made? Is it appropriate to quote mean shirt totals to 2 decimal places? Over to you.................
