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Cool idea. If you want to make it even better I think you could give points for lead changes, coming back from several goals down, and late winners. I think most people would agree a match which ends 3-2 with a 94th minute winner after the sequence of goals went 1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2 is more...

The fundamental problem with this and other similar statistical attempts is that they treat all shots and all goal-scoring opportunities as equal, when they clearly are not. For example, is Lewandowski a better converter of chances than Cavani, or does he simply take a higher percentage of his...

rapier =/= raping

Thiago + Canales = magic

I don't know whether you mean in the UK or in general, but at least outside the UK there's no way The Stone Roses are as well known as Radiohead. I reckon if I conducted a simple poll at my university 9/10 would know Radiohead, maybe 3/10 would know The Smiths, and less than 1/10 would know The...

Five Bundesliga titles and a Champions League win = little success. Ok. Besides, what does the last twenty years have to do with anything? It's the last four years under Klopp that people care about.

With the benefit of hindsight the 'analysis' in that thread is at best meaningless and at worst misleading. I wouldn't put any stock into any of the figures or conclusions.

Just picked up a copy of Both Flesh and Not, the new collection of David Foster Wallace's essays. I've already read quite a few of the essays in there, but I've still been looking forward to this for quite a while now. Incidentally, the new biography of Wallace by D. T. Max called Every Love...

I've been very disappointed with this year's new music offerings, especially compared to last year which I thought was a fantastic year for new music. Nevertheless, my favourites from this year are: Twin Shadow - Confess Frank Ocean - channel ORANGE Burial - Kindred EP...

If I was a betting man I would quite like the look of the 50/1 you can currently get on Larry White being the new Chelsea manager. Currently unemployed, Premiership experience, built a very strong and cohesive Bordeaux team that ended Lyon's run of however many titles in a row, good record with...

I'm not ready to give up on him yet. Like I mentioned in an earlier post, he definitely has (or at least had, a year ago) a lot of vital areas where he has to improve, but to already be so far ahead of the curve in his running-with-the-ball skills means he will always have a chance of becoming a...

I've watched the first six Bond movies over the last few days, and somewhat surprisingly On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the one I have enjoyed the most, by some distance actually. I think Lazenby's is a more human and interesting Bond than Connery's, with the scene at the skating rink a...

You either didn't read or didn't understand my post, so let me try again. The main culprit is Carrick who should have headed the ball away. This is clear. But even though Carrick is the one at fault, that doesn't mean that De Gea's actions no longer matter. He can still affect the situation...

The more I look at it the more I think he should have come for it. The main culprit is Carrick who should be heading that ball away before it gets near De Gea, but I do think De Gea should be anticipating the ball coming over the first line of defence to stop it from landing right where it did...

I wonder whether the writers have deliberately tried over the last two episodes to turn Malcolm into more of an unlikeable villain, or if they have just gotten the Malcolm the Evil cnut - Malcolm the Sweary Superhero balance wrong.