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Haha Newcastle

SilentWitness

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Couldn't have happened to a lovelier set of fans. Gobshites who became billy big bollocks overnight. Have that you cnuts.
 

SadlerMUFC

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I love how we are playing horrible and taking a ton of criticism (and rightfully so) but we are ahead of Newcastle in the standings despite them being media darlings who are "playing great"
 

padr81

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They've taken a proper hidings last couple of games.
 

Conor

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I love how we are playing horrible and taking a ton of criticism (and rightfully so) but we are ahead of Newcastle in the standings despite them being media darlings who are "playing great"
The panel spend about 20 mins before every game they have talking about their injuries, not a word about ours for the whole season.
 

InfiniteBoredom

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https://understat.com/league/EPL/2023

Fourth in expected points, it's a club on the up. Would be way more concerned if we were outplayed in almost every match and had a negative goal difference while in the top 4 hunt.
If only they start handing out trophies for that, as opposed to, ý’know, the actual league table.

It’s December and you’ve won 1 away league game, all well and good thumping Villa at home of Sheffield for 8, but if that holds up then your actual tally will be in the 60s.
 

InfiniteBoredom

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What's expected points?
Alternative table, basically the more you have xG and the less xGA then you will have more xPts, but, as Chelsea is 6th in that table and 12th in the actual table, it shows that their formula is flawed as they can’t take into account intangibles like a team who create loads of chances but can’t score for shit, or concedes very few chances but have a calamitous keeper who throws the ball into his own net on the regular etc… The model just assume that overtime the actual result and the performance in that table will align, and it’s generally true, but there are always a few outliers every season.
 

L. Robert

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Feels like I can't win here, tough crowd.

Keep taking the piss, you know the truth deep inside even if EtH sometimes gets results with ugly football, was the same last season. ;)
 

L. Robert

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If only they start handing out trophies for that, as opposed to, ý’know, the actual league table.

It’s December and you’ve won 1 away league game, all well and good thumping Villa at home of Sheffield for 8, but if that holds up then your actual tally will be in the 60s.
We used to be happy if we got 40, can't complain about 60s two seasons after the takeover.
 

GazTheLegend

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https://understat.com/league/EPL/2023

Fourth in expected points, it's a club on the up. Would be way more concerned if we were outplayed in almost every match and had a negative goal difference while in the top 4 hunt.
Your keepers out for months and you're gonna drop like a stone. No doubt after meeting Putin the other day your bosses will secure a few extra quid to fling at David de Gea and you'll be back on this board with the rest trying to one up Manchester United fans on their own board, but for now I'm vaguely amused that we are still ahead of your lot.
 

WeePat

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‘He was making faces’. What is this? Primary school? :lol:

 

Alex99

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Feels like I can't win here, tough crowd.

Keep taking the piss, you know the truth deep inside even if EtH sometimes gets results with ugly football, was the same last season. ;)
We're ahead of you now, despite being utter garbage, and finished ahead of you and beat you in a cup final last season.

Those expected points though :drool: