Right, I've never posted a pic before so hope this works.....
Pretty accurate I thought!
Pretty accurate I thought!
Scouse Boom Bust Cycle
- Thread starter Jazz Tutt
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Very good. Did you come up with this?
Made it during playtime before sums.
no but if anyone asks the yes I did. It was all me.
oh it was you? In that case - well done. Hope your sums were as good.
It looks pretty accurate to me. Nice work.
Great stuff!
seems accurate to me
scouse scum
There's a piece missing from the end where they win five games on the trot against mediocre opposition and it's back on again untill we put them back in their box.
I was gunna say that.Good work.
Funny because it's true
We need a name for it a scouse-blip or something like that.
All teams have blips.
Don't forget there's a re boom in February or March when one or two of the teams above them slip up and drop a point or two and they get within 11-15 points of the leaders and it's suddenly back on again, followed by the massive bust from John O'Shea's right peg or Wes Brown's back.
Actually that Feb to April period is also fueled by their traditionally good CL run, especially given the fact they're one of the very few decent teams with nothing left to play for domestically.
And of course given that they aren't really challenged for the last CL qualifying spot, even if they fall short they know they'll be back in it next year. Again. And again. Unfortunately.
And of course given that they aren't really challenged for the last CL qualifying spot, even if they fall short they know they'll be back in it next year. Again. And again. Unfortunately.
it's ok but it should cover a season... not a year...
and it should rise again to half from jan to march and decline till end of season... to negative infinity...
and it should rise again to half from jan to march and decline till end of season... to negative infinity...
I couldn't help but notice that we've reached a pivotal moment in the cycle.. (circled)
Soon we'll know if it's just another scouse season or maybe they can defy the cycle and it really still be ON!
Personally i think they'll stay in touch for a good few months yet but eventually they'll fade out again.
Arsenal, Chelsea and us for 1,2,3 again i think..
What do you reckon?
someone should do an Arsenal one.
haha yeh. With their peak being reached in late september when the Carling cup starts..
They're in our rear view mirror!
I remember laughing so hard I was nearly sick when KFC and Murph were spamming the forum with that crap when they pulled within something like 12 with a game in hand in 2007.
Then they claimed it was all a very clever windup when they proceeded to collapse as per usual and they really had us worried - what with being only 12 back.
Yeh you know you're in dire times when you have to see only finishing 11 points behind as a positive..
I think the scouse logic is..."so it was 21 in 06-07... 11 in 07-08 surely we must be getting better. we'll catch them up soon. Surely they won't improve as well?!"
I think the scouse logic is..."so it was 21 in 06-07... 11 in 07-08 surely we must be getting better. we'll catch them up soon. Surely they won't improve as well?!"
Or a Spurs one where it starts off really really high and just crashes below zero in the space of a fortnight.
Well I've given it a crack. It's a little more complicated that the simplistic Scouse boom bust cycle, and it doesn't quite have the historical verification - mine only stretches back for the last half decade. But I believe it to be an established trend...
fecking spot on!
The purple Carling cup section made me laugh..
The purple Carling cup section made me laugh..
Brilliant.
That's really quite good from our resident John O'Shea-A-Like.
Newcastle United's turn
just one word...class!!Right, I've never posted a pic before so hope this works.....
Pretty accurate I thought!
I love the purple patch.
That's by far the best.
No sign of Gillespie since the "Arsenal Kids...An Apology" thread.
That's by far the best.
No sign of Gillespie since the "Arsenal Kids...An Apology" thread.
Jopub?
Cek's Crayons is Gillian.
You could superimpose a second line which would always run a lot higher on the y axis than the line you have made - 'Press and TV / radio pundit opinion of ArsenalWell I've given it a crack. It's a little more complicated that the simplistic Scouse boom bust cycle, and it doesn't quite have the historical verification - mine only stretches back for the last half decade. But I believe it to be an established trend...
Not a wind up Jason at all, I distinctly remember you not biting and being pissed off at how truly clever and cunning you are.
honest.
'Rear view mirror', class that was.
Bit giddy Smurfman?
I nearly made Ceks cry.
It made me re-think my strategy on how I deal with other fans on here.
Nearly isn't nearly enough.