The Fish

Any more boring than "That team is wasteful?" It's exactly the same fucking thing, just this time it's correct instead essemmbee-age.

xG is fucking simple and fucking useful. Anyone not getting it is either stupid, or willfully ignorant. xG Explained | FBref.com Saying a team is wasteful is subjective. Your brain will fixate on a chance or set of chances that stick in your mind. We've seen how someone can say Joelinton is lazy for example, but the stats don't bear that out. People said that Bruce was going to sort the defence, but xGA stats proved that he didn't, even when we weren't conceding goals we were giving up loads of chances. A team is wasteful? Are they taking loads of shots but from miles out? Are all of their shots dribbling to the 'keeper? Are they getting into good positions, but not actually fashioning a chance? xG helps explain this, and remove subjectivity. Just wait til you luddites start hearing about PPDA or SCA.

Unfortunately it won't be applied until the end of the season. It could mean they're relegated and start the Championship with a points deduction.

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It wasn't theft, it was an homage.

In Frank's 5 games their xG/xGA have been; xG xGA NEW 0.6 2.2 LEE 2.1 0.3 SOU 0.3 2.2 MCI 0.8 1.6 TOT 0.2 3.0 Leeds aside, that's terrrrrrrible.

They have a 538 page thread on relegation I like this post "There's no silver linings to be had. I'm beginning to think that people have no idea what demotion would do the club. Catastrophic is probably the only way to describe it. I for one cannot countenance the top tier of football without Everton being there."

I wouldn't say playing in front of those home fans is a plus, to be honest.

I'm ashamed to admit that despite my early bluster I was starting to lose faith in Big Joe.

List of acts playing tonight at the Cluny?

Whatever Mackenzie Crook, I'd rather be bald than a bedsheet striper.

That has to be a Liverpool fan on the wind up, surely? Lampard being inexperienced and a bit shit is one thing, but for an Everton fan (with all their expectations) to want Steve Bruce? I call bullshit.

Bold predictions are fine, just ask Gemmil and me.

Certainly in the last ten years or so, our anger has usually been directed at the owner or the manager, players have often got a free ride because of it.

That's the old us, the new us has more money than Scrooge McDuck

The average pt total required to survive since 1995/96 is actually 36pts. The last 10 years, the average points tally needed for survival was 34. Admittedly dragged down by the piss poor 29pts required to survive last season, but the facts are clear; 36 pts will, in most PL seasons, keep you up.

There's apparently a few younger lads at Manchester United who're finding it hard to progress and looking to move out. Can't remember where I heard it, but someone said that a lot of the old Man Utd players have sent their sons to the Man City academy as not only is it a better run academy, but there's a better route to a first team football career through their City Group system.

Yeah Rashford is an improvement on Wilson and he's class. Nunez would be a monster, imo and if we're looking in the £50-60m range, I'd rather we gambled on Nunez than went for Rashford because he's foreign and therefore better. Lucas Paqueta would be a good signing in the 10 role (played with Bruno too). Comparable with Dani Olmo, Mount, Muller, Reus, Coman, etc.

My wife genuinely knows that girl. Pell isn't her maiden name.

He's just doing that tired old shit and choosing the contrarian position in lieu of having an actual personality.

Was it Ben Foster who said that the Everton fans were so toxic his team knew that if they put a bit of pressure on early doors they'd sharp turn on their own team. Aye it was;

Worse. We were plucky underdogs playing cavalier football and just having a lovely old time. Man City are a trophy gobbling behemoth with few excuses for failing to win the league every fucking year.

He'll be defending his dad on twittter soon enough, that'll take up most of his day. Instead of the coaching role at West Brom that he definitely got because of his coaching experience and ability.

Reminds me of when we warned Crystal Palace fans about Pardew. Honestly? I don't think we'd be arsed at all if the media wasn't involved. Like when McClaren was given the boot, we weren't on at Derby fans, telling them how shit he was or anything. Because McClaren wasn't being defended (and we weren't being criticised) by the press.