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  • Division 1 Value added

    Value added is the true measure of manager greatness. = Predicted position – Final position. All statistically done. . So Dortmund performed the best , Man Utd the worse Gk Def Mid Att Top15 Top21 Predicted Finished Value Dortmund 89 91 92 92 87 82 88.83 17.00 6  11.00 Liverpool 90 90 92 91 88…

  • Div 2 Value Added

    How it worksValue added = Predict Position – Actual position , higher the better. Well done Spartak, not so well done Inter. GK Def Mid Att Top15 Top21 Ave Predicted Finished Value Spartak Moskva 86 88 88 88 87 86 87.17 15  8  7 SL Benfica 88 87 88 89 85 83 86.67 20  14 …

  • Bonfire of the Vanities the story of the fall of Fiorentina.

    A lonely figure strolled down the corridors of the Uffizi gallery for the last time as an eerie light flickered through the windows casting long shadows over his time in Florence. The year is 1497, all over Florence the doors of churches, towers and houses are being forced open. The supporters of Savonarola run like…

  • Fiorentina mid season review.

    Fiorentina , the long good bye, mid season review.   The situation looks bleak and is bleak. With no win in any competition since Jul 19th the only hope is to avoid the sack but even that would need a dramatic change in form.  Statistically and in reality the weakest team in Division 1 ,…

  • Balotelli the truth as reported in the unbiased Florentine press

    Following recent rumours of cabal of managers wanting to smear Balotelli an independent reporter Roger Crook investigates Balotelli’s inexplicable early season performance. Roger Crook the famous investigative journalist , most famed for his investigations into illegal selling of collie fish instead of cod from the back of fish vans, which is where he first met…

  • Division 5 the only way is up Stats and Facts

    Olympiacos, Kiev and Celta Vigo should claim the top 3 spots leaving a scrap for the play off spots. While not doing so well at the moment Olympiacos are a cut above the other teams. Virtually an 89 all round team , they could compete in any division.  If one suggests that above 86.50 would…

  • Division 4. Stats and Facts for Season 3

    The World has gone mad ! , no not what you are thinking Division 4 is almost as highly rated than Division 3 really! While only marginally so, the average Division 3 club is only slightly higher rated than the average Division 4 team.  If we take the average survival rating in D3 as around…

  • Division 3 Season 3 Stats and facts

    Stuck in the middle with you ! The league where there has to be a price to pay.  Almost half of the managers in Division 3 have decided to sacrifice depth of squad for a strong starting team. You would expect those managers to have made a good start and to a large extent they…

  • Division 2 Season 3 do you have what it takes to make the big leap

    Division 2 the edge of greatness or a fall into darkness. Four defensive teams lead the pack. If you take 90 as the gold standard there is one team a cut above the rest which is clearly Tottenham who should easily gain promotion. They should fear no team and with strength in depth should put…

  • Division 1 Stats and Facts season 3 where will you finish.

    The true state of Division 1 in the Top 100.  Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern top the list once again.  The top 3 suggests a similar result to last season  Barcelona perhaps lack a little strength in depth , with Real performing better in that respect Bayern have a more of a problem with a…