AndyinLiverpool

A much better picture of what? Whether I'm likely to enjoy a game? It seems to me it's only useful for coaching and betting. If you do neither, it gives a picture of nothing.
Yet Live broadcasters yum this stuff up, despite the fact that anyone who wants this info can go to their bookie's website.

I don't understand this. Expected goals is more representative than actual goals? What are they more represetative of?

uninterested

What was the xg?

A ref is disinterested, as in unbiased. Not an ionterest in one side or another.

uninterested

Don’t know about “disinterested” but he certainly looks “uninterested” 😝

uninterested

Probably being a bit thick, but why does it matter how many goals you deserve, or should score? What's the point? 

If it triggers the sort of men who beat women, all the better.

Certainly not enough attention to get into a tizz when they don't throw the ball back quickly enough / throw it back too quickly (delete as applicable).

Yes, hence why I gave my opinion that I don't think young kids, who are probably having their dream day out, should be being put under the microscope and having criticism thrown at them.

Slagging off the ballboys. Bravo.

What's 'ring'?

Slagging off the ballboys. Bravo.

Hopefully he wins the Euros and decides to stay on.

Not scoring more goals in the preceding 86 minutes cost us getting all 3 points

Not scoring more goals in the preceding 86 minutes cost us getting all 3 points

If it triggers the sort of men who beat women, all the better.

The first one is giveable. The second one however...
Can we just go back to 'deliberate handball'

Slagging off the ballboys. Bravo.

Not scoring more goals in the preceding 86 minutes cost us getting all 3 points

Slagging off the ballboys. Bravo.

Not scoring more goals in the preceding 86 minutes cost us getting all 3 points

Slagging off the ballboys. Bravo.