CaverRam Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Barnsley: Consortium completes takeover of Championship club http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42414884 Will be interesting. I met Billy a couple of years ago and he knew a lot about the Championship and the Rams, he admired our history and appreciated us as a club. I wonder what he can do with the Tykes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boycie Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Well I hope they do well, seems to be a proper family club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaverRam Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Agreed, it'll be interesting to see how Brad Pitt gets on in South Yorkshire too. The 2 'moneyball' experiments I've seen in football were Liverpool (Stewart Downing 'most crosses' + Andy Carroll 'most crosses converted') in the year before they signed seemed like an obvious numbers based strategy...but failed dismally. The other being Matthew Benham's clubs (he of online gaming megawealth) Brentford and Midtjylland. Interesting but slightly dated story here https://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/05/15/soccer-analytics-brentford-midtjylland-matthew-benham but it seems to work for them..Midtjylland even beating Man Utd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Would be great if they became bigger than Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therealhantsram Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Barnsley are a perfect sized club to try it with. Always skeptical re. football though as it is baseball is much more about what an individual does in isolation. In football, your stats can be massively skewed by who you play alongside. A much more complex analysis IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannable Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 hours ago, therealhantsram said: Barnsley are a perfect sized club to try it with. Always skeptical re. football though as it is baseball is much more about what an individual does in isolation. In football, your stats can be massively skewed by who you play alongside. A much more complex analysis IMO. Statistically Shackell has an 80% passing accuracy and WhoScored has his down as a calculated strength! I don’t think you’ll find a Derby fan that agrees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coneheadjohn Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 I’ve spent a lot of time in Barnsley,I’m sure they will find it different. I wish them well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibby Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Time will tell, how good they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanshire Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Unless they are being taken over by some filthy rich people who can put more money into the club, they cannot be bigger. Barnsley have through their history been between Championship and League 2, except for that 1 season in premiership. I have no belief that Barnsley can ever establish them selves in the top of Championship and be a favorite to promote to Premier League. They are just a regular side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Apparently some french trialists on the way already - i think their owners have links with nice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 On 20/12/2017 at 08:44, Boycie said: Well I hope they do well, seems to be a proper family club. You mean it's a place filled with spite, resentment and disappointment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamRam Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 2 hours ago, AndyinLiverpool said: You mean it's a place filled with spite, resentment and disappointment? Wow it must be bad coming from someone living in Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 On 20/12/2017 at 21:50, Hermanshire said: Unless they are being taken over by some filthy rich people who can put more money into the club, they cannot be bigger. Barnsley have through their history been between Championship and League 2, except for that 1 season in premiership. I have no belief that Barnsley can ever establish them selves in the top of Championship and be a favorite to promote to Premier League. They are just a regular side. Tell that to fans of Burnley, Brighton, Stoke, Huddersfield, Swansea, Bournemouth, Watford, Leicester etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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