Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. v. Bolton Wanderers F.C. (Saturday) Is there actually any natural animosity between the two clubs that make up the “Wanderers Derby?” It strikes me as kind of like assuming that any White Sox v. Red Sox match-up will be significant simply because both teams are the “Sox.” I can’t find any information [...]
Archive for December 4th, 2009
Your Weekend Preview: South African Edition
Posted in Copa Libertadores, English Premier League, FIFA, General, Ross County, Scottish Football League, Serie A, South America, Swiss Super League, Weekend Preview, World Cup 2010 on December 4, 2009 | 6 Comments »
How “Soccernomics” Sees The World Cup Draw
Posted in Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, tagged Soccernomics, World Cup 2010 on December 4, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Hey, remember this post from earlier today? Now that the draw’s done, let’s apply the “Soccernomics” multiple regression stat to each group and see who, statistically speaking, should win. For those of you just joining us, these are the criteria: Home field advanatage is worth 2/3 of a goal. Having twice as much international experience [...]
Multiple Regression, “Soccernomics”, and the World Cup Draw
Posted in Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics, World Cup 2010, tagged Soccernomics, World Cup 2010 Draw on December 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Earlier this week, I picked up a new book: “Soccernomics”, which the New York Times says does for soccer what “Moneyball” does for baseball. Being a colossal “Moneyball” fan (and being that the book was only like $15), I figured I would pick it up. To say that the book is the “Moneyball” of soccer [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Adem Ljajic, Andrei Arshavin, Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, Didier Drogba, English National Team, Fabio Capello, FAI, Fake Bomb Threats, Ghanaian National Team, Juventus, Manchester United, Milovan Rajevac, Notts County, Partizan Belgrade, Portsmouth, Roy Keane, Space Stuff, Sven-Göran Eriksson, World Cup 2010 Draw on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while taking anti-moon dust pills…
