I read Michael Lewis’ Moneyball 13 years ago. It was an exploration of key metrics missed by most of baseball and exploited by the then Oakland Athletics general manager, Billy Beane. The lesson from the book was that while each sport has a standard set of metrics the vast majority of coaches and execs follow, if you want to over-achieve against richer opponents, you need to find different, better, metrics.
Adopt the same operational rules as everyone else and over any period, you will punch your weight, not more and no less. Oakland (the A’s) understood this and chose a path less worn. They sold their most saleable assets and bought better players from the unfashionable counter. Some with awkward gaits, overweight or for various reasons just didn’t look right to the rest of elite baseball.
If Billy Beane was working in football today he would sign Leigh Girffiths in a heartbeat. Read his recent rap sheet, he is the most Moneyball player on the planet. The new manager is likely to take a look at the headlines and shrug, which is a pity.
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Someone posted earlier that our share price had risen and suggested that one reason may be a share issue. Normally the share price falls when this happens because there are more shares. One of the ways of increasing the share price is for companies to buy them and cancel them thus reducing the number of shares.
pending share issue
Well, you vote for people if you really believe their policies.
Or you tryb& covet a pafty wi nae policies.
Laughable.gov
I take it that Tav the penalty taker has recovered from injury since the covid hun five have lost their appeal😯
All for unity broadcast was on TV there Galloway had a picture of Churchill behind him, wonder who he’s trying to attract?
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:09 PM
I take it that Tav the penalty taker has recovered from injury since the covid hun five have lost their appeal😯
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The reason for the appeal in the first place to allow Young-Patterson to cover the Tavernierpen injury.
League won
Celtic out of SC
Tavernierpen fit
Patterson and other reserves expendable
Celtic comfy up the back of the bus.
Who on here was pushing all for unity again?
Exactly Squire, spineless.
LG, Is in his 13th season playing football his stats are below.
Although he has been called a poor professional, he lacks fitness , he is a wee Ned and what ever else you care to call him. He hates the Huns and loves to score goals. I believe if he had the amount of playing time as OE we would have a different leading goal scorer.
I for one would resign him, take up the option, whatever, just bring him back
HH
GSU
Matches: 190; Goals: 232; Wins: 137; Draws: 33; Defeats: 20; Points average: 2.34 ; Game winning goals: 72
Spikeys/Ernie
lmao.yup spikey,Ernies reply made me smile.
tho not suprising as what is left is a right wing topic.Tony toTory tis just a simple change of letter.
tho from my time living down there i recall voting liberal in Sir Nicholas Soames seat when living in Sussex,had to slim down Buntys 58k tory majority lol.liberal and it made me puke.
HH
TIMMY7_NOTED on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:16 PM
All for unity broadcast was on TV there Galloway had a picture of Churchill behind him, wonder who he’s trying to attract?
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Galloway has always lauded Churchill, it’s not a new thing.
AN TEARMANN on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:26 PM
Anyone with any sense and any understanding of the voting system votes Tory in the Cooncil elections.
GSU
Stats alone don’t convey the most precious aspect of all.
The WIM Factor’
When It Mattered.
HH jg
ERNIE LYNCH on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:30 PM
AN TEARMANN on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:26 PM
Anyone with any sense and any understanding of the voting system votes Tory in the Cooncil elections.
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As do tories!
spine tingly, never hearD IT BEFORE, EXCELLENT.
BBC Sportsound
@BBCSportsound
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Nov 21, 2018
Gil Heron was the first black footballer to play for Celtic, and the father of musician and poet Gil Scott-Heron.
Gil Heron’s poem “The Great Ones”, recited by Graham Campbell, reminisces about the Scottish football stars he played with and against in the 1950’s.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1065274162904776710
Some folk are definitely at the wind up today.
ERNIE LYNCH on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:30 PM
AN TEARMANN on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:26 PM
Anyone with any sense and any understanding of the voting system votes Tory in the Cooncil elections.
apparently they do great council zoom(er)
sessions.
hh (how could you?how could you)
HH
ernie lynch @ 6.39 and 7.30
Drawing on your inner Boris Johnson there
princephiliplivesoncsc
Roberttressell
pull up a chair.
:-)
HH
one year ago today
we lost our king
God bless Billy
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1385155752541704194?s=19
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JAMESGANG on 22ND APRIL 2021 7:31 PM,
Just trying to fit in with our host’s money ball theme, :)
Seriously though, I feel that Lee can still contribute especially with the right staff to show him the way again, through all aspects of his game fitness etc.
HH
GSU
AT – it’s 2 big man. It’s been a very quick/slow two years. Better days soon I believe
GSU – I appreciate your post and your reply. LG seems like a man child, even at 31. Last Chance U on Netflix features American football and basketball. If they ever do a fitba version, they could focus on all the daft laddie forwards who’ve come out of Easter Road!
HH jg
HH
An Tearmann on 22nd April 2021 8:02 pm
one year ago today
we lost our king
God bless Billy
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1385155752541704194?s=19
hh
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The first Celtic song I ever learnt was, ‘There’s only one King Billy, and that’s Mc Neill.’
HH
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1385155752541704194?s=19
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Love it.
A British League?
Yes please. Imagine…….unbiased refereeing
On another note……JHB……you’d be a fool to think you’re fooling anyone on this site…
That PPB wi’ Gorgeous George was like an episode of Little Britain, and every bit as much of a comedy caricature. 🙄🙄
What happens when you get banned for abusive behaviour from a bhlog…..?
askin’ for a corpulent booze-bag virtual entity.
Rewritrin’HisStoryCSC
One problem re joining the English Premiership
I think one of the reasons they don’t have want us there is simply because they could never live down a Scottish team winning their precious league
FRIESDORFER on 22ND APRIL 2021 8:27 PM
That PPB wi’ Gorgeous George was like an episode of Little Britain, and every bit as much of a comedy caricature. 🙄🙄
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Comedy gold. Obviously seeking to attract the mods and RAF vote with his wee roundel. What’s with his accent?!?!
HH jg
I watched the YouTube highlights of last night’s games.
Apart from the penalty st Johnstone were given they should have had 3 others. Stonewallers.
The invincible DVDs, chocolate bar sleeves and other merch must already be ordered up and ready for fleecing the gullibillys
If we were in that league we’d have sold players as follows:
Ki……£25m
Wanyama……£30m
Armstrong…..£30m
Van Djik……….£90m
Tierney………..£65m
French Eddie..£50m
No wonder Dermot can’t wait to get in
Greg Taylor…..£42.5m
Amido Balde…..£75k
Looks like Leicester v Patrick Thistle
3-0 years and the WBA strip
Someone needs to tell them
Don’t know where the “years” came from
GENE on 22ND APRIL 2021 6:49 PM
Someone posted earlier that our share price had risen and suggested that one reason may be a share issue
That was me, Gene, as you know
Our last share issue in 2005 was principally to fund Lennoxtown
Covid along with a disastrous season has hit our finances hard, it is not unreasonable to suggest a share issue to raise funds for a new management team, we will see what the summer brings
Steve Clark would be ideal for the board. Not too expensive and thankful for the job I’m sure….but don’t think he’d sell season books
Lionsroar 67
To be honest I remember the post but not who posted it and couldn’t be bothered trawling back.
You may be right about a new share issue but if that’s the case the price will fall