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A Bunch of Fives So when all is said and done, we analyse where, when and the quantity of times a ball has landed in the back of a net, past and present, or failed to, and somehow deduce why it was destined to be so. That’s the unenviable task of our resident expert Professor Statto, who brings us the benefit of his incisive intellect allied to half a century of football scholarship. And not least, his wry sense of humour.  He leaves the predictions to others, but he’ll provide you with the ammunition to sustain your challenge through your Score Five campaign. He’ll keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the competition. He’ll lead you along byways exploring weird and wonderful facets of the game past and present, but always in his own inimitable style. Some comedian once suggested that “98% of all statistics are made up”, but the Prof. cordially invites you all to verify any information he presents – if only because he does most of the calculations in his head. Professor Statto and his amazing statistics. ====================================== Visit the Prof's 2008/09 season archives. Previous analysis HOW MANY winners??? Hello again pals, and welcome back. After the Premier League's opening weekend, the many pundits who said the title will be going to either of the Manchester teams must be feeling justified. Those who predicted a year of struggle for the new arrivals also had reason to feel satisfied. At least we had a couple of surprises to suggest that this season's competition might not be a predictable procession. An away win for Wolves? Flippin' 'eck, Big Mick! And when you consider that temporary table-toppers Bolton collected less away points than any other team last season, seeing them open up with a 0-4 win was a veritable shock! If you got a shock when you saw your Global Ranking after Round 1, don't worry about it. If you're a regular player, I guarantee you'll soon be rocketing up the table. At present - I'm writing this on Tuesday after the Man. City-Swansea update - the ScoreFive Global Ladder has a curious look to it, with an outrageous gulf between the leaders and those with less than 28 pts, who are ranked #3968 and below. Strange as this may seem, there's a simple reason for it. At the start of the season, Doc Richard who runs the ScoreFive machinery has no idea how many of last season's registered ScoreFivers will return, so they are all given a place on the global ladder. For the first five weeks, anyone who's on holiday or otherwise unable to make their predictions gets a Magic Mike life, and shares MM's scores. Our resident tipster began the season on red-hot form, and his 28 pts put him at the top of the table - and that's why there are 3966 players who didn't make a Round 1 prediction sharing 1st place with him. In the past three seasons of ScoreFive, I think we've had only one occasion where two players shared the #1 spot, so to suddenly have 3967 all notionally on the top step of the podium is mind-boggling. In medieval times, theologians spent days debating the ridiculous question of how many angels could dance on the head of a pin. Now I understand how they felt. The ScoreFive Supremo may yet be spared the onerous task of entering nigh-on 4000 names on the Famous Fives page as Round 1 winners. We still have the Spurs-Everton game to come (date as yet unknown) and with a few Bankers riding on that, I'm sure he's hoping someone will rise above the crowd. If not, he'll be placing an order for gallons of virtual ink and rolling up his sleeves for a long slog.
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