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A Bunch of Fives So when all is said and done we translate the number of times a ball has landed in the back of a net, past and present, and somehow work out why it was so obviously going to be so and what will happen in the future!! That’s the unenviable task of our resident expert Professor Statto, Nobel Prize Winner in waiting, who’s been explaining the meaning of football life and giving comfort to his followers for years.  He’ll tell you why your predictions were bound to be wrong. He’ll tell you about the most outrageous possibilities to come. He’ll tell you…But whatever he says remember: “98% of all statistics are made up.” ~Author Unknown Professor Statto and his amazing statistics. ====================================== Previous analysis Week 21.... FA Cup Round 3.... Weeks 19 and 20.... Week 18.... Week 17.... Week 16The Big Five and the Big Five Dozen Good day, all The Man.Utd-Chelsea game was a landmark in the Premier League, and not only because it decided who owns this season’s bragging rights between the two titans. Every team has now reached the halfway point in their campaign, though United and Fulham are lagging a couple of games behind most others. We don’t have any clearer idea who the champions will be; in fact, we have even less idea than a month ago now the Big Four have allowed Aston Villa to make it the Big Five. There’s still a logjam among the strugglers, who, by almost universal agreement, begin with Hull in 8th place. On this basis Everton (6th) and Wigan (7th) are the only teams not challenging for the title or fighting against The Drop. I haven’t seen any managerial pronouncements about targeting a UEFA Cup place. Maybe the thought of continental visits at today’s pound/euro exchange rate is too painful to contemplate. The Big Five Dozen? While some faltered, others have moved up the field. Today’s No. 2, Patrick Ho, didn’t reach the Top 20 until late November, but he has been a fixture since. Antomeno, lano23, nick1, kevin and monthly winners Len and The Athlone Boys have all steadily advanced. Of those who started strongly, Simoscy has never wavered. He won the first monthly prize and shows every sign of playing some part when the finish line comes into view. Johnw, Doni Alfauzi, Michael, Gilberto’s Goldmine and Katona777 are other front runners notable for their endurance. If there are only five possible winners of the Prem, I can see at least five dozen contenders at the halfway stage in our own competition. A third of our Top 60 have used all of their Five Lives, and some are already restricted to battling for the monthly prizes – that’s a golden opportunity for their competitors. There are only a couple of dozen players in the Top 100 with four or five lives still intact: they’re moving up the leaderboard week by week – the value of consistency, pals. Apart from our champion’s crown, there are still four monthly and three FA Cup prizes to play for. The race is still wide open: within a month, a player can move 50 places up or down the Global League table - are you ready to make your move? The Archers: a story of every-game folk Top Players That Stoke-Liverpool draw was the stumbling block for almost everyone, and no-one expected Man. Utd to have such a decisive win against Chelsea - I doubt even Fergie did! I couldn’t find a single player who got the full five points from either game. In fact, only irishgeordie managed five between them, having bravely gone for the draw at Stoke together with a Man. U. home win. The magic number for a place at the top table this week is 22 pts and up.
By the way, Gilberto’s Goldmine has another reason to be cheerful – he’s just won our FA Cup Third Round prize with a total of 79 pts. Let the stats speak for you
While the Drog’s record this term is less than impressive, he’s not the worst in the top flight. Bobby Zamora has scored one in 20 for Fulham, while Stoke’s Richard Cresswell is still looking for his first after 21 games. Premier League Vital Signs as at Jan. 14
November and December have seen the Draws creeping up. Has the arrival of Winter sapped the energy and enthusiasm of players who prefer warmer weather? Interestingly, the most successful team in the month of December (with four wins and a draw) was Aston Villa, who, with their eight Englishmen, are an exception in the modern Prem. The number of goals per game has slipped back from 2.72 after 12 weeks to 2.56 now, which is slightly below last season’s average. All of this means 0-0s and 1-1s are occurring more often, but we’ll take a look Most Frequent Scores sometime soon... Red Car(d)? Until next week, friends, Regards,
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