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I thought they were all bollocks, now you are saying exactly what I said - they need to be understood and used in context. xG is only a crude measure of chance quality not the outcome of the game. It doesn’t imply that team that has the highest xG in a game should win, just that they might have had more clear cut goal-scoring chances. The name “expected goals is just derived from the mathematical concept of “expected value” - a measurement of probability. Like any stat, on it’s own it is pretty meaningless but used in context it has value.

That we have been shit obviously.

But if you hadn't watched the games the 0 points from 3 games would give you a clue though wouldn't it?

0 points from 3 games - that's a stat.

Of course, but IF a spreadsheet does tell you that it has done it's job. There are only so many games a scout/manager can watch, you can feed stats from thousands of games onto a spreadsheet.

I'm not sure that is what you are supposed to conclude from xg, it's just to give an idea of how many goal scoring opportunities a team had. It's a crude tool but is no different to any stat in that respect. Possession stats don't always tell you who deserved to win, neither do shots on goal or shots on target. All the stats need to be used in context to mean anything.

There is no sugar coating it, it’s a bitch of a draw. Newcastle are probably the best team left in it and playing the away leg last is going to be hard. The only positive I can see is the Howe usually blows off the cups but with Newcastle having not won anything for about a million years there is little chance he will not take this seriously.

The booing has obviously given them the kick up the arsenal they need. Credit where it’s due.

Bollocks

Prowsey for me, he was everywhere.

Blimey, wasn’t expecting that! Great performance, great result.

Not sure we have time for a manager on a learning curve. We've all been through relegation battles before, we might only be 3-4 points adrift but every time you lose a winnable game means later in the season you end up having to go to Old Trafford or similar to get a result.

It's almost as if the problem was the lack of a goalscorer, not the manager.

It’s a bit gutting to not even have a new manager bounce, even shit managers usually have some sort of honeymoon period, we have just got worse.

Looks like he's sat in front of a moped to me, there is definitely a drink on the table though.

I agree it seems like a waste of money but 800 is very different to 8000. You clearly don't have a clue what you are talking about.

Obviously, because I'm the one posting faux outrage over something I don't have a clue about.

Only to those who deserve it. 8000

Why do you think he's disabled anyway, I can't see a wheelchair in that clip?

It's irrelevant wether he was in a wheelchair or not, my point was that he was talking complete shite about 8000 diversity managers. If you're going to get all angry over NHS wasting money you should at least have a vague idea of what is true.

You should've been angry mate, 6000 diversity managers is a massive waste of taxpayers money.

You are the one getting all angry over some completely made up facts.

He's talking complete bollocks wether he is disabled and sober or not. It's you that believed him fuckwit.

Are you suggesting northerners in wheelchairs are not allowed to get pissed up and talk bollocks?

Na read it. Still funny that you believed some pissed-up northerner was actually quoting facts.