Re: [LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-26 Thread Michael Walsh
Guy, you don't need to be a genius to predict the top 5 of the Premier on the basis of weekly scores. Amateur, as I am, I am about to place a bet on any 5 from 8. No science, no methodology, as such, just a glance at the likely squads and comparisons with the remainder. Now, ask me to predict

Re: [LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-26 Thread Guy Thornton
On 26 Aug 2010 at 9:29, Michael Walsh wrote: Guy, you don't need to be a genius to predict the top 5 of the Premier on the basis of weekly scores. Amateur, as I am, I am about to place a bet on any 5 from 8. No science, no methodology, as such, just a glance at the likely squads and

[LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-25 Thread Guy Thornton
Infostrada is the sports stats agency which you've probably heard of or come across (they get mentioned regularly by users such as papers or the BBC in live text broadcasts. They have become, in a few years, the leading supplier of sports stats and a friend has been with them since the

Re: [LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-25 Thread Damian Walsh
That's interesting. However, did they do the same exercise last year and if so how close were they? Damian On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Guy Thornton guy.thorn...@inter.nl.netwrote: Infostrada is the sports stats agency which you've probably heard of or come across (they get mentioned

Re: [LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-25 Thread Guy Thornton
On 25 Aug 2010 at 13:30, Damian Walsh wrote: That's interesting. However, did they do the same exercise last year and if so how close were they? Damian I've now had a reply from SImon: Accuracy is always tricky. Yes they were accurate to a point but there will always be

Re: [LU] So, what does the season hold?

2010-08-25 Thread Robert Heath
Remember Infostrada is a commercial organization selling the info so mostly it's customers subscribing and paying for it. Jeez..how stupid can some people be? They PAY MONEY to have some statistical experts tell them things like MAN U OR CHELSEA ARE MOST LIKELY TO WIN THE