2016 me is very proud right now.
2026 me is a little annoyed I needed to teach everyone else this stuff and didn't keep it to myself.
[We needed the revenue generated from teaching courses at StatsBomb to help pay developer budget for products!]
The whistle blew like 10 minutes ago and I still keep checking the score to make sure I won that Bayern bet.
If the line is basically the exact same as when I posted it but the sign is flipped, it's probably my typo.
Need fans out there in rowboats retrieving balls like during the peak Bonds era.
Hart and then Andersen. Both fabulous.
Copenhagen, your pastries are TOO GOOD!!!
Life is good.
Radars are everywhere now. They weren’t always.
@mixedknuts.bsky.social shares how football data viz evolved from early radars to modern scouting tools, and how clubs built a shared language between data and coaching.
Full breakdown on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/154638...
Me, reading our podcast comments in recent weeks:
*sees the Italy World Cup Qualifying result*
What's Italian for schadenfreud?
With news of Mohamed Salah's departure from Liverpool breaking last week, I decided to take a look at some right wingers they should be looking at in this week's @thetransferflow.bsky.social newsletter:
www.thetransferflow.com/p/which-righ...
No?
New Podcast!
@mixedknuts.bsky.social and @patrickbvs.bsky.social look at the transfer decisions that will define this summer:
• How City and United rebuild their midfields
• Arsenal's left wing problem
• Newcastle's aging squad
• De Zerbi's fit at Spurs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFyj...
Job Alert! This is an Assistant Director of Football role in women's football, reporting directly to me.
The skill set is diverse, including tactical knowledge, player eval, negotiation, and strong people skills.
Women especially encouraged to apply.
jobsinfootball.com/job/123612/a...
Job Alert! This is an Assistant Director of Football role in women's football, reporting directly to me.
The skill set is diverse, including tactical knowledge, player eval, negotiation, and strong people skills.
Women especially encouraged to apply.
jobsinfootball.com/job/123612/a...
A clearout is inevitable at Tottenham this summer. But how much can they even get for the players they want to sell?
www.thetransferflow.com/p/the-3-tier...
Given by OK Go?
Alright, let's do this. Requests are open. Please give me player/team full name + vis type + season.
You have 15 minutes. GO GO GO
Lotsa meetings - Delaying this until after 3.
Feels like a Request Line kind of day. Look for the window some time after noon UK time.
Had my first "motherfucker!" moment with AI music today.
Someone shared a clip on IG of a soul song with a slightly earthier Olivia Dean style vocal and I immediately wanted to know the artist and listen to _everything_.
Sadly, there isn't even a full song or a real person. Blah.
Please remember, the void is for screaming, the abyss is for staring. Got those mixed up once and I have never lived it down.
That is so many connections. You are such a LinkedIn slut.
Thankfully I have a newsletter where I can post about such things, should I both have the spark and the time.
Hrm...
Some days I have to REALLY fight my baser instincts and not start beef over on LinkedIn when someone posts something EXCEPTIONALLY stupid and wrong.
I saved all that for the olden days of Twitter, but you know, people are still wrong and dumb, just on more polite social networks.
Elephant in the room: Mik never trusted Jorge ANYWAY
The days where you could peak up cheapy squad depth at the PL level are almost gone, tbh. You basically have to either find them in your academy or have lottery tickets pay off.
Sorry about *waves hands* all that.
I think he was cheap depth at a position of need and would not be the worst player if Zubi got injured. I actually liked the move given budget constraints [All the money spent on Gyok and Eze]
Iwobi?
Super excited about this. @bdm.bsky.social