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Predict 6 winners and win a book

Posted on May 6, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

Around three years ago I met, in a virtual sense, David Sumpter, a professor of mathematics at the University of Uppsala in Sweden and a football nut like myself. He was writing a book called Soccermatics, which combined his work … Continue reading →

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Six Nations Report Card: Scotland

Posted on March 22, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

With the 2018 Six Nations Championship in the books, I am publishing report cards based on my data and observations. Number 1: Ireland Number 2: France Number 3: Wales Number 4: England While Scotland have received praise for their style … Continue reading →

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Six Nations Report Card: England

Posted on March 21, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

With the 2018 Six Nations Championship in the books, I am publishing report cards based on my data and observations. Number 1: Ireland Number 2: France Number 3: Wales Number 5: Scotland England lost three times as many matches during … Continue reading →

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Six Nations Report Card: Wales

Posted on March 20, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

With the 2018 Six Nations Championship in the books, I am publishing report cards based on my data and observations. Number 1: Ireland Number 2: France Number 4: England Number 5: Scotland Wales were the 2018 Six Nations runners-up but … Continue reading →

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Six Nations Report Card: France

Posted on March 20, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

With the 2018 Six Nations Championship in the books, I am publishing report cards based on my data and observations. Number 1: Ireland Number 3: Wales Number 4: England Number 5: Scotland France may have finished fourth in the 2018 … Continue reading →

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Six Nations Report Card: Ireland

Posted on March 20, 2018 by scoreboardjournalism

With the 2018 Six Nations Championship in the books, I am publishing report cards based on my data and observations. Number 2: France Number 3: Wales Number 4: England Number 5: Scotland Ireland deservedly won the 2018 Six Nations Grand … Continue reading →

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Our Lions XVs – how close were they?

Posted on July 14, 2017 by scoreboardjournalism

Everyone loves making our British and Irish Lions starting XVs, a pursuit which starts a long time before the players are named, let alone steppimg on an aeroplane to Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. This year, and probably last … Continue reading →

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The 76 predict the League Two play-offs

Posted on May 18, 2017 by scoreboardjournalism

After a poor start with only 14  of the 76 predictors  managing to correctly forecast one of the two finalists in the Championship play-offs, attention turns to the League Two play-offs as the second legs of the two semi-finals will … Continue reading →

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The 76 predict the Championship play-offs

Posted on May 16, 2017 by scoreboardjournalism

As I discussed here, I received 76 predictions for the winners of six finals or end of season competitions last week. Those 76 can perhaps be seen as “the crowd” and therefore it is interesting to analyse whether that crowd … Continue reading →

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The 76: Predicting the big end of season matches

Posted on May 15, 2017 by scoreboardjournalism

Last week, I invited people to predict the winners of the Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and the three Football League play-off finals this season to win a copy of one of two books, Soccermatics or The Agony and … Continue reading →

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