Redslo Posted 14 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 14 April, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (Round 33 minus)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Redslo Posted 27 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 27 April, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (midweek)" http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 30 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 30 April, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (Round 35)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 30 April, 2015 Author Share Posted 30 April, 2015 I just posted "Greg Dyke and His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Ideas (Part Four)." Warning--it is kind of long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 5 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 5 May, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (Round 36)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dangermouth Posted 6 May, 2015 Share Posted 6 May, 2015 Good read about the Greg Dyke fantasy: let's hope he gets a job elsewhere as soon as. On an aside, it's fascinating to see how quickly (and well) you've anglicised yourself Mr Redslo. I assume it's now so natural others haven't noticed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 7 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 7 May, 2015 Good read about the Greg Dyke fantasy: let's hope he gets a job elsewhere as soon as. On an aside, it's fascinating to see how quickly (and well) you've anglicised yourself Mr Redslo. I assume it's now so natural others haven't noticed. I no longer type soccer by mistake. I sometimes confuse my American friends when I refer to football. I try to remember use club to refer to the club as a whole and team to refer to the people selected to play on a give day. I am not entirely sure that is a thing, but it seems to be. I do not fully understand when a group of people are singular or plural ,however. Also, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 7 May, 2015 Share Posted 7 May, 2015 I no longer type soccer by mistake. I sometimes confuse my American friends when I refer to football. I try to remember use club to refer to the club as a whole and team to refer to the people selected to play on a give day. I am not entirely sure that is a thing, but it seems to be. I do not fully understand when a group of people are singular or plural ,however. Also, thank you. Good observation. That would make sense, though I think team could be used wider than just the specific team selected on the day. But I suspect none of us are sure when singular or plural either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graffito Posted 7 May, 2015 Share Posted 7 May, 2015 Good observation. That would make sense, though I think team could be used wider than just the specific team selected on the day. But I suspect none of us are sure when singular or plural either Well illustrated. It feels right to say "none are" because its common usage from the BBC down but as "none" is an abbreviation of not one, its singular and should be "none is". Likewise with team and club. Routinely we refer to them in the plural. Redslo probably has it right in making them singular. Sorry. Yawn. Roll on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coxford_lou Posted 7 May, 2015 Share Posted 7 May, 2015 [/b] Well illustrated. It feels right to say "none are" because its common usage from the BBC down but as "none" is an abbreviation of not one, its singular and should be "none is". Likewise with team and club. Routinely we refer to them in the plural. Redslo probably has it right in making them singular. Sorry. Yawn. Roll on Saturday. Interesting. So are you saying I should have said: none of us is sure...? If so, first time that's been explained in that way to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 May, 2015 Share Posted 7 May, 2015 [/b] Well illustrated. It feels right to say "none are" because its common usage from the BBC down but as "none" is an abbreviation of not one, its singular and should be "none is". Likewise with team and club. Routinely we refer to them in the plural. Redslo probably has it right in making them singular. Sorry. Yawn. Roll on Saturday. Either is ok. With words such a 'Manchester United' or 'the government' then either the plural or the singular is used. Common usage is what counts here, I prefer using what sounds right. 'Manchester United is the biggest club in the world.' 'Manchester United are about to sign...' Etcetera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 May, 2015 Share Posted 7 May, 2015 Interesting. So are you saying I should have said: none of us is sure...? If so, first time that's been explained in that way to me. You can use whatever sounds the more natural. None may originally have been an abbreviation of no-one but it is a separate word in its own right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 8 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 8 May, 2015 Either is ok. With words such a 'Manchester United' or 'the government' then either the plural or the singular is used. Common usage is what counts here, I prefer using what sounds right. 'Manchester United is the biggest club in the world.' 'Manchester United are about to sign...' Etcetera. To the American ear, the plural always sounds right in this context--Manchester United are the best club in the world. No wait. That doesn't sound right either. Never mind. But I will stop worrying about the plural singular question in my blog writing and focus on eliminating every last reference to soccer--unless I am writing about Major League Soccer, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 9 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 9 May, 2015 I have gone off topic and posted "I Discuss the Recent Election." I promise not to do this very often. In any case, it will be less controversial than saying something good about Portsmouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 14 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 14 May, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (Round 37)." http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 19 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 19 May, 2015 I just posted "I Make Predictions (Round 38 plus)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 19 May, 2015 Share Posted 19 May, 2015 You can use whatever sounds the more natural. None may originally have been an abbreviation of no-one but it is a separate word in its own right. Pedant's corner: It's a contraction (not an abbreviation) of 'not one', and it's followed by the singular. Just as 'either' or 'neither' is, because they're contractions of 'either one', etc. And back to the thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 24 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 24 May, 2015 I have posted "End of Season Predictions (Spoiler: Summer is Coming)." http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 25 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 25 May, 2015 I just posted "Shattering the Glass Ceiling (Part five)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goatboy Posted 25 May, 2015 Share Posted 25 May, 2015 Cheers Redslo, good read as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david in sweden Posted 27 May, 2015 Share Posted 27 May, 2015 I no longer type soccer by mistake. I sometimes confuse my American friends when I refer to football. I try to remember use club to refer to the club as a whole and team to refer to the people selected to play on a give day. I am not entirely sure that is a thing, but it seems to be. I do not fully understand when a group of people are singular or plural ,however. Also, thank you. ...your contributions are very interesting but getting the jargon correct can be difficult, as with our Chairman Ralph K. who, on the players award night referred to : ...." centre field ".....and " the locker room " ....still got hockey on his mind-you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 27 May, 2015 Share Posted 27 May, 2015 ...your contributions are very interesting but getting the jargon correct can be difficult, as with our Chairman Ralph K. who, on the players award night referred to : ...." centre field ".....and " the locker room " ....still got hockey on his mind-you see. People use different terms in different countries. I think people generally are over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 29 May, 2015 Author Share Posted 29 May, 2015 ...your contributions are very interesting but getting the jargon correct can be difficult, as with our Chairman Ralph K. who, on the players award night referred to : ...." centre field ".....and " the locker room " ....still got hockey on his mind-you see. People use different terms in different countries. I think people generally are over it. Center field is a baseball term, not a hockey one. Is Centre field also a cricket term? I really have no idea. Generally I try to avoid terms that might qualify as being misused which is kind of strange since I can enjoy debating the subject. On an unrelated subject, but related to my blog, I have been out of town since Monday with no ability to post here or blog there so I missed my opportunity to jump right on the FIFA indictment story. However, as an American criminal lawyer who blogs about football this subject should be right in my wheelhouse (in the baseball, not the sailing, sense). Does anyone have any particular requests or suggestions as to what aspect of the issue I should focus on in my blog? To the extent I can, I would be happy to address the issue in a way that people who read my blog would prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Force Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 I am lookimg foward to your insightful contribution on this front. An explanation of how and what US laws apply would obviously be useful. I was wondering if there was something unique to US law giving it jurisdiction, or wether you think other more football focused countries are worried about rocking the boat so to speak. I for one am glad that they are being examined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 29 May, 2015 Share Posted 29 May, 2015 It's the US choosing to regulate anything remotely impacting on its shores - whether that's use of a US ISP or dollar currency. There are also few other single-state organisations with the funding and political will to be able to conduct such an in-depth and ongoing investigation. Oh, and they of course lost the 2018/2022 bid due to alleged corruption, which I'm sure doesn't hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 3 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 3 June, 2015 (edited) I have just posted "England’s Coefficient Problems." http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Also, if possible, could the person who posts under the account name "The9" please email me at rgk3@charter.net. Thank you and good night. Edited 3 June, 2015 by Redslo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 3 June, 2015 Share Posted 3 June, 2015 ^ I think you just posted under The9, buddy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 3 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 3 June, 2015 ^ I think you just posted under The9, buddy! fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano6 Posted 3 June, 2015 Share Posted 3 June, 2015 (a) you ruined my great joke (b) I've now wasted 2 of my 3 posts today on this thread :( © that article what you writ on the UEFA coefficients is super! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 3 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 3 June, 2015 (a) you ruined my great joke (b) I've now wasted 2 of my 3 posts today on this thread :( © that article what you writ on the UEFA coefficients is super! 1) Sorry. 2) Sorry. Feel free not to respond to this. 3) Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 6 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 6 June, 2015 (edited) I just published "Is America the Right Jurisdiction for the FIFA Corruption Charges?" http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Edited 7 June, 2015 by Redslo to make me look slightly less stupid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 9 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 9 June, 2015 I just posted "My Summer 2015 Scouting Report (Striker Edition)" Warning it is fairly long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 11 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 11 June, 2015 I just posted "I Transcribed Ralph Krueger’s interview with @bigadamsport" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 17 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 17 June, 2015 I just posted "Great Moments in Recent Southampton History (Part 12)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 17 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 17 June, 2015 http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ I just posted "My Summer 2015 Scouting Report (Striker Edition—Juanmi Update).' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lallana's Left Peg Posted 17 June, 2015 Share Posted 17 June, 2015 http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ I just posted "My Summer 2015 Scouting Report (Striker Edition—Juanmi Update).' One thing to note (you may even already know it) - the star rating system in FM is relative to the existing ability of your squad. Thus the rating that Juanmi would have got is in comparison to the existing strikers that Man Utd have - not that he is only a 1.5-2 star rating player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 17 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 17 June, 2015 One thing to note (you may even already know it) - the star rating system in FM is relative to the existing ability of your squad. Thus the rating that Juanmi would have got is in comparison to the existing strikers that Man Utd have - not that he is only a 1.5-2 star rating player. That is a good point to make clear. That is why, when using Manchester United's Scouts, I would accept 2 star players. If I were using Southampton's scouts I probably would require three star players. As a practical matter, according to FM Southampton does not have good enough scouts or enough of them for my system to work using Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 18 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 18 June, 2015 I just posted "Southampton’s European Roster Update (18 June 2015)." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 22 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 22 June, 2015 I just posted "Premier League Salaries According to Football Manager 2015." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 24 June, 2015 Author Share Posted 24 June, 2015 I just published "Milestone 30,360" http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 3 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 3 July, 2015 I just posted "Miscellaneous Other Salaries According to Football Manager 2015" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbendy Posted 3 July, 2015 Share Posted 3 July, 2015 Really interesting reading your post on FM 2015 salaries for the Prem. I hope you don't mind, but I have taken this information and done some further work: I was interested to see what we could learn from looking at how average salary (of top 20 earners) compares with league position. Does money always buy you success? Obviously this is simplistic for a number of reasons - 'big' clubs will tend to have bigger squads, for one thing. However, the average salary of the top 20 earners is probably a pretty good indicator of the overall wage bill. So, what I have done is use the 'average salary' to rank the clubs ('salary rank'), then compare the 'salary rank' with the finishing league position to create a 'value index'. A club which finishes in a league position equal to its 'salary rank' would have a 'value index' of zero and could be considered to have invested its wage bill averagely well. A club which had over-performed relative to its 'salary rank' would have a positive 'value index' score and a club which had spent loads of salary and finished low down the table would have a negative 'value index'. Here are the results: Saints come out reasonably favourably based on this analysis. The top four are Stoke, Crystal Palace, Swansea and Leicester. Bottom of the pile are Man U, Everton, Sunderland and - rock bottom - QPR There are obviously many more ways in you could (should?) go about measuring how successfully/effectively a club is being run, but I have found this to be an interesting exercise. I'm happy for you to publish this if you want, or to extend the analysis further - I can send you the spreadsheet if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 3 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 3 July, 2015 Really interesting reading your post on FM 2015 salaries for the Prem. I hope you don't mind, but I have taken this information and done some further work: I was interested to see what we could learn from looking at how average salary (of top 20 earners) compares with league position. Does money always buy you success? Obviously this is simplistic for a number of reasons - 'big' clubs will tend to have bigger squads, for one thing. However, the average salary of the top 20 earners is probably a pretty good indicator of the overall wage bill. So, what I have done is use the 'average salary' to rank the clubs ('salary rank'), then compare the 'salary rank' with the finishing league position to create a 'value index'. A club which finishes in a league position equal to its 'salary rank' would have a 'value index' of zero and could be considered to have invested its wage bill averagely well. A club which had over-performed relative to its 'salary rank' would have a positive 'value index' score and a club which had spent loads of salary and finished low down the table would have a negative 'value index'. Here are the results: [ATTACH=CONFIG]1728[/ATTACH] Saints come out reasonably favourably based on this analysis. The top four are Stoke, Crystal Palace, Swansea and Leicester. Bottom of the pile are Man U, Everton, Sunderland and - rock bottom - QPR There are obviously many more ways in you could (should?) go about measuring how successfully/effectively a club is being run, but I have found this to be an interesting exercise. I'm happy for you to publish this if you want, or to extend the analysis further - I can send you the spreadsheet if you want It is an interesting approach. I remember reading somewhere--it might have been in the book Soccernomics--that someone had done a study like this and found that salary paid corresponded to performance, but transfer fees paid did not. Here is a link to the book. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soccernomics-England-Australia---Iraq--Are-Destined/dp/1568584814/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435919888&sr=8-2&keywords=soccernomics When checking for this link, I just noticed that the author has published a new Soccernomics book. My reading material for the weekend has been selected. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Stefan-Szymanski/dp/1568585268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435919888&sr=8-1&keywords=soccernomics I have to say that QPR's position on the bottom of your list has to be the least surprising news ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 4 July, 2015 Share Posted 4 July, 2015 (edited) It is an interesting approach. I remember reading somewhere--it might have been in the book Soccernomics--that someone had done a study like this and found that salary paid corresponded to performance, but transfer fees paid did not. Here is a link to the book. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Soccernomics-England-Australia---Iraq--Are-Destined/dp/1568584814/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435919888&sr=8-2&keywords=soccernomics When checking for this link, I just noticed that the author has published a new Soccernomics book. My reading material for the weekend has been selected. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Stefan-Szymanski/dp/1568585268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435919888&sr=8-1&keywords=soccernomics I have to say that QPR's position on the bottom of your list has to be the least surprising news ever. It is Soccernomics (aka "Why England Loses" over here), I've also read it and it basically says that if you want to know who's going to win the league, just look at the wage bill. This of course is completely in line with football being a meritocracy, and a near as dammit free market in which wages reflect ability. The ability to get the most out of lower wages by identifying which skills are undervalued is of course a different book on a different sport, but we've mentioned it enough times recently for me to actually start considering researching what kind of statistical analysis of football actually takes place... and how Saints are bucking the trend - if indeed we are. Edited 4 July, 2015 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 4 July, 2015 Share Posted 4 July, 2015 Only just found out about this one though - not the same book and at worst about a year old. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435972134&sr=1-10&keywords=football+analysis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 4 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 4 July, 2015 Only just found out about this one though - not the same book and at worst about a year old. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435972134&sr=1-10&keywords=football+analysis I think it is the same book I linked second. The American edition is "Money and Soccer" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435972134&sr=1-10&keywords=football+analysis http://smile.amazon.com/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435979917&sr=8-1&keywords=money+and+soccer The English version is Money and Football http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe-ebook/dp/B00TT1VP50/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1435919888 http://smile.amazon.com/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Stefan-Szymanski/dp/1568585268/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435979955&sr=8-2&keywords=money+and+football I just realized I linked to the amazon smile url rather than the general American amazon url. On the other hand, everyone should be using amazon smile whenever possible anyway. In any case, I have already started to read it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbendy Posted 4 July, 2015 Share Posted 4 July, 2015 The blog is great. Keep it going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 4 July, 2015 Share Posted 4 July, 2015 I think it is the same book I linked second. The American edition is "Money and Soccer" http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_10?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1435972134&sr=1-10&keywords=football+analysis http://smile.amazon.com/Money-Soccer-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe/dp/1568584768/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1435979917&sr=8-1&keywords=money+and+soccer The English version is Money and Football http://www.amazon.co.uk/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Unterhaching-S****horpe-ebook/dp/B00TT1VP50/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1435919888 http://smile.amazon.com/Money-Football-Soccernomics-Stefan-Szymanski/dp/1568585268/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1435979955&sr=8-2&keywords=money+and+football I just realized I linked to the amazon smile url rather than the general American amazon url. On the other hand, everyone should be using amazon smile whenever possible anyway. In any case, I have already started to read it. You're right, I scanned your original text and then found the same thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redslo Posted 11 July, 2015 Author Share Posted 11 July, 2015 I just published a transcript of Les Reed's interview on my blog. I cleverly called it "I Transcribed Les Reed’s 10 July 2015 Interview with @bigadamsport." http://redsloscf.blogspot.com/ http://redsloscf.blogspot.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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