Funny stats to upset United fans

[Prestwich_Blue]

Here's a stat - Old Trafford is falling down.

And here's another. 8th.

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

He’s a long way to go, IMHO, before his record is besmirched. He’s light years ahead of anyone in terms of managerial achievements.

Yet if you look at the manager rankings on Club Elo he doesn't figure. Elo ratings are a standard way of assessing strength in various competitive activities (Chess, Bridge, Tennis, etc) including football.

These are based on comparatives against the teams played, so Sheffield United beating us last weekend would have gained more points than we did by beating them.

The fact he, or the 1999 team don't figure suggests they were so superior to most of those they played that they simply didn't earn that many Elo points. That could be because he was a far superior manager but more likely reflects their level of spending.

 

[blue by birth]

A bit off topic.
But one of my personal favourites.
I was on the pitch in 1974 were you ?

I was in the Stretford End being spat at by grown men for cheering when Law scored..
They were always wankers and always will be..
Rag Cunts

 

[horlock_was_super]

Klerberson and Forman, but no Djemba Djemba!

That one has been included in our 115 charges.

 

[Harlaching Sky Blue]

33 pages in an no ones mentioned Maine Roads floodlight height

 

[The blue phantom]

33 pages in an no ones mentioned Maine Roads floodlight height

Or one of the most famous celebrities in the world :)

 

[alexmcity]

The fact he, or the 1999 team don't figure suggests they were so superior to most of those they played that they simply didn't earn that many Elo points. That could be because he was a far superior manager but more likely reflects their level of spending.

They won the league with 79 pts. That explains their elo points.

 

[RiversideBlue]

And the most successful person in a United shirt this year is.....

 

[Harlaching Sky Blue]

Or one of the most famous celebrities in the world :)

View attachment 103156

he deffo had more appearances in Corrie than the filthy moustached rag car mechanic...Im talking about oily hands and overalls of course

 

[johnnytapia]

Yet if you look at the manager rankings on Club Elo he doesn't figure. Elo ratings are a standard way of assessing strength in various competitive activities (Chess, Bridge, Tennis, etc) including football.

These are based on comparatives against the teams played, so Sheffield United beating us last weekend would have gained more points than we did by beating them.

The fact he, or the 1999 team don't figure suggests they were so superior to most of those they played that they simply didn't earn that many Elo points. That could be because he was a far superior manager but more likely reflects their level of spending.

Club Elo? Never heard of it (and would wager 99% of fans haven’t either).
I’m always slightly wary of such algorithms- and it would be interesting to see where it ranks teams / managers / players who played in the pre-European Cup era.
I can only go off my own thoughts, instinct and games I’ve seen.
Where does Clough rank on its system, a man that took a team from Div 2 to European Champions.
Ferguson spent shedloads, absolutely. He also won, sadly, shedloads. And he did it North of the border too, where the Old Firm won /,win virtually everything.
By the way, is Alan Ball on Club Elo?