Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:28 am  

Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks!

Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks!

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:29 am  

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks! stats say this thread wont be open long

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks! stats say this thread wont be open long

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:39 am  

I really like what he's got to say there, personally. Particularly the closing comment:

Richard Agar wrote:

"Some clubs use a point scoring system where they use the stats to give players a score, so they can tell how well they have played.

It is a very time-consuming exercise and what does it tell you as a coach?

"It tells you who has played well and who hasn't, something I'd like to think I could tell from watching the game."

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:57 am  

Apparently 7 out of 10 coaches find stats useful

With only 35% using these on a regular basis

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:57 am  

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks!

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks!

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:03 pm  

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks! It doesn't matter what Agar says, surely? He's only got three more games in charge according to you.

Standee wrote: Agar agrees! So, shove your stats folks! It doesn't matter what Agar says, surely? He's only got three more games in charge according to you.

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:06 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

It doesn't matter what Agar says, surely? He's only got three more games in charge according to you.

TBH he said that stats dont tell the full story without the wider context which i think is what we concluded on here anyway, FWIW normally people that dont value stats simply dont understand them!!

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:41 pm  

I don't think Agar's opinion is a surprise. If he held any other opinion, he really shouldn't be in the job.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:57 pm  

trys'r'us wrote:

I don't think Agar's opinion is a surprise. If he held any other opinion, he really shouldn't be in the job.

Quite, we all know this anyway lets be honest, if people just purely look at stats to see whoe is the better player then they are silly.

Re: Stats, it's down to interpretation. : Wed Mar 11, 2009 1:08 pm  

ash4hullfc wrote:

It doesn't matter what Agar says, surely? He's only got three more games in charge according to you.

happy to be wrong (so far)