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Check the xG for the games we played 5 atb. The strength of schedule wasn’t all that either. Ultimately, who cares if you concede just over a goal a game if you’re creating chances to score 2-4? We also scored considerably less goals back then too. Millwall’s goal against us was pretty...

Only 4 of our last 10 were at home. Meanwhile, Ipswich have had 6/10 be at home. Ipswich have a home record just as good as ours albeit we’ve played 1 game less at home. Ipswich have been flawless at home all season, it’s on the road where they struggle. That in large part explains why...

Being a top percentile player for tackles and interceptions suggests yes to me.

That’s exactly my point… so an extra £3m for a proven top division player is going to be good value. No one batted an eyelid at signing Grimes because we all knew it was what the team needed. His age, wages or resale value were irrelevant precisely because it made us a better team.

It’s quite funny that no batted an eyelid when it came to us signing 29 year old Grimes for £4m last season. An extra £3m for proven Prem talent, just makes sense. No one would dispute that Grimes has added to our squad so much because we needed a player who can control games. Now, we need...

The point about him being at a relegation level team is pertinent here. On a per 90 basis, Ponticelli is our best striker over the last decade, that’s worth pondering on. On per 90 measurements there’s more room for statistical anomalies to show up. Brentford are also 7th in the league and if...

At the very least, he will be a squad player in the Prem so £7m for a squad player is good value. You also don’t really need to worry about resale value in the Prem. The business model is geared towards one thing in the Prem: staying up. Just look at Wolves who tried to be too clever with...

For those numbers I personally prefer the raw metrics but per 90 has its uses. But it can can unfairly punish players who play 90m most games, Onyeka played 83m per game that season so more or less played 90m for every game. I imagine tracking defensive stats on a per 90 can be difficult as...

He complements the squad well. Allen is a good player who covers a lot of ground and there’s times he adds so much. Now, imagine a player who has performed those tasks in the top divisions and at international level. It’s night and day, posters insisted Sakamoto was all we needed, then we...

Please note ‘is also fine’ is in the same tone when your other half says it ‘it’s fine’…

Which numbers are we talking? Defensively, Onyeka is a dawg, for 24/25 he was top: - 11% for tackles - 9% for duels won - 11% in interceptions - 3% for fouls committed so @Nick approved already - top percentile for fouls won - 14% for successful dribbles Amongst other midfielders in the...

On the balance of things, I back us to still win the league but finishing 2nd is also fine. At the start of the season, top 2 was aspirational but leading the way as long as we have, winning the division is an expectation now. Ipswich have looked strong all season, you top the xG table and at...

Ahead of Esse? BTA to get increased minutes from the bench but I’d probably look to keep the same team, perhaps Torp at CM and Eccles at AM.

Alex Neil had this to say about last nights game, a bit of Malcom Tucker-esque spin on the game! Objectively, at 0-0 and 1-1, we had the better of the chances and Esse was unlucky not to score a 2nd. Credit to Millwall, they gave us problems and had a big chance themselves at 1-1 but overall...

That's harsh, he played better last night than v Leicester imo. His passing % was down but I put that down more to the nature of the game being a lot more frenetic and there was a lot of broken play.