Brentford and all about Analytics

[Kite]

Came across this article this morning on Brentford, doing (relatively) well in the Championship but have sacked the manager/coaching staff (including our ex McParland) on the basis of the owner's analytical model which he believed proved they were simply lucky to be doing as well ...

 

http://www.si.com/planet-futbol/2015/05/15/soccer-analytics-brentford-midtjylland-matthew-benham

 

Their goal is to play in the Champions league in "four or five years" ...!

[Gravy]

New manager they've got instead of Warburton is a f***ing joke. Played 15 mins football in his life

 

They are like us in the chamionship. Gragged defeat from the jaws of victory.,What they have done there beggars belief after the season they've had playing the football they have with a top class manager for that division

[Damian_de]

Midtjylland smashed the Danish Superliga all over the place before the winter break, and have slowed a little since the restart, but they could pretty much wrap up the title tonight with a win over FCK.

[DecidedByPoll]

New manager they've got instead of Warburton is a f***ing joke. Played 15 mins football in his life

 

Like Mourinho?

[Maldini]

New manager they've got instead of Warburton is a f***ing joke. Played 15 mins football in his life

 

They are like us in the chamionship. Gragged defeat from the jaws of victory.,What they have done there beggars belief after the season they've had playing the football they have with a top class manager for that division

They haven't hired anyone yet have they?

[DecidedByPoll]

They haven't hired anyone yet have they?

Nope.

 

There's a great quote in an article about the owner who had calculated that they had a 43.2% chance of getting to the Championship from Div 1. Would love to have seen his sums on that one.

[yellow jumper]

they've appointed the chairman from midtyjlland and some other stats guru as co-directors with responsibility for recruitment.

Edited May 20, 2015 by yellow jumper

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

Like Mourinho?

Warbuton himself wasn't much of a footballer was he? Had a career as a trader.