Transfer Rumour Thread 21/22

[TerryTheTerror]

Think you know what I mean?

All this data bull5hit is the American way and they are gambling that it works at the 6th biggest club in a wee footballing country.

Na,no for me. I'm absolutely dreading this experiment.

What? Every club will be doing this. You can't actually think we are the only one in the Scottish Premiership?

[Whitfieldarab]

What? Every club will be doing this. You can't actually think we are the only one in the Scottish Premiership?

Couldn't tell you what other clubs have if I'm being honest I don't care.

Going back a decade or so and using Darren Dods as an example, he was a great servant for us but very limited so do you think all this analytic nonsense would improve a guy like that? Give him a bigger heart?make him dribble like Ronaldo or sprint like Overmars?

I'm all for it at youth level but stuff like that wouldn't work on a Butcher or a Connolly so stop wasting time and money please.

[stokearab]

If your wages to turnover ratio is 120% there are three things you can do

1 do nothing and keep pumping capital into a loss making business. Not the preferred option for business owners who want to profit from a business.

2 increase your turnover to reduce your wages expenditure as a percentage of sales.
Limited opportunity to do this in Scotland. Player values have slumped and contracts of saleable assets are ticking down.

3 reduce the actual cash amount you spend on wages. Run lighter but fitter. Quality over quantity.

I'm available.

[TerryTheTerror]

Couldn't tell you what other clubs have if I'm being honest I don't care.

Going back a decade or so and using Darren Dods as an example, he was a great servant for us but very limited so do you think all this analytic nonsense would improve a guy like that? Give him a bigger heart?make him dribble like Ronaldo or sprint like Overmars?

I'm all for it at youth level but stuff like that wouldn't work on a Butcher or a Connolly so stop wasting time and money please.

You should care as us not doing it would give and advantage to our opposition every week. Would analysis of his performance improve Darren Dods? Probably, yes, as it would give him insight into how he could be fitter and also be in the right areas of the pitch more often when he needs to be (for example).

[stokearab]

What I'd like to know is where is our unparalleled extensive scouting network when you need it. What are these people doing? Have we stopped paying them? The last time it was needed we signed Ryan Edwards who was known to MM and Charlie Mulgrew who was known to TA.

Is the internet down in India?

3 players.

A goalkeeper (a decent one)
A creative midfielder (to battle Mochrie for the shirt)
A striker (unless we've put our chips on Clark and Appere)

Plenty time. 27 days til we kick off in the Premiership.

[Whitfieldarab]

You should care as us not doing it would give and advantage to our opposition every week. Would analysis of his performance improve Darren Dods? Probably, yes, as it would give him insight into how he could be fitter and also be in the right areas of the pitch more often when he needs to be (for example).

Sorry but I just don't believe in it at all. Has it improved Butcher's passing or giving away needless fouls or bookings? Has he ever analysed his own game from the previous week and taken heed then rectified it by not flying into tackles needlessly? I seem to remember McNulty too getting booked needlessly for kicking the ball away a couple of times. Didn't he learn from the 1st time? He must've not been paying attention when watching the match back in analysing class.......and not forgetting Benji . Took him long enough to analyse himself back then eventually saving a penalty. Lol.

Sorry but I'm probably just too old to get my head around all this type of modern pish, I still can't get over fluorescent pink and yellow futba bates