The Table…

[upthemaggies]

Did I read on here someone produce the alarming stat around the time of the Sutton game that Notts have never or very rarely been promoted when we've lost the first game of the season?

11 promotion seasons began with a win
3 began with a draw
none have begun with a loss.

Always a first time of course, but the figures above suggest there's much more than a random pattern to this. No team that's failed to win either of their opening two games has ever been promoted, so there's clearly a lot to be said for "setting your stall out early".

[matt_magpie]

One table that’s slightly concerning me is the champ and Swansea's position in it, 3rd from bottom and winless.

They are the one club that on the whole target progressive managers and seem to be run ok.
LW was there a few months with Russell Martin but he left a few months before joining us, no idea why.

I can’t see LW just going to anyone but this one would genuinely worry me if they were in the market for a manager.

[SwalePie]

11 promotion seasons began with a win
3 began with a draw
none have begun with a loss.

Always a first time of course, but the figures above suggest there's much more than a random pattern to this. No team that's failed to win either of their opening two games has ever been promoted, so there's clearly a lot to be said for "setting your stall out early".

It's a completely random stat. Those teams were not made up of the same players and the same coaches playing the same identical opposition etc.

Of course it is always interesting and fun to know these long-term trend stats but they are not useful for predicting future outcomes.