The YW project has, in my view, been revolutionary in demonstrating that cool analysis could be used to provide a sound basis for discussion of a topic that has for decades been ill-served by obfuscation, misinformation and confusion.
It is outstanding simply as a piece of journalism. It shows what can be done with an even hand, diligence and a proper respect for facts. The use of video, expert analysis and data analytics contrasts sharply with the argy-bargy and to-my-mind-he's-offside waffle we endure from our sports broadcasters.
It would have been easy to shy away from the complexity of the use of Expected Points s a metric. Probabilistic parameters are a ready target for the ignorant or those who risk being exposed as lazy or worse. It's to your credit that you stuck with it.
The results are a triumph. You've tracked and measured the - positive - impacts of VAR and the new transparency regime. Willie Collum should be seeking you out and thanking you.
It's not the first time the alternative media has produced work of a quality that puts traditional sources to shame, and it almost certainly won't be the last, but it's a piece of work that raises the standard of our discourse and it deserves the highest praise.
Alan, how did the error rate vary over the course of the season? My feeling last year was the refs were decent for the first 2-3 months of the season then started to make some mad calls during the busy Nov-Dec period where it’s two games a week.
It’s maybe something the SFA need to consider, given refs are part time, whether they should be given two games a week on repeat like that on top of being full time professionals with families.
What is this feeling? Is this?
...is it?
Is this what our forebears called...
GOOD news?!
Arrrrrrrggggghhhhhhh!!!! Claws out eyes James Cameron's The Abyss-style
The YW project has, in my view, been revolutionary in demonstrating that cool analysis could be used to provide a sound basis for discussion of a topic that has for decades been ill-served by obfuscation, misinformation and confusion.
It is outstanding simply as a piece of journalism. It shows what can be done with an even hand, diligence and a proper respect for facts. The use of video, expert analysis and data analytics contrasts sharply with the argy-bargy and to-my-mind-he's-offside waffle we endure from our sports broadcasters.
It would have been easy to shy away from the complexity of the use of Expected Points s a metric. Probabilistic parameters are a ready target for the ignorant or those who risk being exposed as lazy or worse. It's to your credit that you stuck with it.
The results are a triumph. You've tracked and measured the - positive - impacts of VAR and the new transparency regime. Willie Collum should be seeking you out and thanking you.
It's not the first time the alternative media has produced work of a quality that puts traditional sources to shame, and it almost certainly won't be the last, but it's a piece of work that raises the standard of our discourse and it deserves the highest praise.
Thank you Stephen
Alan, how did the error rate vary over the course of the season? My feeling last year was the refs were decent for the first 2-3 months of the season then started to make some mad calls during the busy Nov-Dec period where it’s two games a week.
It’s maybe something the SFA need to consider, given refs are part time, whether they should be given two games a week on repeat like that on top of being full time professionals with families.
Hi Neil I won’t be at my laptop for another couple weeks so near with me