The Hard Road To The Premiership

[sydneybluesfan]

StATS can be such BS, can't they.

You say, oh a 30% INCREASE IN SCORING SHOTS (18 to 23).

Looking at that another way, that is only 1.25 extra scoring shots a quarter which is SFA if your midfield is winning more battles than not.

That is true - it doesn't sound like much in isolation. But when you are only having 4-5 per quarter [over the last 44 games], an extra 1.25 is still proportionally a very big increase!

And you are also right that everyone 'picks' stats to support their view - it's human nature to do it. I just like to put a little factual rigor around my comments & opinions, but that doesn't make them any more [or less] valid than anybody else's.

I am optimistic that we are on the right path, and extremely hopeful that we can improve quickly and become a genuine contender sooner rather than later. But I am realistic enough to believe that this year, based on probability and the stats, we are only going to win 4-6 games and finish lower than last year.