Tomo

Tbf, I don't do a massive amount of away trips nowadays due to my son's morning footy commitments but that's a good idea for others. I think I could have got the trip for £80 but I wanted an open return which bumped up the cost a bit....

I didn't think that was too bad. 95 notes for me and my son combined. If I drove up, petrol, parking and potentially ulez congestion charge....it wouldn't be far off that?

I booked the train last week... we got 2 adults, 2 children, with an open return for £190 total.

Hilarious kid...

Exactly that mate. It's crazy. Statsbomb, Second Spectrum, Stats Perform and many others are fighting for the AI contracts with television companies worldwide and then that filters down to club level of course. I understand that Man City Academy are already using Second Spectrum and have AI cameras at all games.... I am also a sucker for data and stats, but ultimately the most important stat is the scoreline after 90+ minutes.

There are many many AI software platforms out there. This is just one on them. Tracks everything....

AI is going to be massive going forward. Check out Second Spectrum technology. Mental.

It's not my main profession fella but its a nice side earner. Thankfully, as I am Bristol based, I am not asked to cover premiership games as VAR is a bloody nightmare for data analysts, especially as live markets are frantic in receiving the correct information The data is collected via an interface using a smartphone or laptop...it's an intense job tbf. Your eyes need to be everywhere but most importantly you need to keep your eyes on the referee. They are unpredictable

Crikey. Nit picking Imo. I don't think yesterday's press conference was too shoddy. Liam spoke well considering the bad run of results we are experiencing. As some of you may know, I am a Football Data Analyst, collecting every ball moving moment during the game, which is used 'live' by 1000's of bookmakers worldwide. It mirrors the data that OPTA collect and I often chat with other analysts about the overkill of data used in football nowadays. As Fevs said you can 'use data and spin it anyway you see fit'. Even after 370 Games since doing the job, I still have no idea of how the bookmakers use the data 'during the game and for future betting odds'. The world has gone so OTT on data collection. Of course, data has it's role in Football, to use and develop a squad of players, but ultimately football is also a simple game and after 90+ minutes, the most important bit of data, is the scoreline!

Hang in there

Bloody relieved the Mrs asked the question 'have you got your tickets yet for West Ham'.....we had already booked the train, so had I left it another hour, I would have been shopping in Oxford Street in the January Sales

Starting on the train - :laugh:!

I completely forgot this morning and the Mrs reminded me about 10 minutes ago. In a panic, I logged on. Luckily I managed to get 2 adult, 2 children. Only about 430 left!

Brilliant Wording....

Interesting comments especially one from a Leicester fan....the worry is that it will be very difficult for Liam to pull the plug on his 'style of play' even if he now thinks the players are not good enough to implement it. Worrying. He would look weak and lose any early respect he has attained from the players. If we lose against Sunderland and at the moment, that is looking likely, the crowd will turn and the atmosphere will become toxic. I hope the fans don't turn on Manning though. It's not his fault. It's Jon and Tinnion? who have created this very awkward situation.

Sorry, I can't see the logic....you sack an experienced 'old bloke' who has experience of getting promotion to the premier league, who was working with no budget and is expected to use academy players and shop in the bottom half of the championship and league 1. Team were incredibly united and were showing signs of improvement. 'Young bloke' comes in (I like him btw) and trys to adopt a completely different style of playing. Looks reasonably OK on the eye having more possession but we lack any increased chance of scoring.... it's currently 0.83PPG I think Jon will spend around 5 million to cover his arse in January....his 'we may try and fast track our summer plan comment' should now be amended to 'we need to fast track our summer plan immediately'

6 games, 5 points.....0.83PPG

Embarrassing.

Someone on twitter has labelled the mem, the 'theatre of beams'

I think Monk is the perfect fit for them....dodgy....

Their owners seem to be on another level They have decided to redevelop the mem and they rush this shameful stand to replace the tents....it's unbelievable how this club keeps giving....

At one point 4 Leyton Orient players were playing hide and seek in the dark...and some of their other players were hiding behind the 1950's designed pillars....

Good point....

The idea of having a selection of 'pre fans forum questions' would be a good initiative. However, all these questions would then be vetted, so the more awkward one's to answer, would probably be left in the 'inbox' and never asked anyway. It's a bit of a 'Bristolian Trait' - be polite and don't ask anything that maybe a tad testing for the panel. If the Newcastle Board had sacked a manager who had the backing of 85% of the fans and then brought in a young and relatively non experienced manager as a replacement, their fans forum evening would be alot different to ours last night Let's get behind Mr Manning though. He's been asked to head up the team and in my eyes, he's our Manager, not Head Coach. Just because he's on the grass coaching the lads, rather than observing from the sidelines, his job is identical to Nigel's. Liam Manning is our Manager.