BobBobSuperBob Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Appointed Brentford Manager Bit of a surprise appointment Seems a decent guy and done a decent job in Warsaw but still a bit of a surprise His stats / numbers must add up !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar BS3 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Very surprising appointment. I really can't see what qualifies him for what has to be classed as a pretty decent job in the Championship. Maybe it was a very sort shortlist of candidates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 minute ago, Bar BS3 said: Very surprising appointment. I really can't see what qualifies him for what has to be classed as a pretty decent job in the Championship. Maybe it was a very sort shortlist of candidates. You could be right. There must be quite a few managers who wouldn`t be comfortable with the moneyball approach and might have decided to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 With the Brentford owner you can bet it will be based on analysis / statistics !! Would never thought of him if we were looking for a new boss at moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Work to our advantage tonight perhaps with players out to impress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1-0 Brentford. Get in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 13 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: You could be right. There must be quite a few managers who wouldn`t be comfortable with the moneyball approach and might have decided to wait and see. Sorry to be thick, but what is "moneyball"? I've seen it mentioned a few times, but haven't a clue what it is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phileas Fogg Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 8 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Sorry to be thick, but what is "moneyball"? I've seen it mentioned a few times, but haven't a clue what it is . This gives some insight http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/oct/15/brentford-owner-matthew-benham-hates-moneyball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambodinho Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Moneyball is a Brad Pitt film about the Oakland Athletics baseball team and how they managed to win the World Series with one of the smallest budgets. They created a database of stats on every player in the country and picked up free agents, has beens and the lesser known players from other teams who had decent stats. And it worked. Cracking film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBobSuperBob Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Owner is a professional gambler and if I'm right now owns betting companies who compile all these millions of stats in the course of their business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambodinho Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 The Brentford owner also owns a Danish team I think and has just won their first ever title using this "moneyball" approach. I read an article and the guy said that when they bought the club, the fans favourite player was an all action midfielder who flew into tackles and won the ball every time. When they looked at his stats, it turned out that he was responsible for giving the ball away more than anyone else. They dropped him and brought in a player that used the ball better and their results started to improve. Its an approach that may never work for Brentford but why not give it ago. They are punching above their weight currently so can't be doing them that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 49 minutes ago, BobBobSuperBob said: Appointed Brentford Manager Bit of a surprise appointment Seems a decent guy and done a decent job in Warsaw but still a bit of a surprise His stats / numbers must add up !! Bit of a step-up from Polish footbvall to the Championship.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Cheers guys, quite interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderup Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Did Brentford replace Andre Grey? Watch Bradshaw head to West London now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 3 minutes ago, ciderup said: Did Brentford replace Andre Grey? Watch Bradshaw head to West London now! And start banging them in for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1-1 Neil bloody Danns. Some players just have no loyalty do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 6 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: 1-1 Neil bloody Danns. Some players just have no loyalty do they? Thats ok, we dont want Bolton breathing down our necks -but then again we want to be breathing down Brentfords neck ourselves in the not too distant future as it stands I'd say a draw is probably the best result from our point of view - assuming we have confidence and aspirations of climbing the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 - 1 FT. How on earth can a team just outside the playoffs get a draw at poxy Bolton. Someone should be sacked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Red Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 Odd appointment. A lot of Walsall fans seemed to have had enough of him by the end of last season (the last day capitulation to us didn't help). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC Jordan Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 minute ago, Northern Red said: Odd appointment. A lot of Walsall fans seemed to have had enough of him by the end of last season (the last day capitulation to us didn't help). I think he's done rather well and had them playing good football, all with a small budget. It's a shame that he's abandoned ship when he's finally got them in contention for promotion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 1 hour ago, ciderup said: Did Brentford replace Andre Grey? Watch Bradshaw head to West London now! Depends if Bradshaw's stats show up on their database. Probably won't be Dean Smith's decision. In fact, the stats will probably highlight Bradshaw's poor injury history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeeebles Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 22 minutes ago, Northern Red said: Odd appointment. A lot of Walsall fans seemed to have had enough of him by the end of last season (the last day capitulation to us didn't help). From what I read on their forum they didn't "seem" to have enough of him, they'd had enough of him and couldn't wait to see him go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomerRed Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I see John Ward is in caretaker charge at Walsall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 3 minutes ago, HomerRed said: I see John Ward is in caretaker charge at Walsall. ....heard he's been seen proudly brandishing Trigger from OF&H magical everlasting broom in the car park.. Toilet Duck in the bog pans and Cillit Bang on the basin taps -'bang and the dirt is gone' he proclaims loudly, 'its the only silverware we have so its an important job to look after it." continued Wardy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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