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Favourite Sports Stat

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:35 pm

What's your favourite sports stat?

I know its less relevant now, but the one about Peter Schmeichel winning a title, having a son, and that son winning the title, all before Liverpool won the title again will take some beating for me. :lol:

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Post by Devils_Advocate » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:40 pm

Leeds United went 58 games and 5273 minutes without being awarded a penalty kick. In the modern era of the game that is just an amazing statistic

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Post by Dyched » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:47 pm

I think Leeds United have had a homegrown player in their match day squad every game for something like 40 years. Not sure how true it is, or if I’ve the right team :lol:. Sure someone can research, I can’t be arsed.

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by claretburns » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:49 pm

Similar to Dyched post, but Man Utd have had a homegrown player in every matchday squad since something like 1948.

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Tribesmen » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:55 pm

Galway United had never had a 0-0 draw at home to Bray , well until last season that is .

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by ElectroClaret » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:55 pm

In 2007, Leroy Rosenior returned to former club Torquay United as manager, and was promptly sacked after roughly ten minutes. :o
I'm sure that's still the record for the shortest managerial spell.

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Post by NottsClaret » Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:58 pm

Michael Owen never scored 20 league goals in a season.

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Post by Silkyskills1 » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:31 pm

Jimmy Greaves goalscoring record when he was at Chelsea before he broke into the first team.

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Zom Zom » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:37 pm

Devils_Advocate wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 1:40 pm
Leeds United went 58 games and 5273 minutes without being awarded a penalty kick. In the modern era of the game that is just an amazing statistic
Don’t we have a similar stat? Maybe not 58 games, but considerable nonetheless.

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by claptrappers_union » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:38 pm

I read a stat that the last time Spurs won the League was actually closer in history to the Victorian times than today. Burnley last won the league a couple of years before them, so that put us in that time frame as well

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Devils_Advocate » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:49 pm

Zom Zom wrote:
Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:37 pm
Don’t we have a similar stat? Maybe not 58 games, but considerable nonetheless.
I dont think so but the way Dyche used to moan about not getting penalty's it probably felt that way

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Post by Pstotto » Mon Jul 26, 2021 3:54 pm

There's always the dry scone statistic:

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Selby Claret » Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:03 pm

And of course 78.2% of all stats are made up

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Dark Cloud » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:12 pm

I love this one: Burnley 19% possession, Liverpool 81% possession. Final score: Burnley 2 Liverpool 0.
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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Aclaret » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:13 pm

Someone once said " You can fit the population of Burnley into Old Trafford "......Quality.

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Re: Favourite Sports Stat

Post by Bosscat » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:22 pm

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