Championship (Mercato, Classifiche, News, etc)

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[Toonarmy]

Era ora
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... ve-8410328

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Brentford boss Mark Warburton said a disagreement over the increased use of statistics for recruitment was one of the key reasons for his impending exit.
Warburton will leave the club in May, despite guiding the newly promoted Bees to seventh place in the Championship.
Owner Matthew Benham runs a company that produces football statistics.
"He wants recruitment to be based more on mathematical modelling and statistics allied to normal scouting methods," he told BBC Radio 5 live.
"For me, I have a different philosophy on how the football department needs to be run to be successful.
"Matthew's a very smart individual. His company is based on football analysis and data and we've used that over recent months. There will be more emphasis on that area."
Like Warburton, Benham previously worked in the city before setting up Sportodds, a company which sells statistics and tips to professional gamblers and syndicates.
Warburton said he was open to a so-called 'Moneyball' approach, but felt the future direction outlined by Benham was not the right "balance" for him.

Moneyball is a system which emerged in baseball in which the smart use of undervalued statistics allowed financially disadvantaged teams to compete with better-resourced rivals.
"I don't want to come across as old-fashioned. I embrace new techniques and ideas," he said.
"It's been very amicable but it's two different philosophies. He's the owner and that's the direction he wants to take the club in."

Brentford have lost to promotion rivals Watford and struggling Charlton since speculation about Warburton's future first emerged but the 52-year-old insisted there had been no loss of focus.
"I see them day-in, day-out, and I know how hard they work, the unity, and there's no shortage of quality," he added.
"I thoroughly enjoy this role of being a manager and working with players and I hope it alerts potential employers. I keep being told my stock is high but football's a strange game."



Can baseball's 'Moneyball' approach translate to football?

Link

[Maxi_Gooner]

SSN: Dave Whelan lascia l'incarico di chairman del Wigan http://www1.skysports.com/football/news ... ate-effect

A mai più rivederci

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Bournemouth winger Matt Ritchie has received his first call up to the Scotland squad for games against Northern Ireland and Gibraltar.

Dire che è meritata è poco.
Stra-meritata

Sarebbe inglese...ma eleggibile anche per la Scozia(per via del padre).

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Bournemouth have completed the loan signing of Cardiff City striker Kenwyne Jones for the rest of the season, subject to international clearance.

E' sempre un giocatore in più ma non so sino a che possa servire

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The Football League has charged Rotherham United with fielding an ineligible player (Farrend Rawson) in the club's Sky Bet Championship match with Brighton & Hove Albion on Monday, April 6, which the Millers won 1-0.

The matter will be heard by a Football Disciplinary Commission which will take place at the earliest possible opportunity to ensure that it reaches its conclusion before the end of the current season.
Read more at http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/a ... uVjLU2c.99

[Dan Robin]

Il mio voto va ad Alli, dato che è stato un po' la sorpresa di questa stagione, diversamente da Bamford e Redmond, già noti agli appassionati di britlish football.


Restando in tema di FL Awards...aggiungo altre categorie, relative ai giocatori:

League One Player of the Year
Joe Garner (Preston North End)
Luke Freeman (Bristol City)
Dele Alli (Milton Keynes Dons)

http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/a ... 04630.aspx


League Two Player of the Year
Alfie Mawson (Wycombe Wanderers)
Danny Mayor (Bury)
Ryan Woods (Shrewsbury Town)

http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/a ... 02653.aspx


Mitre Goal of the Year
Yann Kermorgant (AFC Bournemouth)
Rohan Ince (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Craig Westcarr (Portsmouth)
Joe Garner (Preston North End)
Andy Mangan (Shrewsbury Town)

http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/a ... 60724.aspx

[Flavio24]