Omar Devone Little
Mr Realistic
I said 20th a few weeks ago based on our lack of depth bit after a few signings and potentially more to come I'm revising it to 16th.
It's been a slow week waiting for KO!
So....I decided to do a bit of analysis re goals scored by our current squad and predicted squad. I collated goals scored from the 21/22 season and factored in difficult of leagues into goals scored for the 22/23 season e.g. Championship goals divided by three in the EPL.
This doesn't take into account minutes / games played, as some players played the whole season, limited games last season or others e.g. Lingard, didn't play at all.
It also doesn't take into account goals that Colback intended, or time taken for the Cooper ethos to kick-in and players to gel.
* Players colours are based on existing players, newly signed players, potentials and unlikely potentials.
* Starred / underlined players are U21. Gives us a squad of 28 (4 U21 players) at end of the window, with Aguilera and Scarpa to come in January (30 with 5 U21 players).
Based on the 21/22 EPL season this would put us in 9th on goals scored. The last season Henderson had a full season in the EPL, Sheffield United finished 9th.
So based on this goals table, I am predicting a rather ambitious, but statistic based, ninth place.
Note* If we get relegated we at least get to score 127 goals in the 23/24 season!!!
Bizarrely the table only took about 30 minutes to do, the write-up whilst slightly drunk (it's 6pm here) took well over an hour! View attachment 15403
Haha...just a normal day here.My mind has exploded.
Does that table factor in the fact those players were probably starting most games? I don't think the EPL will allow us to be starting ~20 players most games, if it doesn't then we may be struggling goals wise I guess.It's been a slow week waiting for KO!
So....I decided to do a bit of analysis re goals scored by our current squad and predicted squad. I collated goals scored from the 21/22 season and factored in difficult of leagues into goals scored for the 22/23 season e.g. Championship goals divided by three in the EPL.
This doesn't take into account minutes / games played, as some players played the whole season, limited games last season or others e.g. Lingard, didn't play at all.
It also doesn't take into account goals that Colback intended, or time taken for the Cooper ethos to kick-in and players to gel.
* Players colours are based on existing players, newly signed players, potentials and unlikely potentials.
* Starred / underlined players are U21. Gives us a squad of 28 (4 U21 players) at end of the window, with Aguilera and Scarpa to come in January (30 with 5 U21 players).
Based on the 21/22 EPL season this would put us in 9th on goals scored. The last season Henderson had a full season in the EPL, Sheffield United finished 9th.
So based on this goals table, I am predicting a rather ambitious, but statistic based, ninth place.
Note* If we get relegated we at least get to score 127 goals in the 23/24 season!!!
Bizarrely the table only took about 30 minutes to do, the write-up whilst slightly drunk (it's 6pm here) took well over an hour! View attachment 15403
My mind has exploded.
Entirely possible.Providing Marinakis doesn't do something stupid and sack Cooper.