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Title: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 05, 2020, 09:19:47 AM
You know how this works by now.

Where we can compare results with last season to try to estimate where we are likely to finish.

This is now just based on Villa's results, so we can see if we are on course to equal or better last season's seventeenth-placed finish on 35 points.

Results listed as home result, away result, points. So if we won at home and drew away, it would say WD4. "-" means we have yet to play match(es).

Last season's results listed to the left of the opponents' names, this season's scores listed to the right.

I'll try to update this after each game.

WL3 Arsenal WW6
WD4 Brighton & Hove Albion LD1
DW4 Burnley DL1
LL0 Chelsea WD4
WL3 Crystal Palace WL3
WD4 Everton DW4
WW6 Fulham (replacing Norwich City) WW6
LL0 Leeds United (replacing Bournemouth) LW3
LL0 Leicester City LW3
LL0 Liverpool WL3
LL0 Manchester City LL0
LD1 Manchester United LL0
WD4 Newcastle United WD4
DL1 Sheffield United WL3
LL0 Southampton LW3
LL0 Tottenham Hotspur LW3
WL3 West Bromwich Albion (replacing Watford) DW4
DD2 West Ham United LL0
LL0 Wolverhampton Wanderers DW4

Final points total for season: 55
Final 2019/20 points total: 35
Balance +/-: +20
Goal difference difference: +35
Villa 2019/20 final position: 17th
Villa 2020/21 final position: 11th
Last updated after: Chelsea (home), game thirty-eight.

2019/20 top goalscorer: Jack Grealish (8)
2020/21 top goalscorer : Ollie Watkins (14)
2019/20 top assists: Jack Grealish (6)
2020/21  top assists: Jack Grealish (10)
2019/20 best average rating (figures taken from Fotmob): Jack Grealish (7.33)
2020/21 best average rating: Jack Grealish (7.67)

BONUS EXTRA! Final points total, Drummond Method:* 55
Estimated final position, Drummond Method: 9th.

League "Doubles" For-Against, 2019/20: 1-8
League "Doubles" For-Against, 2020/21: 2-3

Winning Records For-Against, 2019/20: 6-11 (2 draws, note: calculated by most points, then goal difference, away goals rule not used)
Winning Records For-Against, 2020/21: 9-7 (4 draws)
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 05, 2020, 09:21:29 AM
A bit early this year, apologies. Wanted to do it while still "working from home" so as I wouldn't be pestered by people actually expecting work. I have added some player stats, you lucky people. Will be back once fixtures are announced.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: eamonn on August 05, 2020, 09:23:00 AM
Good work.

That old bad-code symbol of the number eight followed by a bracket symbol producing a sunglassed emoji never fails to make me smile. Unless you were of course saying that Jack is as cool as fook.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 05, 2020, 09:24:58 AM
I don't know what you mean...
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Risso on August 05, 2020, 09:34:21 AM
A much better record against teams lower down in the alphabet than those higher up. Could do with Wolves going down this year for that reason alone.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on August 05, 2020, 09:38:01 AM
I was thinking that, Champions League form until you get to Chelsea who, not for the first time, spoil everything. Although that is partly because Bournemouth have been replaced by a team starting with "L".

Our record against L and M teams is now particularly appalling. There are no teams starting with either letter in the Belgian Pro League, so our transfer policy is probably to blame. Need to sign players with big match "scoring against teams starting with L and M" experience.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on September 22, 2020, 08:32:21 AM
Morning all, a win to start the season.

Just look at the estimated points total using The Drummond Method, what a season this could be!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on September 22, 2020, 10:10:00 AM
Morning all, a win to start the season.

Just look at the estimated points total using The Drummond Method, what a season this could be!

I know I'm an optimist but....
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Breezeblock on September 22, 2020, 10:30:17 AM
Serious question for the mods - can we sticky this post please?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Risso on September 22, 2020, 10:37:30 AM
Morning all, a win to start the season.

Just look at the estimated points total using The Drummond Method, what a season this could be!

I know I'm an optimist but....

That's ridiculous! I'd be happy with *just* a hundred.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: eamonn on September 22, 2020, 11:06:10 AM
What is it that Drummond is drawing-up? Can't wait to see it.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: dave shelley on September 22, 2020, 06:29:45 PM
Morning all, a win to start the season.

Just look at the estimated points total using The Drummond Method, what a season this could be!

Welcome back, I missed ya.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on September 22, 2020, 06:40:49 PM
Great work cdbw!

As well as Drummond's promise of a record breaking points total I'm delighted that we've finally found that 38 goal a season man we've been looking for in Ezri Konsa!!!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on September 22, 2020, 07:00:01 PM
With 38 assists from Tyrone Mings!

Thanks both. 🙂
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: algy on September 22, 2020, 10:10:52 PM
You know how this works by now.

Where we can compare results with last season to try to estimate where we are likely to finish.

This is now just based on Villa's results, so we can see if we are on course to equal or better last season's seventeenth-placed finish on 35 points.

Results listed as home result, away result, points. So if we won at home and drew away, it would say WD4.

"-" means we have yet to play match(es).

Last season's results listed to the left of the opponents' names, this season's scores listed to the right.

I'll try to update this after each game.

WL3 Arsenal ---
WD4 Brighton & Hove Albion ---
DW4 Burnley ---
LL0 Chelsea ---
WL3 Crystal Palace ---
WD4 Everton ---
WW6 Fulham (replacing Norwich City) ---
LL0 Leeds United (replacing Bournemouth) ---
LL0 Leicester City ---
LL0 Liverpool ---
LL0 Manchester City ---
LD1 Manchester United ---
WD4 Newcastle United ---
DL1 Sheffield United W--
LL0 Southampton ---
LL0 Tottenham Hotspur ---
WL3 West Bromwich Albion (replacing Watford) ---
DD2 West Ham United ---
LL0 Wolverhampton Wanderers ---

Running points total for season: 3
2019/20 points total in equivalent matches: 1
Balance +/-: +2
Goal difference difference: +1
Villa 2019/20 final points total: 35
Villa 2020/21 estimated final points total: 37
Villa 2019/20 final position: 17th
Villa 2020/21 estimated final position: 17th (no change)
Last updated after: Sheffield United (home), game one


(https://i.ibb.co/MG0Vxz7/Swingometer2021.jpg) (https://ibb.co/MG0Vxz7)


Graphics courtesy CT Villan

2019/20 top goalscorer: Jack Grealish (8)
2020/21 estimated top goalscorer (predicted final total in brackets): - Ezri Konsa (38)
2019/20 top assists: Jack Grealish (6)
2020/21 estimated top assists (predicted final total in brackets): - Tyrone Mings (38)
2019/20 best average rating (figures taken from Fotmob): Jack Grealish (7.33)
2020/21 best average rating: - Ezri Konsa (8.4)

BONUS EXTRA! Final points total, Drummond Method:* - 111

*this is (estimated 2020/21 final points total minus 2019/20 final points total) divided by number of games played so far, then multiplied by 38. Then, finally, added to 2019/20 points total and rounded up/down.
Just want to keep this version for posterity. In years to come people will scoff at the thought that Ezra Konsa would *only* manage 38 goals this season.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on September 22, 2020, 10:15:05 PM
No bookmakers are even offering odds on him for the Golden Boot. They aren't stupid, they know he's got it in the bag.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on September 28, 2020, 09:34:32 PM
A disappointing night, feels like a loss to me.

Yes, we may technically have won, but only 3-0 compared to our 5-1 win at olden days Fulham (Norwich) means celebrations are very much on hold.

Disappointed that Konsa failed to find the net and now looks like he might struggle to even get 20 goals let alone the 40 that was within his sights just a week ago.

And, look at The Drummond Method! We've gone from runaway title winners to scraping third place in the space of seven days.

Poor show, Villa. Need to thrash Liverpool to get back on track. Make it so.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: ozzjim on September 28, 2020, 11:54:13 PM
This thread is a way to bring you down with a bump! I was working out that we now need 32 from 36, which is just less PPG than 35 from 38 we got last year, but actually we are only really 2 points better off. Ah well.

On to Liverpool.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on September 29, 2020, 12:07:43 AM
Although having two centre halves contributing nearly 20 goals a season almost makes up for Konsa's dramatic loss of goalscoring form!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on September 29, 2020, 12:09:46 AM
I suppose I would probably settle for Grealish, Hourihane, Mings and Konsa scoring 76 goals between them.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Vegas on September 29, 2020, 07:15:46 AM
A disappointing night, feels like a loss to me.

Yes, we may technically have won, but only 3-0 compared to our 5-1 win at olden days Fulham (Norwich) means celebrations are very much on hold.

Disappointed that Konsa failed to find the net and now looks like he might struggle to even get 20 goals let alone the 40 that was within his sights just a week ago.

And, look at The Drummond Method! We've gone from runaway title winners to scraping third place in the space of seven days.

Poor show, Villa. Need to thrash Liverpool to get back on track. Make it so.

Ha, brilliant! Keep up the good work on both swingometer and commentary.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 05, 2020, 09:10:02 AM
Morning all!

Like most on here I'm sure, I'm very disappointed today. Having averaged 0.00 goals against per game heading into yesterday's match, we looked on course to become the first team to go all season without conceding a goal, but those hopes now lie in tatters.

The other cause for concern is that Ezri Konsa's worrying goal drought continues. Still, at least Ollie Watkins and Jack Grealish are now expected to score 76 between them so will have spared his blushes somewhat.

More positively, we are back to being Drummond Method Champions, and nice to see the league now recognises that Jack Grealish is its best player. About time.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Risso on October 05, 2020, 09:15:15 AM
Drummond's method is now looking a bit pessimistic.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on October 05, 2020, 09:57:35 AM
Konsa needs dropping, as much for his own sake as the team's. Not only has he completely lost his form in front of goal, his defensive record took a hammering last night!

I can only imagine how low his confidence must be at the moment. He's just lucky there were no fans in Villa Park last night...
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Border villan on October 05, 2020, 10:01:10 AM
Konsa needs dropping, as much for his own sake as the team's. Not only has he completely lost his form in front of goal, his defensive record took a hammering last night!

I can only imagine how low his confidence must be at the moment. He's just lucky there were no fans in Villa Park last night...

Next thing you know he will be growing a man bun!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: dcdavecollett on October 06, 2020, 02:42:31 AM
You mean he's joining Leeds?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 19, 2020, 09:40:54 AM
Well, here we are again after another disappointing day for the multitude of Swing-o-Meter fans.

Okay, yes, we move to four wins out of four, and won one-nil at a ground that saw a four-nil defeat last season.

But the stats show some worrying trends that I'm sure give us all cause for concern.

Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins are now averaging less than a goal a game. Even with me being incredibly generous and rounding up a half goal for them, they still both look like failing to even get to thirty goals this season. Very disappointing. And don't even get me started on Ezri Konsa's goalscoring "form".

Now, we move on to the Drummond Method total. 111. What the fuck are they playing it? Do our players not watch cricket? Surely they know 111 is unlucky? Idiots.

Still, the main issue is, clearly, the dizzying decline of a certain Mr J. Grealish. From being ranked as the best player in the league, he is now only best equal. To make matters worse, just look at the the absolute jokers that are level with him. One, Harry Kane, plays for a team that just blew a three goal lead. The other, Sergio Mane, couldn't even get on the bench for a team that lost SEVEN-TWO!

If Grealish can't even get ahead of jobbers like these it is no wonder many Villa fans rue the day we turned down Tottenham's generous offer of £2 million plus a nearly complete set of "Shoot!" magazine league ladders from the 1972/73 season.

His plummeting form probably explains the unexpected email I received this morning from someone called "PizzaMan70": "LOLZ GREALISH IS SHIT MASON4EVA!!!". I've no idea who Mason is, but Eva sounds a lucky girl.

Through the gloom, there is at least some good news, as John McGinn remains on course to average an assist per game. So well done him. The rest of you... must try harder.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Sexual Ealing on October 19, 2020, 09:44:39 AM
They break yer 'eart.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Lastfootstamper on October 19, 2020, 09:51:26 AM
Thank you cd for your continued brave telling of The Truth. A beacon in these dark days. Smith out.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Border villan on October 19, 2020, 10:33:40 AM
Well, here we are again after another disappointing day for the multitude of Swing-o-Meter fans.

Okay, yes, we move to four wins out of four, and won one-nil at a ground that saw a four-nil defeat last season.

But the stats show some worrying trends that I'm sure give us all cause for concern.

Jack Grealish and Ollie Watkins are now averaging less than a goal a game. Even with me being incredibly generous and rounding up a half goal for them, they still both look like failing to even get to thirty goals this season. Very disappointing. And don't even get me started on Ezri Konsa's goalscoring "form".

Now, we move on to the Drummond Method total. 111. What the fuck are they playing it? Do our players not watch cricket? Surely they know 111 is unlucky? Idiots.

Still, the main issue is, clearly, the dizzying decline of a certain Mr J. Grealish. From being ranked as the best player in the league, he is now only best equal. To make matters worse, just look at the the absolute jokers that are level with him. One, Harry Kane, plays for a team that just blew a three goal lead. The other, Sergio Mane, couldn't even get on the bench for a team that lost SEVEN-TWO!

If Grealish can't even get ahead of jobbers like these it is no wonder many Villa fans rue the day we turned down Tottenham's generous offer of £2 million plus a nearly complete set of "Shoot!" magazine league ladders from the 1972/73 season.

His plummeting form probably explains the unexpected email I received this morning from someone called "PizzaMan70": "LOLZ GREALISH IS SHIT MASON4EVA!!!". I've no idea who Mason is, but Eva sounds a lucky girl.

Through the gloom, there is at least some good news, as John McGinn remains on course to average an assist per game. So well done him. The rest of you... must try harder.

Cd I am rather concerned that you have glossed over the fact that our much lauded goalkeeper only managed two saves all match.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 19, 2020, 10:47:48 AM
What??? Will the bad news never end? 🤨
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Pat Mustard on October 19, 2020, 10:50:51 AM
Just to reintroduce a note of positivity, if current trends continue over the course of the whole season then after 38 games our goal difference will be roughly 160 better than the Baggies.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on October 19, 2020, 10:53:45 AM
No team with 15 or more points after 10 games has ever gone down, while teams with between 12 and 14 points have a better than 90 per cent chance of survival.

"We are staying up, I said we are staying up...!"
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Lastfootstamper on October 19, 2020, 11:02:00 AM
Bv is right, up until very recently our so-called "goalkeeper" had a weekly rolling average of conceding at a rate of two goals per game. That is clearly unsustainable if we're to stand a chance of staying in this division.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: CT Villan on October 19, 2020, 02:59:35 PM
I've written to Barry Took at Points of View and Esther Rantzen at That's Life to complain, so worry not they'll get it sorted.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: algy on October 19, 2020, 03:35:02 PM
Really disappointed in Konsa.  He showed so much promise earlier in the season, a proper old-fashioned top-goalscorer-centre-half.  He's looking more and more like a player who'll struggle to hit double figures even once in his career.

Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on October 19, 2020, 04:09:54 PM
I'm standing on one leg. Friday can't some soon enough.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: SaddVillan on October 19, 2020, 06:25:18 PM
Re Border Villan and LastFootStamper.

Just been looking at some Twitter stats.

Apparently the waste of space in goal for us has only been responsible for 15% of clean sheets in the Prem so far.

He really needs to buck his ideas up and get the figure nearer to 100%!!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 29, 2020, 09:34:38 PM
For some reason I forgot all about this thread this week...

Still, I suppose we did lose at home to Dirty Leeds Fairly Clean Bournemouth last season so no points lost.

We will probably still win the league, judging  by The Drummond Method, but it is going to be much more nervy than we thought. Is it too much to ask, just once, for us to have the title wrapped up with ten games to go?

No wonder we are struggling with McGinn now plummeting so much in form that he looks like barely scraping thirty assists this season.

Don't even mention Konsa. Answer to all our goalscoring problems, we thought. As a former punk icon turned racist sympathising arsehole once said "ever get the feeling you've been cheated"?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: mallo on November 01, 2020, 10:10:28 AM
If villa and Fulham were in a box and opening the box would relegate 1, without opening the box which one would it be? My bet is Fulham are in the superposition
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on November 01, 2020, 11:09:48 AM
Erm...
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: dcdavecollett on November 02, 2020, 12:35:01 AM
Any interpreters to the site now, please!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: PeterWithesShin on November 02, 2020, 12:38:56 AM
If it helps, we're currently on target for 76 points and 95 goals.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on November 02, 2020, 08:16:47 AM
Scored or conceded?!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on November 02, 2020, 09:44:11 AM
Well, we lost by two goals at home to Southampton last year so we've improved...
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: SoccerHQ on November 07, 2020, 10:25:14 PM
Bottom 4-5 teams being total s*** isn't helping us much tbh if we want to finish a bit higher in the league than normal.

If we lose v Arsenal and Man. City win we'll be 11th yet our points average from first 7 repeated would have us on 60 points from 35 games and that would've had us still with outside chance of top 4 last year (also more points than one of the MON 6th place seasons!)

Table after 7 games last year actually had West Ham in 3rd place on 12 points so I'd rather likes of Burnley and Sheffield United started picking up a few draws at least otherwise we'll be finishing bottom half with a record points haul.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: PeterWithesShin on November 08, 2020, 09:56:37 PM
On target for 81 points and 97 goals.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: paul_e on November 08, 2020, 10:57:37 PM
Last season we hit 15 points with a draw away at Man Utd on the 1st of December, it was our 14th game of the season. We had also scored 21, we're at 18 already this year.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: algy on November 10, 2020, 05:18:19 PM
Our record against L & M teams is no better than it was a fortnight ago, even with the result against Arsenal.  The team just isn't progressing.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Lastfootstamper on November 10, 2020, 05:40:41 PM
I'm staggered that Konsa still gets a shirt week in, week out. Once again we have a manager that can't see past his favourites.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Jon Crofts on November 10, 2020, 05:49:07 PM
Why we persevere with Trez I do not know, will he ever come good?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: N'ZMAV on November 10, 2020, 05:50:56 PM
Why we persevere with Trez I do not know, will he ever come good?
De La Cruz the second.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: trinityoap on November 10, 2020, 05:52:21 PM
What we need is a really vicious left half.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: PeterWithesShin on November 10, 2020, 05:53:03 PM
I note with interest that Martinez still hasn't scored this season. Another waste of money.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Lastfootstamper on November 10, 2020, 06:00:32 PM
I note with interest that Martinez still hasn't scored this season. Another waste of money.

What do you expect when the lily-livered dastard barely ventures outside his own half?! My patience with this so-called "team" is wearing thin, very thin indeed.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: exigo on November 21, 2020, 12:46:04 PM
BBC article on the full league swing so far. We're 11 points better off in the comparison fixtures, and 6 points better off the equivalent stage.

Linky (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54984207).
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on November 21, 2020, 12:48:55 PM
Thanks, BBC. I'll await my cheque.

Southampton seem to have gone somewhat under the radar. Maybe they'll win the league?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on November 25, 2020, 09:02:46 AM
Updated. Sorry don't have time for write-up this week. Probably for the best.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 03, 2020, 10:54:39 AM
Apologies for the lack of write up again, have been annoying busy. One plus point is that Jack Grealish is currently the best player in the land. But we all knew that anyway. 😊


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Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: hipkiss92 on December 13, 2020, 07:30:00 PM
Must looking pretty on +10 right about now?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on December 13, 2020, 07:48:13 PM
Must looking pretty on +10 right about now?

You're kidding aren't you. Konsa didn't even look like scoring - pathetic.

I'd imagine cdbw is too depressed to come on here and update the swing-o-meter given the dreadful loss of form we've seen for players who showed so much promise at the start of the season!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Lastfootstamper on December 13, 2020, 07:59:00 PM
But I think that El Ghazi's minutes-per-goal ratio now set to deliver a treble figure return will more than compensate for the drop-off from Mr. 50Pence Head.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 15, 2020, 08:54:45 PM
Well, three points gained on last year, but it feels like a loss.

We all thought Konsa was back to his lethal best after that goal against Brighton, but his form since has shown him up for the imposter he really is. More Miss-i than Messi, more Can't than Kane, more Non-goal-d'oh! than Ronaldo. I think we are all similarly seething at the latest drought from this so-called "goalscorer", more Botched-a-sitter than Batistuta (that's probably enough shit striker puns...).

In another worrying trend, Jack Grealish's decline continues. Only the second best rated player in the country below rubbish Beaufort Scale-themed goalhanger Harry Kane. Not good enough!

Meanwhile Ollie Watkins is scarcely going to have enough goals to fill an Advent Calendar at this rate. Every time he fails to score, Baby Jesus cries. 😡

In summary, just not good enough.

DEAN SMITH - SORT IT OUT OR GET OUT!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 23, 2020, 08:39:11 PM
Well, here we go again. Yet another win papers over the cracks at everyone's favourite Crisis Club.

Not so long ago, we were beating Liverpool, Arsenal. You know, proper teams. Now we slum it playing nonsense clubs like West Bromwich Albion. Haven't bothered to check, but there's no way a team like that cam possibly be part of The Best League In The World.

How are we ever going to gain on the clubs above when we insist on wasting our time with pointless friendlies against local unfortunates?

I note the goalscorers. El Ghazi. Traore. El Ghazi again.

One name is notable by its absence. Yes, that's right. Ezri bloody Konsa. Prolific goal-dodger of Olde Aston Town. Apparently he's "injured". Or "ill". We know the truth. He has been withdrawn from the team in disgrace at his lack of goals. To quote a popular film at this time of year... Ezri Konsa, YOU SIT ON A THRONE OF LIES.

Merry fucking Christmas. Bah, humbug.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on December 23, 2020, 09:04:31 PM
My method is definitely better.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on December 23, 2020, 11:00:49 PM
It was about time Konsa was dropped. Never before has a "goalscorer" flattered to deceive so much.

But the good news is El Ghazi has 3 goals from his last 195 minutes of play at a rate of a goal every 65 minutes.

By my reckoning therefore he's due a further 36 goals before the end of the season giving him a credible 39 goals by match 38.

Anything less than that will be an abject failure. If you're reading this, do not disappoint, Anwar, in the way that those before you have!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 26, 2020, 05:42:39 PM
I can't even be arsed to make negative shit up today. Boosted the goal difference difference n' all. Mon you Villa boys.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: algy on December 26, 2020, 06:04:33 PM
I can't even be arsed to make negative shit up today. Boosted the goal difference difference n' all. Mon you Villa boys.
Make it up? There's nothing to make up.

Konsa failed to score. Again. The guy's scoring record is as barren as the Western Sahara. Not only has our league record against L & M teams not improved, the percentage of our wins that've come against L&M teams has actually gone down. That's before we even get on to the subject of having beaten the league champions 7-2 earlier in the season (+5GD), but are now reduced to putting up with just +3GD against a club who we had to lend our shirts to just so that they could play. What on earth is our Head "Coach" actually doing during the week?
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on December 26, 2020, 07:24:47 PM
Completely agree.

Its also important to point out that El Ghazi has already fallen behind the goalscoring rate he'd set himself.

I'm sure he'll try to defend himself by pointing out that he scored an absolute worldy but football is a results business - you don't get extra points for fancy finishes so get your head down Anwar, your goalscoring boots on, and buck your act up or you'll no doubt go the same way as the outcast that is Ezri Konsa!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: eamonn on December 26, 2020, 10:28:59 PM
Everton may be our biggest swing rivals this season. The winner shall go to the Champions League (without Thomas Gravesen or his brother Lee Carsley thankfully).
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ads on December 26, 2020, 10:34:27 PM
Our XG was 4.56 and theirs 0.85.

We're a bit good.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Hillbilly on December 26, 2020, 11:13:29 PM
Konsa was pathetic in front of goal. Good job Hause was there to show him how to do it.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: paul_e on December 27, 2020, 12:50:52 AM
Our XG was 4.56 and theirs 0.85.

We're a bit good.

Not surprised, I said to the kids that 5 wouldn't have flattered us.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on December 27, 2020, 12:52:46 AM
I can't even be arsed to make negative shit up today. Boosted the goal difference difference n' all. Mon you Villa boys.
Make it up? There's nothing to make up.

Konsa failed to score. Again. The guy's scoring record is as barren as the Western Sahara. Not only has our league record against L & M teams not improved, the percentage of our wins that've come against L&M teams has actually gone down. That's before we even get on to the subject of having beaten the league champions 7-2 earlier in the season (+5GD), but are now reduced to putting up with just +3GD against a club who we had to lend our shirts to just so that they could play. What on earth is our Head "Coach" actually doing during the week?

You're right, I'm sorry. I haven't been myself since those four ghosts visited the other night.

Will be back to normal soon. Apologies again.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on January 27, 2021, 07:23:17 AM
Thought I'd give this a little bump.

We've dropped a point on last season over the past three games, due to the defeat at Old Trafford.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Hookeysmith on January 27, 2021, 07:34:27 AM
Smith out
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 27, 2021, 08:10:42 AM
Forgot about this. I will update tomorrow.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on January 27, 2021, 08:20:29 PM
Another 3 points dropped against last season.

NSWE out!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on January 28, 2021, 08:36:11 PM
Updated. Apology for the delay.

At the risk of being unduly negative, the title may be getting away from us.

Still, the most important league tables, I'm sure we can all agree, are the Fotmob average rating classification, and the fewest minutes per goal ratings.

Congratulations to Jack Grealish and Anwar El-Ghazi, who currently top said lists. The latter could lose his spot if pesky Salah or Son score in the ongoing match. At the moment, though, his cunning plan of not playing very many minutes so as not to significantly jeopardise his average is paying off.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Ad@m on February 06, 2021, 02:34:01 PM
Happy "same number of points as we got in the whole of last season" day everyone!!!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on February 06, 2021, 09:12:54 PM
Gaining zero points on last season in a game? FFS, Smith out.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on April 07, 2021, 12:51:55 PM
Finally updated apologies for laziness/delay. We have actually gained a little during the recent mediocre run as we were rubbish in the equivalent games last season.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Toronto Villa on April 07, 2021, 12:59:27 PM
Coming full circle, Fulham are now hoping to do a Villa. From what seems like a difficult situation, sitting in the bottom 3, hoping to escape by or on the last day.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on April 07, 2021, 01:34:37 PM
If Fulham "do a [2019/20] Villa" from here on, they will get five more points. Though that would include three in the Newcastle game on the last day. Newcastle would need three points from the preceding seven games to survive on that basis. Burnley away and Sheffield United at home seem their best chances.

I'm going to have to change the percentage in the thread title if I keep discussing Fulham!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on April 07, 2021, 04:00:43 PM
I'm reckoning we'll be closer to my method than yours....
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on April 07, 2021, 05:37:52 PM
They will, eventually, both be the same and will both be correct.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: SoccerHQ on May 10, 2021, 09:59:36 PM
Lazily forgot to bump this thread earlier today as noticed Fulham were on exactly the same points as we were at this point last season....27 points after 34 games.

They could actually win their last three and be a point better off than we got last season so stay tuned. Or not.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Toronto Villa on May 10, 2021, 10:32:55 PM
Or not is the answer. Ta ra a bit Fulham.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: aev on May 11, 2021, 08:04:40 AM
There goes my favourite away day.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on May 11, 2021, 08:33:25 AM
So Fulham have done a Fulham.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Sexual Ealing on May 11, 2021, 08:35:31 AM
Fulham doing a Fulham is a pretty Fulham thing to happen.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Duncan Shaw on May 11, 2021, 08:57:38 AM
There goes my favourite away day.
Same
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on May 24, 2021, 10:33:45 AM
Updated so you can see how we did compared to last season.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: not3bad on May 24, 2021, 11:34:30 AM
Crazy to think we only would have needed 29 points to stay up this season.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on May 24, 2021, 11:38:30 AM
I was moaning earlier that it did seem last year, when we were fighting for our lives, that the bottom teams kept picking up stupid results all the time. This year, when, for a while at least, we had designs on finishing near the top, the bottom teams couldn't get a corner between them, let alone a win. Useless tossbags.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Drummond on May 24, 2021, 12:14:34 PM
They will, eventually, both be the same and will both be correct.

I was right!
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on May 24, 2021, 12:21:38 PM
Congratulations, Nostradrummus 🙂
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Footy-Vill on October 02, 2021, 10:49:03 PM
2020/21 after 6 matches 12 points
2021/22 after 6 matches 10 points

Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Footy-Vill on October 02, 2021, 11:04:12 PM
Can we do comparison history this season and last
And anything else like those points swing thing

Like Watford being WBA
Play off winners being Brentford being  P/O winner Fulham of last season
And when comes to it Norwich being Leeds.

So 20/21 Watford away was L3-2 0pts
21/22 WBA away W3-0 3pts

20/21 Fulham home  3-1 W3pts
21/22 Brentford home was 1-1 D1pt

20/21 Newcastle home W2-0 3pts
21/22 Newcastle home W 2-0 3pts

20/21 Everton home D0-0 1pt
21/22 Everton home  W3-0 3pts

20/21 Chelsea away D1-1 1pt
21/22 Cheslea away L3-0 0pt

20/21 Man Utd away L 2-1 0pt
21/22 Man Utd away W 1-0 3pts
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: cdbearsfan on October 02, 2021, 11:06:01 PM
Good work, FV. So we are minus one overall, then, I think.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Footy-Vill on October 02, 2021, 11:12:00 PM
2020/21 VS 2021/22

WW6 Arsenal
LD1 Brighton & Hove Albion
DL1 Burnley
WD4Chelsea
WL3Crystal Palace
DW4 Everton
WW6 Norwich(replacing Fulham)
LW3 Leeds United
LW3 Leicester City
WL3 Liverpool
LL0 Manchester City
LL0 Manchester United
WD4 Newcastle United
DL1 Brentford(Replace Sheff U)
LW3 Southampton
LW3 Tottenham Hotspur
DW4Watford (replacing WBA)
LL0West Ham United
DW4 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Footy-Vill on October 02, 2021, 11:13:44 PM
Good work, FV. So we are minus one overall, then, I think.

Should I mean being Sheffield United rather than Leeds for Norwich but I followed the format of previous for last season overall on the pts accumulated vs each club
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: AV82EC on October 03, 2021, 07:43:06 AM
On the final placings for both leagues surely it should be:

Norwich (1) replace Fulham (18)
Watford (2) replace West Brom (19)
Brentford (3) replace Sheff Utd (20)

Or am I missing something?

Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: Footy-Vill on October 03, 2021, 09:28:23 AM
On the final placings for both leagues surely it should be:

Norwich (1) replace Fulham (18)
Watford (2) replace West Brom (19)
Brentford (3) replace Sheff Utd (20)

Or am I missing something?

Thank you yes that's it! I couldn't work it out straight as was thinking more championship positions than Premier. Good work. now amended the above list of clubs.
Title: Re: Swing-O-Meter 2020/21 Season... now only 5.3% Fulham
Post by: KNVillan on October 03, 2021, 09:59:58 AM
On the final placings for both leagues surely it should be:

Norwich (1) replace Fulham (18)
Watford (2) replace West Brom (19)
Brentford (3) replace Sheff Utd (20)

Or am I missing something?

Thank you yes that's it! I couldn't work it out straight as was thinking more championship positions than Premier. Good work. now amended the above list of clubs.

Didn’t we beat Sheffield Utd at home & lose away last season? That would make it

WL 3 Brentford ( replacing Sheff Utd)
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