Can anyone explain this?

[Brauny Blue]

Load of pants. If Forest and Derby were in with us we would be near the top.

 

[fcukcov]

The biggest factor in the table is which teams you've played away.

We've already played away at the three teams with the lowest home attendances - Colchester, Scunthorpe and Blackpool, and we haven't played away at some of the clubs with high home attendances, such as Sheff Utd, WBA, and, of course, Leicester. So that has a big impact on our average. The table will have more meaning at the end of the season.

I don’t believe this table will ever have any meaning in my life, it’s a load of bollox.

 

[Hazzman]

If you run in to trouble you can always get Joe to help you out as well. He is virtually a guru on this type of stuff.

Is that what his job involves?

 

[Durham Fox]

Is it what his job involves?

Yes, hence he knows f*ck all about it :icon_lol:

 

[Macky]

Is it what his job involves?

Worryingly, that seems to be the case

 

[Jeff]

Load of pants. If Forest and Derby were in with us we would be near the top.

Why?

The number of away fans at those matches is relatively small compared to the total number of fans at all our away matches, having derby games will have some impact, but not that much.

Have a look at the table again at the end of the season, once things have evened themselves out, and I'm sure we'll be mid-table.

 

[Macky]

Worryingly, that seems to be the case

Actually, I'm not worried in the slightest.

'Bizarrely' would probably have been a better choice of word.

 

[Melton Fox]

I love the fact that so many people care, the world is a wonderful place really.

 

[Macky]

Have a look at the table again at the end of the season, once things have evened themselves out, and I'm sure we'll be mid-table.

Which, unless I'm missing something, will mean precisely nothing.

An average of actual away fans would be someway meaningful

 

[Hazzman]

I love the fact that so many people care, the world is a wonderful place really.

I think it just proves people's priorities in life....:icon_redf

 

[Brauny Blue]

Why?

The number of away fans at those matches is relatively small compared to the total number of fans at all our away matches, having derby games will have some impact, but not that much.

Have a look at the table again at the end of the season, once things have evened themselves out, and I'm sure we'll be mid-table.

If Derby/Forest play a Colchester, Plymouth, Scunthorpe they would probaly get around the 20k mark. A city game against either should attract 25+. I didnt say we would be top, but i'm sure you get the picture. Norwich dont fair well because of the lack of rivals, yet they are one of the best home supported teams in the division.

 

[Jeff]

Which, unless I'm missing something, will mean precisely nothing.

It will only mean something to people who are obsessed with statistics.

I'm sure that table is only there because it's easy to calculate, doing a table with the number of away fans will take a lot more work because the numbers are more difficult to find.

 

[bocadillo]

There's nothing wrong with the table - it gives exactly the information that it purports to give. I do worry about the mental capacity of the people who try to interpret the numbers in some very odd ways though.

 

[Jeff]

If Derby/Forest play a Colchester, Plymouth, Scunthorpe they would probaly get around the 20k mark. A city game against either should attract 25+.

An extra 5,000 fans for one match would only add around 200 to the end of season average.

Norwich dont fair well because of the lack of rivals, yet they are one of the best home supported teams in the division.

They don't fare well becaue, like us, they have already played the teams with the lowest home attendances, and haven't played some of the games against the teams with good home attendances.

 

[From Gradel to Grave]

I'm sure people will note I entitled the thread 'can anyone explain this' and not 'OMG we're fcuked!

Seriously I was looking for hard info to challenge our mendacious and statistically challenged green friend and this was all I found.

Jeff

Pretty much everyone else

:icon_wink

 

[Brauny Blue]

An extra 5,000 fans for one match would only add around 200 to the end of season average.




They don't fare well becaue, like us, they have already played the teams with the lowest home attendances, and haven't played some of the games against the teams with good home attendances.

I cant be arsed to have tit-for-tat posts with you, when there are more important things on my mind.........like a chow mein in 5 mins:icon_bigg

 

[highland fox]

I really couldn't give a fcuk if 5 or 5 million people go to watch us

 

[manxfox]

Lies, Damn lies, and statistics!

Its a half arsed table, badly planned and presented leading to obvious misinterpretation. These tables here paint a better story http://stats.football365.com/dom/ENG/D1/attend.html using % of capacity filled and total attendance, but can still be interpreted any way you like. And check out Norwich on these!

 

[Jeff]

Its a half arsed table, badly planned and presented leading to obvious misinterpretation.

I don't see how people could misinterpret it, it the table shows exactly what it says it does.

 

[Hazzman]

Could someone please post all the away attendances featured in our proggie. I got the Sheff Utd 'uns.