• RSS Coach Sacking Competition 2023-2024

    From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 1 15:17:08 2023
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

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  • From MH@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Fri Sep 1 20:48:43 2023
    On 2023-09-01 16:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

    I like it !

    I see De Zakarian, who got me more points last year than my other picks,
    is back coaching in France again.





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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sat Sep 2 09:52:29 2023
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you
    want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German
    Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily
    or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions
    League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League
    or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.


    José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    Zvonimir Soldo (Cologne)
    Sean Dyche (Everton)
    Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield Utd)

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  • From Real Mardin@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sat Sep 2 11:24:39 2023
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 11:17:10 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

    Jose Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla) 3pts

    Steve Cooper (Nottingham Forest) 2 pts

    Franck Haise (Lens) 2

    Eddie Howe (Newcastle) 3


    RM

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Sat Sep 2 22:07:35 2023
    Blueshirt wrote:

    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you
    want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German
    Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily
    or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions
    League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League
    or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.


    José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    Zvonimir Soldo (Cologne)
    Sean Dyche (Everton)
    Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield Utd)

    Forgot to allocate my points:

    3 - José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    3 - Zvonimir Soldo (Cologne)
    2 - Sean Dyche (Everton)
    2 - Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield Utd)


    [Thanks RM for reminding me!]

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  • From Al Kamista@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Mon Sep 4 14:46:19 2023
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 6:17:10 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    That's clever, I like it.


    Deadline: Friday September 15.

    Dyche (Everton) 3
    Terzic (Dortmund) 2
    Edwards (Luton) 2
    O'Neill (Wolves) 1.5
    Mendilibar (Sevilla) 1
    Kompany (Burnley) 0.5

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  • From MH@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Mon Sep 4 20:07:25 2023
    On 2023-09-01 16:17, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.



    OK, here goed

    A lot of french teams fired coaches last year. But which ones to pick ?

    Laurent Blanc 0.5
    Pierre Aristouy 1.0
    Franck Haise 1.0

    Bundesliga

    Bo Svensson 1.0
    Pelegrino Materazzo (why not, he got me points before) 1.0
    Torsten Lieberknecht 0.5

    Spain

    Vicente Moreno 1.0
    Garcia Pimienta 1.0


    England

    Sean Dyche 1.5
    Andoni Iraola 1.0
    Mauricio Pochettino 0.5

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Sep 5 03:57:33 2023
    On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:17:10 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga,
    and French Ligue 1.

    I really don't want to go full Mark here, but Ligue 1 has currently fallen out of the Top 5 in the UEFA ranking, and it might well stay that way
    until the end of the season which would mean that the extra spot in the re-vamped Champions League that the French lobbied so hard for
    will go to the Netherlands instead.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    If Eredivisie were included Ajax's new manager Maurice Steijn would be my number one candidate.

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

    This is an additional dilemma in this insidious game - wait until the end of the deadline to gather more information, or risk that the most
    obvious picks will have already been sacked?


    Ciao,
    'I guess I'll wait a bit'
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Tue Sep 5 04:07:01 2023
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 6:57:35 AM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    I really don't want to go full Mark here, but Ligue 1 has currently fallen out of the Top 5 in the UEFA ranking, and it might well
    stay that way until the end of the season which would mean that the extra spot in the re-vamped Champions League that the
    French lobbied so hard for will go to the Netherlands instead.

    This is all very interesting, but that's why the rules don't make any reference to "top n" leagues or anything. (whew...)



    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.
    This is an additional dilemma in this insidious game - wait until the end of the deadline to gather more information, or risk
    that the most obvious picks will have already been sacked?

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Thu Sep 7 02:05:19 2023
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

    Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:

    https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/

    Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice.

    0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.

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  • From MH@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Thu Sep 7 22:16:47 2023
    On 2023-09-07 03:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

    Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:

    https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/

    Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice.

    0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.

    I posted this earlier in the wrong thread.

    So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
    first, and by whom ?

    Antonio Conte
    Christophe Galthier
    Julen Lopetegui
    Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
    Laurent Blanc
    Ralph Hasenhüttl
    Julian Nagelsman
    Frank Lampard
    Graham Potter

    I am sure the list could be added to.

    I could see Galthier going to Lyon very soon. Speculation I read,
    however, included Bruno Lage, and Graham Potter. Both have said "no
    thanks" apparently

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 8 14:00:14 2023
    On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 12:16:51 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

    So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
    first, and by whom ?

    Antonio Conte

    I think he has developed a reputation of being too toxic, can't get along with anybody for more than a few months. Also very expensive. I think he's headed to the $audi league.


    Christophe Galthier
    Julen Lopetegui

    Rumored to be in contention for the Lyon job.


    Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
    Don't know.

    Laurent Blanc
    Can't see him get back in action very soon.


    Ralph Hasenhüttl
    Julian Nagelsman

    These are probably the first two that will get a good job offer, not clear though what will be available.

    Frank Lampard
    Fallen from grace. I don't see him getting a PL job any time soon.


    Graham Potter
    Maybe the first struggling bottom-half PL side that needs a shake-up.




    I am sure the list could be added to.

    I could see Galthier going to Lyon very soon. Speculation I read,
    however, included Bruno Lage, and Graham Potter. Both have said "no
    thanks" apparently

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Fri Sep 8 17:55:59 2023
    On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:17:10 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.



    Luis Enrique (PSG) 2
    Pochettino (Chelsea) 2
    Terzić (Dortmund) 2
    Dyche (Everton) 1
    Mendilibar (Sevilla) 1
    Mourinho (Roma) 1
    Toppmöller (Frankfurt) 1



    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Fri Sep 8 17:56:43 2023
    On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 10:07:39 PM UTC+2, Blueshirt wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote:

    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you
    want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily
    or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions
    League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League
    or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.


    José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    Zvonimir Soldo (Cologne)

    Are you working with 13-year-old data?

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to All on Fri Sep 8 17:47:00 2023
    On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 6:16:51 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-09-07 03:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

    Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:

    https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/

    Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice.

    0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.

    I posted this earlier in the wrong thread.

    So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
    first, and by whom ?

    Antonio Conte
    Christophe Galthier
    Julen Lopetegui
    Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
    Laurent Blanc
    Ralph Hasenhüttl

    Also, Oliver Glasner

    Julian Nagelsman

    PSG, eventually

    Frank Lampard

    Surely there's a limit to second chances even for him?


    Ciao,
    Werner


    Graham Potter

    I am sure the list could be added to.

    I could see Galthier going to Lyon very soon. Speculation I read,
    however, included Bruno Lage, and Graham Potter. Both have said "no
    thanks" apparently

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sat Sep 9 14:01:15 2023
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 12:16:51 AM UTC-4, MH wrote:

    Graham Potter

    Maybe the first struggling bottom-half PL side that needs a shake-up.

    Unless it's Chelsea! ;-)

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sat Sep 9 14:01:15 2023
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 10:07:39 PM UTC+2, Blueshirt wrote:
    Blueshirt wrote:

    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as
    you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns,
    voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT
    there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa
    League or Conference League group stage: your points are
    multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.


    José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    Zvonimir Soldo (Cologne)

    Are you working with 13-year-old data?

    Possibly!

    Sevilla were bottom of La Liga when I looked... so that seemed a
    reasonable pick.

    Cologne were losing matches and near the bottom of the Bundesliga when I looked... I just got the wrong manager when I searched for it. <face
    palm> Clearly DuckDuckGo isn't as effective as Google!

    Thanks for informing me before the deadline. Will edit.

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 9 14:05:48 2023
    Blueshirt calling... here is the corrected and final entry from the jury
    here at Blueshirt HQ.


    3 - José Luis Mendilibar (Sevilla)
    3 - Sean Dyche (Everton)
    2 - Steffen Baumgart (Cologne)
    2 - Paul Heckingbottom (Sheffield Utd)

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sat Sep 9 15:45:34 2023
    On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 2:47:03 AM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 6:16:51 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-09-07 03:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

    Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:

    https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/

    Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice.

    0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.

    I posted this earlier in the wrong thread.

    So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
    first, and by whom ?

    Antonio Conte
    Christophe Galthier
    Julen Lopetegui
    Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
    Laurent Blanc
    Ralph Hasenhüttl

    Also, Oliver Glasner

    Julian Nagelsman

    PSG, eventually

    Or rather German NT?


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sun Sep 10 08:18:42 2023
    On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:45:36 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Or rather German NT?

    Frick gone. Not even the top news item on kicker.de

    https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-serbien-2023-basketball-wm-4843909/spielbericht

    (What is the world coming to, Germany World Basketball champs?)

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Sep 12 10:22:36 2023
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.


    Quique Setien of Villarreal (sacked on the same date I posted the above) also says thank you. No points, as far as I can tell.

    Maybe I should have started my research and made picks early.

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Wed Sep 13 13:00:14 2023
    On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.
    Quique Setien of Villarreal (sacked on the same date I posted the above) also says thank you. No points, as far as I can tell.

    Maybe I should have started my research and made picks early.

    OK, let' go for it. Just a few years ago picking the Cagliari or Genoa coaches would have been a no-brainer, but now they are both under new management, which is not necessarily as trigger happy as the old one. Plus, Ranieri (yes, that Ranieri) has just
    been named a Cagliari honorary citizen, he has already declared that this will be his last coaching job...will they really have the courage to sack him?

    Lyon is apparently considering Gattuso and Lampard as successors to Blanc. Both of those would be strong candidates for the sack, but I'm afraid you have to name a name, so until one of them is officially appointed they can't be in the list. Maybe I'll
    leave one point as a a placeholder until the deadline?

    Here's my list:

    Mendilibar (Sevilla) 2.5
    Zanetti (Empoli) 2
    Sottil (Udinese) 1
    Seoane (Gladbach) 1
    Terzic (Dortmund) 1
    Dyche (Everton) 1
    Luis Enrique (PSG) 0.5
    (Placeholder: 1 point)

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Fri Sep 15 13:25:23 2023
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.
    Quique Setien of Villarreal (sacked on the same date I posted the above) also says thank you. No points, as far as I can tell.

    Maybe I should have started my research and made picks early.
    OK, let' go for it. Just a few years ago picking the Cagliari or Genoa coaches would have been a no-brainer, but now they are both under new management, which is not necessarily as trigger happy as the old one. Plus, Ranieri (yes, that Ranieri) has
    just been named a Cagliari honorary citizen, he has already declared that this will be his last coaching job...will they really have the courage to sack him?

    Lyon is apparently considering Gattuso and Lampard as successors to Blanc. Both of those would be strong candidates for the sack, but I'm afraid you have to name a name, so until one of them is officially appointed they can't be in the list. Maybe I'll
    leave one point as a a placeholder until the deadline?

    Here's my list:

    Mendilibar (Sevilla) 2.5
    Zanetti (Empoli) 2
    Sottil (Udinese) 1
    Seoane (Gladbach) 1
    Terzic (Dortmund) 1
    Dyche (Everton) 1
    Luis Enrique (PSG) 0.5

    I will split my remaining point
    Heckingbottom (Sheffield United) 0.5
    Mourinho (Roma) 0.5


    Reminder that the deadline for submitting entries is today

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Fri Sep 15 13:26:08 2023
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 6:17:10 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    Just bumping this:

    Deadline: Friday September 15.



    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

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  • From Binder Dundat@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sat Sep 16 15:58:21 2023
    I know I am late, but anyhow,

    Ten hag 3
    Mourinho 3
    Pochetino 3
    Bo Svensson 1

    On Friday, September 15, 2023 at 4:26:10 p.m. UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Friday, September 1, 2023 at 6:17:10 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    Just bumping this:

    Deadline: Friday September 15.
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga, and French Ligue 1.

    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    - Any other team: your points are multiplied by 1

    Deadline: Friday September 15.

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  • From rec.sport.soccer@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Sep 19 05:36:33 2023
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    Zanetti (Empoli) 2

    https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20

    2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to All on Wed Sep 20 04:58:59 2023
    On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 8:36:36 AM UTC-4, rec.sport.soccer wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    Zanetti (Empoli) 2

    https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20

    2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.

    Nobody had Marcelino (Marseille): https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/marcelino-set-to-leave-marseille-after-just-seven-games/

    Would have been a two-pointer

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Oct 10 19:18:13 2023
    On Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 1:59:01 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 8:36:36 AM UTC-4, rec.sport.soccer wrote:
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 4:00:19 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    Zanetti (Empoli) 2

    https://x.com/DiMarzio/status/1704044764155318315?s=20

    2 points for me. I'll compile all the predictions nicely in one post later.
    Nobody had Marcelino (Marseille): https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2023/marcelino-set-to-leave-marseille-after-just-seven-games/

    Would have been a two-pointer

    Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late) and Mendilibar (points for pretty much everyone) gone.

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Jesper Lauridsen@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sun Oct 15 13:42:13 2023
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

    5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments. Indicates that Maaßen started the season with less credit.

    Replacement is Jess Thorup. His worst point average so far was 1.68 (with KAA Gent). That's going to change now.

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  • From MH@21:1/5 to Jesper Lauridsen on Sun Oct 15 15:02:37 2023
    On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

    5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.


    Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?
    Does seem rather harsh.

    Indicates that Maaßen started the season with less credit.

    Replacement is Jess Thorup. His worst point average so far was 1.68 (with KAA Gent). That's going to change now.

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 16 11:36:17 2023
    On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

    5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.

    Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?

    Does seem rather harsh.

    He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look.
    Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to All on Mon Oct 16 11:31:25 2023
    On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 6:16:51 AM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-09-07 03:05, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.

    Laurent Blanc thanks me for the weaufxing:

    https://frenchfootballweekly.com/2023/09/06/laurent-blanc-and-ol-its-over/

    Even though it's not officially confirmed ("According to RMC Sport, the Cévénol will leave the Gones bench as soon as a replacement is found"), so I guess one could still pick him, but that wouldn't be very nice.

    0.5 points (multiplied by 1) for MH.

    I posted this earlier in the wrong thread.

    So which of the following out of work coaches is going to get hired
    first, and by whom ?

    Antonio Conte
    Christophe Galthier

    Qatar it is

    Julen Lopetegui
    Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
    Laurent Blanc
    Ralph Hasenhüttl
    Julian Nagelsman
    Frank Lampard
    Graham Potter

    Sweden?


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Jesper Lauridsen@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Tue Oct 17 20:42:32 2023
    On 2023-10-16, Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

    5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.

    Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?

    Does seem rather harsh.

    He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look.

    So he would have been an obvious pick for a coack sacking competition?

    Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.

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  • From Jesper Lauridsen@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Oct 17 20:42:30 2023
    On 2023-09-10, Futbolmetrix <daniele.paserman@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Saturday, September 9, 2023 at 6:45:36 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Or rather German NT?

    Frick gone. Not even the top news item on kicker.de

    https://www.kicker.de/deutschland-gegen-serbien-2023-basketball-wm-4843909/spielbericht

    (What is the world coming to, Germany World Basketball champs?)

    Actually DFB has been accused of stealing the basketballer's thunder
    by announcing the sacking of Flick. Which makes no sense, but that's
    usually the case in such matters.

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Jesper Lauridsen on Tue Oct 17 15:34:22 2023
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 10:42:36 PM UTC+2, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On 2023-10-16, Werner Pichler <wpic...@gmail.com> wrote:
    On Sunday, October 15, 2023 at 11:02:41 PM UTC+2, MH wrote:
    On 2023-10-15 14:42, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023 at 04:18:15 UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote: >> >> Maaßen (no points for anyone, he was sacked a year late)

    5 points in 7 games. Poor, but Köln and Mainz has 1 and 2, while Gladbach and Union has 6. All are bigger disappointments.

    Did Maaßen also not have to play away to Bayern and RBL as well ?

    Does seem rather harsh.

    He ended last season with one win in the last eleven games. He started this season with one win in seven. Overall, that's not a particularly good look.

    So he would have been an obvious pick for a coack sacking competition?

    Also, Augsburg got eliminated in the Cup by a third division side.

    With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Wed Oct 18 07:34:46 2023
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.


    Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.

    Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.

    Current standings:
    Blueshirt 9
    Real Mardin 9
    Futbolmetrix 8
    Alkamista 3
    Werner 3
    MH 1.5
    Binder 0

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sun Oct 22 13:13:32 2023
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 12:57:35 PM UTC+2, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Saturday, September 2, 2023 at 12:17:10 AM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    New and improved rules this year!

    You have 10 points which you can allocate to as many coaches as you want from the English Premier League, Italian Serie A, German Bundesliga, Spanish Liga,
    and French Ligue 1.
    I really don't want to go full Mark here, but Ligue 1 has currently fallen out of the Top 5 in the UEFA ranking, and it might well stay that way
    until the end of the season which would mean that the extra spot in the re-vamped Champions League that the French lobbied so hard for
    will go to the Netherlands instead.
    Maximum 3 points per coach, decimal points allowed.

    Any coach that you nominated and gets sacked (or resigns, voluntarily or not) before December 31, you get the points, BUT there is a twist!

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Champions League group stage: your points are multiplied by 3

    - A coach sacked by a team participating in this year's Europa League or Conference League group stage: your points are multiplied by 2

    If Eredivisie were included Ajax's new manager Maurice Steijn would be my number one candidate.

    I expected them to be worse than last season. I did not expect this.

    Same with Lyon and Basel. Three former heavyweights in actual relegation danger.


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sun Oct 29 13:52:21 2023
    On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.

    Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.

    Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.

    Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sun Oct 29 14:11:00 2023
    On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 4:52:23 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

    It never fails

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sun Oct 29 17:58:21 2023
    On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 10:00:19 PM UTC+2, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 1:22:38 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at 7:07:05 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    I'm also waiting. There won't be any further league matches until the deadline (OK, there will be some Friday matches...), so it's likely that any sackings should have happened already.
    Quique Setien of Villarreal (sacked on the same date I posted the above) also says thank you. No points, as far as I can tell.

    Maybe I should have started my research and made picks early.

    OK, let' go for it. Just a few years ago picking the Cagliari or Genoa coaches would have been a no-brainer, but now they are both under new management, which is not necessarily as trigger happy as the old one.
    Plus, Ranieri (yes, that Ranieri) has just been named a Cagliari honorary citizen, he has already declared that this will be his last coaching job...will they really have the courage to sack him?

    I thought Ranieri was a goner for sure at halftime today, but that was a statement win.

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Fri Nov 10 15:47:56 2023
    On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:52:23 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.

    Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.

    Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.
    Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

    Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Jesper Lauridsen@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sat Nov 11 14:46:55 2023
    On 2023-11-10, Werner Pichler <wpichler@gmail.com> wrote:

    Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.

    To be fair, he had been less than a week in that job at the deadline.

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sun Nov 12 12:39:32 2023
    On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 5:11:02 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 4:52:23 PM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next
    It never fails

    Sometimes it fails, it just takes a bit longer...Not official yet, but Garcia is almost surely out.
    We also missed the Svensson (Mainz) sacking last week. Points for MH and Binder.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    Standings:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 9 Mendilibar
    Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
    Futbolmetrix 9 MendilibarZanettiSottil
    Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
    Werner 3 Mendilibar
    MH 2.5 BlancSvenssonMoreno
    Binder 1 Svensson

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Wed Nov 15 01:49:15 2023
    On Saturday, November 11, 2023 at 12:47:58 AM UTC+1, Werner Pichler wrote:
    On Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:52:23 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 10:34:48 AM UTC-4, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 6:34:24 PM UTC-4, Werner Pichler wrote:
    With the new point system this year we're eyeing bigger prizes.

    Paulo Sousa (Salernitana) gone, no points for anybody.

    Here is a Google Sheet with the predictions and standings: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    Anybody with the link can update the "Coaches sacked" sheet, and the "Standings" sheet should update automatically.
    Sottil sacked last week, one point for me.

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing

    I don't think anybody has Rudi Garcia (Napoli), but he could very well be next

    Pacheta, picked by noone, would have been a two-pointer.

    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Wed Nov 15 06:52:01 2023
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.


    Spreadsheet updated

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Wed Nov 29 08:45:33 2023
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.

    Spreadsheet updated


    Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Wed Nov 29 17:47:17 2023
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner
    Pichler wrote:

    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.

    Spreadsheet updated


    Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.

    Huh?

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Wed Nov 29 08:54:57 2023
    On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 5:47:23 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 3:52:07 PM UTC+1, Futbolmetrix
    wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner
    Pichler wrote:

    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.

    Spreadsheet updated


    Pochettino points for Michael, Binder and myself.

    Huh?

    I might have just failed in Fact checking.

    Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Wed Nov 29 18:00:42 2023
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    I might have just failed in Fact checking.

    Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across
    in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

    I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC, Talksport or
    Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my phone would be
    hopping...

    Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points eventually! ;-)

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  • From The Doctor@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Wed Nov 29 17:42:39 2023
    In article <nnd$6b3ed718$0b5899ca@d176aa480b9a9d96>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    I might have just failed in Fact checking.

    Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come across
    in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

    I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC, Talksport or
    Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my phone would be >hopping...

    Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points eventually! ;-)

    Well Pto has a tough time holding an job in England.
    --
    Member - Liberal International This is doctor@nk.ca Ici doctor@nk.ca
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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Thu Nov 30 14:56:30 2023
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6:00:47 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt
    wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    I might have just failed in Fact checking.

    Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come
    across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

    I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC,
    Talksport or Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my
    phone would be hopping...

    Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points
    eventually! ;-)

    Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

    Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

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  • From The Doctor@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Thu Nov 30 21:44:30 2023
    In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    On Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 6:00:47 PM UTC+1, Blueshirt
    wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    I might have just failed in Fact checking.

    Reminder to myself: the Doc and the first news item you come
    across in a Google search are not exactly trustworthy sources.

    I ignored his post... as if it had been correct the BBC,
    Talksport or Sky Sports News would have been all over it. Plus my
    phone would be hopping...

    Don't worry though... I'm sure you will get the points
    eventually! ;-)

    Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

    Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

    Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!
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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to The Doctor on Thu Nov 30 23:36:47 2023
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

    Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

    Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!

    Are you? I thought you'd be more surprised that Mauricio Pochettino
    is still at Chelsea after your post here the other day!

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  • From The Doctor@21:1/5 to Blueshirt on Fri Dec 1 01:05:03 2023
    In article <nnd$3c10d23b$668abd12@43da4470551d86f3>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    The Doctor wrote:

    In article <nnd$486e5776$2ad8e834@bbcc4a9e0386ea66>,
    Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Well it needs to happen before New Year's Eve!

    Not impossible... it is Chelsea after all! :-)

    Surprised Ten Hagens is still at Man U!

    Are you? I thought you'd be more surprised that Mauricio Pochettino
    is still at Chelsea after your post here the other day!

    Here deserves a chance.
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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Dec 5 08:38:09 2023
    On 12/5/2023 6:15 AM, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 9:52:07 AM UTC-5, Futbolmetrix wrote:
    On Wednesday, November 15, 2023 at 4:49:17 AM UTC-5, Werner Pichler wrote: >>
    Urs Fischer, picked by noone, would have been a three-pointer.

    Spreadsheet updated

    Heckingbottom (Sheffield U) about to be sacked, that would be points for Blueshirt and me. MH also got a point for Aristouy (Nantes). However, we all missed the Genesio (Rennes) two-pointer.

    Updated spreadsheet:

    https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1dEa1LtCU-5m03pGlTYVQoq2ZMO8dYvVasnKCny4Umls/edit?usp=sharing


    Heckingbottom gone. Points for Blueshirt (3!) and me.

    Updated standings:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 12 MendilibarHeckingbottom
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
    Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
    MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
    Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
    Werner 3 Mendilibar
    Binder 1 Svensson

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Dec 19 09:32:27 2023
    On 12/5/2023 8:42 AM, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    Heckingbottom gone. Points for Blueshirt (3!) and me.


    Sorry, Blueshirt had only allocated 2 points to Heckingbottom. Correct standings:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 11 MendilibarHeckingbottom
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 MendilibarZanettiSottilHeckingbottom
    Real Mardin 9 Mendilibar
    MH 3.5 BlancAristouySvenssonMoreno
    Alkamista 3 Mendilibar
    Werner 3 Mendilibar
    Binder 1 Svensson

    Cooper (Nottingham Forest) about to drop, that would be points for
    Mardin, and would propel him to first place.

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Thu Dec 21 15:34:57 2023
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back in
    first.

    Am I? Oooh... nice one.

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Thu Dec 21 20:21:55 2023
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    On Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 10:35:01 AM UTC-5, Blueshirt
    wrote:
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Baumgart gone. I think that's points for Blueshirt who's back
    in first.
    Am I? Oooh... nice one.

    Yes. I think that should seal it for you, but let's wait for
    December 31 before announcing the final results.

    Should being the operative word of course.

    It would be very harsh for anyone to get sacked now just before
    Christmas, or straight after even... but IIRC our old friend Mr
    Tuchel got his marching orders from PSG on Christmas Eve. So anything
    is possible.

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Sun Dec 24 08:00:44 2023
    On 12/21/2023 5:44 PM, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Two years ago Monaco sacked Niko Kovač, a Futbolmetrix pick, on New Year's Eve, a couple of hours before the deadline.

    Pioli's position at Milan looks shaky, but I don't think anybody had him.

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  • From Werner Pichler@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Jan 16 09:00:38 2024
    Futbolmetrix <futbolmetrix@yahoo.com> wrote:
    On 12/21/2023 5:44 PM, Werner Pichler wrote:

    Two years ago Monaco sacked Niko Kovač, a Futbolmetrix pick, on New
    Year's Eve, a couple of hours before the deadline.

    Pioli's position at Milan looks shaky, but I don't think anybody had him.



    Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately too late for the purposes of this game.


    Ciao,
    Werner

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Werner Pichler on Tue Jan 16 13:09:51 2024
    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately too late for the purposes of this game.

    It also wouldn't have changed anything at the top of the RSSCSC standings. I only had 0.5 on Mou, so even the 2x bonus would not have been enough to get into second place. Werner would have leapfrogged MH in 4th place.

    So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
    Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1, Heckingbottom 0.5
    MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1
    Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Binder 1 Svensson 1

    Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Jan 16 14:32:43 2024
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    Werner Pichler wrote:

    Mourinho’s sacking doesn’t exactly come as a surprise, but unfortunately too late for the purposes of this game.

    It also wouldn't have changed anything at the top of the RSSCSC
    standings. I only had 0.5 on Mou, so even the 2x bonus would not
    have been enough to get into second place. Werner would have
    leapfrogged MH in 4th place.

    So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
    Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1,
    Heckingbottom 0.5 MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1 Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Binder 1 Svensson 1

    Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

    Hurrah! <claps>

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Jan 16 13:17:50 2024
  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Tue Jan 16 13:33:20 2024
    Futbolmetrix wrote:


    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
    Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1, Heckingbottom 0.5
    MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1, Moreno 1
    Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Binder 1 Svensson 1


    One advantage of ditching Google Groups: fixed width fonts and tables that look the way they are supposed to:

    https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1YzcEzknYfbbSzRaMQvKEIl5I2IJgpEHcVxWLk3Bso0c/edit?usp=sharing

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Mark on Tue Jan 16 14:24:21 2024
    Mark wrote:


    This game's lost all it's prestige now though without the reigning champion playing in it,
    and without including the Argentinian and Brazilian Leagues..

    https://youtu.be/L0MK7qz13bU?si=eRjr-R6UHbigDMhX

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  • From Blueshirt@21:1/5 to Mark on Tue Jan 16 15:35:40 2024
    Mark wrote:

    On Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 1:11:07 PM UTC, Futbolmetrix wrote:

    So, time to announce the final results of the 2023 RSSCSC:

    Vulture Points Correct Picks
    Blueshirt 13 Mendilibar 3(x3), Baumgart 2, Heckingbottom 2
    Real Mardin 11 Mendilibar 3(x3), Cooper 2
    Futbolmetrix 9.5 Mendilibar 2(x3), Zanetti 2, Sottil 1,
    Heckingbottom 0.5 MH 3.5 Blanc 0.5, Aristouy 1, Svensson 1,
    Moreno 1 Alkamista 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Werner 3 Mendilibar 1 (x3)
    Binder 1 Svensson 1

    Congrats Blueshirt, the 2023 RSSCSC Champion!

    This game's lost all it's prestige now though without the reigning
    champion playing in it, and without including the Argentinian and
    Brazilian Leagues.

    Thanks for spoiling my one afternoon of happiness!

    FWIW, I would have picked the same managers even if the Brazilian and Argentinian leagues had been included. So it it what it is... <shrugs>

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  • From Futbolmetrix@21:1/5 to Futbolmetrix on Sun Feb 25 16:27:55 2024
    Futbolmetrix wrote:

    New and improved rules this year!

    Looks like coaches want to put an end to all the fun in the RSSCSC. Outrageous!

    https://www.goal.com/en-us/lists/premier-league-managers-coaching-transfer-window/blt837b57131e0c6841

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