davieG Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 Tottenham finish as runners-up ahead of Liverpool & Manchester United Chelsea and Arsenal finish outside top four, according to Sky Sports algorithm. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11465325/tottenham-finish-as-runners-up-ahead-of-liverpool-manchester-united The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is back for the new season - and it's tipping Man City to retain the Premier League title. Tottenham would land the runners-up spot ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, according to the predictive algorithm. Chelsea narrowly miss out on automatic Champions League qualification in fifth, while Unai Emery would lead Arsenal to their second successive sixth-place finish. How does it work? The Sky Sports predictor is based on a system called Elo, originally set up to rate chess players. It takes into account form, who your team still has left to play, and how well a team has done in previous seasons. The algorithm does not factor transfers, so Liverpool's league-topping £176.9m spent on players this summer could influence the standings as the season progresses. In contrast, Tottenham are the only Premier League club not to have signed a player this summer - although the club has reportedly bid £25m for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, At the other end of the table, it's bad news for Wolves upon their return to the Premier League - with a predicted immediate return to the Championship after a rock-bottom finish. Newly-promoted Cardiff will suffer the same fate and will be joined by David Wagner's Huddersfield - while Fulham are tipped to buck the odds and end the season in 12th spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfc278 Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 6 minutes ago, davieG said: Tottenham finish as runners-up ahead of Liverpool & Manchester United Chelsea and Arsenal finish outside top four, according to Sky Sports algorithm. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11465325/tottenham-finish-as-runners-up-ahead-of-liverpool-manchester-united The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is back for the new season - and it's tipping Man City to retain the Premier League title. Tottenham would land the runners-up spot ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, according to the predictive algorithm. Chelsea narrowly miss out on automatic Champions League qualification in fifth, while Unai Emery would lead Arsenal to their second successive sixth-place finish. How does it work? The Sky Sports predictor is based on a system called Elo, originally set up to rate chess players. It takes into account form, who your team still has left to play, and how well a team has done in previous seasons. The algorithm does not factor transfers, so Liverpool's league-topping £176.9m spent on players this summer could influence the standings as the season progresses. In contrast, Tottenham are the only Premier League club not to have signed a player this summer - although the club has reportedly bid £25m for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, At the other end of the table, it's bad news for Wolves upon their return to the Premier League - with a predicted immediate return to the Championship after a rock-bottom finish. Newly-promoted Cardiff will suffer the same fate and will be joined by David Wagner's Huddersfield - while Fulham are tipped to buck the odds and end the season in 12th spot. So we have the same chances of Top 4 as we do relegation. Seems about right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 11 hours ago, MC Prussian said: Is this the new "mine's bigger than yours" game in footballing terms? £71m for a goalkeeper. It's his release clause. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 9 minutes ago, davieG said: Tottenham finish as runners-up ahead of Liverpool & Manchester United Chelsea and Arsenal finish outside top four, according to Sky Sports algorithm. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11465325/tottenham-finish-as-runners-up-ahead-of-liverpool-manchester-united The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is back for the new season - and it's tipping Man City to retain the Premier League title. Tottenham would land the runners-up spot ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, according to the predictive algorithm. Chelsea narrowly miss out on automatic Champions League qualification in fifth, while Unai Emery would lead Arsenal to their second successive sixth-place finish. How does it work? The Sky Sports predictor is based on a system called Elo, originally set up to rate chess players. It takes into account form, who your team still has left to play, and how well a team has done in previous seasons. The algorithm does not factor transfers, so Liverpool's league-topping £176.9m spent on players this summer could influence the standings as the season progresses. In contrast, Tottenham are the only Premier League club not to have signed a player this summer - although the club has reportedly bid £25m for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, At the other end of the table, it's bad news for Wolves upon their return to the Premier League - with a predicted immediate return to the Championship after a rock-bottom finish. Newly-promoted Cardiff will suffer the same fate and will be joined by David Wagner's Huddersfield - while Fulham are tipped to buck the odds and end the season in 12th spot. Cardiff do not have a 5% chance at top 4, unless i'm misinterpreting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie the Fox Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 So Everton are 5% & West Ham 12%, more likely to get relegated than us. Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 Col won't be happy Sky are predicting Leicester a top 7 finish. Are they Mad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingcarr21 Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 I think Spurs will struggle to make top 4 this season. I fancy Arsenal and Chelsea to both finish above them. Spurs need to be adding to the squad and their lack of investment and rumours of departures would have me worried. Grealish isn't enough for me. I would be delighted with 7th. The algorithm obviously puts us there due to our title win. Reckon anywhere between 7th-10th personally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 11 hours ago, F1_AN said: Why does Benitez stick with Newcastle given they don’t back him? After last season he could pick up a decent job (like here)... 1 hour ago, Finnegan said: Because if he quits he sacrifices a massive pay out. He has a clause in his contract that stipulates that he has to pay £6m compensation if he quits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAN Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 (edited) Wow. Didn’t know that. Guess hes stuck there forever then ? Edited 8 August 2018 by F1_AN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 3 minutes ago, F1_AN said: Wow. Didn’t know that. Guess hes stuck there forever then ? No, his contract has only a year to run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLAN Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 I was joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 12 minutes ago, Buce said: He has a clause in his contract that stipulates that he has to pay £6m compensation if he quits. Seriously? This a joke I've missed about Ashley being a tit or has he really signed that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buce Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 3 minutes ago, Finnegan said: Seriously? This a joke I've missed about Ashley being a tit or has he really signed that? https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/08/premier-league-preview-2018-19-newcastle-united 'Unfortunately he now seems in real peril of losing Benítez next summer – and perhaps before – with the manager seeming to be at the end of his tether as he enters the final year of his contract and continues to decline to sign a new deal. Granted there is a deterrent to resignation in the form of a clause in the contract stipulating that the manager must pay Ashley £6m if he quits – perhaps this is one reason why Benítez recently parted with his Spanish agent? – but as the months roll by, restraint of trade laws will surely dictate that it becomes obsolete. “I can’t guarantee what will happen,” says Benítez. “But in my head, it’s stay and fight.” ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnegan Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 What a div. He's a much better manager than Newcastle, has them drastically over a barrel, why would he ever sign that. Almost no sympathy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Wall Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 46 minutes ago, Buce said: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/08/premier-league-preview-2018-19-newcastle-united 'Unfortunately he now seems in real peril of losing Benítez next summer – and perhaps before – with the manager seeming to be at the end of his tether as he enters the final year of his contract and continues to decline to sign a new deal. Granted there is a deterrent to resignation in the form of a clause in the contract stipulating that the manager must pay Ashley £6m if he quits – perhaps this is one reason why Benítez recently parted with his Spanish agent? – but as the months roll by, restraint of trade laws will surely dictate that it becomes obsolete. “I can’t guarantee what will happen,” says Benítez. “But in my head, it’s stay and fight.” ' That seems to suggest (albeit mildly) that his agent knew about the clause but Benitez didn't. Surely that's mischief making by the Guardian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Nacho Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 2 hours ago, davieG said: Tottenham finish as runners-up ahead of Liverpool & Manchester United Chelsea and Arsenal finish outside top four, according to Sky Sports algorithm. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11096/11465325/tottenham-finish-as-runners-up-ahead-of-liverpool-manchester-united The stats-based Sky Sports Predictor is back for the new season - and it's tipping Man City to retain the Premier League title. Tottenham would land the runners-up spot ahead of Liverpool, Manchester United and Chelsea, according to the predictive algorithm. Chelsea narrowly miss out on automatic Champions League qualification in fifth, while Unai Emery would lead Arsenal to their second successive sixth-place finish. How does it work? The Sky Sports predictor is based on a system called Elo, originally set up to rate chess players. It takes into account form, who your team still has left to play, and how well a team has done in previous seasons. The algorithm does not factor transfers, so Liverpool's league-topping £176.9m spent on players this summer could influence the standings as the season progresses. In contrast, Tottenham are the only Premier League club not to have signed a player this summer - although the club has reportedly bid £25m for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish, At the other end of the table, it's bad news for Wolves upon their return to the Premier League - with a predicted immediate return to the Championship after a rock-bottom finish. Newly-promoted Cardiff will suffer the same fate and will be joined by David Wagner's Huddersfield - while Fulham are tipped to buck the odds and end the season in 12th spot. Wolves bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 Villa saying they won't sell Grealish. Good, it should be club power, not player power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose2010 Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 1 minute ago, yorkie1999 said: Villa saying they won't sell Grealish. Good, it should be club power, not player power. Good for Villa and to be fair to Grealish he hasn't come out demanding a move or anything. To be fair I would do business with Spurs after their initial bid for Grealish was 3mill plus Josh Onomah don't know who Levy thinks he is sometimes. IF they finish outside of the top 4 this season can see the big boys likely to start looking at moving as well as Pochettino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan LCFC Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 What on earth was Benitez thinking? How has a manager who's stock is higher than Newcastle (and certainly was at the time of the appointment) ended up with so little power here? I'm genuinely amazed if that's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 Poor old Jose, no one wants to play for him, Boateng doesn't see Utd as a club going anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchsntf Posted 8 August 2018 Share Posted 8 August 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, yorkie1999 said: Poor old Jose, no one wants to play for him, Boateng doesn't see Utd as a club going anywhere. With Outsider critic,and skysports riding the transfer market gossip,and made up headlines.... We ,all PL Fans just might be underestimating the Manutd squad.....If Leicester had these player Rescources,we would be telling ourselves,we are a top 3 candidate,and could chase the title....IMO Manutd are not so much in Chaos as a large part of the media and some fan Bases,will have us believe.....Some dozos quoting that Mourhino is nothing but a failure... I wish my life,was such a failure..!!! I was never a Manutd fan,but I say beware! The 1st 2-3 games,like Leicester fixtures,is no Measure...unless there is a real Explosion.Manutd have a steady top group of players,with Youngsters waiting in the Wings... With the other PL Teams... All these across the field New buys, still have no proven base that they will set their New teams, on a campaign of unabaited success...Its whats behind the shopwindow,not the Front that is being Dressed up by 3rd Party outside presentation. Edited 8 August 2018 by fuchsntf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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