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11 Sep 2026 05:14:23
Torreense usually play about 25 miles from Lisbon but their Stadium only holds less than 2,500.

They will now play their home Europa League matches in Leiria which is an extra 60 miles away from Lisbon and that Stadium holds nearly 24,000 with the possibility of another 5,000 temporary stand which has been used in the past.

It will be interesting to see how many tickets Celtic will get with loads of supporters wanting to visit the Nacional Stadium in Lisbon.

10 Sep 2026 19:16:39
Daizen Duran, both great runners with great attributes, different but alike, surely in terms of data we can take the attributes we like throw there good attribute data into a fancy algorithm and get suitable matches to continue signing similar players.

10 Sep 2026 21:22:58
Duran has the following stats this season.

4 defensive contributions.
3 tackles

Pretty low in comparison to other players in his position however. He has
14 defensive recoveries &
7 times won possession in the final 3rd.

Effectively when he loses the ball he gets it back and he wins possession a lot.

Daizen is a different type of defensive forward who consistently contributes to defending but rarely wins the ball high up the pitch.

17 defensive contributions.
7 tackles.
4 recoveries.

10 Sep 2026 23:30:33
Football by statistics. Really!

I've seen many analysis by stats, but what they never take into account or show is the quality of the opposition or the importance of the game.

I've seen stats that put a player at the top for ground covered, somewhere in the region of running 11 to 12 kilometres. Good effort, but if you've just lost, say, 3-0, was the player a headless chicken?

Here's a stat - Top Champions League scorer of all time:
Cristiano Ronaldo - 140 goals

However, his goals per game 0.77. Compare with Gerd Muller's goals per game of 0.97, but only 34 goals. Who would you have in your team?

11 Sep 2026 03:27:37
Ronaldo.

11 Sep 2026 05:45:52
I'd go with Ronaldo as gerd Muller must be ancient now. 😛.

11 Sep 2026 06:53:14
Your comparing people light years apart tho, take 100 or even 200 players from today’s football in say one position from top10 leagues in one position, gather all there stats on attributes, my point is we loved daizens but accepted his faults, we now have a better player in Duran with similar attributes, can we not look at the attributes we like and want in our team including goals and assists etc and look to see who matches that of Duran and Daizen, then sift through those players via scouting etc to see who you actually like ( because the stats maybe already tell you theyatch what you like and are looking for ) do the scouting and graft on the list your left with,
Is this not how modern recruitment is anyway, my point is using these 2 specific players we have the template for what would work and what we like,

Remember also I’m just a daft football fan.

11 Sep 2026 09:06:52
Jaa11. I believe it all started with Moneyball tactics. Finding the statistically best players in each position tended to improve your team substantially. The clubs need greater metrics to decipher wether a player is worth it nowadays as they are splashing millions of £s on players.

Especially clubs like Celtic/ Brugge/ Ajax/ Porto etc. If you didn’t do your due diligence on the finer details you’d be spiraling out of control with players that lacked the skill to compete in your division. I’m with you 100% on that statistics are insanely important in the modern game.

11 Sep 2026 09:41:22
Ronaldo is no spring chicken. Anyway, all this is irrelevant as this board won’t be interested in less they think they’re getting a bargain. This window wasn’t about improving the team, it was about attempted fan appeasement after the rubbishstorm they encountered last season. They haven’t changed one bit and the team/ squad still have glaring unresolved deficiencies while stockpiling even more cash. Keep reading all the statements of wishful thinking’ next window, next window, next window’ when in reality the people running this club have always only done what they believe they can get away with at a bare minimum.

Hence the reason we never progress beyond a certain level when we should be aiming so much higher.
Discussing Celtic is a form of Groundhog Day because I seem to have been reading much the same stuff for over 45 years and none of these topics are new. The world of football may be evolving around us but Celtic FC seem unwilling to join in.

11 Sep 2026 10:26:46
Spot on Chasa, the definition of madness doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results!

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10 Sep 2026 13:06:07
Does hogh get a free pass cause of the transfer fee
Barely heard a word said against him yet he’s done next to nothing
I’m glad O’Neil stuck up for the wingers after the game there’s only so much they can do I’m not Tounektis biggest fan but even he put in some decent balls and Hassan must take on the fullback about 80% of the time and deliver yet its not good enough
If we had a full fit team it wouldn’t even be a debate Duran would be my 1st choice striker.

10 Sep 2026 14:55:21
Dont think so. Again St Johnstone his movement and no cross or pass was made to him.

Durán is more a creator than Hogh is so helps make chances.

Simple solution play both up top and ditch this horrible 433 we play.

10 Sep 2026 15:46:17
That’s harsh because his movement and touches have been good.

10 Sep 2026 16:14:28
He can’t do much without the ball. Would play without left winger and have extra midfielder instead, because these games usually decided there.

10 Sep 2026 20:00:39
I think Hogh is a good player and is and will do us good. He can't help it if Tonekti can't pass p***. He has to get service to be effective. Duran is quality and I think the two of them are quality. We missed Yang big time last night IMO.

10 Sep 2026 20:12:56
Kasper needs better service the crosses were all shocking only player who put a good one in was Forrest when he came on Hassan needs to be more direct and every single winger needs to be coached on crossing the bloody ball or finding a man in space that isn’t Mcgregor pointing he needs out the team offers nothing except a square pass never plays forward.

10 Sep 2026 23:12:25
The Chelsea boy actually looks better than Hogh.

11 Sep 2026 05:14:53
Long story short then it’s everyone else’s fault not hogh
O’Neil said he would of scored against St Johnstone at his age with the amount of crosses
A bit exaggerated but get the point.