Soccernomics and how it applies to fulham

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I heard a programme on Radio 4 a while ago, with an expert from the Office of National  Statistics.  He confirmed that they had done quite a bit of research on this topic, and found that indeed, with a tiny minority of exceptions, it really doesn't matter who picks the teams - they would have an equal chance of success.  That is not to say that coaching can't assist.  Clearly it can.

i agree that coaching can assist a team. I'm just very skeptical about paying someone a bunch of money if they havent shown that they are capable of beating the average.