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Started by cottage expat, February 26, 2021, 05:43:37 PM

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cottage expat

February 26, 2021, 05:43:37 PM
For what it's worth, I see that Fulham is ranked #4 in the current Premier League Power Rankings. Nice to see the recent positive momentum recognized.

ChesterTheTabby

#1
February 26, 2021, 07:36:55 PM
Love that.
Someone once asked me, "Why Fulham?".
My response, "Well, lad, you just haven't seen the light yet"

filham

#2
February 26, 2021, 07:59:33 PM
What on earth are Power Rankings ?. Something to do with our new floodlights perhaps.

YankeeJim

#3
February 26, 2021, 08:02:29 PM
Its not that I could and others couldn't.
Its that I did and others didn't.

Craven Mad

#4
February 26, 2021, 08:20:29 PM
This is strange. I don't understand what it's trying to show.

Twig

#5
February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?

filham

#6
February 27, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?
I suspect it is the media in the States showing they can be more  more spectacular than UK media  but only succeeding in demonstrating their inability to communicate with UK fans.

Woolly Mammoth

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February 27, 2021, 10:29:03 AM
Quote from: filham on February 27, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?
I suspect it is the media in the States showing they can be more  more spectacular than UK media  but only succeeding in demonstrating their inability to communicate with UK fans.

Precisely
Its not the man in the fight, it's the fight in the man.  🐘

Never forget your Roots.

Statto

#8
February 27, 2021, 12:10:34 PM
It's pretty much just the form table.

But being American they've given it a sexier name... reminds me of that Budweiser advert for football with monster trucks at half-time and 'added time multiball' etc...

Woolly Mammoth

#9
February 27, 2021, 12:49:10 PM
A load of balls if you ask me. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Its not the man in the fight, it's the fight in the man.  🐘

Never forget your Roots.

YankeeJim

#10
February 27, 2021, 05:48:04 PM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?

Welcome to American sports "news". As much as you lot complain about your sport announcers, you don't have to suffer through the self importance of ESPN broadcasters.
Its not that I could and others couldn't.
Its that I did and others didn't.

SouthIslandWhite

#11
February 27, 2021, 06:25:40 PM
Well written article. It is an NFL style piece but quite accurate.
There is only one Fulham Football Club.

Logicalman

#12
February 27, 2021, 08:10:39 PM
Usual NBC stuff. At least you don't have to watch their pre-post match comments and analysis. They make a stupid observation and then call it 'news' and run with it as though it's actually a real fact or anybody outside the studio actually cares! I thought ESPN was bad, NBC(SN) has taken that mantle and ran down the hill even further.
Logical is just in the name - don't expect it has anything to do with my thought process, because I AM the man who sold the world.

BarryP

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February 27, 2021, 08:35:45 PM Last Edit: February 27, 2021, 08:43:52 PM by BarryP
Quote from: filham on February 27, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?
I suspect it is the media in the States showing they can be more  more spectacular than UK media  but only succeeding in demonstrating their inability to communicate with UK fans.

You suspect wrongly. It's simply an article targeting a US audience, for which, this format of power rankings is used across multiple sports. The writer won't care if people outside his target audience are to closed minded to enjoy the article.
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense."

filham

#14
February 27, 2021, 10:08:49 PM
Quote from: BarryP on February 27, 2021, 08:35:45 PM
Quote from: filham on February 27, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?
I suspect it is the media in the States showing they can be more  more spectacular than UK media  but only succeeding in demonstrating their inability to communicate with UK fans.
An analysis of a sample of his targe

You suspect wrongly. It's simply an article targeting a US audience, for which, this format of power rankings is used across multiple sports. The writer won't care if people outside his target audience are to closed minded to enjoy the article.
An analysis of a sample of his target audience would be interesting if that is the kind of material that commands their attention.

jarv

#15
February 28, 2021, 02:42:21 AM
Looks a bit like current form to me.

St Eve

#16
February 28, 2021, 02:44:53 AM
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on February 27, 2021, 12:49:10 PM
A load of balls if you ask me. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Agreed, but we are 4th. Fantastic news I think.

BarryP

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February 28, 2021, 02:47:03 AM Last Edit: February 28, 2021, 03:05:22 AM by BarryP
Quote from: jarv on February 28, 2021, 02:42:21 AM
Looks a bit like current form to me.

That is exactly what it is. One reporters opinion of each squads current form. Across all sports in the US   that type of discussion is called a power ranking. As Statto suggested it is the same thing with a different name.
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense."

Twig

#18
February 28, 2021, 08:16:23 AM
Quote from: BarryP on February 27, 2021, 08:35:45 PM
Quote from: filham on February 27, 2021, 10:13:22 AM
Quote from: Twig on February 26, 2021, 08:23:20 PM
No clear criteria, no objective data, I don't see the point?
I suspect it is the media in the States showing they can be more  more spectacular than UK media  but only succeeding in demonstrating their inability to communicate with UK fans.

You suspect wrongly. It's simply an article targeting a US audience, for which, this format of power rankings is used across multiple sports. The writer won't care if people outside his target audience are to closed minded to enjoy the article.

I, for one, was not criticising the article per se. I was questioning the objective basis of "power rankings". To be clear, this was not a dig at American sports journalism; I was merely questioning how, what appears to be an opinion piece, can be titled as a set of rankings. Nothing about being closed minded and I would make the same criticism if it were to appear in a British or European journal.
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