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Lilbaz

Just call me Baz
Apr 1, 2005
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And that's because what he did doesn't make him unemployable, Sky obviously share this view.
Why should they sack him just to see him go and work for a competitor?

The problem is forums/twitter/the internet in general offer people the platform to judge others anonymously....even though a hell of a lot of people like to come across as whiter than white, as though they've never in their lives done, said, or even thought something bad when the red mist descends....when in reality thats just not the case.

Again it massively depends on what the sponsors think.

I have never spat on anyone. If you don't want to be judged don't do stupid things.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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Again it massively depends on what the sponsors think.

I have never spat on anyone. If you don't want to be judged don't do stupid things.
Well Nissan don't seem that bothered or he would've got the elbow.

Id love to see the rap sheet of everyone saying he should be sacked.
U ever done something you're thoroughly ashamed of Baz?
 

Shadydan

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Jul 7, 2012
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You genuinely think a man should lose his job for spitting out of his car window in a non work environment?

The worlds gone mad.

Context is needed here I think, a figurehead for Sky who analyses football matches is filmed spitting at someone over some harmless football banter, it's not as if he was provoked or he was threatened, he did that when he could have easily wound up his window and drove away, whatever way you look at it or try to spin in it's disgusting and a sackable offence simply because of the circumsances and person who he is and who he is representing.

Not that I want him sacked because he's a good pundit and I believe that people do silly things in the heat of the moment but some are lucky not to be filmed however if he does get sacked I can totally understand it.
 

absolute bobbins

Am Yisrael Chai
Feb 12, 2013
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This could have been interesting. Unfortunately, the person who wrote the article simply does not possess the necessary skills (or, I suspect, intelligence) to perform the analysis that he is attempting.

For example, take his initial claims regarding the percentage of penalties awarded to British players vs. foreign players.

"So, as I said, you’d expect 41.5% to be more-or-less the number of penalties conceded by British Isles players, within a small margin of error, seeing as they comprise 41.5% of the players used.
The result? 41%, or within half a percentage point of being spot-on. Freakily accurate, you’ll agree. That suggests the calculation is fair and unbiased. It could be a coincidence, but it meets with a logical conclusion, too.
So, the number of penalties awarded to British Isles players should also be c.41%, clearly? It’s the same maths, just at the other end of the pitch."

He doesn't appear to be aware that the method of analysis that he is trying to invent from scratch is, in fact, very well developed (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_hypothesis_testing). Even if penalties are awarded perfectly fairly, the exact proportion of penalties awarded to British/foreign players will almost certainly not be identical to the exact proportion British/foreign players in the league. You cannot say whether or not something is wrong unless you calculate how likely the result is to happen if things were fair.

(As a very quick calculation, I reckon that if there were equal numbers of foreign players and British players, after 66 penalties, you would expect there to be about a 44%/56% split of penalties).

"So, from that admittedly brief list, British Isles players can be said to dive more frequently than foreign ones, given that they comprise four of the six players with multiple bookings for simulation, whilst the only players to receive three in the past three seasons are England/ex-England internationals."

So, he firstly argues that referees are unfairly awarding British players penalties due to their own bias, but then assumes that the referees are correct to book British players for diving. In other words, when referees agree with him, it is proof that he is right; when referees disagree with him, it is proof that they are wrong. It's classic conspiracy theorist logic.

I cannot be bothered to go through his whole post, but it is clear that he simply isn't capable of figuring out whether Liverpool have been fairly or unfairly treated. Even if he was completely fair an unbiased, he wouldn't be able to actually work it out.
Post it in the comments
 

BehindEnemyLines

Twisting a Melon with the Rev. Black Grape
Apr 13, 2006
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Apparently we're a team of diving cheaty cheats, and yet we've had only 3 penalties in the league........coincidentally, the same amount of penalties as Liverpool, and two of those awarded in our match against Liverpool.
Any team that argues about diving when they had the infamous Stevie starfish can go burger themselves in my book!
 

JerryGarcia

Dark star crashes...
May 18, 2006
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I don't remember if there were calls to sack Wilshere when he gobbed on the taxi driver but that was just as bad or worse. Would anyone want Kane sacked if he spat at a gooner? (not that he would lol)
 

mill

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May 21, 2007
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I don't remember if there were calls to sack Wilshere when he gobbed on the taxi driver but that was just as bad or worse. Would anyone want Kane sacked if he spat at a gooner? (not that he would lol)

No, given a pay rise
 

Col_M

Pointing out the Obvious
Feb 28, 2012
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I don't remember if there were calls to sack Wilshere when he gobbed on the taxi driver but that was just as bad or worse. Would anyone want Kane sacked if he spat at a gooner? (not that he would lol)

Yea, but a taxi driver and a 14yo girl are different. One is also caught on film the other isn’t.
 

JerryGarcia

Dark star crashes...
May 18, 2006
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Yea, but a taxi driver and a 14yo girl are different. One is also caught on film the other isn’t.
There are differences in those examples for sure but both are equally vile for me. I just think with Carragher especially, it was a one off and out of character so a suspenssion will do. Also if you start sacking scousers for a bit of stray phlegm then the whole of Liverpool will be out of work! Oh wait :unsure:
 

Col_M

Pointing out the Obvious
Feb 28, 2012
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There are differences in those examples for sure but both are equally vile for me. I just think with Carragher especially, it was a one off and out of character so a suspenssion will do. Also if you start sacking scousers for a bit of stray phlegm then the whole of Liverpool will be out of work! Oh wait :unsure:
Not a one off. He has previous. Not for spitting though.
 

thecook

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Jan 17, 2009
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TheChosenOne

A dislike or neg rep = fat fingers
Dec 13, 2005
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Have we seen this new Top Man Red 'Goes Around' T-shirt yet?

What on earth are they thinking with that on the back of it and karma on the arm?

Also the product code is 71G98RRED (triggered???)

http://www.topman.com/en/tmuk/product/red-goes-around-t-shirt-7479986?bi=0&ps=20


That is in severely bad taste.

Could you imagine if Juventus brought out a similar themed shirt regarding Heysel and the 39 deaths in1985 ?

Especially with the words 'karma' anywhere in sight.

LIverpool will never forget, I understand that - but also they'll never admit that it was 95 Liverpool fans and 1 Tottenham fan who died as a result of that tragedy.
 

tiger666

Large Member
Jan 4, 2005
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That is in severely bad taste.

Could you imagine if Juventus brought out a similar themed shirt regarding Heysel and the 39 deaths in1985 ?

Especially with the words 'karma' anywhere in sight.

LIverpool will never forget, I understand that - but also they'll never admit that it was 95 Liverpool fans and 1 Tottenham fan who died as a result of that tragedy.

Liverpool haven't brought this shirt out.
 

tiger666

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DiscoD1882

SC Supporter
Mar 27, 2006
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When I saw it I thought it’s just a t shirt. But if you look at the front it even has a similar yellow emblem. Poor taste.
 
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