The Moneyball Method: A Statistical Way Of Viewing The Beautiful Game
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The Moneyball Method: A Statistical Way Of Viewing The Beautiful Game

ByDylanMcBennett

The Moneyball method was popularised in the world of sports by a man named Bill Beane when he decided to apply a theory made by Bill James. Beane wanted to use the theory to try and allow his baseball team, the Oakland Athletics, to punch well above their weight and fight with the big dogs…

League of Ireland Matchday 3 Round-Up
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League of Ireland Matchday 3 Round-Up

ByKyle Houlihan

Despite multiple postponements, the League of Ireland still treated us to another fantastic night of Friday football. Here is how it all went down on Matchday 3. From shock defeats to surprise wins, it’s a joy to have the best league in the world back, and the best thing about it all is we’re only…

How Many Manchester United Academy Graduates Play In The Premier League
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How Many Manchester United Academy Graduates Play In The Premier League

ByDylanMcBennett

Manchester United have one of the most prominent and successful academies in England, but as we know not all of that success is measured by how many players break through from the academy into the first team at Old Trafford. The players playing for other clubs, whether that be across Europe or in the Premier…

Manchester United’s Season Hinging On Lisandro Martinez Injury
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Manchester United’s Season Hinging On Lisandro Martinez Injury

ByDylanMcBennett

Liverpool felt the full effects of Virgil Van Dijk missing the vast majority of the 20/21 season as Jurgen Klopp’s side endured some of the worst runs of form the club have faced under his management, and Erik ten Hag is suffering the same faith this season without Lisandro Martinez. The Argentinian suffered a relapse…

Athlone Town: When Match Fixers Bought A Football Club
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Athlone Town: When Match Fixers Bought A Football Club

ByGlen Mathews

When you think of a mid-table, second-division League of Ireland club, the last thing that should spring to mind is match-fixing. Unfortunately, this is not the case with Athlone Town. In late 2016, the League of Ireland’s oldest club was subject to an investment from a Portuguese firm called PRÉ SEASON, owned by Lisbon-based businessman…

Who is Joe Hugill? Manchester United’s Next Centre Forward
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Who is Joe Hugill? Manchester United’s Next Centre Forward

ByCallum Foy

Joe Hugill is a 20-year-old striker who recently signed a new deal with Manchester United until June 2026 and has joined Burton Albion on loan until the end of the season. Hugill has impressed in pre-season and first-team training, leading to four appearances on the bench in the Premier League and one in the FA Cup. After only a six-month loan at Altrincham last season, Burton have decided to sign the Durham-born forward to help progress up the table, but why?