Guest Post by DC
How do we measure whether a football club is making progress on the pitch – or not as the case may be? Bagging 40 points last season compared to the 46 points we bagged two seasons back is hardly progress you might argue.
Personally, I prefer to take at the very least a ‘mid-term’ view when measuring progress (unless of course a Manager drives me to despair in terms of playing one-dimensional soul-destroying football) – Nudge, Nudge, Wink, Wink, No What I Mean? No What I Mean?
So how do the Stats of the ‘Stat Man’ himself Mr. Samuel Allardyci stack up over 3 Premier League seasons for the Hammers?
WEST HAM’S LAST 3 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASONS WITH ALLARDYCI Played 103, Won 33, Drawn 26, Lost 44, Goals For 125, Goals Against 146, Goal Difference -21, Points 123
WEST HAM’S LAST 3 PREMIER LEAGUE SEASONS BEFORE ALLARDYCI Played 114, Won 29, Drawn 32, Lost 53, Goals For 132, Goals Against 181, Goal Difference -49, Points 119
Win – Allardyce 32% | Pre Allardyce 25.5%
Draw – Allardyce 25% | Pre Allardyce 28%
Lose – Allardyce 43% | Pre Allardyce 46.5%
Goals per game – Allardyce 1.21 | Pre Allardyce 1.15
Goals conceded per game – Allardyce 1.41 | Pre Allardyce 1.58
Goal difference – Allardyce -0.20 | Pre Allardyce 0.43
Points per game = Allardyce 1.19 | Pre Allardyce 1.04
Pick the Bones out of that!