The Incoming Transfers Everywhere Thread: Summer 2023

[Carsy]

As people have said, we don’t know the full story, he was 15 at the time (not saying that excuses it), no idea on his personal situation, etc, etc.

As mentioned it’s where you put your trust in the scouting team.

That being said, if it was a case of signing him when he was 16 after he had been kicked out of the academy, it would be a 100% no.

I guess theyd do their due diligence and make a decision on whether he’s still a tool or not

 

[HanDoJin]

Sometimes, when you’re out at night minding your business, you come across someone who deserves a really good slap.

 

[Alan]

Depending on how you look at xG, he’s either an absurd finisher or he’s due a regression. Although tbf 0.41xG/90 is probably better than any of our players managed last season.

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

Cant believe he wont get a full third degree on this subject when lop and others get to a face to face with him.

 

[The Bear]

I'd rather just sign someone who wasn't a complete prick even if he was young. It's not as if he's a generational talent like Fabio...

 

[Butters]

I'd rather just sign someone who wasn't a complete prick even if he was young. It's not as if he's a generational talent like Fabio...

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

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Depending on how you look at xG, he’s either an absurd finisher or he’s due a regression. Although tbf 0.41xG/90 is probably better than any of our players managed last season.

ah good. Stats. It’s not fucking baseball

 

[Alan]

Very persuasive.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I wish they were. I just frankly don’t have much time for XG and the like.

 

[Alan]

And that’s fair enough, really. I don’t think they’ll be going out of fashion any time soon, though.

 

[Butters]

And that’s fair enough, really. I don’t think they’ll be going out of fashion any time soon, though.

No they are not going anywhere especially as I think more and more clubs are gonna try follow the Brentford and Brighton model of finding hidden gems, especially as more and more financial constraints come into play.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

The problem is taking them entirely on their own gives no context, as demonstrated by the stats Alan has given. The player is outperforming xG but there is no information as to why? Is he a lethal finisher or is this a spawny outlier that will revert to mean? Without proper scouting it’s just a number that is interesting.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Is he a lethal finisher or is this a spawny outlier that will revert to mean?

That's literally what Alan said when he quoted the stats originally.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I know. And that’s why the stats on their own mean very little.

 

[Boozad]

That's literally what Alan said when he quoted the stats originally.

So the stats are telling us he's either ace or... he's not?

 

[From Distant Shores]

The stats seem to tell us he doesn't seem to pass very often and when he does he's not so accurate.

 

[Paul]

So the stats are telling us he's either ace or... he's not?

Or somewhere inbetween

 

[The Bear]

I know. And that’s why the stats on their own mean very little.

That's why you have a scouting team to give you context to the underlying numbers.

 

[WsWolf]

Liverpool supposedly joining the Nathan Collins transfer saga.

 

[Tredman]

He does seem to have a lot of interest. We might regret this in a year or two.

Now if there could be a Deutsch-approved bidding war for Kilman that would be great.