A critical game as regards the title battle this week as Celtic travelled to the soft play centre otherwise known as Ibrox. The SFA played it safe, putting their best guy in charge, John Beaton. The impact of big calls being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework outlined here -> Honest Mistakes in … [continue reading]
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Patterns of Assistance For One Club
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. Today we wrap up the written record of this study. I have presented several analyses. They all have a consistent result. There is one club that … [continue reading]
Honest Mistakes: Week 31 – Here We Go Again
After an interminable international break, the SPFL Premiership was back with Celtic at Livingstone and The Rangers hosting Hibernian. The impact of big calls being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework outlined here -> Honest Mistakes in the SPFL. 30/03/24 The Rangers vs Hibernian Incident 1 Referee David Dickinson Game Minute 20th Score … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: What Happened in 2020?
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. In the seventh written summary, I want to show you the aggregated estimated expected points impact of penalties and red cards. Summary of Impact of Red … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: The Crawford Allan Coincidences
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. For the fifth written follow-up, I consider the distribution of awards of red cards. Red Card Differentials I would expect Celtic and Rangers to broadly receive … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: TRFC Fan Rebuttal
On Thursday 28th March I appeared on the A Celtic State of Mind Podcast with Paul John Dykes to lay out the data behind refereeing decisions over the last few seasons insofar as it impacts the top of the SPFL Premiership. Also, the data presented is detailed and written up in a series of articles … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: Not All Penalties Are Equal
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. For the fourth piece as a follow-up, I consider what the timing is around when penalties are awarded, and how impactful they are. I have established … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: The Lack of Jeopardy
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. In the third written piece as follow-up, I consider how likely a penalty is to be given and what the trends are in awarding and conceding … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: The Yorkshire Whistler
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. This is the second in a series of articles putting on record the details behind the data. Next up, The Yorkshire Whistler and the power of … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: “An anomaly that cannot be explained”
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. This is the first in a series of articles putting on record the details behind the data. First up, The Rangers remarkable lack of jeopardy as … [continue reading]