I thought football stats were a recent thing

[Undercoverinwurzelland]

Apparently not. Interesting read this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61648608

[Eric the Half a Bee]

Apparently not. Interesting read this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61648608

Apparently one stats company is in the process of publishing extensive stats using new found TV coverage from the first football league season in 1888.

[the other bob wilson]

Apparently not. Interesting read this https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61648608

Thanks for posting that, you're right it was an interesting read. I knew of Reep before today and had him down as a long ball merchant, but, as stated in the article, his approach seemed to be more about high pressing than anything else. The other name from the past I knew of when it came to criticisms of a basic, long ball style was Charles Hughes who was the Director of Coaching at the FA for a while and, for a lot of people, did more harm than good in the role - he was all about getting the ball into POMOs (positions of maximum opportunity) as quickly as possible whereas Reep's approach seems a bit more about winning the ball in attacking areas.

POMO football as applied to Football Manager!

https://community.sigames.com/forums...-pet-theories/

[MOZZER2]

good read that

[Rjk]

Very interesting article, thanks

[NottinghamBlue]

Thank you, the article was really interesting. I can't for the life of me work out why it reminds me of Colin.🤣

[RichardM]

Enjoyed reading that

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I read about him several years ago. Not just Wolves in the late 50's/early 60's, but also the likes of Wimbledon were influenced by his research. And yes, no doubt Warnock & McCarthy in later years.