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Bradley Dack, Tyrhys Dolan: Every permanent Blackburn Rovers signing under Tony Mowbray ranked - LancsLive Shows how wank his signings have been in general that BB is considered 9th best out of the 26 permanent signings.

and me.

Are you saying JRC's inclusion in the team was the cause of our early season form?

You've shifted your position again, Very tiresome. What you actually said was "we dont know for sure how reliant clubs are on data". The data is everything to Barnsley . That's the point. From the article:- “If we look at a player who is extremely talented, and his goals and assists are through the roof but he is not able to sustain an element of pressing and defending high up the field for 90 minutes, that is a red flag for us,” Watching the player won't change the data. Do you understand? But Barnsley are saying one player is better for them based solely on the data...because they are basing it on very specific data. Anyway, I'm done. It's like arguing with Chaddy!

Which was the point of linking you the article. Clubs like Barnsley are clearly highly reliant on data. Again, you just ignore the facts that are presented to you. Again, the article is telling you something different. Did you read it?

You said you shouldn't make key football/transfer decisions based on data. I linked an article saying that at Barnsley that's exactly what they do. In your response above you've totally ignored that. You're just repeating the same point that in your opinion it can only be used as a tool. Nobody is saying players shouldn't be watched, but data dictates the players they sign, it isn't merely a 'tool' to improve time efficiency and whittle down those available! And your last sentence is completely inaccurate. Data is absolutely objective in proving opinions, that's it's main selling point. It removes subjectivity. If Barnsley want a bloke who can press for 90 mins they look at the data. They don't ask the scout whose opinion may in some way be unconsciously biased, or just plain wrong. The scout is just the tool, the data is absolute and very, very specifically targeted.

Completely agree on a personal level, but would Barnsley fans? I personally think it's even worse in the Prem - Players are Olympic athletes, technically superb, but dull as dishwater to watch.

Not Mogga's bag. We'd need a new manager for things like 2 up front, crosses from wingers etc

Not much of you want to play BB up front with Zac Clough.

Time to move on fellas, you're stuck in the past. Low cost, high pressing: how Barnsley took the Championship by storm | Football | The Guardian If we look at a player who is extremely talented, and his goals and assists are through the roof but he is not able to sustain an element of pressing and defending high up the field for 90 minutes, that is a red flag for us,” says Murphy. “There are lots of clubs that use data and have brought in analysts to push in this direction ... but at Barnsley it’s the principle, it’s the root of what we are doing. There are clubs that say, ‘We need to bring it in as an ingredient’ but here it is the bedrock. Like Brentford in a way and Red Bull on a global scale, data is the first thing that wipes out the noise for us.”

Dibs and Cone man.

It's a scout-off!

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/19188721.rovers-fitness-boost-dan-butterworth-jacob-davenport/ Butterworth back training with the 1st team squad. Hopefully this time he can stay fit and make an impact.

He's never had the chance.

He's scored 6 this season, and never played in his correct position. I think 15 is very realistic considering he got 12 playing for Coyle.

I hope our North African scouting network is up to scratch. What a great time to feck up the Academy and Cat 1 status.

Mowbray said he wasn't playing our young CB's because it was a 'man's position' for seasoned Pro's, or words to that effect. He then signed Branthwaite and HB. I can never work out if he's dishonest, or just making it up as he goes along.

**Checks Mols' Championship appearances**

I was at that game. It was Jason Dozzell that did him, at the DE as I remember. Was it the FMC?

I'd agree normally, but I thought recruitment was now Venus?