I find it hard to believe that others haven't discovered the simple yet engrossing joys of extrapolating meaning from raw data. :)
And yet the evidence remains that demands a verdict. The jury cannot stay out indefinitely.
Some wide ranging opinions on here about last night's SPOTY and surrounding matters. With that in mind, I thought that I'd do a little amateur analysis on the popularity of the Earps win from BBC Sport's live text feed last night.
The posts are from 21.03 onwards on...
"The BBC has moved the Sports Personality of the Year awards show from its traditional Sunday night slot in order to make it easier for stars to attend. The show was moved to midweek last year because of the men's football World Cup in Qatar but what was seen as a one-off switch now appears to...
As in #33, Mary Earps was fully deserving of her inclusion in the final 6. And she's clearly popular with the public as the vote showed.
Even with 2 major tournaments to generate interest, a second successive winner coming from women's football is telling.
With Raducanu's win in 2021, it's 3...
When is the Europa League draw and where?
The Europa League knockout play-off draw will be held an hour later than the Champions League last-16 draw on Monday, 18 December at 12:00 GMT in Nyon, Switzerland.
How does the draw work?
Each runner-up from the Europa League group stages will be...
Big comeback win for my Texans missing our #2 and #3 picks. The Defense came up big sacking Will Levis 7 times.
In the 8-6 club along with the Bengals, Colts and Bills. DFP's Jags are welcome to join us to keep the South interesting.
MOTD analysis:
Wright: "When you look at how Brighton were playing...there's no way out, but they try to play it, playing into Arsenal's hands. Lewis Dunk makes a great block, but this is all Brighton's doing."
On playing out from the back.
Shearer: "That's how they play it. They're not...
"The sun rose in the west over the Pacific. Inside the Sussexes' idyll in Montecito, the Sussexes were leading an idyllic life. Meghan was spending time with the children, reading them nursery rhymes rewritten for the modern generation before going off to do pilates. The rest of the day she...
"The sun rose in the west over the Pacific. Inside the Sussexes' idyll in Montecito, the Sussexes were leading an idyllic life. Meghan was spending time with the children, reading them nursery rhymes rewritten for the modern generation before going off to do pilates. The rest of the day she...
Anyone could see this coming when the BBC changed the format and got rid of its big names and chemistry in Sue, Matt and Tuffers.
Attempting to appeal to a new audience, it moved too far away from its core viewership, alienated them and lost them for good.
With falling numbers, one might think...
Roberto de Zerbi
"I lost my voice, I lost everything. It was an amazing game. We played amazing football. We deserved to reach the top of the table."
"We could have scored more goals but we are very happy, we are very proud, for the club, for Brighton, for our fans, for our players, for the...
Billy Gilmour
"We've come and done it. Everyone in there is buzzing. But now we need to prepare for the weekend."
"To work with our gaffer is amazing. I'm really enjoying right now. Hopefully I can continue that [form]. I want to try to get on the ball and start stuff as much as possible."...
Joao Pedro
"I'm very happy. These are the best moments of my life. Thank you to my team-mates, they always support me."
"I'm very happy to be top scorer in the Europa League. To be top of the table, in the league or top scorer, you need to keep going through hard work."