celticbynumbers.substack.com/p/the-derby-mi… The midfield was largely a casualty of press and counterpress at the weekend Celtic's overall performance and outcomes were overwhelming - see their podcasts But the central areas saw nuance Please subscribe and share

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Villa not been in CL for years Vast sums coming in from TV Ripping off the fans surely not sustainable?

Context: Celtic 1653 Every opponents ELO higher than every SPFL club bar top 2 Zagreb's (1583) one less than TRFC (1584) Young Boys - 1553 Bratislava - 1446 Both below TRFC level (which will likely decline this season) A guide, not an absolute.

And they’re off! Britain’s biggest professional cycle race, Stage 3 of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain is now underway in South Yorkshire with a great reception in #Sheffield this morning to send the riders on their way. Good luck on our hills! #TheOutdoorCity #TourofBritain

Encouraging Clement and Souness are referencing data Shame they cannae contextualise it But you know - good effort! Please subscribe and share

💬 "Celtic, in five matches this season, have scored seven goals by the 20th minute and 10 by the 40th minute of matches" 💬 "Sunday’s game was a classic case of focusing on quality, not quantity in the data" 🆕 celticbynumbers ⬇️

"outclassed" Ouch Even for a new player that's waaaaaayyyyyy off giddy messaging Glad Greg Taylor has returned him safely mind - 0 shots, 1 chance created

"Clement, of course, needs to protect his scarred players and build positivity where he can, whilst Souness is a fan" ✍️ celticbynumbers on why there is a gap between Celtic and Rangers this campaign. Read more ⬇️

Beyond the scoreline, there's much to dissect in the aftermath of Celtic's dominant Glasgow derby win. From pressing to packing, passing, shooting and more, celticbynumbers explores Sunday's victory from every angle ⬇️

More jolly japes and Derby scrapes Enjoy!

Struthious ? This has to be a noise up surely ? 'Rangers fans are somewhat (Bill) struthious in their attitudes towards liquidation...' 😂

For those who love to cut small snippets out of context for the purposes of belittling fellow Celtic fans, the good news is it's a bumper post Derby edition! Loads to go at. The bad news, you're still a c&&& Please subscribe and share. Lovely.

celticbynumbers.substack.com/p/honest-mista… The YW gets down to marking the Beaton/Dallas homework Long story short, please use pens not crayons Please subscribe and share

Celtic manager record (Points percentage NOT Win percentage) in the 21st Century versus the Ibrox clubs Context on relative strength of opposition (illegal boosting ahoy) relevant, of course.

There is a balanced debate to be had on the Lawwell Legacy Too many focus on one aspect or the other without taking in the round The omnipotent accountant's role and impact on the organisation and it's staff and specifically, football operations also deserves to be considered

I follow the football obviously and the rugby and over my lifetime both national teams find ways to lose matches no one who developed the sports would have thought possible

Strikers are the most valuable role in football. Stephen Ganavas ⚽ has used SkillCorner data to discover how certain clubs – like SK Sturm Graz – are making a fortune in finding, developing and selling the emerging generation of goalscorers.

The Thursday Extra Time pod to get into the detail Please subscribe and share

the impact of this discussed on the latest pod - youtu.be/jP-kcL0F5NI