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d'you mean the the Liverpool 'keeper?
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That isn't actually from three years ago, it's from this -https://www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/looking-for-stability/, but this is generally the 'three years old piece I still like':

www.getgoalsideanalytics.com/what-if-pass...
What if we didn't care about passes?
"If God had wanted us to play football in the clouds, he'd have put grass up there." — Brian Clough "If God had wanted us to collect passing data, he'd have put abacuses in the press box." — Mark Tho...
www.getgoalsideanalytics.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The holders are Dominic Solanke (36) and Elisabeth Terland (32) btw

Incredible effort from Terland there, considering the WSL is just a 22-game season. Putting in the hard yards pays off
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
The Athletic better have it pencilled in a calendar to do a 'what happened to long throws' article in March
November 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Opens up a really interesting angle for a piece on 'first 10 GWs compared to the season as a whole' too. My gut instinct is that the start of a season semi-regularly has trends that die off a bit as the season goes on, although maybe most often in refereeing
November 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Microwave/oven-ready meals more than eating out I think, but partly yeah. I suspect that part of it is that the living space and main bedroom get the floorspace, and kitchens are often against a narrow section of wall
November 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Mildly curious to see these types of flats redesigned for the air-fryer age
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM