My two great loves are Geekdom and Newcastle united. This story below, therefore, makes me moist:
Luque's hero - when the (micro) chips are down
Nov 16 2006
By The Evening Chronicle
Albert Luque turns out to be a scoring hero for Newcastle United in their hour of need.
That's the verdict of the boffins behind computer simulation game Championship Manager 07.
In yesterday's Chronicle we asked them to assess how differently United's season might have gone if Michael Owen had been fit.
Using the ProZone stats so highly regarded by many top bosses, they factored in Owen - and insisted that United could have been as high as third in the table, with the England striker chipping in with eight goals.
So we then asked the Championship Manager team to simulate United's 10 Premiership games between now and the transfer window opening in January - WITHOUT Owen in the equation and relying on the players Glenn Roeder has available to him.
Again using the ProZone stats, the CM07 team brought Luque in from the cold to weigh in with eight goals in a run which yields 14 points (three wins, five draws and two defeats).
In their simulation the Spaniard scored both goals in a 2-1 win over Blackburn - and another double in a 3-3 draw with Manchester United!
Here's how the results turned out in United's run until the end of the year:
Arsenal 2, United 2
United 2, Portsmouth 3
United 2, Reading 2
Blackburn 1, United 2
Chelsea 4, United 2
United 2, Watford 0
United 2, Tottenham 2
Bolton 0, United 2
Everton 2, United 2
United 3, Man Utd 3
Owen = super sweet video game sports star!
ReplyDeleteWow, that was strange. I just wrote a really long comment but after I clicked submit my comment didn't show up. Grrrr... well, I'm not writing all that over again. Anyways, just wanted to say fantastic blog!
ReplyDeletecash for cars brisbane
cash for cars gold coast
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really well written article. I will make sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post. I will definitely return.
ReplyDeletecar removal Brisbane
free car removal brisbane
You’ve made some good points there. I checked on the internet for more information about the issue and found most people will go along with your views on this site.
ReplyDeletecash for cars north brisbane
car wreckers brisbane
broken car removal
I’m impressed, I have to admit. Seldom do I encounter a blog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. The issue is something that too few people are speaking intelligently about. Now i’m very happy that I stumbled across this in my hunt for something regarding this.
ReplyDeletecash for cars brisbane
free car removal brisbane
Great blog here! Also your website loads up very fast! What host are you using? Can I get your affiliate link to your host? I wish my web site loaded up as quickly as
ReplyDeleteyours lol
cash for cars brisbane
sell my car brisbane
cash for scrap cars brisbane
I like the way you shared your thoughts Write more, thats all I have to say. Literally, it seems as though you relied on the video to make your point, to clear it more increase the readability of blog.
ReplyDeleteplaces that buy old cars
cars for cash ipswich
cash for cars brisbane