Author: kinmartin

Matchday 16 facts and figures, for Greswolde Park and beyond…. NEW WATCH Conceivable: Enda Stevens will be the starting left back again before season’s end. Antonio Luna’s health and aptitude seem to waver constantly, Joe Bennett has a hard time staying on the radar altogether and Nathan Baker often gets overlooked by squad mates when…

Matchday 14/15 facts and figures, for Harborne and beyond…. BIG LOSSES An aspect suddenly softening a bit is aerial prowess, which certainly isn’t helping the problem of maintaining possession. Christian Benteke’s rate for winning balls in the air is down only slightly (his percentage of success has dipped 4 percent compared to last season’s), but…

Matchday 13 facts and figures, for Parabellumn and beyond…. TIGHTER TIMES The usage of just 19 players in league play so far this season is only the third occasion since 2003 that less than 20 have been put out through the first 12 rounds of the campaign. 2013: 19 2012: 24 2011: 21 2010: 22…

Matchday 12 facts and figures, for Hay Mills and beyond….   HELP SAVE  Husk around Brad Guzan finally looks a little bit ripe. A sign that he has been getting some actual protection from Villa defending: Only three of Guzan’s last 17 saves have come off shots from a forward. And in the past six…

Matchday 11 facts and figures, for Jalf Bros and beyond…. FAN DAMNED The collective wisdom of football spectators, though generally hollow, must be weighed occasionally. Few in the sect can consistently detect specific realities on the pitch, but such cultivated opinion will only drown amid the drunk and baseless who yearn to be considered nevertheless.…