Topic: The Alternative Premier League Table 2019-20

[vertigo]

Prof,

The bar charts are excellent. I check this thread every week!

Does the strike through text indicate anything? I notice that ManUtd's draw against WLV and Chelsea's draw against LEI are not struck through, but all other completed matches have been struck through. Were those par 1 matches that ended at par for the side?

Thanks!

[farawayred]

Thanks, Prof! Appreciate you going the extra mile on the bar charts!

[Prof]

Prof,

The bar charts are excellent. I check this thread every week!

Does the strike through text indicate anything? I notice that ManUtd's draw against WLV and Chelsea's draw against LEI are not struck through, but all other completed matches have been struck through. Were those par 1 matches that ended at par for the side?

Thanks!

No. There's nothing behind it.  There are a few of the rows where the conditional formatting didn't work.  I wonder if it's because the spreadsheet has too many conditional formatting rules for it to cope?  In the end I let it go.  Most get struck through but a few rows will miss that.

[Crimson_Tank]

Cheers for this Prof. 

[drmick]

The green bars fill from the left to indicate the number of points won at home and away respectively.

The blue marker on those bars indicate where you need to get to for a 90 point season based on average performances of league winners.

The red fills from the right to indicate points that have been dropped, so essentially show the maximum points that can still be achieved at home and away respectively.

At the end of the season, the green and red bars meet at the points total achieved.

The teams are listed in order above the home bar and below the away bar.  They are in order from left to right based on their league position the previous season.  As each team is played, they get highlighted based on the result against them.  Green is a win, Amber a draw, red a loss.  Hopefully this shows who each team has still got to play and also a quick visual as to where points were lost.

And important to note that it is NOT the APLT scoring system of winning all your home games etc. The blue lines give that away I suppose.

[nyrrard]

The green bars fill from the left to indicate the number of points won at home and away respectively.

The blue marker on those bars indicate where you need to get to for a 90 point season based on average performances of league winners.

The red fills from the right to indicate points that have been dropped, so essentially show the maximum points that can still be achieved at home and away respectively.

Ahh, thank you!

[Doc Red]

Much appreciated Prof!
By far my favourite visual statistical representation of the league standings.

Wouldn't be surprised to see it crop up elsewhere.

[Prof]

[farawayred]

Everyone showed signs of life except us. We are dead. Haven't moved a ted from the 0-point line, not a bit...

Thanks, Prof!

[rothers]

Great work Prof, early days but you can’t ask for anymore at this point...

[Suareznumber7]

Didn’t realize we’d only played par 3 games so far

[zabadoh]

I love the color coded WDL results above and below the bars. Nice touch!

[free_at_last]

Didn’t realize we’d only played par 3 games so far

Bit demoralising that - so we're only doing as well as we were expected to!!

Oh well...
Libpool , Libpool,  Top of the League
Libpool, Top of the League !!

We are the Champions
Champions Of Europe !!

[RooiBefok]

APLT Full Table : Matchweek 4

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APLT Analysis & Extrapolations : Matchweek 4

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APLT Table Comparison : Matchweek 4

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APLT Revolving Par : Matchweek 4

[wige]

Bit demoralising that - so we're only doing as well as we were expected to!!

Oh well...
Libpool , Libpool,  Top of the League
Libpool, Top of the League !!

We are the Champions
Champions Of Europe !!

It's just in the context of this though (which I love, no digs at the APLT here).

The Southampton game is treated as a gimme but doesn't take into context the extra time & pens for us 3 days prior or that it was their first home game of the season.

Similarly the Burnley game is treated as a 3 pointer because of their previous season, not their form in this.

If such a thing was possible I'd be viewing them as par 2s. Ie in the old days when 90 points won the title, 4 points from this two would have been OK.

Think we've done brilliantly to get to this stage with a hundred percent record off the back of the lack of rest and preparation in pre-season, early interruption of the Supercup and a couple of tricky aways.

[s_andrews89]

This time last year we were +4. Just shows how crap we've been this season. Must try harder!

Thanks for doing this again Prof, top thread!

[latortuga]

I imagine Olympic diving coaches will be studying Chelsea and Utd's technique very closely. 

[Suareznumber7]

Bit demoralising that - so we're only doing as well as we were expected to!!

Not really.  It's just how the schedule has worked out this year.

[McrRed]

As ever, thanks Prof et al

APLT Table Comparison : Matchweek 4

Enjoying this little gem too...

[JC the Messiah]

This time last year we were +4. Just shows how crap we've been this season. Must try harder!

Thanks for doing this again Prof, top thread!

Worrying Times.

As has been mentioned, we've played two tricky par 3 away games, and won them comfortably. Playing arsenal at ours is a gimme for us, but not for other sides.

Got to keep beating what's in front of us.

[Mr_Shane]

We got newcastle next, ao once more we cannot gain in the ALPT. 

[hesbighesred]

We got newcastle next, ao once more we cannot gain in the ALPT. 

Newcastle have been our bunny in the league for as long as I can remember - it would be positively unfair if they weren't a par 3!

[Prof]

Newcastle have been our bunny in the league for as long as I can remember - it would be positively unfair if they weren't a par 3!

Newcastle away on the last day of the season is a par 1.  All home games are par 3

[Byrneand]

Didn’t realize we’d only played par 3 games so far

You take into account the Chelsea game and there where definitively missteps to be made which we avoided. Southampton as others have mentioned.

Its a case of getting the team actually bedded down (actually take that literally as I think by my reckoning most players had only had a few days at home between the start of June and the Southampton game), and getting them up to speed. Nice a few have the international break.

I think getting Ox, Keita and Becker back up to speed will be the next leg of the development. Got to imagine that Milner comes in for the Newcastle game and try and get Lallana on as soon as possible ahead of the Napoli and Chelsea games. Potentially Origi ahead of Firmino too.

They've done everything they can so far. Long may it continue.

[PoetryInMotion]

Didn’t realize we’d only played par 3 games so far

We have 3 par 3 games in the next 4. Only 1 par 1 game (Chelsea A).

[G Richards]

So far so good. Thanks for the adjustment in the bar graph too, showing us next to Man City without having to scroll down - good for us lazy types!

[Nessy76]

We have 3 par 3 games in the next 4. Only 1 par 1 game (Chelsea A).

Yeah, the Par 1s are loaded towards the second half of the season for us. Chelsea and Manchester United are our first two Par 1s, whether either will be next season is anybody's guess.

[CraigDS]

Yeah, the Par 1s are loaded towards the second half of the season for us.

Yeah, we've 5 in the first 19 games, and 7 in last 19. With 5 of those in the last 10 games.

City are the other way round, with 7 in first 19 and 5 in last 19. City have 3 in their last 10.

[Nessy76]

Yeah, we've 5 in the first 19 games, and 7 in last 19. With 5 of those in the last 10 games.

City are the other way round, with 7 in first 19 and 5 in last 19. City have 3 in their last 10.

Hopefully have it sewn up by then...

[Sharado]

Yeah, we've 5 in the first 19 games, and 7 in last 19. With 5 of those in the last 10 games.

City are the other way round, with 7 in first 19 and 5 in last 19. City have 3 in their last 10.

Reminds me of last years table - city's curve overlapped ours in the final furlong as they had their 'above par' games in the last 10 or so. Europe will be key, again.

[farawayred]

This is gonna look seksi next week...

[Anthony]

This is gonna look seksi next week...

Really? Flatlining again...

[Ycuzz]

/taps foot impatiently

[Mr_Shane]

Lets wait and see whether City drop below Arsenal 

Ooh Darn Arsenal's game is a par 1 

[xosder]

[vagabond]

Haha amazing

[farawayred]

Who needs Prof's updates...