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Author Graham Smeaton

Graham Smeaton

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Greetings... I am an English teacher by day and a self-confessed chic stats geek by night. The frustrated writer in me was, one day, impelled to write about the trials, tribulations, rumours and failings of my favourite football (soccer in the US) team Leeds United. The stats-based narrative was born from frustration also; frustration in that I was useless at Maths at school but like the illogical way that statistics could be interpreted to create a narrative. That's what I try to do in my blog; I try to weave statistics and figures in and around a narrative to build a story. Enjoy reading; share if you like, comment if you wish.

Leeds’ Lord of the Rings? “One rule to bind them all…”

Graham Smeaton
September 6, 2014
Leeds United
54 Comments
Everybody hates us - we don't care! A phrase that often settles in the psyche of every Leeds fan and one that gives us solidarity against the 'haters' from outside our family. News emerged today, from...

’15-to-1′: incoming transfers and Stephen Warnock – is he on ‘Countdown’?

Graham Smeaton
September 4, 2014
Leeds United
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Well, the transfer window has closed and Leeds United stand as the proud new owners of 15 players at the onset of the International break. Whilst eyes were diverted by the arrival of 'promising youngsters',...

Saddle up for the next race in the post-Hockaday Stakes

Graham Smeaton
August 31, 2014
Leeds United, Stats
10 Comments
Ladies and Gentlemen, strap yourself into your saddles and get your eyes glued on the TV; the next round in the Post-Hockaday Stakes is about to be run. New front-runners have emerged over the weekend in what...

Tiki Taka Toe Poke – Leeds’ improved passing?

Graham Smeaton
August 30, 2014
Leeds United, Stats
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I hate Maths; it's too concrete with all its 'adding up' and 'correct answer' leaving no room for opinion; that's why I became an English teacher. For the record I hate physics too but that's a longer story....

Dario del Fabro – ‘The’ boy or a Del Boy?

Graham Smeaton
August 29, 2014
Leeds United, Transfer News
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Rumours abound that recent loan signing from Cagliari to Pescara, 19 year old Dario del Fabro, has signed for Leeds United with only the medical to pass. In what could be a hectic pre-transfer deadline...

Runners and Riders in the post-Hockaday Stakes

Graham Smeaton
August 29, 2014
Leeds United
42 Comments
It lasted 6 games and a mere 70 days but the reign of Coach Hockaday has finally ended; some will contest that it never really began. Many scratched their heads at the appointment of an untried and untested...

So good they named him after a country?

Graham Smeaton
August 28, 2014
Leeds United, Transfer News
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"Opinions are like a***holes son, every person has one and they all think theirs smells the best." I remember a teacher saying that when I was at middle school to a cocky lad answering a question...cue...

Leeds searching wide and Faraoni for new signing?

Graham Smeaton
August 27, 2014
Leeds United, Stats, Transfer News
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Formerly of Internazionale, then signed by Udinese, Marco Davide Faraoni spent the 2013/14 Championship season on loan to Udinese's linked club Watford. Rumours have circulated that Leeds United are in talks...

Parking Ford Cortinas next to Ferraris – is it an instant upgrade?

Graham Smeaton
August 25, 2014
Leeds United
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Reflecting on past memories is always dangerous; what was once bad tends to take on the soft, golden glow of reminiscence. The further back that you go, the more golden the glow. For example, the summers of...
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