At least it was a victory. 3 points. I missed the game so I cannot comment; fan websites don't rate it too highly though.
I wonder if you plotted a graph of entertainment value versus Time (in the season), factoring in the closeness of the huns, whether or not you'd end up with the classic bell curve. I think you probably would. The football is really good for a short period in the middle of the season.
I'm going to write a paper on this. I'm sure there is a mathematical formula to describe the Celtic 4-in-a-row phenomena.
I was there... and it was pretty dispiriting stuff. Deja vu. The same old flat, lifeless display that we got used to last season. At least Gordon also complained about it.
ReplyDeleteBut I shouldn't have expected anything more. It's the same players (when Donati did a warm-up I expected him to come on... that's how little we have changed) so why should we be any different. the only real change is that Scott McDonald looks overweight and had a particularly dreadful performance.
We're in for another torrid (and boring) season, if this performance is anything to go by.
The factors that might have to be taken into account with regard to the entertainment value would be, the level of skill on display, this would be across the game but then some weight would have to be given to an individual piece of brilliance. Is it still entertaining to watch 90 mins of rubbish and then witness a Maradona or Giggs mazy run and score?
ReplyDeleteOther factors - the level of opposition, the importance of the game in itself and as respects other games being played and whether the progress of those games are known whilst watching the one in question. Questionable refereeing decisions may also play a part (despite what has been said here in the past they can add to excitement and entertainment). Without doubt the weather. And what about the fans themselves and their own reaction to the game and their effect on the play. And then there is their own recognition of the effect they are having and how this then affects their behaviour and so on ad infintum.
I'm sure I've missed quite a number of factors. Why hasn't someone got a PhD on this? If Einstein and Oppenheimer had concentrated on this would the world be a happier place?