Tag Archives: Sporting delusions

Seb Coe: A 1930s Appeaser?

Posted on December 6, 2021 by odeboyz

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe believes a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics would only serve as “a meaningless gesture”, claiming non-engagement between Government officials rarely bears fruit. Coe also pointed to the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games held … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Football Review: The European Qualifiers Autumn 2019 – England vs Kosovo, Czech Republic and Bulgaria (all away fixtures)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by odeboyz

It’s difficult making sense of European qualifying matches so let’s look at England’s opponents. FIFA’s ranking system has England at 4th; Kosovo 120th; Czech Republic 44th and Bulgaria 62nd. Translating this into English football league positions gives us.1 England at … Continue reading →

Posted in Sport, statistics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment