A business analyst working with @StatsPerform - fascinated by performance analysis, the smart(er) sports story & coaching (then, now, next).
Nenagh, Ireland
Joined April 2010
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The Tipperary inter-county championship hurling database is now live - 1,164 team records featuring 2,700 individual player profiles (1887-2026) - tipphurling.com/ #hurling
Keeping up is expensive - Denis Walsh in the @IrishTimes on how the spending on inter-county teams is growing
irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-…
Since the release of tipphurling.com two weeks ago the reaction has been overwhelming (10,000-plus repeat visitors). Indeed, a striking aspect to the response has been the willingness of people to help improve the database. This is appreciated @TipperaryGAA #tipperary
Ahead of the Cork county hurling final between Glen Rovers and St Finbarrs @Diarmuid59 examines the social factors which have impacted on hurling in the city (for @ExaminerSport)
irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/…
They say you should never go back, but Pascal Groß is absolutely thriving in his second spell at Brighton (analysis via @DavidSegar_ for @OptaAnalyst)
theanalyst.com/articles/pasc…
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another day, another million new users on bluesky
blew right past 18M people today!
bsky.app/download
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If you know basketball, specifically the college game, we're hiring an editor to help us expand our coverage and be a part of building a bunch of data-centric pages on the site: eobe.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/…
A story to keep an eye on - well done @JohnFogartyIrl and @ExaminerSport irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/…
Chris Wood takes the highest proportion of “clear” shots (38%) in the Premier League - @LiamTharmeCoach explains how (for @theathleticfc)
nytimes.com/athletic/5903057…
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Brentford are the best in the PL at making the XG of a shot much better!
#MNF ⚽️📊
Nottingham Forest are seventh in the Premier League after nine games. What, asks @DavidSegar_, is going on? (via @OptaAnalyst) theanalyst.com/2024/10/notti…
Ahead of Rúben Amorim’s appointment at Manchester United, @Benson_92 identifies the players who might benefit from his arrival and those who may need to adapt (for @OptaAnalyst)
theanalyst.com/2024/10/ruben…
Why Rúben Amorim is one of the most coveted coaches in Europe (via @Benson_92 for @OptaAnalyst)
theanalyst.com/2024/10/ruben…
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This, from @meanderingtripe on the @IRELimerick fiasco, may well be the greatest Twitter thread ever written by a human being (also Ireland is still Ireland)
There's a meeting of LimerickCouncil this afternoon at 4pm.
DIscussing the dumpster fire that is the International Rugby Experience acquisition.
Watching it on the web.
Thread with very unwanted commentary🧵
#CouncilMeetingThrea4
This @m_brosnan interview with @somearagaa suggests that the law of unintended consequences could have a significant impact on Gaelic football - the rules changes are well-intentioned, but the outcome could be very different (for @examinersport)
irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/…
The consequence of Mbappé’s arrival and Kroos’ departure is that the entire Real Madrid team has shifted and the equilibrium of the team lost - excellent analysis from @robbiejdunne for @OptaAnalyst
theanalyst.com/eu/2024/10/re…
The paradox of this season’s first Clásico is that both Real Madrid and Barcelona are both likely to get the type of game they want (excellent analysis via @jamiemkemp for @OptaAnalyst / @statsperform)
theanalyst.com/eu/2024/10/ba…
RB Leipzig have bright young talents, an exemplary model and an existential crisis (analysis via
@SebSB for @theathleticfc)
nytimes.com/athletic/5868184…
