Award for most discussed player

My Friend George · May 16, 2016

I found this interesting (perhaps only as it appeased my OCD for 10 mins)

But here are the number of pages in the GOT forum that each player has been discussed this season.

I think it actually reflects an understanding of the season quite well.

Howard 716
Lukaku 519
Niasse 455
Funes Mori 414
Barkley 384
Stones 292
Deulofeu 247
Besic 213
Robles 212
Gibson 176
Cleverley 158
McCarthy 148
Kone 138
Barry 100
Galloway 74
Oviedo 68
Rodriquez 62
Jagielka 62
Osman 55
Baines 55
Coleman 51
Lennon 48
Pienaar 42
Hibbert 37
Holgate 36
Tarashaj 30
Davies 23
Pennington 23
Dowell 13
Kenny 5
Connolly 4

Conclusions - Talking about Howard has been 12x more popular than talking about Baines or Coleman.
- Niasse has amassed 455 pages. So what's that? 3 pages per minute of football played?
- Besic is more interesting than McCarthy
- Lennon is like magnolia.

AndyC · May 16, 2016

Hibbo has been unfairly ignored :bye:

BirkenheadBlue · May 16, 2016

Rodriguez having more than Baines, Coleman and Lennon is weird!

Dubai Blue · May 16, 2016

Does that mean the player we talk most about will leave at the end of the season? Let's start talking about McGeadie. ALOT!

Mogwai · May 16, 2016

Haha great thread!

RFUS · May 16, 2016

BirkenheadBlue said:
Rodriguez having more than Baines, Coleman and Lennon is weird!

New signing, always loads of guff posted in the build up / rumour stage of silly season before they sign. Doubt people have spoken about him much since. Actually forgot we even had him!

RFUS · May 16, 2016

It does make me sad that people have spoken more about Koné than our Lord and saviour Gareth Barry.

To rectify this and help promote awareness, I think @GrandOldTeam should install a Barry theme akin to the Christmas one, with pictures of his jawline and beautiful arse all over the show, finished off with sound effects of players exclaiming in pain after feeling classic GarBar mistimed tackles.

Eggs · May 16, 2016

....very good analysis and thread. I expect you don't do DIY and stuff.

LinekersLegs · May 16, 2016

My Friend George said:
I found this interesting (perhaps only as it appeased my OCD for 10 mins)

But here are the number of pages in the GOT forum that each player has been discussed this season.

I think it actually reflects an understanding of the season quite well.

Howard 716
Lukaku 519
Niasse 455
Funes Mori 414
Barkley 384
Stones 292
Deulofeu 247
Besic 213
Robles 212
Gibson 176
Cleverley 158
McCarthy 148
Kone 138
Barry 100
Galloway 74
Oviedo 68
Rodriquez 62
Jagielka 62
Osman 55
Baines 55
Coleman 51
Lennon 48
Pienaar 42
Hibbert 37
Holgate 36
Tarashaj 30
Davies 23
Pennington 23
Dowell 13
Kenny 5
Connolly 4

Conclusions - Talking about Howard has been 12x more popular than talking about Baines or Coleman.
- Niasse has amassed 455 pages. So what's that? 3 pages per minute of football played?
- Besic is more interesting than McCarthy
- Lennon is like magnolia.

What about poor Ty Browning?!

Love the thread idea though.

Jamo Martinez · May 16, 2016

Dubai Blue said:
Does that mean the player we talk most about will leave at the end of the season? Let's start talking about McGeadie. ALOT!

Yeah, and let's not talk about Lukaku and Stones.

sageyefc · May 16, 2016

Niasse is only since January, he wins.

DualityNSNO · May 16, 2016

RFUS said:
It does make me sad that people have spoken more about Koné than our Lord and saviour Gareth Barry.

To rectify this and help promote awareness, I think @GrandOldTeam should install a Barry theme akin to the Christmas one, with pictures of his jawline and beautiful arse all over the show, finished off with sound effects of players exclaiming in pain after feeling classic GarBar mistimed tackles.

It's cuz Barry's perfect obvs.

Make a thread about him, but what is it gonna achieve? If you slate him - you're wrong, and if you praise him - everyone will just say "yeah, true that" and move on without posting...