Surely by the law of averages we are

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  1. Gue

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    #1 Guest, Apr 9, 2008
    gonna win away again this season. Personally think it will be at Preston but id take a point tonight
     
  2. pau

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    #2 paul.d, Apr 9, 2008
    no such thing............................

    if I toss a fair coin 1000 times and it comes down heads every time(obviously very unlikely)it is still an even chance that it will come down heads next time
     
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    #3 BFC 4 EVA!!!, Apr 9, 2008
    by the law of averages Stan is due a goal surely :eek:
     
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    #4 paul.d, Apr 9, 2008
    same reply..................

    if he scores say 1 in 4 games on average over his career his chance of scoring is about 0,25-this stays the same even if he hasn't scored for a while-obviously the figure changes over time if he persists in not scoring
     
  5. Gue

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    #5 Guest, Apr 9, 2008
    if we do fail to win away again

    this season will this be the worst away record ever?
    I cant remember us having such a bad run of away results.
     
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    #6 Load Bearing Pillar, Apr 9, 2008
    RE: if we do fail to win away again

    Relegation season was pretty bad, think we only won 2 that season
     
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    #7 Jay, Apr 9, 2008
    won 2 drew 6

    This season is shaping up to be every bit as bad as that one.

    Liverpool and Chelsea games not withstanding.
     
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    #8 Y Goch, Apr 9, 2008
    What is "the law of averages"

    and can you get fined for breaking it?
    in which cash, I am bankrupt! because average I am not.
     
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    #9 paul.d, Apr 9, 2008
    We have had 17 seasons where we..................

    averaged less than 0.5 points per game away from home-this is not (and can't be) the worst ever. failure to gain another away point would equal our worst 23 game season in 1964(when we were relegated!)</p>

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