Look at these stats from OPTA

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Apparently we are among the very best passers and crossers in the PL. Worry about Chelsea?? They should be worrying about us:

http://www.opta.co.uk/optamizer/index.asp

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Answers

Dougal is that a vain attempt by you at being optAmistic ? ;- )

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

That stat hides the fact that 2 great front men of strapping stature can turn a lot of aimless, wayward balls from defence into completed passes. Likewise, if you are practicing aimless posession with back passes and square passes, your accuracy rates look good as there are hardly any interceptions. Lies, damned lies and statistics.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Wasn't Digger one of best OPTA rated players? I count the number of his forward passes on the fingers of one foot!

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2000

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