Is there a correlation between Premier League wages and league position? Let's explore this by looking at the 2012-13 Premier League season data analysis - which shows exactly how much each club in the Premier League spent on wages last year (see the bar chart below). This can be easily plotted on a scatter graph... Continue Reading →
Does Sacking a Manager Improve Results?
In sports leagues around the world, managers are often only a few bad results away from the sack - but is this all down to a misunderstanding of statistics? According to the Guardian, in the 21 year history of the Premier League, approximately 140 managers have been sacked. In more recent years the job is... Continue Reading →
Premier League Finances – Debt and Wages
Premier League Finances - Debt and Wages This is a great article from the Guardian DataBlog analysing the finances for last season's Premier League clubs. As the Guardian says, "More than two thirds of the Premier League's record £2.4bn income in 2011-12 was paid out in wages, according to the most recently published accounts of... Continue Reading →