Matt Mills

[TFF]

Sorry, what is relevant about the average age of people in the actim index now or at the end of the season?

Absolutely no idea - I haven't read the thread properly.

But claiming someone that isn't 27 is 27 is something frimmers would try and do. The lad needed putting straight.

[Snowball]

Sorry, what is relevant about the average age of people in the actim index now or at the end of the season? And what does it have to do with Mills playing well below his ability and having a ropey temperament?

Age and maturity Ian.

The vast majority of footballers peak after the age of 26-27, centre-backs even later.


The average age of The Actim Index Top 100 Players is six weeks short of 27. ie They will be 27 in January, February, March, April, May

I used that Index as a rough example of "How old the best players are"

Great 20-21 year olds are a very small percentage of the footballing world

[winchester_royal]

Sorry, what is relevant about the average age of people in the actim index now or at the end of the season? And what does it have to do with Mills playing well below his ability and having a ropey temperament?

Age and maturity Ian.

The vast majority of footballers peak after the age of 26-27, centre-backs even later.


The average age of The Actim Index Top 100 Players is six weeks short of 27. ie They will be 27 in January, February, March, April, May

I used that Index as a rough example of "How old the best players are"

Great 20-21 year olds are a very small percentage of the footballing world

So are great 27 year olds.

[brendywendy]

regardless of your blind hatred for snowball it makes utter sense to me to compare long to players of his own age- rather than the best players in the country at their peak

[Hoop Blah]

Sorry, what is relevant about the average age of people in the actim index now or at the end of the season? And what does it have to do with Mills playing well below his ability and having a ropey temperament?

Age and maturity Ian.

The vast majority of footballers peak after the age of 26-27, centre-backs even later.


The average age of The Actim Index Top 100 Players is six weeks short of 27. ie They will be 27 in January, February, March, April, May

I used that Index as a rough example of "How old the best players are"

Great 20-21 year olds are a very small percentage of the footballing world

I agree that mid to late 20's is regarded as the peak years for most players, but I take it you've worked out the mean average from the top 100 there yes?

How about the mode? Surely that would give you a better idea of the age most likely to see you perform well wouldn't it?

[Terminal Boardom]

And goalkeepers mature even later in life.

[Pseud O'Nym]

snowballs stats>>>>>>>quibbling over snowballs stats

(goblins <> orcs)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>snowballs stats>>>>>>>quibbling over snowballs stats

[Hoop Blah]

regardless of your blind hatred for snowball it makes utter sense to me to compare long to players of his own age- rather than the best players in the country at their peak

Although the point should always be can the club do better than what we've got? It doesn't really matter how old they are compared to whoever, it's just how good a job can they do for the team right now, and of course, to an extent, in the future.

[winchester_royal]

regardless of your blind hatred for snowball it makes utter sense to me to compare long to players of his own age- rather than the best players in the country at their peak

Long is 23, soon to be 24. I'd argue that he is now fairly close to his peak, especially as a lot of his best attributes are based around youthful exuberance....

[Hoop Blah]

regardless of your blind hatred for snowball it makes utter sense to me to compare long to players of his own age- rather than the best players in the country at their peak

Long is 23, soon to be 24. I'd argue that he is now fairly close to his peak, especially as a lot of his best attributes are based around youthful exuberance....

You could of course look at it the other way and say that his weaknesses are those that will get better with age so his peak is definitely ahead of him as he gains that experience needed to learn and improve.

His peak will come when he has the benefit of that experience whilst retaining the physical attributes that make him the player he is currently.

[Snowball]

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I agree that mid to late 20's is regarded as the peak years for most players, but I take it you've worked out the mean average from the top 100 there yes?

How about the mode? Surely that would give you a better idea of the age most likely to see you perform well wouldn't it?

Will do, haven't looked at the whole 100 yet.

[Hoop Blah]

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I agree that mid to late 20's is regarded as the peak years for most players, but I take it you've worked out the mean average from the top 100 there yes?

How about the mode? Surely that would give you a better idea of the age most likely to see you perform well wouldn't it?

Will do, haven't looked at the whole 100 yet.

How did you work out the average of the top 100 then? Or is that a published number you just repeated earlier?

[brendywendy]

snowballs stats>>>>>>>quibbling over snowballs stats

(goblins <> orcs)>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>snowballs stats>>>>>>>quibbling over snowballs stats

undoubtedly

[Ian Royal]

regardless of your blind hatred for snowball it makes utter sense to me to compare long to players of his own age- rather than the best players in the country at their peak

I'm not getting into it because of my promise to you sweetie. But it's a pretty flawed tangent to go off in.

[Snowball]

How did you work out the average of the top 100 then? Or is that a published number you just repeated earlier?

You ever heard of a random sample?

Would you like to bet that when I've done the whole 100 it'll be within, at worst, two months?

[Hoop Blah]

Sounds weak to me.

How did you select your random sample then?

I'd expect the mean average to come out somewhere around the figure you came to yes, as I would if you took an average of all players in the division that had played at least a dozen league games.

[TFF]

How did you work out the average of the top 100 then? Or is that a published number you just repeated earlier?

You ever heard of a random sample?

Would you like to bet that when I've done the whole 100 it'll be within, at worst, two months?

That two months could be crucial though. It might make them even less 27 (26) or actually 27.

I think you ought to do the exercise, just to be sure.

[Snowball]

I think you ought to do the exercise, just to be sure.

Har-Har


67 Players average age 26 Years 11 Months and 15 Days

[Snowball]

Here is the RFC Team. An "average" distorts the facts somewhat. We have some very young kids as regulars.

20 Years 08 Months 03/28/90 Antonio
21 Years 06 Months 05/21/89 HRK
21 Years 09 Months 02/25/89 Cummings
21 Years 09 Months 02/21/89 Karacan
21 Years 11 Months 12/10/88 Church
22 Years 00 Months 11/09/88 Pearce
23 Years 10 Months 01/22/87 Long

24 Years 04 Months 07/14/86 Mills
24 Years 07 Months 04/08/86 Williams
25 Years 10 Months 01/31/85 Feds
26 Years 09 Months 02/21/84 Tabb
26 Years 10 Months 01/19/84 Kebe
26 Years 11 Months 12/26/83 Hunt
27 Years 10 Months 01/23/83 Howard
28 Years 3 Months 08/05/82 Armstrong
29 Years 0 Months 11/09/81 McAnuff
29 Years 1 Month 10/06/81 Zurab
31 Years 8 Months 03/17/79 Griffin
33 Years 3 Months 08/31/77 Harte

25 Years 8 Months Average Age


Compare us to the QPR team, Top of the Table SEVEN Players over 30, TEN players 28 or older!!

And the average age of those who have started in the league is 28 Years 2 Months

33 Yrs 03 Months 08/22/77 Helgusson
32 Yrs 11 Months 12/06/77 Derry
32 Yrs 06 Months 05/17/78 Kenny
32 Yrs 01 Months 10/19/78 Hill
31 Yrs 01 Months 10/25/79 Hulse
30 Yrs 06 Months 05/22/80 Smith
30 Yrs 11 Months 12/20/80 Hall
29 Yrs 00 Months 11/06/81 Gorks
28 Yrs 06 Months 05/07/82 Busasky
28 Yrs 00 Months 11/01/82 Orr
25 Yrs 09 Months 02/10/85 Clarke
25 Yrs 02 Months 09/22/85 Mackie
24 Yrs 03 Months 08/09/86 Faurlin

23 Yrs 02 Months 09/24/87 Connolly
22 Yrs 08 Months 03/31/88 Ephraim
21 Yrs 06 Months 05/24/89 Taraabt

[Snowball]

Finally


The Average age of players currently in the Actim Top 100 Players for the CCC is:



27 Yrs 6 Months 20 days,

3 Years, 8 Months older than Shane Long