The Stats - Millers v Lilywhites

[herringthorpe]

What do the Good Friday stats say . . .

The Stats - Millers v Lilywhites

Rotherham United didn’t get off to a good Easter weekend seeing them go off at Deepdale at half-time three-nil down to Preston North End. But what about those stats? The Millers had thirty-two per…

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[Lindum]

Caz, your write-ups always have a calm and measured tone that I find cathartic. My own instincts tend more towards the tar and feathers approach.

 

[mikemiller]

After recent results, the stats don't look too bad for an LR-managed away game!

(Or MT-managed or PW-managed Championship away games either). A bit misleading though , because the reality was that the game was over by half-time and Preston eased off in the second half. The Millers substitutions (given on the BBC Football website) look like LR was trying to keep the score at a "respectable" 3-0 defeat, and not trying to get back into the game , or even score a goal (as usual). LR probably thought that another 5-0 defeat may have been too much, even for Tony Stewart.

 

[herringthorpe]

After recent results, the stats don't look too bad for an LR-managed away game!

(Or MT-managed or PW-managed Championship away games either). A bit misleading though , because the reality was that the game was over by half-time and Preston eased off in the second half.

I think you could well be right, Mike. They knew they had the game won and just 'played' with us.