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The Football Show · 11 September 2026
Football analytics is 'the emperor's new clothes' - The Journos react to Ryan Steenson's Daily Record column on data analytics, and argue that clubs like Celtic, Rangers and Manchester United have always used scouts and trusted eyes rather than magic databases, pointing to Derek McInnes at Hearts and Stephen Robinson's own scouting contact as proof. They also reference the Mourinho documentary and dismiss set piece coaches as more of the same bluff.
Is football's obsession with data and analytics just "the emperor's new clothes"? The Journos react to Ryan Stevenson's Daily Record column on Jamestown Analytics and argue that clubs like Celtic, Rangers and Manchester United have always used scouts and trusted eyes, not a magic database. They cite Derek McInnes trusting his own judgement at Hearts, Stephen Robinson's trusted scout in England, and Jose Mourinho's "my eyes are telling me" approach, before dismissing set-piece coaches as "utter nonsense".
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