# ![@jucojames Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::147191242.png) @jucojames jucojames

jucojames posts on X about level, at least, in the, head coach the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [--] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Reminder- these were percentiles for each metric on Bernabi. Appears to have the speed and athleticism to perform and excite. Some defensive issues that will hopefully be coachable and subject to development. Luke asked about Bernabi vs Ortega - @BhoysAnalytics did a piece on the latter a little while ago. Below is the league-based rank benchmark exercise I do comparing the two. One of the patterns I look for is evidence of 'football IQ.' https://t.co/kK992j8V6y https://t.co/sNH8tQcxbw Luke asked about Bernabi vs Ortega - @BhoysAnalytics did a piece on the latter a little while ago. Below is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1539319950212472832)  2022-06-21T18:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Sam_LWR @James77344901 No idea and they do not have control at this point from what I have read/heard so ultimately up to their DoF and CEO who are not "Bloom people" Like Hibs with Black Knight can imagine Bloom people advising and to some extent being ignored on elements"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2019115252751671525)  2026-02-04T18:26Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Playing [--] at the back with a converted FB at CB What is this sorcery RC Lens have to be the story of the season in Europe so far. Top of Ligue [--] right now going toe to toe with PSG. So many exciting young players breaking onto the scene that you need to watch. Mamadou Sangar Pierre-Ismalo Ganiou Samson Baidoo Kyllian Antonio. And https://t.co/Nhr9GaesG8 RC Lens have to be the story of the season in Europe so far. Top of Ligue [--] right now going toe to toe with PSG. So many exciting young players breaking onto the scene that you need to watch. Mamadou Sangar Pierre-Ismalo Ganiou Samson Baidoo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2020259867387392035)  2026-02-07T22:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@TheTweetofShaun Sarr and Gradit were both FB's earlier in their careers and Ganiou played mostly at FB/WB on loan in Ligue [--] last season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2020320034246259009)  2026-02-08T02:13Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"If Bloom had/has an expectation of this season's Hearts' squad being good enough to "at least" finish 2nd then that suggests an underlying performance gap of at least [---] non-penalty xG so far. Of the roughly [--] goals in improved underlying performance level despite the massive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021591394863784116)  2026-02-11T14:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"overhaul in the playing squad via Jamestown Analytics [--] are from set pieces and just [--] from open play. Given Hearts hired a dedicated set piece coach this leaves a [--] goal increase that is more directly attributable to the head coach. To match the worst 2nd place team from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021591396411445669)  2026-02-11T14:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Paul__Madden Yes they are directly relatable though as you suggest no [--] seasons are identical for a myriad of reasons. That is why I referenced "simple attribution" in the post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021650290282573960)  2026-02-11T18:19Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Paul__Madden I used the worst 2nd place team of the prior [--] seasons as a guide and referenced the avg as context for how far off they are. I also consider the USG analog from Belgium where the league was far more competitive in 2021-2022"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021661662978449658)  2026-02-11T19:04Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ThematicMarkets The supposed race to AGI (tantamount to alchemy) is the propaganda used to hide/justify the actual arms race taking place which is the surveillance state build out"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021941341249220755)  2026-02-12T13:35Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@databhoys @Romania_CSC @leonardprobably Our apparent new utilization of aerial crosses if it persists would amplify the xG model differences and make single game data from likes of Opta and Wyscout materially less accurate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021942848938291448)  2026-02-12T13:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@ThematicMarkets I am more skeptical- appears to me to be an ends justify the means. If we don't build a surveillance state then we will fall victim to China's. The "upside" is a theortical benevolent authoritarianism but we all know how likely that is. AGI via statistical models is a myth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021944464928039052)  2026-02-12T13:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"What is transpiring at Hearts this season is an excellent case study on performance measurement and related attribution now that they are [--] games into the league season which was the tenure of Neil Critchley last season. Firstly Tony Bloom said he expected Hearts to compete As Ive said many times before recruiting coaches and players from highly efficient analytics-driven teams rarely works well. The people behind the scenes are so smart & it frequently makes coaches/players look better than they often are and therefore become overvalued. As Ive said many times before recruiting coaches and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2021591383895626100)  2026-02-11T14:25Z [----] followers, 29K engagements


"@JoshuaHowsam Quality of contact via expected metrics much better than outcomes - [---] wrc+ with [---] PA's plausible let alone smartly deployed via matchups/platoon IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2022316429718982805)  2026-02-13T14:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"With many in the support talking about the club "modernizing" what would that look like Directionally it would be hiring someone like Wilfried Nancy who currently works in one of the more progressive and emerging analytics-focused clubs in MLS Columbus"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988234140794138755)  2025-11-11T13:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Their head of analytics has a masters degree in bioinformatics- as I have said and written repeatedly the modern sporting "arms race" is about empowering smart/intelligent people to unleash smarter decision making across operations. I smart move would be to lift out him along"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988234142073434619)  2025-11-11T13:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@hangerhead They have done a good job not only on talent ID but profile fit to how the club plays - head coach part of the process obviously but analytics department/processes central to decision making. https://www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/21/2025-mls-analytics-survey https://www.americansocceranalysis.com/home/2025/7/21/2025-mls-analytics-survey"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988237323599843497)  2025-11-11T13:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@hangerhead Not familiar on specifics. I do not know but it plausible to enhance team-level performance with specific profiles. Would have to see tracking data too as possession models like g+ limited for defense-related play. Dennis Rodman at Chicago Bulls a classic example"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988239905701405179)  2025-11-11T13:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Certainly understand why both parties have come to this conclusion but likely a material long-term blow to Hibs competitive standing that was just beginning to blossom. Also speaks to the risks of strategy misalignment festering and then erupting. Hearts' "locals" imposing the Bill Foley is set to sell his stake in Hibs after the Gordon family rejected his vision for the club to serve as a feeder team for Bournemouth https://t.co/uBDgj69viP Bill Foley is set to sell his stake in Hibs after the Gordon family rejected his vision for the club to serve as a feeder team for Bournemouth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988584437190418754)  2025-11-12T12:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Makro_trader That is why I wonder if there is something else going on though one can imagine how much money Newton could/would have wasted chasing alchemy if given access to the current regime of grifters/fraudsters/zealots and insane fiscal and monetary backdrop"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988585545598128136)  2025-11-12T12:31Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@T_Rreview Probably not Bloom's level but directionally not far off it. One of Black Knight clubs won A-League in Australia last season (Auckland) and Bournemouth performing on pitch around level of Brighton. Player trading not been as good yet. on Bloom will be duration of patience"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1988602323711721764)  2025-11-12T13:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is germane to Celtic as well as at least Hearts have a modern operating model. Celtic have a NED who has insisted on remaining antiquated. Hibs for understandable reasons just flushed a high level one down the toilet. Modern structure does not assure it will be a high"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338435417702675)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"functioning one as Rangers' new regime and Aberdeen have displayed to date. None of this is unique to any of these clubs Scotland or even football. It has been a modernization wave across sport for 2+ decades. There are now plenty of MLB clubs running mediocre or worse"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338438055944470)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"versions of "Moneyball." In fact there are only a couple of REAL Neanderthal holdouts that persist and are stuck being the worst teams in the league. I wrote [--] years ago about the framework of an industry S-curve and that being late to modernize means it can be daunting to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338440648081623)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"try and play catchup to competitors who are still innovating with the top end continuously shuffling. We've seen the relative decline of the Red Bull and CFG clubs as others have adopted new ways to compete- Arsenal with set pieces an obvious example. Celtic appear almost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338444129341880)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"devoid of any markers of industry progression over the last decade. That is why this current inflection point is so important as it is probably last chance saloon before the club could be relegated to the dust bin of the industry.and even a smart pivot now could take quite"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338446649840102)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"some time to bear fruit and be fraught with risks. What would a dust bin scenario look like There are many analogs across Europe- Rosenborg Anderlecht increasingly Ajax AC Milan and Manchester United examples Entering this season my uncertainty was whether it would"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338448122056788)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"who they have partnered with and what that means. Lastly these trends in other sports also guide what is to be expected: [--]. Most fans remain anchored in legacy ideas and SLOWLY migrate and adopt the language of modernity first and then some of the ideas.eventually"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338451834241443)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"2. As teams get smarter about how to be ruthlessly efficient under the laws of the game there is major collateral damage on the sport as an entertainment product - often leading to rule changes.eventually. In MLB they were the pitch clock and banning shifts (among others) and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989338454250160439)  2025-11-14T14:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is not to suggest that serious structural issues do not still remain but Nancy has shown both the ability and willingness to work within a modern football operations setup. Celtic have had elements of that present for a while though with the wrong https://www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/nancy-bhoy-bringeth https://www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/nancy-bhoy-bringeth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989381923484127712)  2025-11-14T17:16Z [----] followers, 11.7K engagements


"incremental improvement via joined-up-thinking between recruitment and 1st team coaching if only Nancy to potential exponential improvement via more advanced analytics informing that joined-up-decision-making"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989381927280021976)  2025-11-14T17:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@sdceltic1 Definitely all concerning and risks but he appears a very resilient and intelligent person so worse case is probably a far better version of our flawed structure IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989391607385448727)  2025-11-14T17:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This was shortly after an article doing a deep dive on Rangers' analytics setup at the time was published in The Athletic and I had stopped doing Good Bad & Ugly game threads. Coming up on [--] years later and Thelwell's just-released interview makes it likely they are still The good news IMO is that from the deep-dive reporting on Rangers' setup in a recent Athletic article they should not be very difficult to 'catch' and relatively easy to surpass if there is leadership and cultural embrace backed with resources. But as we've seen with recent The good news IMO is that from the deep-dive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989685386260447520)  2025-11-15T13:22Z [----] followers, 12.8K engagements


"All the while squad depth and quality was already poorly aligned with the manager's style of play and then gutted with the recruitment train wrecks. That leaves a large gap to fill with improved operations even if structural issues persist. It is plausible we could get a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989685398906245609)  2025-11-15T13:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"pseudo-mix of Nick Hammond+Ange where recruitment is not ideal but functional and with a quality head coach even if things are not totally overhauled. Nancy would offer upside of having worked with strong analytics operation and seen the value of using/trusting those tools"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989685401380880386)  2025-11-15T13:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@databhoys @HitTheByline Ubiquity of low blocks has gone down as well no Motherwell and Falkirk don't play low blocks. St Mirren a mid-ish block particularly at home. Rangers Hearts and Hibs not really. Even Livi have moved away from it. Aberdeen- Cup final a shift"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1989813867564999001)  2025-11-15T21:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@salviabucket @scottorandojin Selective clips out of context typically unworthy of considering on these sorts of topics IMO Having said that I don't disagree with anything he said in that clip. "Data" is worthless without quality analysis AND the ability to use the insights to drive smarter decisions"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1990129498524660219)  2025-11-16T18:47Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TXMCtrades Mike's views are ultimately anti-market IMO. The idea that deflation is inherently bad defies the realities of market economies. He speaks as if higher real rates that incentivise saving are an inherently bad thing when they are a normal part of natural cycles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1993331653612122378)  2025-11-25T14:51Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TXMCtrades Of course - dumb investment that is credit fueled drives painful and damaging deflation. Allowing the system to resolve that stupidity lays the foundation for a healthier long-term market economy. It is classic complex adaptive system and self organizing criticality theory"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1993333325130613012)  2025-11-25T14:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"I for one am shocked that those selections setup tactics and substitutions were incoherent given the three successive manager of the month awards and apparent specialty in psychological profiling of bubbly personalities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1994813465157124425)  2025-11-29T16:59Z [----] followers, 24.8K engagements


"@iBladesi Call selling looks to be pretty pervasive no OTM LEAPS look dirt cheap and could be looking at a 2-3 year steepener with upside to mid $40's IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1995650787327049733)  2025-12-02T00:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jimdelisle @iBladesi Steepening cycles have reached 2%+ which would be around $3 earning power. Traded with yields well below current levels during prior cycles. Yield chasers often pay peak multiples on peak earnings. Accretive capital raise(s)+incremental higher leverage. $390%8%=$33.75"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1995978137306628336)  2025-12-02T22:07Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@AarushP1 @iBladesi @ConvexityDredge Yes my solicited comments from a soccer analytics account is a "pump" 🤣 If selling calls on mREIT's is your best trade ever then I can infer you are fairly young overwriting do not hunt for convexity and REALLY need to read and think about David's generous writings"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1995989083596677223)  2025-12-02T22:50Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@robbiboxing @huddlebreakdown @Alan_Morrison67 I think a very important dynamic at play for Celtic is the relative risk/reward even if what you point out is only done at a serviceable level or even worse with mediocre or worse players. Most domestic opponents do not punish failure and can't cope with the counterpressing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1999118934503465204)  2025-12-11T14:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@robbiboxing @huddlebreakdown @Alan_Morrison67 As you say though that skew in risk/reward can shift Bigly in Europe as we saw when Real Madrid treated us like annoying flies under Ange eventually swatting us away and shredding"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1999119450465869994)  2025-12-11T14:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@KingOfIbrox Be interesting to see how things settle at Hearts as additional influx of talent vs how Mcinnes navigates challenge of having to breakdown opposition with more possession as teams likely adjust and look to neutralize their counterpressing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2001446711261106479)  2025-12-18T00:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@hampden75 Rangers may also surge more under Rhl- not saying they will but it is a variable over which we have zero control and he's a good coach being given time. Comparisons between Martin and Nancy are lazy recency bias IMO. Martin basically had [--] half of his football in entire time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2001675592232583441)  2025-12-18T15:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mcgrathc519 @innovatefc He's French 🤣 You appear to be utterly clueless on: [--]. Football [--]. Geography [--]. Linguistics I am sure you have an expertise on something"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2001713856989511794)  2025-12-18T17:59Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@donjonmacdon It is a loophole in the rule - they leave marginal calls (supposed to be marginal I believe) go so as not to mistakenly stop play but then do not review unless a goal occurs. There is talk I believe may add something like a corner to the criteria to review"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2001737264410362112)  2025-12-18T19:32Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Robbie_Bhoy1888 The closed leagues in the US exert pressure a different way which is via a vastly expanded playoff systems. The result is that all but the worst teams remain alive for playoff qualification usually very late in the season. I share preference for pro/rel but black & white"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2002134209004286258)  2025-12-19T21:49Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This brings a tear of joy to my eye for multiple reasons. Merry Christmas to you and yours Graham 🎅 Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen FT. This is no more than Wilfried Nancy deserves. When Celtic rack up the number of chances they have in their last two games how is a coach to blame for the misses A shaft of light for a beleaguered new Celtic manager. https://t.co/FfKZ7TBdtp Celtic 3-1 Aberdeen FT. This is no more than Wilfried Nancy deserves. When Celtic rack up the number of chances they have in their last two games how is a coach to blame for the misses A shaft of light for a beleaguered new Celtic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2002794082624843820)  2025-12-21T17:31Z [----] followers, 22.4K engagements


"Edinburgh Derby Saturday presents an opportunity to flush out a bit on Wilfried Nancy's recent comments on "luck." The concept of variance is one to which I have returned regularly the past few seasons including trying to break out variability between factors teams control vs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2004567143174885856)  2025-12-26T14:57Z [----] followers, 11.6K engagements


"Hibs have not been a benefactor of uncontrollable variance so far this season. The relative disparity between the two teams has been worth about [--] goals so far. With a [--] point gap in the table that [--] goal swing has been material in attributing it as some mix of different"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2004567158748221640)  2025-12-26T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""luck" could have manifested in the two sides being far closer in the table. This is not to suggest Hearts have been performing at levels lower than Hibs - they have not. The performance advantage has been material and relativley robust across phases of play.just nowhere"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2004567161336193178)  2025-12-26T14:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Robbie_Bhoy1888 100% agree - January will be the litmus test on coherence. I don't think we had the players to play BR or MON's styles either and so far encouraged even with squad limitations things are better. With material +'s vs -'s easy to get caught up on -'s vs focus on net IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2005006275269329044)  2025-12-27T20:02Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Robbie_Bhoy1888 DD remains the main issue- moronic cap on transfer fee spending as if it is [--] years ago without going full bore into investing and embracing smart operating model. Having said that there is a material gap to close even within that context given how bad it was last [--] windows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2005008661434040775)  2025-12-27T20:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Notts52 It needs to improve and likely will with better fits at RCB & 2nd pivot in particular. But like Ange's style of play it is inherently oriented to prioritize chance creation and will manifest in more 4-2 kinds of games vs 1-0. Domestically most teams squander more than prevent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2005012523217813868)  2025-12-27T20:26Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mrburnsnuclear Correct- with a vastly superior squad that was massively supplemented in January [----]. With a squad much closer to the opposition in quality similar to Ange in Japan or Nancy in MLS those are references which offer valuable context vs present IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2005015960663810500)  2025-12-27T20:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@jamesandjools @ACSOMPOD @Alan_Morrison67 Heading into this season my main uncertainty was whether those risks would manifest 2025-2026 or whether there would be a period of indigestion at Hearts and Rangers as culture clash at former and mediocrity at latter take time to settle. So far we are getting all the above"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2005990969645408304)  2025-12-30T13:14Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Managerial hiring and firing decisions are not easy and can be helped materially by using a more advanced performance and attribution analytical framework. Aberdeen have been particularly poor. The manager with the best non-penalty xG post-Covid season Stephen Glass"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008012870035149136)  2026-01-05T03:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"was added to the long line of emptied Aberdeen managers. Sometimes ignoring the masses can be smart. Also get rid of old/bad keepers ASAP or else they can get you the sack even if that means long-term coaches decide to depart as a result.hypothetically of course"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008012876477530558)  2026-01-05T03:09Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@WonsObi No idea but Motherwell seem to be trying to model after Bodo/Glimt so may be very difficult to extract Askou from that potential which may include personal financial upside"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008139650029039879)  2026-01-05T11:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@chrismcquade67 PR has been a disaster but that is nothing new & comes from the top. Suspect there are senior people involved more than willing to be public. In fairness at this point given the environment much of which is from their own making likely to be spun negatively no matter what"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008158701304070333)  2026-01-05T12:48Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@WonsObi Been amplifying the exciting changes in Scotland since last February using Belgium as an analogy. Been laying out why the risks to Celtic were likely acute and far worse than those heading into 10iar season"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008167525050183703)  2026-01-05T13:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TheCoryMan @MontfordBebb A fellow traveler You'll get my analogy on what Nancy tries to do with his wide CB's then.being like switchable [--] and D wings in NBA to combat analytics driven pick and roll and drive+kick to generate corner 3's"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008191459628102069)  2026-01-05T14:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The equivalent of the scouts in this scene just won the civil war - the rebels have lost and the likely pathway to Anderlecht probably secured. Thank goodness there will be no players signed with ugly girlfriends https://youtu.be/0h19anH4MdEsi=FwHecqQtGeG8bBam https://youtu.be/0h19anH4MdEsi=FwHecqQtGeG8bBam"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008261580396650569)  2026-01-05T19:37Z [----] followers, 22.9K engagements


"@Romania_CSC It's volatile for those who didn't expect it as a likely or at least plausible scenario. Today's decisions are catastrophically dumb long term.not something to celebrate but to scorn. It's way worse than trusting 10iar to NFL and built around a [--] year old midfielder"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008269804566630655)  2026-01-05T20:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@TonyMoran67 The Oakland A's started the [----] season losing [--] of their 1st [--] games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008270633738588343)  2026-01-05T20:13Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@PJ_1888 There was likely to be a material upturn in performances and results as the learning curve was ascended and players added. The best chance for the league AND the long term was persisting IMO and not particularly close. Fan fallout Race between results and hysteria"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008280001062351138)  2026-01-05T20:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Yankee1O570 @sjk_67 @TonyMoran67 It was highlighting the stupidity of gauging what was a strategic decision using a short term small sample - period. Especially when a robust analytical approach to the [--] games supports the long term strategy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008280904200823210)  2026-01-05T20:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@dodoa64 @deejaypb @Romania_CSC Disagree it was not going to work- a modest upgrade to a couple of positions combined with more time would have materially improved things IMO. Doesn't matter now and Rangers and Hearts are both struggling with their own dumb issues for now but those will likely be resolved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008281763857002666)  2026-01-05T20:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@moximc Fully appreciate how antiquated and conservative it is - been mocking all season how Hearts are trying hard to make scrambled eggs from the golden goose. I have been very bearish on Celtic but saw the possibility Nancy could at least delay the inevitable for a season or 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008282628865016097)  2026-01-05T21:01Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TheDhogs @PJ_1888 Correct- underlying performance levels while more volatile than we would want were in line with MON tenure and better than BR's despite being down [--] more players (injuries Osmand and Sarrachi+AFCON). Araujo at RCB would have likely made a bug difference. Never know now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008433315066384813)  2026-01-06T06:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TheDhogs @PJ_1888 When are people happy at their work when there are big changes Ever been through an enterprise software upgrade Now throw in family and friends emersing them in a hysteria of negativity. Surprise"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008434386430030216)  2026-01-06T07:04Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@TheDhogs @PJ_1888 There is a risk of the performance band shifting up - i.e. instead of xG of [----] vs [----] it moves to [----] vs [----] which is kinda what happened under Nancy (avg). Ange faced it in Japan where there is relative parity. Like Ange given time and players that would be muted IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008435046240182739)  2026-01-06T07:06Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TheDhogs @PJ_1888 Due to the competitive dynamics where we absolutely batter (like MON vs Killie and Falkirk and Nancy vs Aberdeen/Livi and various 1st halves) teams and they are unable to leverage the transition opportunities available"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008435517092737384)  2026-01-06T07:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TheTributeAct Odd you ignore the 1st half where Nancy got the better of Rhl and we overwhelmed them. Yes Rhl made smart adjustments that took the play back toward being balanced.and our players tanked like they have been doing for over a year regularly in 2nd halves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008437417100144862)  2026-01-06T07:16Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@TheTributeAct They did- guess when that started and who was a subscriber to our podcast during his tenure as Rangers manager Remember who "won the midfield battle" September [----] Funny BR didn't have an answer in any subsequent derby either. Maybe it's because our players suck vs man"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008442587120537928)  2026-01-06T07:36Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@trebletrebleye1 @TheTributeAct My analysis is that we can't know for sure and it a qualitative factor. Generally those factors while real become a dumping ground for bias driven narratives. Tracking data the club has may hint at it relative to "effort.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008544311395398093)  2026-01-06T14:20Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@databhoys @Celtic_Trends Only way to get it on Wyscout that I am aware of is to manually aggregate by looking at the opposition keepers' save data on their individual stat pages. PSxG models are pretty poor at Opta and Wyscout so grain of salt on smaller sample sizes IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2008724712764096937)  2026-01-07T02:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This column is as much about an unstoppable force colliding with an immovable object as it is Celtic. It's happening at Hearts. Black Knight capitulated and said adios. Deep-seeded emotionally anchored culture being pounded by "modernity." https://x.com/i/status/2009379790621433966 'Academy-level' training Lost players in first [--] minutes Celtic were 'self-harming' The inside story on the [--] days that took Wilfried Nancy from MLS champion to Celtic's worst ever manager told by @mcgowan_stephen. https://t.co/Kp3IqRgd22 https://t.co/qI6d3HzjRW https://x.com/i/status/2009379790621433966"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2009715806641500398)  2026-01-09T19:56Z [----] followers, 22.7K engagements


"@Sam_LWR That's my guess too - question IMO is who of the current CEO DoF and manager survive into season [--]. CEO seems a smart guy and is a lawyer so guessing he gets with the program once Bloom drops the hammer. Other two I am betting go bye bye one way or another"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2009722425672409447)  2026-01-09T20:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@peacfu77 Needs to be a comprehensive commitment from the top to embrace a change in culture which takes time and an investment in high quality and aligned human resources - easy to say but hard to do IMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2009843803549585794)  2026-01-10T04:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@stephenrcardiff @GrahamSpiers @future_is_over The Scottish-ness of DM is not the issue. It's his intransigence to work in a modern setup. Having local relationships are obviously a likely positive but it does not overwhelm buyin to the operating model which (smartly) places far lower value on head coaches than legacy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2009990421204873734)  2026-01-10T14:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Celtic67Fins72 @Alan_Morrison67 That assumes a Conference League season level of revenue but obviously not the Not Another Penny campaign and any potential impacts. Should know more with interim put next month"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2010326571639525437)  2026-01-11T12:22Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Trish_F_Glasgow I actually like Murray at SPFL level and think like McCowan when younger coulda been a decent rotation player at Celtic in a system like Ange's - weekend game at home vs Killie after EU game-type rotation option. Definitely not an aerial target man vs [--] CB's packing the box"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2010402612999241875)  2026-01-11T17:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Where ya been Arsenal @ThomasThrowin gave us a clinic last year including analyzing [---] Celtic throw-ins Would he get called an "amateur" at Celtic for showing James Forrest how to take a throw-in better Good luck Thomas https://www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/the-huddle-breakdown-interview-thomas 🔺 EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal have turned to the worlds leading throw-in coach Thomas Gronnemark in a further effort to weaponise set pieces and use marginal gains in their push to win the Premier League. Read the details https://t.co/CfYPbGEqNK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2010405145033502867)  2026-01-11T17:35Z [----] followers, 17.9K engagements


"creating a lot of opportunities to attack off transitions. The mix of playing with [--] center mids who are not particularly good on the ball and using Shankland as the crutch to facilitate buildup that should come from midfield has manifested in their attacking threat from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2013616188819976244)  2026-01-20T14:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"open play being very similar to under Critchley.who often deployed Shankland as a #10 to do mostly the same thing. With Shankland and Devlin (whose been very good for the role he's been tasked with) out for an extended period a risk now is that the game model adjusts to be"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2013616190359208395)  2026-01-20T14:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"what was probably the plan if McInnes hadn't insisted on Shankland's return. On the other hand we may get Milne at striker(tongue in cheek) or Milne/Spittal in one or both of the holding midfield positions. https://x.com/jucojames/status/1958279576255185075s=20 After the last two nights games Derek McInnes may be our only hope preventing Bloom from disrupting Scottish football this season I hope he is up for that challenge. https://t.co/xC5WeoFl3O https://x.com/jucojames/status/1958279576255185075s=20 After the last two nights games Derek McInnes may be our only hope preventing Bloom from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2013616191609139583)  2026-01-20T14:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Amoruso1998 @jonnyrmcfarlane @mrewanmurray Hearts are mostly where they are due to a combination of Celtic and Rangers being different forms of basket cases smartly focusing on set pieces and opposition keepers being worse against them than other teams. What you refer to on balance have been negatives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2013633427157746167)  2026-01-20T15:23Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@dodoa64 @johnwalker_1986 Alan shared this image on our pod Tuesday- IFAB rule does not include the "direct" characterization. I've added my own doodles"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2016846261521961055)  2026-01-29T12:09Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@dodoa64 @johnwalker_1986 Given the pervasiveness of people saying it went "away from goal" suspect you are not alone and possibly includes a lot of referees in the group"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2016853701365842368)  2026-01-29T12:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mike_s_gray @thunder_butter @AndTheNew55 It is- need skilled up on machine learning etc to be in front of industry S curve now. Find Barnsley a fascinating case study as they seemed to really figure something out style of play-wise but it was fugly and created issues with transfer values/business apparently"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1482498860773777408)  2022-01-15T23:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Sherborne_Cap Without ending the explicit bailout backing of the mega banks deregulation is just a rebalancing of power back to the banks and away from the "private" capital pools.where biggies have implicit backing (see GME Oct [----] Aug 2024) also"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2017609835122991128)  2026-01-31T14:44Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@Sherborne_Cap Greenspan's career pre-Fed was as an Ayn Rand quasi-hard money proponent. [----] crash amidst a growth rate cycle downturn (not recession) he wet the bed and abandoned credit growth targeting and switched to the big bank nirvana of price fixing rates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2017620986703589781)  2026-01-31T15:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@Sherborne_Cap Throw in Boskin and institutionalized underreporting consumer price inflation then Gramm deregulation in [----] and perpetual credit growth machine enabled. GFC moved it more to private mkt and now that is imploding so machine needs the banks cranked back up again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2017621727543500864)  2026-01-31T15:31Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Gross mismanagement of an asset - Tony's not gonna like that Hearts striker James Wilson has joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy ✍ #BBCFootball https://t.co/i8MJ7iLpZi Hearts striker James Wilson has joined Tottenham Hotspur on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy ✍ #BBCFootball https://t.co/i8MJ7iLpZi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2018422729205035360)  2026-02-02T20:34Z [----] followers, 13.6K engagements


"@KingOfIbrox Rangers moving towards Red Bull-esque narrow could also be a notable factor. Improving chance creation from open play would move you ahead on probability spectrum IMO so will be interesting to see how that goes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2018811040860086467)  2026-02-03T22:17Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@EdgarBlamm Wasn't me but had this on hand"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/2018893097124368812)  2026-02-04T03:43Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@DavidBCollum Price DAX in gold - hasn't gone anywhere.just like most western asset classes ex-passive convexity orgy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1983378750755512764)  2025-10-29T03:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mark0donnell 💯 and none of that can occur until one man decides to empower others to build it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/jucojames/status/1987299723267469753)  2025-11-08T23:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements

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