Quote Originally Posted by reddeviljohn View Post
I may be able to shed some light on the subject, this season I played an illegal formation by mistake the game started automatically 20% possession before I could change they scored by the end of the match I had won 2-1 but it took until the 70th min for the possession to sort itself out as it moved very slowly.
possession itself is not a factor. you need to stop thinking of the "possession bar" and start looking at results with illegal formations.
Remember, possession does not guarantee a win. (look at Liverpool this year...Dammit!)

I fully admit that the stats/commentary during the game is adaptable and should reflect any changes you make during the game.

People have to start looking at this like a scientific experiment:

1) Ask a Question - Results of this game have caused many to ask this question: Are the games pre-determined?
2) Do Background Research - Several people with programming knowlege accept this can be valid.
3) Construct a Hypothesis - Changing formations/players at the start of, or during the game will not affect results.
4) Test Your Hypothesis by Doing an Experiment - gkassimis has been doing this. Contact him for details on how to test.
5) Analyze Your Data and Draw a Conclusion - So far, analysis is showing that it is a possibilty. Draw your own conclusion after testing yourself.
6) Communicate Your Results - Currently being done. Results are shocking, if true.

You get the idea. This can easily be tested a thousand times and as long as the results are consistant, then the conclusion will be undeniable. There will always be anomalies, so that also has to be factored in, but when enough results are created, I am sure the anomalies will not matter.

I find this very interesting. I really hope all of this is not true because I like to believe I am not wasting my time with this game. Well, i am wasting time....but i could be playing something else in this wasted time...ah, you know what I mean.

Colin OUT!