I'm very sorry to let you know that Ed Jägers died unexpectedly on the 19th of august 2024. Therefore there won't be anymore football blogs. If anyone wants to take over, please contact margot.lagendijk@gmail.com.
About me:
Software engineer, happily unmarried and non-religious. You won't find me on Twitter or other so called social media. Dutchman, joined the blog in March 2018.
Rip Ed. I’ve always looked forward to the info provided on this page.
ReplyDeleteRIP. I'm so sad.
ReplyDeleteBeste Margot, ten eerste mijn oprechte deelneming met het verlies van Ed. Ik wil je heel veel sterkte toewensen met dit verlies. Terwijl hij en ik niet op een lijn zaten had ik toch altijd waardering voor zijn werk op dit site. Ik hou zelf ook heel veel van het internationale voetbal bij, inclusief de FIFA ranking, en had in het verleden zelf ook een website met resultaten, een blog en zelfs een bedrijf die de statistieken verkocht die ik nu vandaag nog steeds bij hou. Toch ben ik waarschijnlijk niet diegene die het over kan nemen, maar ik heb wel een idee.
ReplyDeleteEveryone, while there may be candidates to take over the site, I think it might also be an idea to make it a site where multiple people would be able to post, to keep this site alive in that way. I myself work out each FIFA ranking each month and compare it to what FIFA comes up with, including yesterday, but I feel it would be too much to take it over myself completely, and I myself have my own software. Perhaps there are others who see this as a joint project that we could work together on? While Ed and I didn't always see eye to eye, we had a lot in common, both being Dutch, both doing a lot with international football statistics as a hobby, and both being software engineers. I also had many a conversation with the previous blogger Eduard (?). I'd also be willing to work on software as I myself have the whole FIFA ranking calculation automated based on my own archive. Anyway, feel free to let me know your comments.
A link with a nice picture of him also: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dat-mobility-a-goudappel-company_activity-7235190839612784640-GpVU
Thank you, I think you have a good idea. So who could join Homer?
DeleteHomer- I'd love to help if you're interested. Ed helped me with a lot of info that got my blog off the ground, and I learned a lot about forecasting from him, and I do a lot of modeling now. I think I could publish similar models in the spirit that Ed did. Margot, if you read this, I'm terribly sorry for your loss. Thoughts from Alabama
DeleteYes, I'm reading the blog, so thank you all for all the kind words. It would be great if his work could carry on. So if you contact me in the gmail account, ill be in touch.
Deletethanks from Margot
Very sad, been reading the blog for many years. RIP, my thoughts are with his family and friends
ReplyDeleteVery sad news. Hope you can find some relief.
ReplyDeleteRip Ed. We will miss your work a lot.
ReplyDeleteDevastated to hear such sad unexpected news. Ed was a legend. May him rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteRIP Ed, loved reading this blog for a long time
ReplyDeleteRip Ed . I get a lot of inspiration reading this website, especially the part about simulations. We will miss you. :(
ReplyDeleteMiss you Ed! Your work made us happy and had fun. Love you always ❤️
ReplyDeleteIncredibly sad. I’ve been checking this site for many years and have always appreciated Ed’s work. I’ll never forget it. Sending love from Australia.
ReplyDeleteRIP Ed, we will miss your effort
ReplyDelete😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲🤲🤲🤲🤲
ReplyDeleteI am very sad to learn this. Bedankt Ed
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