If this version of the swing-o-meter actually worked then the amusing result would be somewhat ironic in that Clarke & Co should be out of a job as there would be no need for pundits!

There is nothing new in this sort of technology - Hughie Green had a clap-o-meter that uncannily predicted the result of the weekly vote seven days before it was known simply by analysing the studio audience applauding - YouTube it, I haven't seen Clarkes Margin Meter but I'll bet its Hughie Greens Clap-o-Meter with a fresh coat of paint.

So far it has performed with all the apparent accuracy of a broken clock, correct twice a game rather than twice a day.

I didn't think it was possible to create something so inherently stoopid that 'Stevo' is beginning to sound sensible by comparison. Hats off to Sky.

In fairness it's opening prediction (according to Clarke - no graphics to back it up) early into Saturday's match weren't that far off come full-time ..... just a pity it lost faith it's own assessment five minutes later.

Tweeking? It wants binning

Not yet. We could potentially have weeks of fun at Clarke's expence first. If nothing else it has highlighted statistics can only take you so far but most sane followers knew that already.

After this weekend's embarrassing debut I have a feeling it'll be dropped in favour of good old-fashioned opinion from one of the many former SL players/coaches on the Sky team who might actually have a clue what's going on out there. There appears to be enough of them finding their way on to the team.

Clarke is like Peter Snow and his Swingometer, a needless distraction.
Also, I just wish the commentators/pundits et al would all shut the feck up as Mrs Brown would say. The way some of them stare into the camera like they are talking about the National deficit is very disconcerting.
Overall, I am glad Super League is back on Sky though

how old and ill does phil clarke look

Why? because something that is built up using data from hundreds of games didn't predict the exact score in 1 or 2 games.

What it needs is an explanation of what its trying to show and how it goes about working it out (in laymans terms)

You know you've f-kd up when Schoie can rip you to pieces.

Just read his column in this weeks League Express.

Ouch for Sky.

I say scrap the Margin Meter and no one outside of Mr Clarkes own little world understands it or knows how it works.......I say bring back TRY TRACK, or the dodgy thing where they colour the posts in when they're kicking at goal

Has Sky dropped the (IMV) interesting & relevant stats they used to show at half-time, i.e. tackles made, completion rates etc which to my mind are a far more useful indicator than the margin-meter?

Not a fan of the margin meter at all. Just a gimmick. On the schoey article re the huge amount of experts they now employ on game day. Is this a result of losing championship games?

Eddie Hemmings is a fan of the Margin Meter and so is the rest of the Sky team