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[Blade-on-Tyne]

Are left footed players predominantly left handed too? Asking for a friend. Wondered if anyone knew.

I think in these woke times don’t we have to be careful describing anyone as a left footer ?

 

[Silent Blade]

2. In the ‘old days’, it was common for away teams to make us kick the wrong way (towards Lane End second half). It rarely seems to happen now. Does anyone know whether stats show that this ploy actually worked? Assuming it was Wilder’s tactic last night, I think it backfired - the team were clearly up for it from the start, and seemed to pick up from the noise on the Kop quickly. We have quite often been slow starters recently, and perhaps kicking towards the Lane End in the first half is a factor. Any thoughts?

Goals scored

1970-71

35 at Lane End

14 at Kop end (first one was Colquhoun's opener against Wendy on 3/10/70)

15 home league games when we kicked towards Kop End in 1st half
Swindon 2-1 . Both goals at Lane End
Bristol City 3-3. All three at Lane End
Boro 1-1. Lane End
Wendy 3-2. Two at Kop (Colquhoun's header was our first of the season scored at Kop End.) Tudor's winner at Lane End.
Orient 3-1. All three at Lane End.
Carlisle 2-2. Both at Kop End.
Oxford 3-0. All three at Lane End.
Leicester 2-1. Both at Kop End
Portsmouth 2-0. One at each end
Luton 2-1. Both at Lane End
Sunderland 1-0. Lane End
Hull 1-2. Kop End
Millwall 2-0. Both at Lane End
Birmingham 3-0. One at Kop Two at Lane
Cardiff 5-1. Two at Kop. Three at Lane

Plus Currie's winner v Leeds in League Cup was at Lane End.

6 home League games when we kicked towards Lane End in 1st half.
Bolton 2-2. One at each end.
QPR 1-1. Lane End
Charlton 3-0. All three at Lane
Blackburn 5-0. Three at Lane and Two at Kop.
Norwich 0-0
Watford 3-0. Two at Lane and one at Kop.

The following season we still usually kicked off towards the Kop End in the 1st half and still scored more goals at the Lane End

 

[Paulus]

Apparently In Canada they sell proportionally more left hand golf clubs than anywhere else in the world. Hope that helps.

 

[MobileBlade]

90% of the world is right handed and 10% is left handed.
90% of the top 1,000 people in Mensa are left handed.
I am left handed.
I am not in the top 1,000 people in Mensa.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Not sure if I’m too late to add to the survey, I’m left footed and left handed. Although I play golf and cricket right handed. Hope this helps?

Left footed, right handed at tennis, left handed batting at cricket but right handed bowling, but for under arm like ten pin always left handed.

 

[Blade_In_Sydney]

Both Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson bowl right arm over and bat left handed. Perhaps, even more strangely, they both play golf right handed.
Funny old game football.

 

[Blade_In_Sydney]

Statistically, left handed people die younger than right handed people. However, it’s not clear whether this is due to them being left handed (nature) or because they live in a predominantly right handed world (nurture).

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Statistically, left handed people die younger than right handed people. However, it’s not clear whether this is due to them being left handed (nature) or because they live in a predominantly right handed world (nurture).

It's all very sinister!

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Both Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson bowl right arm over and bat left handed. Perhaps, even more strangely, they both play golf right handed.
Funny old game football.

Both of them are good at bowling and rubbish at batting… Just saying

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

Goals scored

1970-71

35 at Lane End

14 at Kop end (first one was Colquhoun's opener against Wendy on 3/10/70)

15 home league games when we kicked towards Kop End in 1st half
Swindon 2-1 . Both goals at Lane End
Bristol City 3-3. All three at Lane End
Boro 1-1. Lane End
Wendy 3-2. Two at Kop (Colquhoun's header was our first of the season scored at Kop End.) Tudor's winner at Lane End.
Orient 3-1. All three at Lane End.
Carlisle 2-2. Both at Kop End.
Oxford 3-0. All three at Lane End.
Leicester 2-1. Both at Kop End
Portsmouth 2-0. One at each end
Luton 2-1. Both at Lane End
Sunderland 1-0. Lane End
Hull 1-2. Kop End
Millwall 2-0. Both at Lane End
Birmingham 3-0. One at Kop Two at Lane
Cardiff 5-1. Two at Kop. Three at Lane

Plus Currie's winner v Leeds in League Cup was at Lane End.

6 home League games when we kicked towards Lane End in 1st half.
Bolton 2-2. One at each end.
QPR 1-1. Lane End
Charlton 3-0. All three at Lane
Blackburn 5-0. Three at Lane and Two at Kop.
Norwich 0-0
Watford 3-0. Two at Lane and one at Kop.

The following season we still usually kicked off towards the Kop End in the 1st half and still scored more goals at the Lane End

I had no idea that ‘kicking the wrong way’ used to be so common. And it appears not to have worked for the visitors. Presumably more goals are scored in the second half of matches anyway, and which way you kick doesn’t make much/any difference. It certainly used to be quite a thing for the away team to win the toss and swap ends; at places like Liverpool, the Kop was seen as important for the second-half performance.

 

[Blade_In_Sydney]

Both of them are good at bowling and rubbish at batting… Just saying

Broardy has one more test century than me.
OK, Jimmy has has more test 50s than me.
Just saying

 

[Stockholm syndrom]

Are left footed players predominantly left handed too? Asking for a friend. Wondered if anyone knew.

Im left footed and right handed

 

[LSF]

Left footed, left handed.

Cricket - bowl left handed, bat right.
Golf - right handed
Tennis, badminton, table tennis etc. - left handed
Burnt at stake in dark ages maybe?

 

[madeinsheffield]

I was both footed and used to be ambidextrous- fit that into the equation somehow

Wish more of our players were both footed!

 

[Stannington Blade]

In terms of prevelance it goes:
Right footed, Right handed
Left footed, Right handed
Left footed, Left handed
Right footed, Left handed (~3% of all Right footers are Left handed)

(Also, if Left handed, your more likely to be both footed than pure Right).

Unfortunately I'm the statistical freak in being Right footed and left handed. Play Left sided Centre half as its natural to put my arm to the touch line.

All very interesting (to me) and very nerdy.

 

[Yellarbellyblade]

Both Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson bowl right arm over and bat left handed. Perhaps, even more strangely, they both play golf right handed.
Funny old game football.

Isn’t Brian Lara right handed?

 

[WorkingtonBlade]

Left footed, left handed.

When Vinnie Jones joined the club and became captain he used to choose for us to kick towards the Kop first half if he won the toss. According to his programme notes, after doing this for a few games, a couple of the players said to him that the team liked to kick towards the Kop second half, so he changed it, and normal service was resumed.

That‘s the only period I can remember during my time supporting United that we’ve played a series of games kicking towards the Kop first half.

 

[GodricBlade]

Right handed but wank with the left. Anyone else?

Nah - you’re alright mate, thanks.

 

[Blade_In_Sydney]

In terms of prevelance it goes:
Right footed, Right handed
Left footed, Right handed
Left footed, Left handed
Right footed, Left handed (~3% of all Right footers are Left handed)

(Also, if Left handed, your more likely to be both footed than pure Right).

Unfortunately I'm the statistical freak in being Right footed and left handed. Play Left sided Centre half as its natural to put my arm to the touch line.

All very interesting (to me) and very nerdy.

Besides the obvious (and it is used as a measure) there are a number of simple test to determine left or right handed/sided prominence. Which foot would you take off with doing the long jump and which way would you turn throwing the discus.
Also left handed people have a disproportionate share in the tails of the distribution of intelligence l.e. a disproportionate number of academics are left handed (although it is possible to quibble this is a good or sensible measure)

 

[Stannington Blade]

Besides the obvious (and it is used as a measure) there are a number of simple test to determine left or right handed/sided prominence. Which foot would you take off with doing the long jump and which way would you turn throwing the discus.
Also left handed people have a disproportionate share in the tails of the distribution of intelligence l.e. a disproportionate number of academics are left handed (although it is possible to quibble this is a good or sensible measure)

The discus one messes with my head as I would want to lead with my right foot and spin counter clockwise but I would want the discus in my left hand.

Wouldn't end well for any poor sods stood behind me.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Nah - you’re alright mate, thanks.

Wha-aat?! You've already had better offers this early in the morning?!

 

[Blade_In_Sydney]

For completeness Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd, David Gower, Adam Gilchrist, Alistair Cook, Mitch Johnson and Justin Langer are all right handed. In many instances they “learnt” to bat left handed so the dominant hand was at the top of the bat handle.

 

[Houston_Blade]

My dad plays golf left handed but putts right handed. Just so you know.

 

[HodgysBrokenThumb]

My dad plays golf left handed but putts right handed. Just so you know.

I’m right-handed, but left-wing in politics. Means I’m not always right, but I’m never wrong

 

[Guesty]

90% of the world is right handed and 10% is left handed.
90% of the top 1,000 people in Mensa are left handed.
I am left handed.
I am not in the top 1,000 people in Mensa.

That sounds made up. I know when that list of celebrities in MENSA was released (Madonna, James Woods, Tarantino, Geena Davis etc.) MENSA said the list wasn't real and it wasn't their policy to release any information about their membership.

 

[MobileBlade]

That sounds made up. I know when that list of celebrities in MENSA was released (Madonna, James Woods, Tarantino, Geena Davis etc.) MENSA said the list wasn't real and it wasn't their policy to release any information about their membership.

Not totally. 10% of the population are left handed but 20% of MENSA membership are left handed. I was once told that of the top 1000 people in MENSA, 900 were left handed so I am supporting that claim .

You need to be in the top 2% on the MENSA test (a score of over 130) to qualify for membership. Average is 100 and most people score between 85 and 115.

5 Cool Things You Didn't Know About Left-Handed People

It’s National Left-Handed Day and since our Brian Corsetti is a southpaw himself, he's breaking down the five things you didn't know about lefties.

www.thelisttv.com

 

[Jinxy1966]

Right handed but wank with the left. Anyone else?

I’m right footed but wank with my left foot

 

[MobileBlade]

I’m right footed but wank with my left foot

Why wank when you can just give yourself a bj?

 

[Jinxy1966]

Why wank when you can just give yourself a bj?

I actually meant I can’t kick very well with my left foot

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Some of the best nights at the Lane have been when we've attacked the Lane end in the second half, eg Jags v Leeds and Michael Brown v Wendy in the triple assault season. Agree it seems to have happened far less often this season though.

Blades 2-1 Liverpool

Same season.

Tonge on fire.