The injuries mount for Arsenal but the outlook still looks good

  Liverpool show signs of the “dip” syndrome, which Arsenal have overcome Arsenal v West Ham: the aftermath By Tony Attwood The good news is that Martin Ødegaard has come out of Norway’s team that will play  Israel and New Zealand (and we might pause at this moment to think, Norway v New Zealand – …

Liverpool show signs of the “dip” syndrome, which Arsenal have overcome

    Arsenal v West Ham: the aftermath And now, after yet another victory, it’s time to celebrate…. By Tony Attwood This morning I took a look at the “last six game table”, which, if you are a regular reader, you’ll know is one of my favourite guides to club form.  And I looked today, …

Arsenal v West Ham: the aftermath

    And now after yet another victory, it’s time to celebrate…. By Tony Attwood “Anything can happen in the next half hour” was, I recall, part of the introductory segment of the puppet series Stingray (although that is stretching my memory a bit.)   Although stretching the time period, I do feel that anything can …

And now after yet another victory, it’s time to celebrate….

      So much for Arsenal to celebrate, but where to begin? By Tony Attwood It is rare that I get the chance to write a post straight after a match has finished, but I have managed it today simply because I wanted to point out a few factors relating to the league table… …

Arsenal v WHAM – the team, and then what is next

  The past was horrible the future looks delectable: AFC v WHam Arsenal v West Ham. The reason we have got this ref looks truly shocking Arsenal v West Ham, Saturday 3pm. Are Arsenal on the edge of another dip? By Tony Attwood When things are going well, it is easy to forget how the …

The past was horrible the future looks delectable: AFC v WHam

  Arsenal v West Ham. The reason we have got this ref looks truly shocking Arsenal v West Ham, Saturday 3pm. Are Arsenal on the edge of another dip? By Tony Attwood A lot of football is fixed, including how of course, the order of the fixtures.  Just consider our opening this season!  But at …

Arsenal v West Ham. The reason we have got this ref looks truly shocking

    On the Arsenal history website: Celebrating the record of 100 seasons in the top division:  On Untold Arsenal Arsenal v West Ham, Saturday 3pm. Are Arsenal on the edge of another dip? It is interesting to see that various websites are now taking up the cry that some referees make far too many …

Arsenal v West Ham, Saturday 3pm. Are Arsenal on the edge of another dip?

      So much for Arsenal to celebrate, but where to begin? And will the media apologise about their prognostications? Of course not By Tony Attwod It seems a very strange time to have a football match, but 3pm on Saturday it is.   So let’s start with the injury news Arsenal have five men …

So much for Arsenal to celebrate, but where to begin?

    And will the media apologise about their prognostications? Of course not How PSR is continuing to affect clubs in the Premier League   by Tony Attwood It is not just winning.  It is not just winning without conceding a goal.    It is not just having the best defence in the league  – …

And will the media apologise about their prognostications? Of course not

  How PSR is continuing to affect clubs in the Premier League Why do clubs keep falling foul of the Profit and Sustainability Rules? By Tony Attwood The aim of this part of the Champions League is to finish in the top reaches so we avoid the play-offs and go straight into the knockout round.  …

Arsenal v Olympiacos, and a look at the front runners so far

    Arsenal v Olympiacos F.C. Champions League and an unexpected stat How PSR is continuing to affect clubs in the Premier League By Tony Attwood So far, just three teams have won their opening two games in the Champions League table: Bayern Munich, Inter Milan and Real Madrid.    Of the teams who have …

Arsenal v Olympiacos F.C. Champions League and an unexpected stat

    How PSR is continuing to affect clubs in the Premier League How Arsenal are changing: new team, new directors, new belief By Tony Attwood Greece is a country whose football is dominated by three clubs: Olympiakos, AEK Athens, and PAOK  Today Olympiakos inevitably stands top of the league in Greece, of course, having …

How PSR is continuing to affect clubs in the Premier League

  By Tony Attwood Why do clubs keep falling foul of the Profit and Sustainability Rules? How Arsenal are changing: new team, new directors, new belief I took a look yesterday at why clubs trip over the PSR Rules.   And it is interesting how the media keep trying to push us away from that story …

Why do clubs keep falling foul of the Profit and Sustainability Rules?

    How Arsenal are changing: new team, new directors, new belief What five games tells us about who is going to win the league this season By Tony Attwood Prelude: Untold also publsihes the Arsenal History website where we are currently tracking the fact that Arsenal has become the first ever club to play …

How Arsenal are changing: new team, new directors, new belief

  By Tony Attwood Sun newspaper vanishes into wild weird fantasy land of a curse The victory yesterday was of course, a triumph.  It made it three straight undefeated games in the Premier League, including beating two of the expected top seven this season.  It made it six goals scored and two conceded.  And in …

Newcastle 1 Arsenal 2. A sensational first 18% of the season

      By Tony Attwood Here it is.  I knew this was what was needed, but wondered if we could do it.  Oh me of little faith!!!! We are second in the league, have scored the second most goals in the league (equal with the eternally feted Liverpool), have the best defence in the …

A confusing day for some but hopefully we are on top of the game

  Arsenal get more yellows, have more shots and have more possession than Newcastle What five games tells us about who is going to win the league this season By Tony Attwood “Confusing,” as the Guardian this morning were telling us by now seem to have modified themselves, in the Sunday football blog, “As ever, …

Arsenal get more yellows, have more shots and have more possession than Newcastle

  By Tony Attwood What five games tells us about who is going to win the league this season Sun newspaper vanishes into wild weird fantasy land of a curse You know that things are going ok when the newspaper previews focus entirely on the opposition – in the case of the Guardian, talking solely …

What five games tells us about who is going to win the league this season

    Sun newspaper vanishes into wild weird fantasy land of a curse Arsenal have shown they have the defence and attack to win the league this season By Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader of my ramblings, you’ll know that, rather unlike most commentators (either professional or amateur like myself) I quite …

Sun newspaper vanishes into wild weird fantasy land of a curse

Arsenal have shown they have the defence and attack to win the league this season The draw for the next round and predicting the season from five games played By Tony Attwood OK, we know the Sun newspaper is often so far away from the real world of football that it is hard to believe …

Strengthening the Arsenal spirit

By Jack Beam Photo by: Huy Phan on Pexels   Arsenal Football Club is not just an English club but a global phenomenon. On every continent, the famous Arsenal spirit can be witnessed in dedicated fan communities, which have become a vital part of Arsenal’s identity today. Among several committed groups, the Canadian fans are …

Arsenal have shown they have the defence and attack to win the league this season

  By Tony Attwood The draw for the next round and predicting the season from five games played Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing In 2019, Mikel Arteta joined Arsenal with the club at the time having the 13th worst defence in the league, having conceded twice as many …

The draw for the next round and predicting the season from five games played

      Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing Are Sun journalists encouraged to laugh at each others work, as the rest of us do? By Tony Attwood After last night’s victory, the draw for the next round of the league cup has been made with games being played …

Port Vale in the League Cup: the Arsenal team

    Port Vale’s home and away results, the officials (and what to watch out for) Port Vale v Arsenal and a memorable bit of giant killing   By Tony Attwood So here we are in the third round of the Diddy Cup where we can have the chance of a laugh at Tottenham Hotspur …

Port Vale’s home and away results, the officials (and what to watch out for)

      Port Vale v Arsenal and a memorable bit of giant killing Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing By Tony Attwood Andrew Kitchen is set to referee the match tonight, assisted by Shaun Hudson and Sam Lewis. The fourth official will be Andrew Humphries. VAR will not …