Emirates under attack. What do we do about flares?

By Tony Attwood We know now that some visiting supporters will bring flares into the ground.  Everton and Liverpool supporters do it, as to supporters of some continental teams. We know it happens, and we know they are very dangerous indeed.  Flares and smoke bombs can cause huge amounts of personal damage, as well as …

Arsenal reserves rise from the graveyard

By Tony Attwood Arsenal were down the bare bones.  I know this because the “Evening Standard” yesterday told me exactly that before the match. We were relying (“relying” mark you, not just “playing” or “using” but “relying”) on the “notoriously unreliable defensive midfielder” Flamini. They called the situation “Flamin’ hell”. The article below this wild …