The chances are there will be no more Sagna’s, RVP’s, Nasri’s…

By Tony Attwood Arsène Wenger really didn’t bother himself with the thought of Man City popping in to pick up Jack Wilshere. He didn’t have to for three very good reasons. First, there is no question of Arsenal not being able to compete in terms of salaries and transfers.  If Arsenal want to keep a …

The world of refereeing utterly and totally shattered

By Tony Attwood Ten years ago we knew where we were.  Refs made mistakes, but  it didn’t matter because it all evened out in the end. Five years ago we knew that referees made mistakes and it most certainly didn’t even out in the end – but no one would talk about it, except us. …

Just how good is this Arsenal team compared to top clubs in Europe?

By Tony Attwood Arsenal is not a top European team.  That’s the official word.  And yet year on year we get into the last 16, and sometimes the last eight of the Champions League.  For the three years from 2008 to 2010 we got to the quarter and semi-finals.  Which is more than quite a …