Lies more lies and lies again: the story of booing the Arsenal.

By Tony Attwood . If I told you that as the final whistle for Arsenal 0 Fulham 0 a small element of the crowd booed, you might look at the score and think, well, not surprising. . It was a frustrating game in which the visitors parked the bus and waited for the break, and …

On visiting Real Madrid: thoughts on expanding the Emirates Stadium.

Tim Charlesworth I was recently on holiday in Madrid and took the opportunity to tour the Bernebau stadium (Real Madrid) with my son. It was interesting to look at a famous stadium and compare it to our own. My first impression was how small the stadium seemed (narrower, but also higher than the Emirates/Grove). This …

The great Pardew intervention: how Pardew ensured that Coquelin was NOT sent off.

By Tony Attwood Why did the ref not send Coquelin off in the match against Palace? Of course there can be many reasons offered, ranging from the fact that he didn’t deserve to be sent off, through to the notion that the ref didn’t see the fouls as yellow card offences, and on to something …