Recently…
- The personality of referees, and why PGMO is so determined to stay secret
- How have the London clubs been doing this season?
And forthcoming…
As you can see above, there is a special event on 25 March run by the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association.
LIVE CONVERSATION WITH:
Lee Dixon, Paul Davis, Alan Smith and Andy Cole
Special Guest: DAVID DEIN
Venue: Picturehouse Finsbury Park, 11 City North Place, N4 3FU
Nearest tube station is Finsbury Park (Victoria Line, Picadilly Line, Thameslink Services)
All ticket proceeds and any raffle ticket sales will go directly to the Kevin Campbell Foundation.
This event is organised by Arsenal Independent Supporters Assocation in association with Arsenal FC.
Tickets available from www.aisa.org
- Doors Open 19.00
- Please be seated by 1930
- Event starts 1945
This event takes place on 25 March, and is a special event organised by Arsenal Independent Supporters Associaton (AISA) – the organisation Untold Arsenal has been supporting since we first started publishing in 2012 and in conjunction with whom we also run the Arsenal History Society web site.
Tickets and more details can be found on www.aisa.org and we really do hope that you can support this event.
And finally, and exclusively (I think) the Untold Arsenal London League Table…
So secondly, and completely unrelated to the event above, but something we have been puzzling over in recent days, following my plea for a London League table, Nitram immediately came up with the goods.
And to be clear this is the league table of London clubs playing London clubs this season. This has been published most seasons in recent years, but as I pointed out the other day, somehow the footballing world has lost interest in the phenomena, largely I suspect because of Arsenal being top. As we all know, Arsenal is only of interest to the media when the club fails.
So this is the table built from all the matches in which the seven Premier League teams based in London play each other. The winners are awarded the title of Champions of London by us, and anyone else who is interested. No ceremony takes place however and by and large the media show no interest.
By the end of the season, all the clubs will of course have played 12 games so it is still just possible that Chelsea or Fulham could overtake Arsenal by winning at least two of their three remaining matches, while Arsenal lose all three. Which while possible, doesn’t seem very likely.
On the other hand, two wins from the remaining three games will secure the title of Kings of London for Arsenal.
| Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
| Arsenal | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| Chelsea | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 15 |
| Fulham | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 15 |
| Crystal Palace | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 11 |
| West Ham | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 11 |
| Tottenham Ho | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 |
| Brentford | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
Last season Arsenal won the London league with 24 points and a goal difference of +17. Tottenham were fourth (with a goal difference of minus four, instead of the sixth position they now occupy with a goal difference of +1) and Crystal Palace were bottom with two wins and four draws giving them ten points.
All in all it’s hard not to see us coming out on top of the local Derby table at least. I’m sure if it were Tottenham such an achievement would warrant an open top bus ride, twice round the block at least? A bit much? Okay, maybe just a commemorative mug then?
And whilst we are on the subject of Tottenham, I feel a St.Totteringham day is ominously looming on the horizon.
Following the weekends results we now sit a whopping 24 points ahead of Tottenham, in what is generally accepted as the slightly more important League Table. What this means is, with just 9 games to go, and a maximum of 27 points to be had, is that we could actually be celebrating St.Totteringham next time out.
A 1-0 win against Fulham on April 1st (Not guaranteed of course. Fulham are tough opponents) will put us on 61 points with a Goal Difference of +30
The maximum Tottenham can achieve winning all their remaining games starting with the latest ‘Battle Of The Bridge’ on the 3rd of April, is 61 points. A 1 – 0win would put their Goal Difference at + 13.
In any case, personally I cant see Tottenham getting all 3 points at Stamford bridge so St.Totteringham day it will be, which given it’s still only going to be early April, is just a little embarrassing for the Tiny Totts don’t you think?
Nitram
You beat me to it! Had to rush out this morning so didn’t get chance to send in my table until a few minutes ago lol.
I did discover, however, one noteworthy point having done separate ‘home’ and ‘away’ tables.
There have been many observations on this site about the hugely difficult opening fixtures we were allocated particularly going away to many ‘top six’ sides in the first few games of the season. What I also discovered was that whilst all the other London clubs had had a fairly even split between home and away London derbies, Arsenal have played the fewest at home (three) and the most away (six) which will also have placed added pressure on our schedule. This may have been deliberate or not, but the coincidences keep piling up as a result of the actions of those in positions of power, I’d say!
Mikey
Great research my friend.
All things considered, no matter what way you look at it, the start to our season was horrendously difficult. Whether that was by accident or design, we will never know, but personally I wouldn’t put anything past these people. Add to that the ridiculous double Yellows and Red cards in those early games and we were screwed from the start.
And of course the final nail in our coffin was the loss of almost our entire front line to injuries. Basically we have faced the perfect storm, and yet here we are still sat in second place in the premier League and through to the Quarter Finals of the Champions League
Quite remarkable if you ask me.
Nitram
I couldn’t agree more. Of course it’s disappointing not to be winning the title but under the circumstances I think we’ve done exceptionally well. The team above us did not suffer in the way we have and, irrespective of what bad luck teams below us may or may not have had, they are still below us! I’m very proud of the team and Arteta……..and hugely dismayed about the derisory way we have been treated by the media and, bizarrely, a section of our own “supporters”. Onwards and upwards!
Nitram,
Thanks for the table. I always thought it a bit of fun. And had an amusing encounter with a Spurs supporter last weekend. I was wearing an AFC hat and he approached to talk football. He’s very happy with his club. I asked why and he answered “because they’re always right there!” I asked “right where?” Think he’s still formulating his answer.
Gooner72
Honestly, I think it is the power of propaganda.
We humans are just so susceptible to the power of suggestion. If you tell people something often enough, a vast majority of people will end up believing it, no matter how ridiculous it is. And this, in effect is what has happened to both Arsenal and Tottenham fans.
Arsenal fans are relentlessly told that we are doing poorly, despite winning 4 FA cups in the last 10 years. Despite looking like being runners up 4 times in the last 10 years. Despite currently sitting in 2nd place in the PL, and into the CL quarter finals.
Tottenham fans are constantly being told how wonderful their club is. Their manager is. Their team is. I posted a newspaper article a few months ago pronouncing Tottenham’s decade of success. No, not the 1950’s, the one just gone in which they have won nothing and fallen from a peak of 2nd (just the once mind) to their current predicament of 14th . They have won just 2 League Cups in 35 years.
By ‘always right there’ I can only assume he means by that Cuckoo Land
Despite all that, I would suggest there are as many Arsenal fans that want Arteta out, as there are Tottenham fans who want Postecoglou out.
But here’s the thing, it should not surprise us. It is human nature. In fact, it is often the people that challenge these false narratives that receive the most ridicule.
George Orwell once famously said, “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.”