Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
Where are they now? The team in game 14, three years ago. By Tony Attwood As you may know I’m a season ticket holder at Arsenal, but live in the Midlands, so each home game is about a 175 miles round trip, so in later life the temptation to go to away games …
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Is this the biggest refereeing bias scandal yet found in the Premier League? Local Liverpool paper attacks referee decision making: are we getting somewhere at last? SuperLeague is back on the agenda: Why is the media so against it? By Tony Attwood “Arteta says more to come from ‘top-level’ Nketiah after Arsenal …
Read More “There are some days out with Arsenal that stay in the memory, and that was one”
. . The clearest exposition yet that there is something very wrong with PGMOL There is something very strange going on with yellow cards this season+ By Tony Attwood OK we hoped to win, but the fight back was terrific, and showed that even on a day when it just isn’t working we can …
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By Tony Attwood The evidence against PGMO and the referees is mounting: here it is… The clearest exposition yet that there is something very wrong with PGMOL After the Manchester City match Thierry Henry commenting on TV, put it at the time, “You can’t be too emotional about it. You can feel the …
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Arsenal v Manchester City: the progress, the possibility, the team Arsenal and Man City injuries, and how injuries are linked to yellow cards By Tony Attwood Whether you were there or not, it was a time to boo and jeer the Arsenal team for the first half, and then celebrate like mad. And it …
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Arsenal not as bad as Man U – especially in Europe The huge danger that lies ahead following the Liverpool VAR cock-up After seven games how are Arsenal doing? It’s our best defence in over 10 years By Tony Attwood A couple of days ago we ran a little piece comparing this season with …
Read More “Defeat in the Champions League: not as bad a portent as one might think”
If it’s Arsenal it must be chaos. Lens v Arsenal preview By Bulldog Drummond In 2017/18 Lens were in the French second division, and lost their opening seven games of the season. Which makes me wonder, is there by chance, someone sitting in the little city of Lens working magical spells – because …
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The huge danger that lies ahead following the Liverpool VAR cock-up After seven games how are Arsenal doing? It’s our best defence in over 10 years By Bulldog Drummond, our man with a passport. There is a rule in football journalism that if you can’t write about Arsenal being lucky then it is …
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Why the media’s new statistical analyses of football is just a trick to stop you noticing what is going on. By Tony Attwood Listen to the radio, read the papers, watch the TV, it is pretty much the same message. Apart from Charlie Patino’s Arsenal ambitions are burning bright at Swansea in the …
Read More “After seven games how are Arsenal doing? It’s our best defence in over 10 years”
Brentford v Arsenal: the history and the build up, with some extraordinary odds Brentford v Arsenal: tackles, fouls, yellow cards and the home v away record Brentford v Arsenal: Arsenal take on the club linked to gambling but without an under 21 side By Bulldog Drummond In 2020/21 Brentford made it to …
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Arsenal has let in one more goal than at this stage last season, and that’s a disaster Arsenal continue to make more progress than the rest of the big seven Ensure the voice of supporters is heard within Arsenal If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your …
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Arsenal v PSV, the team, negligence and corruption Sex abuser Barry Bennell has died but here’s why we should still worry about youngsters at football clubs By Tony Attwood I’ve no idea how many Arsenal matches I have seen since I was first taken to Highbury by the father so many years ago …
Read More “Arsenal v PSV: that really was a night to remember for a very long time”
Barcelona collapses, football collapses Beware those people in football who tell you what to think. They are trying to kid you. By Tony Attwood When Burnley sacked Dyche the league table read… Team P W D L F A GD Pts 17 Everton 30 8 4 18 33 52 -19 28 18 …
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Everton v Arsenal: what’s it feel like to be an Everton fan? Everton v Arsenal: Arsenal are being fouled considerably less than last season Everton v Arsenal: why fair play and balance is not what we can expect from the referee By Bulldog Drummond Today the comparative situation of the two clubs could …
Everton v Arsenal: what’s it feel like to be an Everton fan? Everton v Arsenal: Arsenal are being fouled considerably less than last season Everton v Arsenal: why fair play and balance is not what we can expect from the referee By Tony Attwood It is a theme of Untold Arsenal that …
By Bulldog Drummond Everton v Arsenal: Arsenal are being fouled considerably less than last season Everton v Arsenal: why fair play and balance is not what we can expect from the referee For Everton the issue of the day for some supporters might well be one of injuries to the club rather than …
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Beware those people in football who tell you what to think. They are trying to kid you. Everton v Arsenal: why fair play and balance is not what we can expect from the referee By Bulldog Drummond With just a handful of games played we are beginning to see some interesting trends in …
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Everton v Arsenal: why fair play and balance is not what we can expect from the referee By Tony Attwood “If nothing else, please make us a promise. Do not look at the Premier League table when looking to draw any conclusions at this stage.” That comes from the Athletic suggesting that we …
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How much has each club spent in putting its squad together? How many players in the big seven’s 25 man squad? Not as many as you might think! Referee: Simon Hooper. Assistants: Adrian Holmes, Simon Long. Fourth official: Anthony Taylor. VAR: Stuart Attwell. Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh. Referee data based on figures from WhoScored 18 referees have been used so far this …
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The 61 players Arsenal are buying and 25 being sold. Journalists seem to be slipping. What do the opening three games of the season mean for Arsenal? By Tony Attwood There have now been several years of campaigning to bring to light an appalling problem within the football system regarding the training of …
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Does Fifa have the authority to override national laws? It says it does Where does Arteta rank among Arsenal’s great managers? Wenger falsely accused of violent behaviour towards 4th official. Arsenal anniversaries 19 August By Tony Attwood The transfer window is of course still open and things can change, but as they …
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Infantino in the dock once again, allegations continue to roll in “Yes, no, obviously”. Kane on the move, and that big question: “Why?” By Tony Attwood Xavi has blamed Arsenal for the record number of fouls that Manchester United committed against Arsenal in the recent friendly, stating in an interview that the pressure that …
By Dr Billy “the dog” McGraw, senior psychologist at the University College Hospital of the North Circular Road. Forget Arsenal for a moment. Just think about winning the League. According to lots of supporters and a lot of people who make their money out of talking about football, argue that how one goes about …
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