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
By Tony Attwood Just before we get down to the ins and outs of the team for today, I thought it might be interesting just to look at the two teams that started in Singapore. Here’s the first team Martinez Debuchy Gabriel Mertersacker Monreal Coquelin Flamini Wilshere Oxlade Chamberlain Akpom Iowbi and the second …
Read More “This is the most complete and flexible squad in the history of Arsenal”
By Sir Hardly Anyone, (who is now getting just a teensy weensy bit annoyed). You might think that having got all the transfers so incredibly wrong thus far this summer the spoof sites might show a little humility and back off. But no – they haven’t. I mean when Untold introduced the concept of vapour …
Read More “Bid accepted: powerful DM set to join Arsenal and other spoofs”
By Tony Attwood You’ll probably know by now the basic story of how Blacksheep came up with the idea that Untold could have its own banner up at the Emirates. If not, the history thus far is on the Untold Banner page along with our Roll of Honour of everyone who contributed. That page …
Read More “The Untold Banner at the Emirates: all the latest”
By Tony Attwood Of course it was ludicrous – why would Arsenal sell the goalkeeper who had done so much during the latter half of the season to keep the club on track, and yet retain the player who had been dropped to make way for the success? There were one or two minor …
Read More “The done deal was did but they didn’t do the deal dey said dey would did.”
Happy Christmas everyone. Here are the answers to our little quiz of yesterday… For simplicity I have printed the questions again (in italics). I did try and print them upside down, but then had to turn the computer around to read them, so it didn’t seem to help. 1. In 1893, the year Arsenal …
Read More “The answers to the anniversary quiz and how to re-write history”
By Tony Attwood Most days (when I remember, when I get up in time, and when I am not travelling or living upside down in Australia) I update the home page of Untold with a list of anniversaries of that day. The actual files that these anniversaries come from are housed on the AISA Arsenal …
Read More “The Anniversary Quiz (now there’s no football until Boxing Day)”
By Billy The Dog McGraw Now in theory I am going to the Arsenal with our chum Drew – he of the occasional comment and upstanding member of the Arsenal History Society and AISA committee, is having his birthday party tonight – fancy dress and all – and that may make getting up in the …
Read More “Arsenal v Norwich. Billy the Dog ventures forth.”
By Billy the Dog McGraw I asked for transfer rumours and I got them… “An Unknown Source claims Radamel Falcao’s Agent has held talks with Arsenal over possible signing of his client for a reported fee of £60m and that talks are in advanced stage and the Columbian would be heading to Emirates at the …
By Billy the Dog McGraw If you have been paying attention (and woe betide anyone who has not been paying attention, as Mrs Dog is on the prowl, and I can tell you that is not a good thing) we have been covering all the transfers that Arsenal will be certain to be making in …
Read More “Start your own Arsenal transfer rumour today and end it tomorrow.”
By Billy the Dog McGraw Oh its all go at the red alert station. And apart from that, we’re also tipped, expected to, enquiring for, and generally throwing ourselves all over the place, while quite possibly being covered in custard. Because the race is on to sign… Well, everyone. And yes it is all true …
Read More “Arsenal on red alert over 9 amazing transfers and the invisible man”
By Billy the Dog McGraw Swansea is a Stone Age settlement which has been run at different times by the Italians (then going under the name of “Romans”) and the Vikings who set up a trading post known as Sveinn’s Island. The Welsh didn’t really get going until the 13th century, by which time everyone …
Read More “Swansea v Arsenal FA Cup; Billy and Dennis converse”
By Billy the Dog McGraw Today we are off to Southamptonshire, one of the ceremonial counties of England. Ceremonial counties have a Lord Lieutenant who is required under the Lieutenancies Act 1997 to play for the local football club, and then be transferred to north London. Alex Ox, Theo Henry and G the Baleful are …
