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
The key question that is never asked in the never-ending attacks on Arsenal Arsenal in Europe as Tottenham are ranked below Bodo/Glimt By Tony Attwood If you have been supporting Arsenal and reading Untold for a while, you might recall that in the past, especially in the days of Wenger, we have had …
By Tony Attwood Arsenal in Europe as Tottenham are ranked below Bodo/Glimt As the European matches continue, an underlying point has been made in English football that somehow Arsenal are cheating. And three accusations lead on to such thoughts as: why are they cheating, how are they cheating, and why are the authorities …
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The Champions League: must it be the same teams all the time? Arsenal seem to be favourites but the question is just how far Tottenham can go By Tony Attwood As we know, Tottenham Hotspur are supposed to be “up for” big nights in Europe, with the ever-willing media predicting that their next game …
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Arsenal seem to be favouritess but the question is just how far Tottenham can go Bayern Leverkusen v Arsenal: who is actually laughing now? By Tony Attwood Obviously, I rather like the idea of the “same teams all the time” in the Champions League if that includes Arsenal. And of course I know …
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By Tony Attwood Bayern Leverkusen v Arsenal: who is actually laughing now? Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. The seasons so far It appears from reports in the ever-untrustworthy media that Gabriel, Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi are all fit and well to play in the Champions League game on Wednesday. It seems …
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Arsenal and Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. The seasons so far Can banter against Tottenham go too far while it is open season against Arsenal? By Tony Attwood (passing the day with a little chuckle) In the last month, both Arsenal and Bayern Leverkusen have each played seven games, but the results have …
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By Jack Beam Arsenal have done something remarkable this season in the Champions League, and it is worth taking a moment to appreciate just how dominant they have been. The Gunners swept through the league phase with eight wins from eight matches and became the first team in the competition’s history to achieve …
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Can banter against Tottenham go too far while it is open season against Arsenal? Club chairmen and many fans are utterly bonkers and their actions prove it By Tony Attwood So just in case you missed it, but I can’t really believe you did, here is the FA Cup quarter finals draw. Southampton vs …
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This article was published as a comment in relation to the article “Why on earth would some supposed Arsenal fans turn on a young player?” I feel the piece makes a number of important points, and so with the permission of the author, I am republishing it here in the hope it …
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7 clubs have won the Double. Can Arsenal do it for a record 4th time Why on earth would some supposed Arsenal fans turn on a young player? By Tony Attwood If you have ever sat down with, or worked closely under a chairman of a fair-sized organisation, you might just find yourself …
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Why on earth would some supposed Arsenal fans turn on a young player? How journalists invented and exploit the “Arsenal are cheats” fantasy By Tony Attwood For many decades, doing the double (which is to say winning the league and FA Cup in the same season) was thought to be impossible because of the …
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How journalists invented and exploited the “Arsenal are cheats” fantasy If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going? By Tony Attwood In the last 24 games, Arsenal have lost one, drawn four and won 19. So not surprising that in playing a club that is currently 16th in League …
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How journalists invented and explloit the “Arsenal are cheats” fantasy Mansfield v Arsenal: Mansfield’s famous man and the Arsenal team By Tony Attwood There was an article recently in the Athletic with the headline Why is everyone so upset about Arsenal’s game management? which is a question I have been pondering of late. …
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Mansfield v Arsenal: the referee and the issue of cards Mansfield v Arsenal: AFC against a team doing well in recovery mode By Tony Attwood And so in a very disjointed round of the FA Cup we have seen Liverpool beat Wolverhampton (not exactly a shock) and now today have three games, starting with …
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Mansfield v Arsenal: AFC against a team doing well in recovery mode If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going? by Tony Attwood The referee for the Mansfield Town vs Arsenal is Thomas Bramall. He will be assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis, Alistair Nelson, and Josh Smith. In the summer of 2021 Bramall was promoted to the referees’ group overseeing Championship games, and he also took charge of the 2022 FA …
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If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going? Boring boring opposition (and journalists) but Arsenal are not being fooled By Tony Attwood Mansfield Town was bought by its current owner, John Radford (but not that John Radford) for £1 in 2010. He then bought the ground two years …
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By Tony Attwood Boring boring opposition (and journalists) but Arsenal are not being fooled Arsenal cheating allegations are a way of covering up the failure to deal with ManC Yes the headline this morning is “Tudor insists Spurs going in right direction,” and I think for once I can agree with the Tottenham head …
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Arsenal cheating allegations are a way of covering up the failure to deal with ManC What else can we say except, “look at the table”? By Tony Attwood In a very real sense although the game is still a game of football, there is another game going on at the same time in …
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What else can we say except, “look at the table”? By Tony Attwood The most damning indictment on the state of English football right now is that fans, managers and media are pursuing a narrative that says Arsenal are bending the rules of football in every match they play, but referees are ignoring …
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By Tony Attwood Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Arsenal 30 20 7 3 59 22 37 67 2 Manchester City 29 18 6 5 …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal injuries ahead of tonight’s game against Brighton Brighton v Arsenal tonight: the referee and the problem of home v away games Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form For tonight’s game the Standard predict a 2-0 Arsenal victory.and although offering us a headline that says …
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By Tony Attwood Brighton v Arsenal tonight: the referee and the problem of home v away games Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form As ever with injuries, I defer to Premier League injuries, which seems to keep up to date with the ever-fluctuating world of knocked-about players …
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By Tony Attwood Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form Wednesday at 7.30: Brighton v Arsenal. How the clubs are doing of late The match will be refereed by Chris Kavanagh, with Dan Cook and Ian Hussin assisting him. The fourth official will be David Webb. Michael Salisbury …
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Wednesday at 7.30: Brighton v Arsenal. How the clubs are doing of late Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? By Tony Attwood Because Brighton spent much of their earlier history lurking in the lower reaches of the League (before the First World War they played in such competitions as Southern …
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Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong By Tony Attwood So after our one week off, in which for once Arsenal did not have to play two games in seven days, we are back to the old …
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