How the biggest effect on Arsenal’s performance is which ref they get Want to be a football journalist? Lesson 1: Learn to rant By Tony Attwood Arsenal are, as we all know, not doing as well as we had hoped at the start of the season. And we know this because the media tell us …
Want to be a football journalist? Lesson 1: Learn to rant Were Arsenal wrong not to have a successor to Edu already lined up? by Tony Attwood John Brooks has only refereed one Arsenal match this season and for that we should give thanks, because in his one match (that being on …
Were Arsenal wrong not to have a successor to Edu already lined up? Is there an Arsenal crisis or is it just a media crisis? By Tony Attwood I really don’t know what to make of all this. Referee David Coote has been suspended over an apparent video of a foul-mouthed Kloppian “rant”. …
Why is the media ignoring Arsenal’s dramatic tactical change? Are Arsenal turning into a dirty team, or is it the media that’s getting nasty? Where is Edu’s successor? By Tony Attwood I’m occasionally asked why I write so much about what the media says concerning football, such as in those two articles highlighted above. …
For some reason this article did not get posted on time. But here it is in case you have half an hour before the match. The actual team includes Odegaard Is there an Arsenal crisis or is it just a media crisis? Chelsea v Arsenal: just how many times do we have to …
Is there an Arsenal crisis or is it just a media crisis? Chelsea v Arsenal: just how many times do we have to have Michael Oliver By Bulldog Drummond Of course Manchester City losing four games in a row was unexpected, but it had to happen sooner or later because even with all …
Chelsea v Arsenal: just how many times do we have to have Michael Oliver Untold hacks into Sun’s super computer and predicts battery failure Chelsea v Arsenal on Sunday: how the form books predict it By Tony Attwood There is a story in the world of newspapers in which the Sports Editor walks …
Does the referee affect the result? Untold hacks into Sun’s super computer and predicts battery failure Chelsea v Arsenal on Sunday: how the form books predict it By Bulldog Drummond I thought it might be interesting to see how many times Michael Oliver has overseen an Arsenal match in this year. And the …
Chelsea v Arsenal on Sunday: how the form books predict it Football has been utterly ruined, and it is time to fight back By Tony Attwood As you may know, the identity and location of the Sun’s oft quoted supercomputer is totally secret. Week after week, month after month, and indeed year after year, …
Maybe there is something that clubs can do to change football for the better Football has been utterly ruined, and it is time to fight back By Bulldog Drummond It’s Chelsea away on Sunday at 4.30 pm., and the home and away comparison for the two teams this season makes them appear quite …
Prelim: Summer 2025 will be the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal, and to commemorate this we are publishing a series on Chpaman, and how the most unlikely transfer of a manager ever, actually happened. You can follow it on the Arsenal History Society website, with the latest article …
Arsenal are one of the most storied and successful clubs in the world, boasting a rich history and heritage. What’s more, the Gunners also have a giant fanbase around the world with supporters tracking the fortunes of the club each matchday. While thousands pack into the Emirates Stadium, millions more tune into live …
Arsenal’s end of the current downturn is there for them to grasp Ødegaard’s return certainly will help, but we seem to have too many players… By Tony Attwood with the help of a passing high horse. Read the blogs, read the news websites, listen to the football on stations like Radio 5 or …
Ødegaard’s return certainly will help, but we seem to have too many players… That double edged sword heads Arsenal’s way; By Tony Attwood Looking at the way Arsenal’s results have gone over the years, I have, in past commentaries, noted that Arsenal are constantly subjected to the Wave Effect. In essence, this sees …
On the Arsenal History Society website:Chapman Part 7: Success at Huddersfleld, concern at Arsenal On Untold Arsenal: That double edged sword heads Arsenal’s way; pompous balderdash on the loose once more Edu to Forest, just as we were noting their figures were misleading By Tony Attwood What is Arsenal’s problem? Bad tactics? …
By Tony Attwood Inter v Arsenal tonight: the team Inter Milan v Arsenal: the Champions League mess, rising fast, and past results Journalists write negatively about most clubs. Their prime aim is to fulfil their contractual obligations by writing about football , even when there is nothing to write about that they are …
Inter Milan v Arsenal: the Champions League mess, rising fast, and past results Inter v Arsenal: 8pm, 6 November. This looks tough. 90 Min offer us a team of Raya White Saliba Gabriel Timeber Partey Rice Havertz Saka Jesus Martinelli Which means Odegaard might be on the bench, or might …
By Tony Attwood Inter v Arsenal: 8pm, 6 November. This looks tough. Edu to Forest, just as we were noting their figures were misleading One of the issues that frustrates me occasionally with being an Arsenal supporter is that although many fans, – and indeed perhaps most fans – know about many of the …
By Bulldog Drummond Edu to Forest, just as we were noting their figures were misleading Arsenal, injuries, and the curious rise of the Forest As things stand Arsenal are outside the magical top eight in the extended Champions League chart – but only just and indeed only because one game was drawn. …
Next season is the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal and we are running a series of articles looking at how Arsenal managed to secure him and what he achieved at the club. You can follow the series here. Arsenal, injuries, and the curious rise of the Forest By Tony …
The latest episdoe in our series commemorating 100 years since Herbert Chapman arrived at Arsenal is now published: Chapman: success at Huddersfield, and concern at Arsenal You can read the whole series from the start with Taking over from failure —————- Meanwhile on Untold Arsenal Arsenal in decline… or is this not just …
It’s time to force the mainstream football media into retreat By Tony Attwood In the worst case scenario when Aston Villa and Chelsea have played their games in hand Arsenal could sink down to sixth. Villa are away to Tottenham and Chelsea are away to Manchester United with a new load of razzamatazz at …
By Tony Attwood Newcastle v Arsenal: team predictions, insulting comments, yellow cards and all that stuff Newcastle v Arsenal: the injuries, who returns; top and bottom of the league All the data in this article comes from Who Scored There is a huge variation between referees over the number of fouls each “sees” …
Newcastle v Arsenal on Untold Newcastle v Arsenal: the injuries, who returns; top and bottom of the league Newcastle v Arsenal: Arsenal’s tactics working well; Chelsea go yellow bonkers Newcastle United v Arsenal: and again its the issue of the officials By Bulldog Drummond According to the Guardian Arteta was cleared of making insulting …
By Bulldog Drummond Newcastle v Arsenal: Arsenal’s tactics working well; Chelsea go yellow bonkers Newcastle United v Arsenal: and again its the issue of the officials In terms of injuries noted on Premier League Injuries Arsenal are now sitting on six… Tomiyasu, Tierney and Calafiri are all seemingly completely ruled out while …