ByBulldog Drummond The constant attempts at undermining Arsene Wenger have now geared up to another level as the bloggettas and their feeder newspapers are now tending to ignore the fact there is a game coming up and instead focus on attacking the manager. The Guardian has been doing this for months, and now others are …
Sorry for the delay in publication of this article this morning; my car was involved in an altercation with a fox in the early hours of the morning over who had the right of way on a particular country lane. No one hurt except the fox (although amazingly it still managed to run away – …
By Sir Hardly Anyone Hello again my dear pals and chums, and welcome to another round up from the wild, crazy and one might say semi-skimmed world of transfer stories. Yes, we have signed one player, two more about sure to come (I know that cos I read it on the bloggettas) and everything is …
. How the Flat Earthers took over football journalism at the Guardian. By Tony Attwood From my perspective one has to be either fairly silly or rather desperate to dismiss a proposition as “ludicrous” without giving any reasoning or evidence, especially in a newspaper that prides itself on the quality of its journalism and ability …
By Blacksheep In the last week Arsene Wenger has been the focus of much press attention on account of what he has had to say about the standard of refereeing in the Premier League. In the last decade Untold Arsenal has ploughed a sometimes lonely but determined furrow in highlighting the ineptitude of some of …
By Bulldog Drummond What all the teams in the top section of the league do is touch the ball more than the other teams. Here’s the table of touches this season Position Club Touches 1. Manchester City 20,085 2. Liverpool 17,233 3. Arsenal 17,212 4. Tottenham Hotspur 16,168 5. Chelsea 16,116 6. Manchester United 15,371 …
By Bulldog Drummond As we often do with these games, we can have a look at the results Chelsea and Arsenal have had in playing matches against each other and against Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United. Here to start us off are Chelsea’s games… Date Match Result Score Competition 06 Aug 2017 Arsenal …
by Bulldog Drummond Throughout this season we have been comparing the home and away form of the clubs we’ve been playing, and it has proven to be one of the most straightforward and reliable indicators of what might happen. Not perfect of could – we would need to factor in the referee at the same …
by BRICKFIELDS GUNNERS As the new year begins I look back a rather good year personally as well as for the Arsenal. A third FA Cup win in 4 years is a great record, and that too against the Champions of the EPL . I like to think that we have progressed in many ways …
By Bulldog Drummond This will be match number 140 between these two teams, the first such game being 23 February 1901, a 0-1 home defeat for Woolwich Arsenal in the FA Cup. Since then Arsenal have won 71 of the games, West Brom 38 and 30 have been drawn. The bulk of the WBA victories …
By Bulldog Drummond Today is the day that Mr Wenger takes the record for the number of Premier League games handled by a manager. Of course there are people who wish it were not so, but that’s the sort of thing that always happens and some people will acknowledge a remarkable achievement. There are more …
By Bulldog Drummond West Brom are in deep trouble at the foot of the table… Pos Club P W D L F A GD Pts 15 Newcastle United 20 5 3 12 19 30 -11 18 16 Crystal Palace 20 4 6 10 18 32 -14 18 17 West Ham United 20 4 6 10 …
By Sir Hardly Anyone Before I start, I want a name or phrase to describe a really silly transfer rumour. Any ideas? Anyway, here’s a little test for you to try out while you are thinking. Consider this headline. 1: Three centre-backs Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger should sign in the January transfer window Now, what …
By Tony Attwood We used to have lots of people writing in saying that the start of one season was the worst start ever for Arsenal. In the end it went on and on so much, and I started to be accused of “not facing facts” and “trying to cover up Wenger’s failings” so much, …
by Tony Attwood Jack’s pass to Alexis last night was a moment to behold; a moment of sublime football which can be viewed over and over again (at least by me, even if by no one else); an utter delight. To my mind (and of course it is just my view) it is the sort …
by Bulldog Drummond Continuing our review of the stats from games this season, Palace have 38 yellow cards this season (Arsenal have 27) and neither club has had a player sent off yet. But they are third in the table when it comes to tackles – they undertake 18.1 tackles per game – only Chelsea and …
By Bulldog Drummond In the last eight games (all in the League) Palace have pulled themselves together under Roy Hodgson… Date Game Res Score Competition 18 Nov 2017 Crystal Palace v Everton D 2-2 Premier League 25 Nov 2017 Crystal Palace v Stoke City W 2-1 Premier League 28 Nov 2017 Brighton and Hove v …
By Tony Attwood Very sorry for lack of anything on Untold today, and delay in clearing comments held in moderation. If you’ve followed us for a while you might recall I live in the East Midlands, where not only have we had a tiddly bit of snow but also a total snarl up on the …
by Tony Attwood Rumour mongering used to be a world of shadows – suggestions, ideas, half-hidden notions. But now, not only is everything out in the open but also we have a hierarchy of rumours. All the journalists and bloggetta scribblers know how this works, but they like to keep it quiet from their readership so …
By Sir Hardly Anyone And what a fabulous night at the Sweet FA it was. As the representative of Oakham and Rutland Football Association, one of the oldest FAs in the country I was delighted to join in the big bash at Wembley Stadium. The speeches, although largely incoherent were spectacular. And the entertainment supplied …
By Tony Attwood You might know that aside from publishing Untold Arsenal I also publish the website of the AISA Arsenal History Society. That site began in 2009, and it has over time worked to correct some of the errors and omissions that appear in various books and websites that deal with Arsenal’s history. Indeed …
By Tony Attwood Every few months the media does its thing about which is the most expensive team to support. Arsenal usually come out on top and then for a few months we have readers writing in claiming that Arsenal has the most expensive entrance prices in world football. It’s a favourite filler of the …
by Tony Attwood There is a headline that I saw on Yahoo! Sport today which reads, “Arsenal 3-3 Liverpool: Both sides showcase obvious flaws in a classic” which intrigued me. If, as the writer says, the flaws in each side were “obvious”, the question arises: why don’t the two managers correct these obvious flaws? That …
By Tony Attwood Just having a quick scout around the interblogwebnet thing this morning I found this little gem on a Liverpolo site “The shot that led to Granit Xhaka’s goal had a xG of 0.02. Which means that it had a one in 50 chance of going in. One. In. Fifty. And instead of …
By Bulldog Drummond I’ve just been told that my new glasses are available at the opticians, which means if I leave for the match in good time (like 2pm) I can pick them up before driving through the undoubtedly solid motorway system to London for tonight’s game. What a totally stupid night for a football …
