Arsenal agree to 11 women’s games at the Emirates next season

    What might the rest of the Premier League do if Man C are found not guilty How can Arsenal improve in 2024/25? By Tony Attwood Following a major campaign by Arsenal Independent Supporters Association (AISA), Arsenal have agreed to stage 11 women’s games at the Emirates Stadium next season. Given that Arsenal Women …

What might the rest of the Premier League do if Man C are found not guilty

  by Tony Attwood How can Arsenal improve in 2024/25? Arsenal’s away form this campaign, better than the Unbeaten Season From the Arsenal History site: 11 years ago Arsenal needed to win the last game for 4th place. It is perhaps a perfect reflection of where football commentary is in England that there is a …

How can Arsenal improve in 2024/25?

    Arsenal’s away form this campaign, better than the Unbeaten Season 35 Arsenal transfers in this summer and 10 players leaving By Tony Attwood Change is at the heart of liberal democracy.  Indeed it is the essence of such societies.  It is part of openness.   And so it is not surprising that our football …

Arsenal’s away form this campaign, better than the Unbeaten Season

    35 Arsenal transfers in this summer and 10 players leaving Arteta now the fourth longest serving manager in the PL, and the danager that reveals By Tony Attwood We’ve seen it multiple times before, and here it was again.  The media proclaim a match as a “must win” for Arsenal, getting the knives …

Arsenal on Fire: Can They Mount a Serious Title Challenge?

Arsenal are a team ablaze. They just dispatched Manchester United with a convincing 1-0 victory, extending their winning streak to five games. This red-hot run has seen them surge up the table, putting them firmly in the conversation for the coveted Premier League title. The Gunners’ recent success is a testament to several key factors. …

Manchester United v Arsenal: the team and score prediction

    Man U v Arsenal: The injuries and referee Manchester United and Arsenal, how the wrong model leads to problems Man U v Arsenal and what Tottenham, Man U and Chelsea haven’t quite realised. Manchester United v Arsenal: decline meets progress By Sir Hardly Anyone Manchester City have just won seven games in a …

Manchester U v Arsenal: injuries and referees

    Manchester United and Arsenal, how the wrong model leads to problems Man U v Arsenal and what Tottenham, Man U and Chelsea haven’t quite realised. Manchester United v Arsenal: decline meets progress By Sir Hardly Anyone I do often wonder what would have happened this season if Arsenal had suffered the sort of …

Manchester United and Arsenal, how the wrong model leads to problems

    Man U v Arsenal and what Tottenham, Man U and Chelsea haven’t quite realised. Manchester United v Arsenal: decline meets progress By Sir Hardly Anyone This morning Manchester United are eighth in the league, 29 points behind Arsenal, who are as you will know, second.   To give a bit of context that is …

Man U v Arsenal and what Tottenham, Man U and Chelsea haven’t quite realised.

    Manchester United v Arsenal: decline meets progress 35 Arsenal transfers in this summer and 10 players leaving By Bulldog Drummond Untold Arsenal has focussed on tackles as an issue for a number years for the simple reason that clubs that tackle less tend to do better.   Tackles are dangerous – the percentage of …

Manchester United v Arsenal: decline meets progress

    35 Arsenal transfers in this summer and 10 players leaving Arteta now the fourth longest serving manager in the PL, and the danager that reveals By Bulldog Drummond The game is tomorrow (Sunday) at 4.30pm unless it has been changed again, and is obviously a must-win for Arsenal if they are to benefit …

Is Arsenal Back Among the Premier League Elite?

  2023 has marked a pivotal year for Arsenal, transitioning from unexpected title contenders to one of the most dependent teams both in England and throughout Europe. This level of achievement seemed far-fetched just a few years ago, yet witnessing this transformation has been extraordinary. As we anticipate what 2024 holds for Mikel Arteta’s squad, …

35 Arsenal transfers in this summer and 10 players leaving

    Arteta now the fourth longest serving manager in the PL, and the danager that reveals With football, a look behind the story can often reval interesting details. By Sir Hardly Anyone The media has so far “reported” 35 players that Arsenal are looking to sign and ten players who will be leaving the …

Arteta now the fourth longest serving manager in the PL, and the danager that reveals

  With football, a look behind the story can often reval interesting details. Why it’s going to be a summer of failure for Arsenal – according to the media By Sir Hardly Anyone The longest-serving manager in the top four divisions in England has been in the job for almost 15 years, but you’ll be …

With football, a look behind the story can often reval interesting details.

      How Arsenal stuck with Arteta, but other clubs won’t follow the example Why it’s going to be a summer of failure for Arsenal – according to the media By Tony Attwood OK this is another article about Tottenham, and we have had quite a few.  Cue comments from any Tottenham supporters that …

How Arsenal stuck with Arteta, but other clubs won’t follow the example

  Why it’s going to be a summer of failure for Arsenal – according to the media It is Arsenal’s improvement season by season that gives us hope for the future By Tony Attwood This season, six of the seven most highly funded clubs in the league will finish in the top seven places.  The …

Why it’s going to be a summer of failure for Arsenal – according to the media

    It is Arsenal’s improvement season by season that gives us hope for the future Should we come up short in our title bid, was a dreaded “blip” to blame? It is also the anniversary for “North London Forever” and we have the live version of the full song today at the end of …

It is Arsenal’s improvement season by season that gives us hope for the future

    By Tony Attwood Should we come up short in our title bid, was a dreaded “blip” to blame? Is the Premier League about to pull out of the fight with Man City? Arsenal, as we know (because the “supporters” who walked out partway through the Aston Villa game and G. Souness told us), …

Transfer Market Buzz: The Latest on Arsenal’s Pursuit of Joshua Kimmich

    Reports suggest that Joshua Kimmich, the standout player from Bayern Munich, is contemplating a move to Arsenal in the upcoming transfer window. The 29-year-old Joshua Kimmich is approaching the final year of his existing contract with Bayern and has yet to commit to a new deal. With uncertainty surrounding his future, speculation has …

Should we come up short in our title bid, was a dreaded “blip” to blame?

    Is the Premier League about to pull out of the fight with Man City? How the football media only publish the news that fits their agendas Today in Arsenal’s history: the start of the 49 By Nitram If Arsenal are to fail in their bid to win the premier league, some comments from …

Is the Premier League about to pull out of the fight with Man City?

    How the football media only publish the news that fits their agendas Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue By Sir Hardly Anyone On 6 February 2023 the Independent website announced “Man City charged with over 100 breaches of financial rules after four-year investigation”.  The rest of …

How the football media only publish the news that fits their agendas

    Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same. By Tony Attwood On 9 April (just 27 days ago, I am not cheating by taking us back to another era) Tottenham were fourth in the …

Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue

    Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same. Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title? There is a fairly long piece in the Athletic which has the title, “Why progressive actions are football’s most important metrics.” Progressive actions is one of a series …

Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same.

  Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title? Does Tottenham have the most profitable stadium, or just the stadium with the biggest income? By Tony Attwood It was a pleasing and jolly day out, but of course, a little spoiled by the aftermath of seeing Manchester City creep ever closer.  Liverpool …

Arsenal v Bournemouth: injuries, teams and comparisons

    By Tony Attwood “Spurs were unhinged” The Guardian, and the Bournemouth game Arsenal v Bournemouth. Arsenal’s amazing 44 goals in 13 games, and a desire for a refund The BBC tell us that Jurrien Timber is available to make his return from a serious knee injury, against Bournemouth, having been unavailable all season, …