Author: Tony Attwood

    Who might Arsenal play next season 2: Leeds United Insulting chanting: Spain appears unable to face up to its problem By Tony Attwood In the latest corruption tale, Luis Rubiales, the ex head of football in Spain who got into trouble for kissing a female player against her will, is now facing accusations …

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  Insulting chanting: Spain appears unable to face up to its problem Who might Arsenal face next season: 1 – Leicester City There is every chance that Leeds United will play Arsenal next season in the Premier League, as they (Leeds) are currently top of the Championship.  True they are only one point above Ipswich …

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    By Tony Attwood Who might Arsenal face next season: 1 – Leicester City The return of Super League: a solution for Arsenal There has recently been circulated a petition which calls on the government to make “chanting about tragedies and death at a football match a criminal offence”.  It got almost 18,000 signatories. …

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  The return of Super League: a solution for Arsenal Why is there still no football on TV on saturday afternoons? By Tony Attwood Some years back we started studying Leicester City’s statistics because they seemed somewhat out of line with the stats of other clubs, and with the Championship league table looking as it …

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  By Christophe.Jost Why is there still no football on TV on saturday afternoons? How Arsenal made themselves the least carded club in the League Since it was launched, the European Super League has taken a lot of bad rap. Or rather has been brutally attacked by all football authorities and the media acting as …

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    How Arsenal made themselves the least carded club in the League How football journalists are bending the football news to suit their own agenda Today on The History of Arsenal: the start of the run that led to Arsenal’s one and only relegation. By Tony Attwood I think it is only fair to …

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    How football journalists are bending the football news to suit their own agenda English Independent Football Regulator: Supposing the clubs just say “no” by Tony Attwood When Arteta became manager in December 2019 his first major task was to reduce the number of yellow cards that the club was getting.   In 2019/20 (the …

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    English Independent Football Regulator: Supposing the clubs just say “no” The level of influence fans have in determining which players stay and which go By Tony Attwood There is so much going on in world football at the moment (the pitch invasion and fighting by fans of Trabzonspor after the match with Fenerbache …

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  The level of influence fans have in determuining which players stay and which go How one very particular tactic on the pitch determines how well clubs perform According to the information provided thus far, the proposed English Independent Football Regulator would have access to financial information from clubs on a day-by-day basis, and force …

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    How one very particular tactic on the pitch determines how well clubs perform How Arsenal outsmarted all the media in one clever move By Tony Attwood There was a time this season when I thought Karl Havertz would leave Arsenal.  Indeed it was under a month ago that Football.London was running the headline, …

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    How Arsenal outsmarted all the media in one clever move Could Arsenal really be about to sign this attacker? By Tony Attwood Putting pressure on the opponents is very obviously an important part of playing football.  And indeed it has become ever more important since PGMO referees decided that for most clubs over …

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    Could Arsenal really be about to sign this attacker? 5 months ago Tottenham were top. What went wrong? By Tony Attwood I have often noted that neither transfers nor change of management are guaranteed to improve a club’s performance.  Both can help enormously, but more often than not they don’t, despite the media …

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  By Tony Attwood 5 months ago Tottenham were top. What went wrong? How much do the regular PL referees’ vary over how they handle games? Go and look at the stories about Arsenal in the media and one thing comes up over and over again… Arsenal are seriously about to sign lots of new …

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    How much do the regular PL referees’ vary over how they handle games? Does buying and selling players bring league success? By Tony Attwood On 11 October 2023 Tottenham Hotspur were top of the Premier League.  The Guardian then published a piece by Ben McAleer which had been written for WhoScored which raved …

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    Does buying and selling players bring league success? Who next in the Champs: Its Kane and they’re not top By Tony Attwood In this article, we only look at referees who have overseen 10 or more games in the Premier League this season in order to see the level of variation in their …

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  Who next in the Champs: It’s Kane and they’re not top How Arsenal are already managing the rest of the season Today on the Arsenal History Society site: When Arsenal abandoned its policy of appointing ex-Arsenal players as managers, and the disaster that followed. By Tony Attwood In the short answer: “Not really,” and …

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  How Arsenal are already managing the rest of the season What does the failure of a new football financial deal mean to PL clubs? By Bulldog Drummond We are all so used to Bayern Munich sauntering away with the German league that it seems strange that they are not at the top.  Still that’s …

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  What does the failure of a new football financial deal mean to PL clubs? Why Arsenal score more goals than anyone expects and why facts outdo speculation Today on the Arsenal History Society site: When Arsenal lost a cup final to Swindon Town. By Tony Attwood The most obvious answer to that headline question …

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    The link between us fans and Ødegaard is worth 20 points a season Why Arsenal score more goals than anyone expects and why facts outdo speculation By Tony Attwood While we’ve naturally been looking at the Champions League, the Premier League and the Football League have been making some attempts to come to …

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  By Tony Attwood Why Arsenal score more goals than anyone expects and why facts outdo speculation Football but not as we know it as Arsenal win the second battle with Porto Today on the Arsenal History website: When Arsenal fans set fire to the Forest stand, and the media thought it was good fun. …

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    Football but not as we know it as Arsenal win the second battle with Porto After 25 games Arsenal and Porto were equal. But now… As you will know Arsenal have scored more goals this season in the Premier League than anyone else despite Brighton, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City all …

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    An index to our recent reports in thematic order can be found on the home page. After 25 games Arsenal and Porto were equal. But now… Arsenal v Porto: no one comments on the ref, so we can only hope… By Tony Attwood I can’t imagine how the players felt, but I was …

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      Arsenal v Porto: no one comments on the ref, so we can only hope… How the new Arsenal system has made Arsenal top of the league. Arsenal are top, and we prepare for Porto By Bulldog Drummond This season, more than any other, has shown that all is not well within football.  …

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    How the new Arsenal system has made Arsenal top of the league. Arsenal are top, and we prepare for Porto Today is the anniversary of Arsenal’s biggest-ever win in the league A list of recent posts organised by areas of interest appears on the home page. By Bulldog Drummond The first leg of …

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    Arsenal sparks powerful emotions among its spectators—and the team’s polarising nature seems ingrained in the club’s DNA. The Gunners have been around for generations, beginning their long legacy in 1888, years before the English Football League even existed. As one of the biggest names in English football today, Arsenal has the sixth-largest stadium …

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