Managers sacked, players banned, points deducted: it’s the groundwork that counts Everton and Forest: what exactly has gone wrong with their accounting? By Tony Attwood “Shock horror Arsenal make the wrong decision” That’s the sort of generic headline that various media outlets love to use – Arsenal buy a player, Arsenal don’t buy …
Everton and Forest: what exactly has gone wrong with their accounting? Are Everton and Forest about to get points deductions? By Tony Attwood This being a time when Arsenal are not playing, I’ve been looking around at other topics that I find fascinating, in the hope that maybe you might be interested too, …
Are Everton and Forest about to get points deductions? Rival to Champions League announced by media that is prohibited from applauding By Tony Attwood When the first hearing against Everton for breach of Financial Fair Play rules announced its results, I wrote “Everton have had their league total of points cut from …
Rival to Champions League announced by media that is prohibited from applauding Picture of PL ref’s obvious error leads to club director’s Twitter account being closed By Tony Attwood In a recent piece (Picture of PL ref’s obvious error leads to club director’s Twitter account being closed) I raised, in passing, the issue …
Picture of PL ref’s obvious error leads to club director’s Twitter account being closed Could ESPN’s claim that Tottenham are in the title race be true? There is a guide to many of our latest series and investigations on the home page By Tony Attwood The announcement of a competition that aims to …
Could ESPN’s claim that Tottenham are in the title race be true? From organised time wasting to outright corruption. 16 years of football By Sir Hardly Anyone This article is about a piece that appeared in The Messenger, an American news site founded by Jimmy Finkelstein, the former owner of the news …
From organised time wasting to outright corruption. 16 years of football Arenal Women – Preview of the second half of he season Part 1 By Tony Attwood ESPN tells us that Ange Postecoglou has said that he believes Tottenham are in the Premier League title race. Which is quite a claim given …
Arenal Women – Preview of the second half of he season Part 1 Be prepared for the new FFP explosion on Sunday (or Monday latest) By Tony Attwood Yesterday, 12 January, was Untold Arsenal’s birthday. We published our first article on 12 January 2008: in relation to Arsenal 1 Birmingham 1, a match which …
The psychological war being waged on Arsenal, its fans and its players every day Accepting rather than questioning, is English football’s greatest problem By Tony Attwood Financial Fair Play has been with us for over ten years now, but this year it is making much bigger waves than ever before, while forcing the …
The psychological war being waged on Arsenal, its fans and its players every day Accepting rather than questioning, is English football’s greatest problem By Tony Attwood Occasionally, of course, a player from the junior teams within a Premier League club, finds his way into the first team. At such a moment the Academy gets …
Accepting rather than questioning, is English football’s greatest problem There are issues in football that lurk in the background and will cause enormous harm By Sir Hardly Anyone To do well at work, we all of us need to feel positive about ourselves, and our jobs. If such feelings are undermined then our …
There are issues in footbal that lurk in the background and will cause enormous harm How could the PGMO have allowed the position of referees get so bad? By Tony Attwood The dominant notion within English football is that it is the best in the world, as I have oft noted. Alongside this …
How could the PGMO have allowed the position of referees get so bad? The one thing that Arsenal so clearly need this season By Tony Attwood The essence of Untold’s argument of late is that there is a whole range of issues in football which are of considerable importance, but which often are …
The one thing that Arsenal so clearly need this season Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t By Tony Attwood Criticism of referees is not everywhere. It is to be heard in the grounds, and read about in blogs, but in comparison there is very little criticism of PL …
Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results By Tony Attwood We’ve been exploring the theory that the only thing wrong with Arsenal is its ability as a team to recover …
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Arsenal v Liverpool: Arsenal discover an extra weapon Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s comings and goings please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal …
Arsenal v Liverpool: Arsenal discover an extra weapon Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? By Bulldog Drummond In the last article, we noted what we called the “astounding support Liverpool get from referees” given that “they can commit 11.43 fouls before getting a yellow card, …
Arsenal Anniversaries: 6 January: the passing of Herbert Chapman, the idea of the statue, and cleaning Chapman’s grave Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results By Bulldog Drummond So …
by Bulldog Drummond The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t Arsenal are losing two players this month: Takehiro Tomiyasu is playing in the Asian Cup, which as he has rightly said, could be …
Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t Is Arsenal’s slippage from last season a disaster, or an inevitable regrouping? Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily rambles around the affairs of Arsenal in particular and football in general you might well be interested in becoming an associate …
by Tony Attwood Is Arsenal’s slippage from last season a disaster, or an inevitable regrouping? Is England heading the way of Greece in terms of refereeing? If you are interested in the history of Arsenal FC you might also enjoy our review of today’s anniversaries which is published each morning the on Arsenal …
Is England heading the way of Greece in terms of refereeing? Saudi Arabia predicted to buy the Champions League franchise rights from Uefa By Tony Attwood I am hearing a few comments at the moment to the effect that Arsenal are not doing as well as they should, because the club is not maintaining …
Saudi Arabia predicted to buy the Champions League franchise rights from Uefa Why Arsenal’s goals have dried up and how the problem can be solved Football clubs in Greece’s Super League 1 are now playing all their matches without fans – the ruling continues at least until mid-February. The government is demanding that …
Why Arsenal’s goals have dried up and how the problem can be solved Why are the FA not taking action to hold clubs to account for children’s injuries? By Tony Attwood It has not had much publicity because of all the raging about Super League and Saudi Arabia’s apparent expansion plans, but in …
