Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing Are Sun journalists encouraged to laugh at each others work, as the rest of us do? By Tony Attwood After last night’s victory, the draw for the next round of the league cup has been made with games being played …
Read More “The draw for the next round and predicting the season from five games played”
Port Vale’s home and away results, the officials (and what to watch out for) Port Vale v Arsenal and a memorable bit of giant killing By Tony Attwood So here we are in the third round of the Diddy Cup where we can have the chance of a laugh at Tottenham Hotspur …
Port Vale v Arsenal and a memorable bit of giant killing Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing By Tony Attwood Andrew Kitchen is set to referee the match tonight, assisted by Shaun Hudson and Sam Lewis. The fourth official will be Andrew Humphries. VAR will not …
Read More “Port Vale’s home and away results, the officials (and what to watch out for)”
Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing Are Sun journalists encouraged to laugh at each others work, as the rest of us do? By Tony Attwood Perhaps a little surprisingly, Arsenal have played Port Vale 22 times in the past, although not previously this century, the most recent …
Read More “Port Vale v Arsenal and a memorable bit of giant killing”
Are Sun journalists encouraged to laugh at each others work, as the rest of us do? Are Arsenal the biggest “bottlers” in the Premier League? By Tony Attwood It seems that with a tiny minority of Arsenal fans booing their own players and protesting against transfers because of the club that incoming players …
Read More “Arsenal are bottlers and referees have no idea what they are doing”
By Tony Attwood Are Arsenal the biggest “bottlers” in the Premier League? Is the Premier League fixture computer biased? We always know when Arsenal are travelling in the right direction; it is when the Sun launches attack after attack on the Arsenal manager, although even for the Sun three separate articles at once attacking …
Read More “Are Sun journalists encouraged to laugh at each others work, as the rest of us do?”
Is the Premier League fixture computer biased? By Jacko Jones ‘Bottle jobs’ is a term that’s echoed across English football, from Gary Neville branding Chelsea “billion-pound bottle jobs” to Manchester United’s infamous collapse against League Two side Grimsby Town. Curious to dig into how fans really feel about their teams, the football …
Read More “Are Arsenal the biggest “bottlers” in the Premier League?”
Scandal of the referee for the Arsenal v Manchester City game By Tony Attwood So what did we see that hasn’t already been said? We knew about the referee and we knew about the gigantic shift towards the south in terms of English football…. for although Liverpool are top (and I must admit …
Previously ahead of today’s game… Arsenal v Manchester City the difference between the teams’ approaches Scandal of the referee for the Arsenal v Manchester City game Arsenal v Man City. The return of the demon after a 2 year banishment Arsenal v Manchester City. The background, the players, the stats By Tony …
Read More “Arsenal v Manchester City, the team and this amazing defence”
If at some future moment you find this site off-line then we will try and make the latest article available on www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk Recent articles here include Scandal of the referee for the Arsenal v Manchester City game Arsenal v Man City. The return of the demon after a 2 year banishment Arsenal …
Read More “Arsenal v Mancheseter City the difference between the teams’ approaches”
Arsenal v Manchester City, the referee Stuart Attwell will referee an Arsenal fixture for the first time in almost two years this weekend, following the controversy surrounding his last Gunners game. The scandal evolved after Bruno Guimaraes was not even given a yellow card for an elbow to the back of Jorginho’s head, before Newcastle’s …
Read More “Scandal of the referee for the Arsenal v Manchester City game”
By Tony Attwood Stuart Attwell is being allowed back to referee an Arsenal match for the first time in two years. The last time Attwell came to oversee an Arsenal game, Mikel Arteta was so outraged by the referee, he spoke about the referee’s performance in a TV interview. Instantly, the FA flew into …
Read More “Arsenal v Man City. The return of the demon after a 2 year banishment”
Failure of crowd control committee to take action on the manager abuse is a scandal How the top six clubs are handling the rules on income and expenditure By Tony Attwood It is not something you would pick up just by reading the articles ahead of tomorrow’s match, which focus in many ways …
Read More “Arsenal v Manchester City. The background, the players, the stats”
Failure of crowd control committee to take action on manager abuse is a scandal How the top six clubs are handling the rules on income and expenditure By Tony Attwood “Arsenal have announced the surprise departure of vice-chairman Tim Lewis following a major reshuffle of the club’s board.” So says the Guardian, …
Read More “Tim Lewis leaves Arsenal board: crisis or evolution?”
By Tony Attwood Why Arsenal’s US owners aren’t worried about losses, and the how refs can get confused Arsenal are meeting all the financial rules at the moment, but still need to be clever with the cash It has of course, been building up for quite a few seasons, but the media are as …
Read More “Failure of crowd control committee to take action on manager abuse is a scandal”
By Tony Attwood Why Arsenal’s US owners aren’t worried about losses, and the how refs can get confused Arsenal are meeting all the financial rules at the moment, but still need to be clever with the cash I was hinting in my last article that Arsenal have found a very nifty, but equally …
Read More “How the top six clubs are handling the rules on income and expenditure”
Arsenal are meeting all the financial rules at the moment, but still need to be clever with the cash How different people react to Arsenal’s march onwards and upwards By Tony Attwood There was one passing story that I caught via the emails this morning – a map that showed that in over …
Read More “Why Arsenal’s US owners aren’t worried about losses, and the how refs can get confused”
How different people react to Arsenal’s march onwards and upwards How do you measure success in a football club or the competence of a commentator? By Tony Attwood With Arsenal doing rather well in terms of football (played five, won four, conceded one scored ten), it is natural that football journalists who thrive on …
By Tony Attwood How do you measure success in a football club or the competence of a commentator? How this season compares with previous campaign starts Oh what a difference a night out makes – or in some cases doesn’t. Arsenal had only lost one game this season – that to last season’s …
Read More “How different people react to Arsenal’s march onwards and upwards”
Arsenal’s team news for tonight’s Champions League game Athletic Club v Arsenal – Champions League Tuesday And on the history society site…. Arsenal’s first cup final; Chapman’s second season By Tony Attwood Due to UEFA rules, “Arsenal will wear their blue away shirt with a new pair of silver shorts and socks.” This …
This article was originally published on the Arsenal History site this morning as we had technical problems here. By Tony Attwood Athletic Club v Arsenal – Champions League Tuesday How do you measure success in a football club or the competence of a commentator? My apologies that yet again, Untold Arsenal has come under …
Read More “Arsenal’s team news for tonights Champions League game”
How do you measure success in a football club or the competence of a commentator? How this season compares with previous campaign starts By Tony Attwood For one thing we can be grateful – the first leg of Arsenal’s next match tomorrow going to be played in the country of the opposition, and not …
Read More “Athletic Club v Arsenal – Champions League Tuesday”
How this season compares with previous campaign starts 74 charges against Chelsea. 115 against ManC. Arsenal playing Forest By Tony Attwood The answer to both of those questions above (concerning success in a club or competence in a commentator) is generally simple: by trophies for a club, and predictions and relevant insights of …
Read More “How do you measure success in a football club or the competence of a commentator?”
This Arsenal story has been manufactured to meet our publishing requirements Latest in the “100 seasons in the top division” series: Arsenal’s first cup final; Chapman’s second season By Tony Attwood This start to the season feels to me like a really positive opening – yes, there has been a defeat, but that …
Read More “How this season compares with previous campaign starts”
Nottingham Forest: the heritage and a very, very weird fixture list Arsenal v the man who never won a north London derby Arsenal v Forest: The referee who reverses all the normal statistics By Tony Attwood So how did it all come to this? The fact is, stories as we all …
Read More “74 charges against Chelsea. 115 against ManC. Arsenal playing Forest”
