How Opta got this season so totally and utterly wrong: the statistics

By Tony Attwood Now we all make mistakes, and there’s not much point in pointing out the errors of those who have used a pen and paper, with maybe a calculator, to work out what will happen at the end of the season.  (That’s what we did, and we predicted Arsenal in third place). But …

Why Arsenal need to get their awful defence sorted, and why Uefa / FA are doing a good job

    UEFA increasingly looking weak as European clubs propose completely new approach  The Premier League action against Man City brings Super League ever closer By Tony Attwood There is a piece on the Daily Mirror website  in which they say, “Ex- Arsenal ace Emmanuel Petit has labelled Gunners central defensive duo Gabriel and William …

A technical punch up, a glorious cock-up, and a very silly little boy. Villa v AFC

  Alleged supercomputer gets it utterly wrong, Martinez: yet another cock up, By Tony Attwood It wasn’t that we scored four goals for the first time this year.  It wasn’t that we won.  It wasn’t just that the run of poor results was broken, or that the joy and relief for the players was there …

Alleged supercomputer gets it utterly wrong, Martinez: yet another cock up,

    Aston Villa v Arsenal: Referee upheavals and Arsenal’s team With Simon Hooper as referee, Arsenal have no chance at all today Aston Villa v Arsenal: there is something seriously amiss with the refereeing. Aston Villa v Arsenal: how to tackle without conceding free kicks – the Villa way Aston Villa v Arsenal: the …

Aston Villa v Arsenal: Referee upheavals and Arsenal’s team

    With Simon Hooper as referee, Arsenal have no chance at all today Aston Villa v Arsenal: there is something seriously amiss with the refereeing. Aston Villa v Arsenal: how to tackle without conceding free kicks – the Villa way Aston Villa v Arsenal: the Unai Emery factor By Bulldog Drummond According to the …

With Simon Hooper as referee, Arsenal have no chance at all today

    Aston Villa v Arsenal: the Unai Emery factor Aston Villa v Arsenal: how to tackle without conceding free kicks – the Villa way Aston Villa v Arsenal: there is something seriously amiss with the refereeing. By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal.com does give a brief mention of the officials for the Aston Villa game saying, …

Aston Villa v Arsenal: there is something seriously amiss with the refereeing.

    Aston Villa v Arsenal: the Unai Emery Factor Aston Villa v Arsenal: how to tackle without conceding free kicks – the Villa way Aston Villa were promoted to the Premier League via the play offs in 2018/19.  It wasn’t until their third season in the Premier League that they were able to take …

Aston Villa v Arsenal: how to tackle without conceding free kicks – the Villa way

        Aston Villa v Arsenal: the Unai Emery Factor By Bulldog Drummond In an attempt to stop the remorseless flow of free kicks and yellow cards against Arsenal, the club has continued under Mikel Arteta to reduce the number of tackles that the players put in, in each game, although as the …

Aston Villa v Arsenal: the Unai Emery factor

    The real battle in football behind Super League vs Uefa is about to start Why Fifa, Uefa and media hate Super League II and what is likely to happen. By Bulldog Drummond So off we go again, trying to see what will happen in the game, a day before it happens.  Our review …

The real battle in football behind Super League vs Uefa is about to start

    Why Fifa, Uefa and media hate Super League II and what is likely to happen. By Tony Attwood At the heart of everything in this story is Nasser Al-Khelaifi.   Wherever one goes, his name pops up.   To give a quick summary he is chairman of beIN Media Group (60 channels in 43 countries), chairman …

Why Fifa, Uefa and media hate Super League II and what is likely to happen.

  PGMO “errors” could lose PL billions in revenue as Europe turns away in disgust By Tony Attwood Last time Arsenal won the league, the club did it with no defeats.  The time before that Arsenal had three league defeats, but went on a run from 23 December to the end of the season in …

Arsenal v Manchester City: the team (according to the pundits)

    By Bulldog Drummond Videos of past victories and the dip in away form Arsenal v Manchester City: tackles, fouls and cards Arsenal v Manchester City: the bias and the referee Arsenal v Manchester City: the surprising home and away form As usual we finish our previews of a game with the team as …

Arsenal v Man C: videos of past victories, and Man C’s dip in away form

    Arsenal v Manchester City: the form   Arsenal v Manchester City: takles, fouls and cards Arsenal v Manchester City: the bias of the referee Arsenal v Man City: the surprising home & away form vs other top clubs By Bulldog Drummond Mikel Arteta has spoken out on the two points that were stolen …

Arsenal v Manchester City: tackles, fouls and cards

    By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v Manchester City: the bias of the referee Arsenal v Man City: the surprising home & away form vs other top clubs In terms of yellow cards away from home, Manchester City have had 11 cards – fewer than any other team.  Indeed they have picked up under a …

Arsenal v Manchester City: the bias of the referee

      Arsenal v Manchester City: the surprising home and away form By Bulldog Drummond The referee for the game on Wednesday night is Anthony Taylor. Taylor was the referee for Arsenal’s matches against Crystal Palace, Tottenham Hots, Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United.  If you are a long-term reader of Untold Arsenal you …

Arsenal v Man City: the surprising home & away form vs other top clubs

    PGMO “errors” could lose PL billions in revenue as Europe turns away in disgust By Bulldog Drummond In terms of the last six Premier League games the league table has a somewhat unfamiliar look to it.  Although with Tottenham 10th, Liverpool 13th and Chelsea 15th, this is pretty much what we would expect …

PGMO “errors” could lose PL billions in revenue as Europe turns away in disgust

  The eternal excuse: human error. How the media sets the agenda, and helps those in authority avoid the big issues By Tony Attwood One thing is certain – whatever the enquiry into the shocking VAR error that cost Arsenal two points at the weekend says, it won’t result in any overall criticism of PGMO …

There’s nothing much wrong with English football, and we know cos we’ve been told

    The corruption of English football How the media sets the agenda, and helps those in authority avoid the big issues By Tony Attwood Every sunday, on the German channel Sport 1, there is a very popular talkshow which includes a referee from the Saturday games talking live about a contentious or misunderstood referee …

How the media sets the agenda, and helps those in authority avoid the big issues

  The media pile into Manchester City, but where have they been all this time? Manchester City accused of over 100 breaches of Premier League financial rules As you will know, at least as you will if you are regular on this site, the English media is scoffing and sneering at the launch of the …

The question for football and for Arsenal: Is this a crisis of merely a blip?

    Uefa increasingly look weak as European clubs propose completely new approach by Tony Attwood In the Telegraph today Matt Law, Football News Correspondent of the newspaper, who had been sitting in one of the privileged journalist seats at what is ludicrously called “The London Stadium” writes, “There comes a point when football supporters …

Arsenal v Brentford: the Arsenal team, plus a video of Arsenal beating the Bees

  Arsenal v Brentford at 3pm Arsenal v Brentford: the way history changes Arsenal have the ref who doesn’t like home teams. So what else is new? Arsenal v Brentford: Brentford get the same referee for the 16th time Arsenal v Brentford: the psychological challenge   By Bulldog Drummond For the last match Arsenal’s line …

Arsenal v Brentford: the way history changes

    Arsenal v Brentford Arsenal get the ref that doesn’t like home teams Arsenal v Brentford: Brentford get the same referee for the 16th time The psychological challenge Arsenal have the ref who doesn’t like home teams. So what else is new?   This century Arsenal have played Brentford just four times, and one …

Arsenal have the ref who doesn’t like home teams. So what else is new?

  Arsenal v Brentford analysed Arsenal v Brentford: Brentford get the same referee for the 16th time Arsenal v Brentford: the psychological challenge By Bulldog Drummond This time we take a look at the tackles, fouls and yellow cards for Arsenal and Brentford, and then by way of comparison add in two other teams: Leeds …

Arsenal v Brentford: Brentford get the same referee for the 16th time

  Arsenal v Brentford: the psychological challenge Some refs give home wins, some don’t. Referee: Peter Bankes Assistant referees: Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh Fourth official: Simon Hooper Video assistant referee: Lee Mason Additional video assistant referee: Adrian Holmes If you are a regular reader you will know our constant demand for PGMO to employ more staff, …

Arsenal v Brentford: the psychological challenge

    Arsenal v Brentford: the home/away predictions UEFA increasingly looking weak as European clubs propose a completely new approach  The Premier League action against Man City brings Super League ever closer By Bulldog Drummond “It may not have been their first loss of the season, but Arsenal’s misstep at Everton presents them with an unfamiliar …