Winning the league: the influence of fouls and geography After this weekend the tables tell us a little more By Tony Attwood The pundits are on the march, preparing us already for an array of Arsenal transfers this summer. Newcastle target Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney in £30m-plus move, announces the Telegraph for example. …
And after this weekend… the tables tell us a little more (and for AFC it’s rather jolly) Why the media’s view of the foundations of Arteta’s success is as wrong as ever By Tony Attwood I read with interest the discussion here about referees being biased towards Arsenal – a concept introduced …
Why the media’s view of the foundations of Arteta’s success is as wrong as ever Arsenal v Chelsea – The Women’s Continental Cup Final preview 2023 By Bulldog Drummond Obviously our main concern today was what the other clubs around Arsenal did after our 3-2 win over Bournemouth. The amusing piece of news …
Arsenal v Chelsea – The Women’s Continental Cup Final preview 2023 Will Arsenal win the title: Opta’s view, our view, and today’s Arsenal team By Tony Attwood There is an article in the Guardian headlined, “Mikel Arteta is the new Sir Alex Ferguson.” And this extraordinary notion emerges from the simplistic belief …
Arsenal’s position in the league today: more goals than in the unbeaten season Arsenal v Bournemouth: tackles, fouls, yellows, past games… Fouling: The part of the game where Arsenal suffered but now are coming good Arsenal vs Bournemouth: the remarkable survival of a very small club By Bulldog Drummond According to Opta …
Arsenal v Bournemouth: it’s all about goals Arsenal v Bournemouth: tackles, fouls, yellows, past games… Fouling: The part of the game where Arsenal suffered but now are coming good For Arsenal, history is the best teacher Arsenal vs Bournemouth: the remarkable survival of a very small club By Bulldog Drummond So from a …
Fouling: the part of the game where Arsenal suffered but are now coming good For Arsenal, history is the best teacher Arsenal vs Bournemouth: the remarkable survival of a very small club By Bulldog Drummond In terms of the tackles, and comparisons with fouls and yellow cards, the figures of Leeds United (normally …
For Arsenal, history is the best teacher Arsenal vs Bournemouth: the remarkable survival of a very small club By Bulldog Drummond There is a set of statistics that I have never seen quoted in relation to the Premier League, and so, because this is “Untold” I thought I would have a …
Arsenal vs Bournemouth: the remarkable survival of a very small club Historia magistra vitae est! by Admir Pajiae Arsenal have reached the milestone again – this time, we are the first team to reach 60-point mark. Only Manchester City have a chance to do so before the international break but they’ll still …
Infantino continues the job of putting his own men in positions of power in Europe By Bulldog Drummond Oh, what jolly jokers these journalists are. The football world is turning itself upside down (see yesterday’s Media wake up to the illicit relationship FA and Uefa. It’s time to act.) and the Daily …
Infantino continues the job of putting his own men in positions of power in Europe. The real battle in football behind Super League vs Uefa is about to start The Media against the future By Tony Attwood Now you will know, if you have been paying attention that Untold is critical of the English …
The media against the future: why do they insist on saying the Premier League is best? By Tony Attwood You may recall seeing my little piece about Noël Le Graët the Leader of the anti-Super League movement in France. And if you did read my piece you may well have formed the opinion …
The secret behind the current run of form. By Tony Attwood There was an article recently which appeared in the Telegraph, in which it states “The Premier League is under fire from both European rivals and its own government. Yet it has at least managed to maintain a kind of competitive balance lacking in Spain, …
By Tony Attwood Another wonderful win, and of course we are now once against five points clear. Games in hand held by Manchester United and Newcastle United won’t help them much, and the goal difference of +33 is way ahead of the clubs in lower positions, so the chance of any of the …
Arsenal v Everton 1 March Leader of the anti-super league movement accused of torture and kidnapping By Bulldog Drummond First the articles so far on Arsenal v Everton in the order of publication Arsenal v Everton: Everton’s finances and the form Arsenal v Everton: How the elite group of referees always favour the home …
Arsenal v Everton: the tackles, the fouls and the ability to score Arsenal v Everton: How the elite group of referees always favour the home teams Arsenal v Everton: Everton’s finances and the form By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal and Everton have played 61 games against each other in the Premier League of which …
Arsenal v Everton: How the elite group of referees always favour the home teams Arsenal v Everton: Everton’s finances and the form Leader of the anti-super league movement accused of torture and kidnapping By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal now have the second lowest level of tackling of any Premier League club other than Manchester City …
It all depends on the referee Arsenal v Everton: Everton’s finances and the form The figures that reveal how referee bias is achieved in the Premier League By Bulldog Drummond One of the most curious factors that arise in matches at the moment is the different chance there is of a home win, compared to …
Want to buy a Premier League club? Here are eight that could be open to offers. By Tony Attwood The English media is now constantly packed with anti-Super League articles, suggesting that those involved in Super League II (the enlarged version) are unworthy of being involved in football, being crooks, criminals, deviants or simply …
Arsenal v Everton: the stadium and the form Want to buy a Premier League club? Here are eight that could be open to offers. Savour this Arsenal moment: it’s good news day and the future looks promising Everton’s last trophy was the FA Cup win in 1995. Their league form in recent seasons …
Savour this Arsenal moment: it’s good news day and the future looks promising By Tony Attwood We were wondering which clubs in the Premier League have the biggest debt – and whether as a result any of them were up for sale. An article in Sports Brief suggests that they know what is going on, …
Chelsea and Liverpool could miss out on Europe next season. What does that mean? If they had any moral fibre they would immediately resign By Tony Attwood In fact it is a worryingly good news day for a club that is normally surrounded by bad news. Admittedly it is quite often invented bad news, …
If they had any moral fibre they would immediately resign By Tony Attwood Arsenal as we know, missed out on Europe in 2021/22 having come eighth the season before and having failed to retain the FA Cup or win the League Cup (both of which can provide routes into European competitions). But …
Major element in regulator’s control of football is missing By Tony Attwood Last season Arsenal had no less than five bad runs during the course of the campaign. The first I am sure you will remember because it was national headlines – losing the first three league games against Brentford, Chelse and Manchester City …
Leicester v Arsenal (I think!) The form guide Leicester City v Arsenal: the (revised) question of the referee By Bulldog Drummond Back in the 1930s there was a rather amusing set of results between Leicester and Arsenal. Between 11 September 1926 and 21 April 1930 the clubs played each other eight times and …