How to fix the referee problem in just one very simple move

  Six points and five goals clear, but how does that relate to the use of the squad? After winning the league this season, what would be Arsenal’s next target? By Tony Attwood Hour after hour, day after day, there are complaints about the inconsistency of referees.   But it is very rare to find anyone …

Six points and five goals clear: but how does that relate to the use of the squad?

    After winning the league this season what would be the next Arsenal’s next target? How many points does Arsenal need to win the league? By Tony Attwood Waking up this Monday morning and finding that the next fixture is not until THURSDAY seems weird.  For week after week (with just one or two …

After winning the league this season what would be the next Arsenal’s next target?

  by Tony Attwood How many points does Arsenal need to win the league? As I am sure you will know, Arsenal have lost three games this season. The first defeat came in match three, away to Liverpool 1-0 after successive wins against ManU and Leeds.  There were media suggestions that the erratic form of …

How many points does Arsenal need to win the league?

    Has Man City concluded a secret deal with the Premier League How Arsenal has creagted entertainment leaving the journalists far behind. By Tony Attwood One of the techniques you would need to learn if you wanted to be a journalist, is to find something that is factually true and then state it as …

Arsenal v Sunderland – predictions, the team, the table, and how to listen

Arsenal v Sunderland: the current form and the source of goals Arsenal v Sunderland: the referee and his approach to the teams The latest from the Arsenal History Society’s review of 100 years in the top division is The first double: from advancement to a Midlands disaster By Tony Attwood The Athletic have done their …

Arsenal v Sunderland: the current form and the source of goals

  Arsenal v Sunderland: the referee and his approach to the teams Arsenal: why it doesn’t matter that we don’t have a top scorer in the side By Tony Attwood Whichever way one looks at things, Arsenal are (at the moment at least) doing quite well.   Top of the Premier League, top of the Champions …

Arsenal v Sunderland: the referee and his approach to the teams

  Arsenal: why it doesn’t matter that we don’t have a top scorer in the side Arsenal v Sunderland: the battle of two teams for the longest spell in the top league Referee appointment Arsenal v Sunderland: Referee: Sam Barrott  Assistants: Ian Hussin, Wade Smith.  Fourth official: Farai Hallam.  VAR: Michael Salisbury.   Referee Games …

Arsenal: why it doesn’t matter that we don’t have a top scorer in the side

  Arsenal v Sunderland: the battle of two teams for the longest spell in the top league Has Manchester C concluded a secret deal with the League? By Tony Attwood In terms of injuries, Arsenal have three players ruled out in terms of Merino, Saka, and Dowman, with Odegaard rated as 50/50.    But against …

Arsenal v Sunderland: the battle of two teams for the longest spell in the top league

    by Tony Attwood Has Manchester C concluded a secret deal with the League? How Arsenal have created entertainment, leaving the journalists far behind Saturday 7th February, Premier League, Arsenal versus Sunderland kick off 3pm. 3pm Saturday; it seems just like the olden days.  So let’s start with the league positions, which tell us …

Has Manchester C concluded a secret deal with the League?

    By Tony Attwood How Arsenal have created entertainment, leaving the jorunalists far behind Is this the worst quality Premier League in its history? Many, many years ago, Manchester City committed various footballing offences.  115 of them in fact, some dating back to between 2009 and 2018.    The League charged them in 2023 …

How Arsenal have created entertainment, leaving the journalists far behind

    Is this the worst quality Premier League in its history? “Arsenal have the most insufferable fans in football” By Tony Attwood So here’s an old question: do you want Arsenal to entertain, or do you want them to win? Of course, the answer for most of us is both, and most certainly Arsenal …

Is this the worst quality Premier League in its history?

    “Arsenal have the most insufferable fans in football” Is watching Arsenal like having your eyes descaled by a wire brush By Nitram It seems no matter what Arsenal do or how they play, it is never enough to silence the endlessly critical media. We win the wrong way. We score the wrong way. …

“Arsenal have the most insufferable fans in football”

    Is watching Arsenal like having your eyes descaled by a wire brush? “One step further in every competition” By Tony Attwood My headline above is not a 100% accurate reporting of what was written by George Chester­ton, who is described as a “Senior Fea­tures Writer”  What he actually wrote was “I am an …

Is watching Arsenal like having your eyes descaled by a wire brush?

    What a wonderful transformation: Arsenal respond by 100% By Tony Attwood I write that headline about descaling eyes, because according to the Guardian last night was “something that felt like the football equivalent of having your eyes descaled with a wire brush.”  According to me, it was a moment of joy, something to …

“One step further in every competition”

    That was the statement at the end of match in the interview on TV with Declan Rice and that really says it all. What a fantastic win, and now we  have a cup final to look forward to and Arsenal still in all four competition.s I really cant write any more now, but …

Arsenal v Chelsea. The Arsenal team and past games v Chelsea

    Chelsea v Arsenal: the Arsenal signing and the Arsenal injuries Chelsea v Arsenal in the League Cup. Who is best prepared? By Tony Attwood Ahead of today’s game, Arsenal are reporting three players out injured.  Mikel Merino is, of course, out for a long spell, Max Dowman is out for even longer and …

Chelsea v Arsenal: the Arsenal signing and the Arsenal injuries

By Tony Attwood Chelsea v Arsenal in the league cup. Who is best prepared? Chelsea v Arsenal: why Arsenal need to be very careful in front of this referee So after all the huffing and puffing and multiple rumours, we end up with the news at the end of the transfer window that Arsenal have …

Chelsea v Arsenal: why Arsenal need to be very careful in front of this referee

    How Arsenal so dramatically turned the tide on Chelsea across the years By Tony Attwood A quick look at Chelsea’s upcoming fixtures reveals instantly why in the Chelsea camp there is not particular worry about the upcoming League Cup semi-final, for without any fear of injuries keeping players out of subsequent games, their …

How Arsenal so dramatically turned the tide on Chelsea across the years

    Tottenham do Arsenal a gigantic favour right at the end What a wonderful transformation: Arsenal respond 100% And the latest from the History of Arsenal: 100 seasons in the top division. The rebirth of Arsenal 1967-68 By Tony Attwood Yes indeed, as correspondents reported yesterday, Arsenal are the first ever FIFA Women’s Champions …

Tottenham do Arsenal a gigantic favour right at the end

    transformation: Arsenal respond 100% Arsenal: the team… and whose fault will it be if Arsenal don’t win? By Tony Attwood Tottenham are in a bit of a quandary.   For billions of pounds they have built themselves a new stadium with all sorts of whizzo effects and arrangements, which for the life of me …

What a wonderful transformation: Arsenal respond 100%

      Slowly, very slowly, Uefa is making football slightly more balanced and equal And how we got a prediction right: Leeds v Arsenal – and for once it is not on TV, but it could be goals a plenty By Tony Attwood “Arsenal get back on track” says the Guardian.   A modest response, …

Arsenal: the team… and whose fault will it be if Arsenal don’t win?

    Emotionally and physically Arsenal need to beat Leeds United Arsenal injuries, and how the club compares with the rest of the league. And from the Arsenal History Society 100 seasons in the top division. The rebirth of Arsenal 1967-68 By Tony Attwood When we think back to the Unbeaten Season – one of …

Emotionally and physically Arsenal need to beat Leeds United

    Arsenal injuries, and how the club compares with the rest of the league. Leeds v Arsenal, the referee is Stuart Attwell and the case of home advantage   By Tony Attwood A quick check of the records shows that Arsenal have lost one match in the last 14, but of course data can …

Arsenal injuries, and how the club compares with the rest of the league.

      Leeds v Arsenal and the referee is Stuart Attwell and the case of home advantage Leeds v Arsenal – and for once it is not on TV, but it could be goals a plenty   By Tony Attwood Arsenal are currently sitting on three injuries, Dowman, Saliba and Timber, and those last …