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The one thing Arsenal have not yet managed to find. Why has it taken so long for the League to tell us the ManC case can’t be By Tony Attwood Football has become an area of discussion where it is possible to say anything, without evidence, and sometimes have it believed. Referees are biased …
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Why has it taken so long for the League to tell us the ManC case can’t be reslolved? A football club that is far too big to fail, but is on the very edge of collapse. By Tony Attwood In the end it seems it doesn’t matter how much you spend on players, and …
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Refereeing reaches new depths: does PGMOL really think we are so stupid we wouldn’t notice? Sunderland v Arsenal: what Pires once said, and a result prediction By Tony Attwood We have discussed the ManC case so often you are probably getting bored with it, and that means there is only one question left. …
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Refereeing reaches new depths: does PGMOL really think we are so stupid we wouldn’t notice? Sunderland v Arsenal: what Pires once said, and a result prediction By Tony Attwood An opening word of warning. This is a long piece, and it is nor about Arsenal, but is about what can go wrong when a …
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Sunderland v Arsenal: what Pires once said, and a result prediction Sunderland v Arsenal. The ref is John Brooks, and stats suggest that’s going to be a problem. By Tony Attwood One of the benefits of the refereeing in the Premier League is that it can always rely on the media to cover its …
“Wow, this football is not for me.” That was allegedly said by Robert Pires, sat on the bench at the Stadium of Light, waiting to make his debut for Arsenal in August 2000. And yes, sometimes football at Sunderland is not for everyone, as Mikel Arteta’s side sort of found out in this …
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Sunderland v Arsenal: the problems the Arsenal team cause the opposition as players are moved around Sunderland v Arsenal: the background and recent past games. By Tony Attwoode John Brooks will referee Arsenal’s Premier League trip to Sunderland on Saturday night and the Read Arsenal website has some information on that topic. Which is …
By Tony Attwood Sunderland v Arsenal: the background and recent past games. City have ‘got away with b****y murder’? No it is far worse than that As I think we saw yesterday, victories over Sunderland are moderately common for Arsenal so the combination of past results and recent form all point in our favour. Which …
By Tony Attwood So here we are back to the league, and much as we left it, Arsenal are in second place by virtue of having scored one goal fewer than the Mancs. Tottenham Hots as you might note, are not doing well enough even to get into this chart, which takes …
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Why do we not hear much criticism of referees any more? The issue that makes us think, what is going on with the referees? By Tony Attwood According to the Daily Mail, Former Tottenham chairman Lord Alan Sugar has “explosively” claimed Manchester City have ‘got away with b****y murder’ due to their 115-charge case remaining …
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The issue that makes us think, what is going on with the referees? Why does the media so rarely criticise a referee? By Tony Attwood We were having a debate about what the key issues are in football at the moment and one of my most valued colleagues forwarded the thought: “as they …
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By Tony Attwood The issue that makes us think, what is going on with the referees? Why does the media so rarely criticise a referee? I’ve never conducted an actual survey on the topic but I rather suspect that if I did so, I would find that a majority of the people who regularly …
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Another game another victory – just how long is this Arsenal run going to last? The 115 charges seem to have failed. But there is still a way out for football. By Tony Attwood One of the prime issues that it can be easy to forget when thinking about football, is that there are …
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By Tony Attwood The 115 charges seem to have failed. But there is still a way out for football. How are Arsenal finances doing, and how are we seen across Europe? So we beat Coventry 3-0. We beat Aston Villa 0-1, we beat Chelsea 2-1 we beat Napoli 0-1 and the league table reads …
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The 115 charges seem to have failed. But there is still a way out for football. The Champions League. Confused? You will be… Napoli v Arsenal By Tony Attwood Last season Arsenal were the second highest scorers in the league. Yet still we are told that we need to change the line up …
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The Champions League. Confused? You will be… Napoli v Arsenal Napoli v Arsenal: the injuries, and how the clubs are doing… By Tony Attwood The headline, “Lord Sugar on 115 charges case: ‘Man City have got away with murder’.” appeared on AOL A virtually identical headline has appeared in the Telegraph, (and to make …
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By Tony Attwood Napoli v Arsenal: the injuries, and how the clubs are doing… How are Arsenal finances doing, and how are we seen across Europe? So the old days of playing a team home and way are now long since gone, and just as last season we are playing eight different teams …
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By Tony Attwood The 115 charges seem to have failed. But there is still a way out for football. The Champions League. Confused? You will be… Napoli v Arsenal Last season Napoli finished second in the league behind Inter Milan, but above Roma, Como and AC Milan, the last of which qualified for the Europa …
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Arteta promises Arsenal can reach greater heights Chelsea v Arsenal: The Arsenal team and the complete squad. By Tony Attwood Football clubs have two needs: they want to win trophies and they want to make a profit. The success or otherwise of the top clubs are measured each year in the Deloitte Football …
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Arsenal’s record against Italian teams in Europe Supposing you wanted to fix a match, what could you do? By Tony Attwood Mikel Arteta has suggested that this Arsenal squad are still not at their best, and maybe that was the reason why we let in a goal right at the start. But whereas …
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Arsenal v Chelsea: what’s happened so far between the two clubs? Arsenal’s record against Italian teams in Europe By Tony Attwood The Standard announced that Arsenal have completed two more the signings before this game: Habeeb Ogunneye and Axel Donczew. Ogunneye joins on a free transfer from Manchester United , Axel came from …
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Supposing you wanted to fix a match, what could you do? Arsenal v Chelsea; and which teams have had the most managers in the PL era? By Tony Attwood Of the major tournaments that both Arsenal and Chelsea have competed in, Arsenal have regularly been the winners. Arsenal have won the 1st division …
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Arsenal have met Italian clubs in every European competition they have entered, from the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1970 to last season’s run to the final in Budapest. The record is stronger than most English clubs can claim, and it holds up in Italy as well as it does in London. That history …
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By Tony Attwood I know, of course, that you don’t want to fix a match, but supposing you did want to do just that what would be the most effect way of arranging the result to suit your wishes? One approach you have probably not thought of, but which might help could be to …
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Journalists are so used to the old model of football, they can’t really grasp what’s gong on. How having the same winner season after season destroys an interest in football By Tony Attwood At the moment that I write this (early September 2026), I have just had it put to me that …
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