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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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By Tony Attwood I can’t remember how long ago it was I started writing weekend match previews, but however long it was I don’t think I have ever seen newspaper pre-match coverage as vitriolic and anti-Arsenal as we have had in the build up to tomorrow’s game. (4.30pm at Arsenal Stadium in case you …
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By Tony Attwood If there is one thing football journalists can’t stand it is being out maneuvered in their own games. For years they had clubs wrapped around their fingers by suggesting that the newspaper would be running a story about their rivals getting one over on a club – unless the club gave the …
Did Arsenal really had a bad transfer window, and miss a load of bargains? The summer of ’26 window: the record breakers and clubs running into trouble By Tony Attwood When I was a teenager my family moved from north London to Dorset. Not being able to see Arsenal each week (TV coverage …
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The summer of ’26 window: the record breakers and clubs running into trouble Was this summer’s window a total failure for Arsenal? Is it really that difficult for a football club to make a profit? By Tony Attwood This week I had my house valued and it is apparently (according to the estate …
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Was this summer’s window a total failure for Arsenal? Is it really that difficult for a football club to make a profit? By Tony Attwood In what follows, data is taken from the Transfermarkt analysis, which includes a more detailed review of all the clubs in the Premier League and their spending. The …
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By Tony Attwood If you ask yourself the question above and go looking for some details in the media the answer is most certainly going to be yes, because Arsenal needed to strengthen their attack, and failed to do that. And yet they won their opening two games without conceding. That may not sound …
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A perfect start to the season By Tony Attwood Most seasons, the number of Premier League football clubs that make an actual real profit (as opposed to a profit created by some clever manipulations of the accounts and which doesn’t result in the club having more money to spend) is very small. In …
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Is it really that difficult for a football club to make a profit? A perfect start to the season By Tony Attwood (and a grin). Well, what more could we have asked for? More goals I suppose, but that might have been a bit greedy. As it is the league table after two games …
By Sir Hardly Anyone Recently… The window is almost shut but some still keep buying. Villa v Arsenal Aston Villa v Arsenal – how’s the season been going so far for Villa? Arsenal are reported to have three injury problems at present William Saliba – Back Injury Jurrien Timber – Groin Injury …
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