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Arsenal v Coventry 8pm Friday: it seems like only yesterday…. Same old Arsenal always cheating by Tony Attwood If you have been kind enough to glance our way in past seasons you’ll know that one of the pre-match reviews we always do is that of injuries, and yes as you will know, we …
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Same old Arsenal always cheating Arsenal buy six players, Fifa slip in ever deeper turmoil, court cases rumble…. By Tony Attwood And so with all the “it seems like only yesterday” stuff taken as said and written, off we go. And we can start with the historic results I guess, since there isn’t …
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“SAME OLD ARSENAL…..” by Billy Bunter The chant, the history and the reputation Arsenal cannot seem to escape. There are plenty of football chants that belong unmistakably to a particular club or rivalry, but few have become as closely associated with Arsenal as “Same old Arsenal, always cheating.” It can appear at almost …
Ezri Konsa signs for Arsenal for £50m Clubs are spending fortunes which they don’t have in order to make more losse By Tony Attwood Arsenal have so far brought in six new players, and according to the media (who may or may not be right) are also looking to sign James Scanlon an attacking …
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Clubs are spending fortunes which they don’t have in order to make more losses Multiple congratulations to Patrick Vieira appointed as head coach of Senegal, the country of his birth By Tony Attwtood So thee has been worry all through the window about how Arsenal’s defence will cope with Saliba and Timber out of the …
Multiple congratulations to Patrick Vieira appointed as head coach of Senegal, the country of his birth In the summer transfer window, who is actually kidding whom? By Tony Attwood It’s all a bit of a problem for Fifa these days because when someone in the organisation criticises Infantino it is now laid down …
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In the summer transfer window, who is actually kidding whom? Anthony Taylor Has Retired — Is That Good News for Arsenal? By Tony Attwood Patrick Vieira, who as of course you know, played 279 games for Arsenal, has been appointed as head coach of Senegal (where he was born), and it seems only appropriate …
Two big stories circulate: can they both continue through the season? Arsenal: where’s the strategy? Is there a strategy? Does Arteta know what he’s doing? By Sir Hardly Anyone If you are the sort of Arsenal fan who follows the media’s notions of who Arsenal are going to sign, or at least who …
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Two big stories circulate: can they both continue through the season? Arsenal: where’s the strategy? Is there a strategy? Does Arteta know what he’s doing? By Billy Bunter There are few names that can make an Arsenal supporter sit up quite as quickly as seeing the starting XI. One of them is Anthony …
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Arsenal: where’s the strategy? Is there a strategy? Does Arteta know what he’s doing? By Tony Attwood And I must admit that sometimes I find myself wondering if the Fifa story will rumble on forever. Certainly if we were to go back to the opening weeks of the summer break I did not foresee …
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How do the title winning teams of Arteta and Chapman compare with each other? So just how brilliant is this new Arsenal? By Tony Attwood “It is very hard to see a strategy in Arsenal’s summer That is a headline from the Telegraph newspaper today. At the same time we had the headline Arsenal hunger …
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So just how brilliant is this new Arsenal? The Community Shield: Pay a fortune to see some of the Arsenal first team By Tony Attwood Just how good were Arsenal last season? As we know, they won the league by seven clear points, but how did that compare with, for example, the …
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By Tony Attwood This summer we have had pretty much everything thrown at Arsenal. Not signing players, not signing the right players, not signing enough players, not having new tactics, having to face a reborn Manchester City who will never be happy with second place… well you can go on and on and on. …
Arsenal and ManC prepare for the opener, and who has been signing whom The future of football has never been more uncertain. So what happens now? By Tony Attwood It amazes me how the FA brazen things out, as with their match a week before the season starts and calling it the Community Shield, …
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The future of football has never been more uncertain. So what happens now? Europe’s biggest clubs start to protest about the way Fifa is wielding power By Tony Attwood One year ago there were calls for Arteta to be sacked by Arsenal, primarily because he clearly did not have a winning mentality. And …
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By Tony Attwood Since we saw Arsenal losing the Champions League final we have had the most incredible parade through north London, defeats to Girona, Betis and Dortmund, and a draw againsts Cesc’s team. Not the best of outcomes, but quite watchable. Meanwhile, five players are noted as incoming (including one from the under …
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Europe’s biggest clubs start to protest about the way Fifa is wielding power Farewell Jimmy Rimmer: our thoughts are with your family By Tony Attwood It has taken us a long time to get there but finally, Europe’s leading clubs have made it quite clear to Fifa that the real power in football rests with …
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Arsenal signed Jimmy Rimmer from Manchester United in 1974 where he had played 34 games and made 17 loan appearances with Swansea City. He was the Arseanl number 1 between 1974 and 1977, playing 124 games. He then moved on to Aston Villa and later played for Swansea City We were very sorry to …
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The final lap before it all begins again: Arsenal prepare for new season Myles Lewis-Skelly: where is the truth amidst these rumours of him leaving on the cheap? By Tony Attwood Sometimes I find myself writing a headline and really wonder if it is worth going any further. And this is one of …
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Myles Lewis-Skelly: where is the truth amidst these rumours of him leaving on the cheap? Fifa equated with Mafia: so do we actually need Fifa at all? By Tony Attwood . So here we are on the edge of the new season, but with over a couple of weeks to go in the transfer window, …
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Fifa equated with Mafia: so do we actually need Fifa at all? How far does financial chaos stretch with the big clubs in London? By Tony Attwood What’s really going on with Myles Lewis-Skelly? I ask because we have the headline now that says, “Why Arsenal may be forced to sell 19-year-old England star …
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How far does financial chaos stretch with the big clubs in London? Arsenal v Como and hello again Cesc By Tony Attwood The problem is football has become two dimensional – you believe or you don’t. And Trump and Tnfantino have fallen into a melting pot with just these two questions in it. …
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Arsenal v Como and hello again Cesc Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? By Tony Attwood What with Tottenham finishing just off the relegation places for the second season running, we didn’t really focus much on West Ham at the end of last season, but really that was …
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Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? Why do we bother with the world cup at all? By Tony Attwood Arsenal’s next pre-season friendly is today against Como who are now described as “one of Europe’s fastest-rising teams under the management of former Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas.” After this game we …
By Tony Attwood Just how much better were Arsenal than the rest last season? Why do we bother with the world cup at all? On 14 August last year, a bunch of so-called “pundits,” sometimes known as “experts” and a so-called “supercomputer” gave predictions for the ultimate top four in the Premier League in …
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