Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
By Tony Attwood Arsenal are probably going to finish about half way down the league, quite possibly the worst finish since 1982/3 – the worst for 38 years… Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 5 West Ham United 34 17 7 10 55 44 11 58 6 Tottenham Hotspur 34 16 …
by Tony Attwood Arsenal, as you will know if you are old enough to remember or if you have read the club’s history, were docked two points in 1990 for the behaviour of their players on the pitch during a bit of argy-bargy in a game at Old Trafford, the so-called Theatre of Dreams. It …
Read More “It takes a lot for club owners to lose the media, but that’s what Man U have done”
By Tony Attwood It has been my view, since my student days, that commercial organisations, the media and politicians should all be responsible for the consequences of their actions. Of course commercial organisations, the media and politicians deny this, so they can carry on saying and doing what they like, and then shaking their heads …
Read More “It is from this moment that football’s future will be decided”
By Bulldog Drummond The main issue is, how many of the team for next Thursday will be held back today. Sportsmole think several as they offer us a team with a number of obvious choices missing. Of course it is not surprising if Aubameyang gets a start to help him back into form, while Lacazette …
Read More “Newcastle v Arsenal, a range of opinions on the team – plus the free videos”
By Tony Attwood The Daily Mirror has decided to return to the old, old theme of dirty Arsenal – suggesting that somehow Arsenal are the nastiest club in the League when it comes to ill-discipline. In doing this they are playing their old game of selecting the statistics that suit their view, while adopting the …
Read More “Proof that the media is inventing statistics to show there’s no ref bias.”
by Bulldog Drummond Our injury list has shrunk once again… Player Reason Further Detail Potential Return Condition Status Kieran Tierney Knee Injury Apr 28: “He’s been working like a beast every single day. I don’t know if he’s going to make it tomorrow but he certainly wants to be as close as possible.” 02/05/2021 Late …
Read More “Newcastle v Arsenal: the injuries, recent games and the video collection”
by Bulldog Drummond It’s been a bit of a grotty run of late in the League and Europa competitions across the last ten matches. We’ve won three, of which one was against Tottenham of course, and one was that fantastic win in Prague, but we’ve lost four and drawn three, not the most exciting of …
By Tony Attwood These are exciting moments for Arsenal’s Women’s team as just one win in two games is needed to secure a place in Europe next season. Here’s the league table – with the top three qualifying # Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Chelsea 20 16 3 1 …
Read More “Arsenal Women: exciting times as the Champions League starts in August.”
By Tony Attwood It was interesting that after we published our little piece at noon yesterday Emery v Arteta; how they compare several drainpipes (sorry, “outlets”) picked up on the fact that ahead of the game Messrs Emery and Arteta, had managed virtually the same number of games at Arsenal Stranger still these “outlets” even …
Read More “What has happened to two of last season’s goalscorers?”
By Bulldog Drummond The videos of the highlights of all four previous matches between Arsenal and Villareal are now available on the Arsenal History Society website. Arsenal against Villarreal. Videos from all the past matches Meanwhile as we approach the match against our previous manager we can ask, how do our managers compare? The way …
Read More “Villareal v Arsenal; Emery v Arteta. How do they compare. Plus the teams”
By Bulldog Drummond Of course Arsenal are going to play a game of football today, so it is time for the media to wheel out all the negativity they can find. Including of course “Arsenal board ‘unhappy with Mikel Arteta’ and put Paulo Fonseca on replacement shortlist” from the ever wild and whacky Express. Fonseca …
Read More “Villareal v Arsenal. Astonishing team news and the referee’s preference”
By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal have played Villareal – now of course managed by Unai Emery – four times and we remain unbeaten. All four matches were during Mr Wenger’s tenure and within the Champions League. Date Match Result Score Competition 19 Apr 2006 Arsenal v Villarreal W 1-0 Champions League 25 Apr 2006 Villarreal v …
Read More “Villareal v Arsenal. Europa League semi-final. How the teams compare”
By Tony Attwood It is (for me at least even if no one else) fascinating to see how the argument against the Kroenke ownership of Arsenal has been conducted through the notion that Arsenal is the club of tradition – the club upholding the great values of football against the incomers who don’t understand what …
Read More “How Arsenal, the club of revolutions, became the club of “be like everyone else””
By Sir Hardly Anyone Two stories are circulating. One is that Arsenal are going to have a major turnaround of players in the summer transfer window. Indeed this is one of the lead stories of the moment. The other is that the battle over SuperLeague is not over and that Uefa will be challenged in …
Read More “Why it is going to be an incredibly tough summer for Arsenal.”
By Tony Attwood I have often explored the argument that this season the balance of home and away wins has changed in the Premier League. And because my favourite question is always “why?” I have indeed tried to ask that. It is a question that is all the more interesting not just because the stats …
Read More “Results from crowdless games are different from those with crowds. Why?”
By Tony Attwood A major police investigation has uncovered evidence that suggests legal disputes in football and other sports may have been corrupted by the submission of misleading documents. The Times – 21 January 2021 ————————- I have often commented on how journalists talk up fantasy transfer rumours. But where do these stories start – …
Read More “Who starts the transfer rumours and why are they inventing more and more?”
By Tony Attwood I am regularly taken to task for going on and on about the same subject over and over. At the moment it is the impact of the media on the debate about the arrival of Super League that is occupying my thoughts. In the past the same objections have arisen in terms …
Read More “Football: the huge problem that simply will not go away”
By Tony Attwood “The media as extremists and revolutionaries” – that hardly seems likely. After all most of the media is owned by extremely rich right wing capitalists – rather like football clubs. So why on earth would they be revolutionaries? I think what has happened is they have slipped into the role, each pundit, …
Read More “Football does not have to be torn up and replaced (as the media suggests)”
By Tony Attwood As you may have heard if you follow such things there is already a case going through the courts in which Manchester City are appealing a decision by the Premier League. Quite what decision this is no one is sure, although we know it is nothing to do with the Super League …
Read More “The problem beyond Superleague is the secrecy of the Premier League”
By Tony Attwood The last time our position in the league was this bad after 33 games was in 1995 – 26 years ago. George Graham had been sacked after 29 games on 21 February 1995 with Arsenal 10th the in the league, 25 points off the top with a goal difference of zero. In …
Read More “The Trotskyist model fans and journalists desire for running football has failed”
By Bulldog Drummond The video collection series Arsenal v Everton – the historic games on video 241 historic Arsenal videos with more being added each day Support the team The BBC is telling us that Arsenal have kept just three clean sheets at home this season in the Premier League, but then we don’t …
Read More “Arsenal v Everton. The predicted team and an interesting view from the northwest”
By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v Everton – the historic games on video Due to the long-term connections of both Arsenal and Everton with the top division, the two clubs have played each other in over 200 league and cup games – 216 times to be precise. Of these 199 have been in the top …
Read More “Arsenal never lose on a Friday! Arsenal v Everton, the stats.”
By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal currently have five players listed in the Physioroom.com listing for the Premier League. Above us in terms of injuries are… Liverpool: 8 Crystal Palace: 7 Everton: 7 Sheffield United: 6 Southampton: 6 West Ham United: 6 Here are the details Player Reason Further Detail Potential Return Status Kieran Tierney Knee Injury …
Read More “Arsenal v Everton: the injuries and the tackles / fouls / yellows stats.”
by Tony Attwood It is being reported that the Premier League has demanded that the senior executives from the English clubs involved in initiative should be removed from Premier League committees, having shown themselves untrustworthy by working behind the back of the committee while continuing to attend committee meetings. In practice this would mean Manchester …
Read More “Super League v Premier League: now the real war begins”
By Bulldog Drummond So off we go again – a game of football. A bit of an odd thing to talk about instead of the structure of the league, but there it is. This week it seemed like that was the last thing on anyone’s mind, but well, I though we might as well, …
Read More “Arsenal v Everton: the statistics point to Arsenal to win 2-0, or maybe 2-1.”
