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As American clubs and Arab nations draw up the battle lines, the PL’s future clarifies Not having a top scorer in the team generates more points and more goals! By tony Attwood The issue of PGMO and the clear oddity of the fact that some referees predominantly oversee home wins while other mostly oversee …
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As American clubs and Arab nations draw up the battle lines, the PL’s future clarifies Not having a top scorer in the team generates more points and more goals! Arsenal’s tactical revolution is a key part of determining who they need to buy By Tony Attwood The first thing to say is that most …
Find out here if English Premier League side Arsenal will sign a new number 9 this summer, and if so, who that might be. English Premier League title contenders Arsenal had a relatively quiet January 2025 transfer window and failed to splash the cash and make any big signings, which begs the question, …
Not having a top scorer in the team generates more points and more goals! Arsenal’s tactical revolution is a key part of determining who they need to buy By Tony Attwood The headline reads, “Manchester City start new legal action against Premier League over rules.” And yes, you have not missed something because …
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By Craig Resnik-Hanson, Sports Journalist Former Arsenal striker and club legend Alan Smith has recently delighted fans by treating Erland Haaland’s Dad to some of his own medicine. According to Sporticos, the commentator blasted former Manchester City midfielder Alfe-Inge Haaland in response to a post on X the Norwegian put out about Gunners full-back …
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Recent posts Arsenal’s tactical revolution is a key part of determining who they need to buy Why does one Premier League ref see five times as many away wins, as another? Why Arsenal didn’t mind losing and where they’d be without VAR By Tony Attwood My thesis is simple: virtually all football journalists have …
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Why does one Premier League ref see five times as many away wins, as another? Why Arsenal didn’t mind losing and where they’d be without VAR By Tony Attwood There are of course traditions in football, as much as there are rules. Some are subtle, some are obvious – the obvious including the way …
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Why Arsenal didn’t mind losing and where they’d be without VAR Arsenal’s inferiority complex: if we did have one, it’s now long since gone By Tony Attwood If there are two concepts that define the current state of English football they are surely the eternal statements of excellence and the eternal special pleading. …
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Newcastle v Arsenal No new players, so how about new tactics? Did Arsenal really have an inferiority complex By Tony Attwood With a referee clearly known for his home wins, this game was played out exactly as we could expect: a home win overseen by just about the most home-biased referees in the …
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Newcastle v Arsenal: the bias of the referee and why Arsenal might just be able to beat it Newcastle v Arsenal, and a ray of hope is spotted By Tony Attwood An interesting piece in the Athletic’s website published by the New York Times tells us that for the Manchester City game “Arsenal’s tactical …
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The latest episode of the series celebrating 100 years of Herbert Chapman at Arsenal is now published on the Arsenal History Site, along with an index to all the previous episodes. By Bulldog Drummond Newcastle v Arsenal, and a ray of hope is spotted Arsenal’s inferiority complex: if we did have one, it’s …
Arsenal’s inferiority complex: if we did have one, it’s now long since gone Oh what a wonderful evening: and thank you Arsenal, thank you Mr Dunford Prologue: This summer will see the 100th anniversary of Herbert Chapman coming to Arsenal and transforming the club from being relegation favourites to Champions. We are currently publishing …
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By Tony Attwood This article continues from the previous piece Did Arsenal really have an inferiority complex? which looked at the putdowns that have been thrown Arsenal’s way. As we said at the end of that piece These put-downs of Arsenal (as in “not a North London team” because over 100 years …
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Oh what a wonderful evening: and thank you Arsenal, thank you Mr Dunford Are Tottenham Hotspur really a big club? An Untold enquiry. By Tony Attwood As you might have noticed I am currently writing a series of articles about Herbert Champman’s life, building up to the 100th anniversary of Champman coming to …
How was the ref – and one club finds a way around FFP constraints Arsenal v ManC, the team, and Untold Arsenal on Radio 5 Are Tottenham Hotspur really a big club? An Untold enquiry. By Tony Attwood, carefully aided by a soap box. Last season after 24 games Arsenal had …
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Are Tottenham Hotspur really a big club? An Untold enquiry. Teams making the most progress and biggest collapses in recent games By Tony Attwood Prior to yesterday’s games, two different points of view about the referee were put about. One came from the Sun newspaper (I use the word lightly) and it said, …
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Are Tottenham Hotspur really a big club? An Untold enquiry. Sunday’s referee likes home wins, sees few fouls and waves lots of cards By Tony Attwood Oh what a glorious afternoon / evening. Most certainly one to remember. And one to reflect on the power of the media, because so utterly enamoured and …
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Yet another reminder of the BBC Radio 5 (and BBC Sounds) programme about “North London Forever” on the radio today, is at the end of this article…. Meanwhiule…. There is an interesting note in the Independent that says that ManC “see Arsenal as one of the clubs most actively in opposition to their ownership …
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Sunday’s referee likes home wins, sees few fouls and waves lots of cards Arsenal’s misfortunes. Is it really the case that everything is going against the club? Untold on Radio 5 this Sunday, the Sun predicts fixtures and North London Forever By Nitram and Tony There is an article in the Guardian headed “Daniel …
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Arsenal’s misfortunes. Is it really the case that everything is going against the club? Arsenal v Manchester City: how the teams have been doing, and more North London Forever Untold on Radio 5 this Sunday, By Bulldog Drummond Peter Bankes is the referee for Arsenal v Manchester City, and this will be his 20th …
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Arsenal’s misfortunes. Is it really the case that everything is going against the club? Arsenal v Manchester City: how the teams have been doing, and more North London Forever Commentary by Tony Attwood Following some recent comments by me I have been sent this research and data from Michael Pearson, and set it …
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Untold on Radio 5 this Sunday, the Sun predicts fixtures and North London Forever By Tony Attwood True or False? “For Arsenal fans, it has felt like the season in which everything has gone against them.” That statement from the Athletic is not one I would fully agree with, but it …
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Arsenal in dire straits with naff strategies and no solution in sight. PGMO remains the problem, and the problem just got worse First I hope you will forgive a little repeat of my advert.. I recorded a radio programme a few days ago with a couple of the guys from BBC Radio 5 …
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Arsenal in dire straits with naff strategies and no solution in sight. PGMO remains the problem, and the problem just got worse By Tony Attwood First an advert. I recorded a radio programme a few days ago with a couple of the guys from BBC Radio 5 Live and it is being broadcast on …
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PGMO remains the problem, and the problem just got worse The real danger facing Arsenal is not Michael Oliver, it is PGMO, and here is why Just published on the Arsenal History site: 100 Years since Chapman joined Arsenal part 17: very dubious dealings By Tony Attwood So now we know: Arsenal sailed through …
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