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Arsenal v Fulham: is this Arsenal team shattered or does Arteta know his stuff? Arsenal v Fulham: the referee – Jarred Gillett for the third time By Tony Attwood So as we have noted, Arsenal face the difficulty of playing their semi-final in the Champions League without the postponement of the preceding league …
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Arsenal v Fulham: the referee – Jarred Gillett for the third time Arsenal v Fulham: a tale of goals, at home and away By Tony Attwood In one sense, one might feel a bit sorry for football journalists, as they are under instruction to come up with a new story on a …
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Arsenal v Fulham: a tale of goals, at home and away Club finances: Tottenham’s crisis is not just a football disaster, but also a financial disaster By Tony Attwood This will be the third time this season that Jarred Gillett has overseen an Arsenal game this season, and if you are a regular …
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Club finances: Tottenham’s crisis is not just a football disaster, but also a financial disaster Why, when it is a case of rescheduling games, for one club, the rules don’t apply By Tony Attwood As we approach this match, the different attitudes of different leagues towards the issue of postponing matches is revealed yet …
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Why, when it is a case of rescheduling games, for one club the rules don’t apply Managers are not just about trophies: Arteta is far more than that By Tony Attwood There have long been suspicions that if Tottenham were to be relegated the biggest problem they would face would not be getting …
Managers are not just about trophies: Arteta is far more than that How you can predict the result of a PL game by knowing who the referee is. By Tony Attwood We are used to the negativity of the media concerning Arsenal, although even the English media by and large thought there was something …
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Atlético Madrid v Arsenal: a new regulation, and the forecast of heavy rain Atletico Madrid v Arsenal: the signs from the season are in Arsenal’s favour And recently on the Arsenal History Society website we continue to cover “100 Consecutive Seasons in the Top Divsion.” Our latest articles are Arsenal: 100 Seasons in the …
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Atletico Madrid v Arsenal: the signs from the season are in Arsenal’s favour Arsenal and Ateltico in the Champions League: the By Tony Attwood We have a new regulation coming into force for tonight’s game – and indeed subsequent matches in the Champions League, which is that the referee can red card a player …
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Arsenal and Ateltico in the Champions League: the question of European referees How you can predict the result of a PL game by knowing who the referee is. By Tony Attwood I am not sure if it is written into the Spanish constitution or not, but even if it isn’t, the effect is …
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How you can predict the result of a PL game by knowing who the referee is. Do Arsenal need to get rid of their tactical straightjacket? By Tony Atttwood So tomorrow at 8pm it is Atletico Madrid away, making this a fair time to ask just how Atletico have been doing so far and …
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Do Arsenal need to get rid of their tactical straightjacket? The overwhelming majority of league clubs are loss-making. Does it matter? by Tony Attwood An article in The Athletic reports that an Italian referee, Gianluca Rocchi, has been told to attend a hearing so that he can be questioned for an alleged violation …
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By Tony Attwood The overwhelming majority of league clubs are loss making. Does it matter? Talk Sport argues that ManC should not be punished for financial crimes There is an idea doing the rounds that the key to winning the Premier League comes down to the way a club and its players handle …
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Talk Sport argues that ManC should not be punished for financial crimes By Tony Attwood In my last article, I reported on the fact that a regular Talk Sport commentator had argued that ManC should not be punished at all for the financial crimes of which it has been found guilty. Given how long …
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Competitive League football comes to an end By Tony Attwood Of course, it would be nicer for us if Arsenal were to be more points ahead, but as ever we support the club and encourage them all we can. On the downside, it looks like we might well have lost Havertz and Eze again …
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100 Consecutive Seasons in the Top Division: The story of all 100 seasons. Latest episode: 1987/8: faith in Arsenal is finally rewarded By Tony Attwood Between 2 March 2012 and 28 September 2025, Arsenal and Newcastle played each other an astonishing 29 times. Arsenal won 22 of those games. The only problem with that …
Arsenal v Newcastle: the referee and the result as predicted by past matches Arsenal v Newcastle: a chance for a resounding victory 100 Consecutive Seasons in the Top Division: The story of all 100 seasons. Latest episode: 1987/8: faith in Arsenal is finally rewarded By Tony Attwood Between 15 September 2018 and 27 …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal v Newcastle: the referee and the result as predicted by past matches Arsenal v Newcastle: a chance for a resounding victory We know of course what the top of the league looks like, with the 12-point gap between the top two and the third club, but down the bottom, …
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Arsenal v Newcastle: the referee and the result as predicted by past matches Arsenal v Newcastle: a chance for a resounding victory By Tony Attwood The referee for the game will be Darren England. In the table below, we compare his rate of giving fouls, penalties and cards with those of other referees, …
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And so competitive league football comes to an end Arsenal are not beaten yet By Tony Attwood If Newcastle have a problem (and they surely do) included within that problem is the playing of away games. For in the table, they lie 16th for away matches, with only Fulham, Leeds, Burnley and Wolverhampton …
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Tottenham player says he’s gettinig psychological help: snigger snigger What are the punishments for the past sins of Chelsea and ManC? By Tony Attwood Some years ago, we had a phrase about certain football clubs in the top division that they were “too big to go down.” Of late, that notion has …
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By Tony Attwood Tottenham player says he’s gettinig psychological help: snigger snigger What are the punishments for the past sins of Chelsea and ManC? Are we still in with a chance? The Guardian today says of Manchester City, “This is a side that last month drew against Nottingham Forest and West Ham …
What are the punishments for the past sins of Chelsea and ManC? When we talk about Tottenham going down, are we talking about the wrong London club? By Tony Attwood “Tottenham’s Richarlison says he’s going to seek psychological help” is the headline in the Telegraph today. And unfortunately, a number of people …
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. By Tony Attwood When we talk about Tottenham going down, are we talking about the wrong London club? Why is it that the Premier League uses the same referees with the same clubs over and over again? Untold does a fair amount of chatting about Tottenham, what with them being our nearest neighbours and …
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Why is it that the Premier League uses the same referees with the same clubs over and over again? After 100+ charges against them, ManC still march on, By Tony Attwood There is all the normal chatter going on at the moment about which clubs can make it into Europe next season, although in …
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After 100+ charges against them, ManC still march on, while Europe look on in despair Arsenal: the fouls, the cards, the comparison with last By Tony Attwood The New York Times has an interesting article recently, which suggested that there is a “modern propensity for conspiracy theories and perceived bias” in English football. …
