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Some very good reasons why Arsenal will beat Villa on Sunday The Arsenal plan: retaliation before the opposition attack By Sir Hardly Anyone Now here is something rather strange. Assuming that you don’t know the answer already, where do you think Aston Villa are in the tackling and fouling statistics? (Data below as usual …
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The Arsenal plan: retaliation before the opposition attack How close are Arsenal to winning the league, and what happens to the money next season? A quick look at the form guide tells us that although Arsenal are first and in the league and Aston Villa fifth, there is a huge amount of distance between …
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How close are Arsenal to winning the league, and what happens to the money next season? Arsenal transfers this summer: the first 20 (with 3 players leaving) By Tony Attwood Some years ago I learned the rather helpful lesson that there is a lot to be said for being able to see life …
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Arsenal transfers this summer: the first 20 (with 3 players leaving) Maltreatment of young players; Arsenal to benefit from FFP enquiry? By Tony Attwood This season with seven games to play Arsenal have won 22 games, one more than each of their two main rivals from up north. But I began to wonder, …
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Maltreatment of young players; Arsenal to benefit from FFP enquiry? Progress for a club like Arsenal happens over time. We’re now reaping the benefits By Sir Hardly Anyone For reasons that no one has ever be adequately able to explain, the transfer window always “creaks open” and always “slams shut,” and although the …
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Progress for a club like Arsenal happens over time. We’re now reaping the benefits Supercomputer hoax says Arsenal have no chance of the title By Tony Attwood I recently came across a case in which an individual made a complaint to the police about the behaviour of a football club in relation to …
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On the Arsenal History Society site today: Arsenal announce a school children enclosure, and undersoil heating, and 20 other Arsenal anniversaries for today More supercomputer gibberish says Arsenal have no chance of the title ———– By Tony Attwood There is no doubt that Arsenal has progressed in recent years on multiple fronts, clearing …
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Not what we wanted but not as bad as the Germans predicted Arsenal back at the top and have a clear plan for the future By Tony Attwood Amidst the general football chatter of the day CNN have moved away from their normal position of being rather a serious news organisation and have dived …
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2024 Summer Transfers: this could get very messy Arsenal back at the top and have a clear plan for the future By Tony Attwood And so we learn once again that European football is not like league football. In the last round Arsenal were perceived by the referee to be fouling at something like …
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Arsenal v Bayern: the history between the clubs Arsenal v Bayern Munich: a battle of goalscorers Arsenal v Bayern: Just what has H Kane been up to this season? Today on Arsenal’s History: Paul Davis banned for 9 games for retaliation to constant racial abuse. Racing Post suggests that “Bukayo Saka should be fit after …
Arsenal v Bayern Munich: a battle of goalscorers Arsenal v Bayern: Just what has H Kane been up to this season? Today on Arsenal’s History: Paul Davis banned for 9 games for retaliation to constant racial abuse. By Bulldog Drummond It won’t come as any surprise to find out that …
By Sir Hardly Anyone Arsenal v Bayern: Just what has H Kane been up to this season? 2024 Summer Transfers: this could get very messy Bayern Munich’s last ten league games have thrown up a modest set of results – at least by their standards. 5 wins, 1 draw, 4 defeats. Breaking this …
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2024 Summer Transfers: this could get very messy Arsenal back at the top and have a clear plan for the future By Bulldog Drummond Ten wins in 11 games and four goals conceded since 1 January. It doesn’t get better than that – at least not in the Premier League. And in the …
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Arsenal back at the top and have a clear plan for the future The great Premier League refereeing scandal – revealed Football is starting to see tax laws which help or hinder clubs buying players from outside the country. As we know in the Premier League there are rules that aim to encourage clubs …
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By Sir Hardly Anyone The great Premier League refereeing scandal – revealed This is the complete Arsenal team and the stats prove it What a truly wonderful game that was against Brighton and Hove. A measured performance in which everyone knew their role and executed it perfectly. And how wonderful to do it …
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Arsenal’s injury shock, Brighton’s curious record Brighton v Arsenal the tackles, the fouls, the cards Brighton and Hove v Arsenal, the home and away prognostications By Bulldog Drummond The referee for this game is John Brooks, and it is interesting to see in the Guardian that they have the note “This season G18 Y82 R4 …
Brighton v Arsenal the tackles, the fouls, the cards Brighton and Hove v Arsenal, the home and away prognostications By Tony Attwood This is something I don’t ever recall having seen before (although I am sure my memory is once more playing tricks). Arsenal are actually at the bottom of the injury league …
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Brighton and Hove v Arsenal, the home and away prognostications The great Premier League refereeing scandal – revealed Here is the regular table (figures from WhoScored) Team Tackles pg Fouls pg Yellows from fouls Manchester C 13.3 8.2 0.97 Arsenal 15.6 10 1.00 Brighton 16.3 10.7 1.43 Aston Villa 14.8 11 1.67 Liverpool …
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The great Premier League refereeing scandal – revealed Was Sunday’s 0-0 draw a bad advert for PL “Soccer” in America? By Bulldog Drummond Brighton and Hove (who of course play neither in Brighton nor in Hove, but actually in Falmer, whereupon I studied once upon a time) have a home record which …
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Was Sunday’s 0-0 draw a bad advert for PL “Soccer” in America? This is the complete Arsenal team and the stats prove it The Athletic has gone referee hunting – at least in terms of investigating their salaries, and within their investigations they have discovered something rather interesting. But, either because they …
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This is the complete Arsenal team and the stats prove it By Nitram That is a question I’ve seen banded about in the media, and on social platforms ever since the final whistle blew on Sunday. And I suppose it’s a fair question, and part of the reason it’s being asked is because this …
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The undercover football revolution that could take us all by surprise Arsenal: tackles, fouls and cards. The return of rotational fouling By Tony Attwood And the big question will soon be, “Will Emile Smith Rowe be satisfied with a bit part, or will he get further chances or will he demand a leave?” …
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Why are we seeing more goals per season in the Premier League? By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal Mania have not only posted the note that the referee for the game is Craig Pawson but also the rest of the officials, which is very handy since I am currently travelling, and writing my preview …
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Why are we seeing more goals per season in the Premier League? Football is getting very dark and is pricing itself out of the reach of many fans By Bulldog Drummond ForLuton Town last season ended in a triumph: a run of 14 games without defeat . On 24 February 2023 the club …
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Manchester City v Arsenal: Past results and injuries Why are we seeing more goals per season in the Premier League? By Sir Hardly Anyone This being the holiday season in England several of us are not where we normally are, and this being the case this article is being written before the Arsenal …
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