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 Walter Broeckx As most of you will know we here at Untold have always been taking the patient way of looking at things when it comes to X years of won nothing. We have pointed at the changes in the PL where some clubs have rich sugar daddy owners who throw money around as …
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By Walter Broeckx You know that at Untold we are rather sceptical about the transfer rumours that are being delivered on our doorstep by the more serious media. But we cannot ignore them completely of course. But as Untold is not to be considered that serious at times we will talk about a few and …
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By Walter Broeckx On Thursday several media broke the news about Wenger possibly signing a new deal in the coming weeks. Of course we have a natural mistrust for all the serious media are saying but by the look of it Ivan Gazidis has been talking to the press and has said a few things …
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By Walter Broeckx Between reviewing games, writing articles, looking for data I had the idea of writing about the Premier league fair play league table. I did feel a bit proud when I first saw it. Because Arsenal was the fairest team of the league in the last season. As I am a ref myself …
Read More “Arsenal has won the PL fair play league last season. But PL not happy with it?”
By Walter Broeckx In another article I wrote about the new boys and more specific the new attacking players and how they contributed to the team this season. Now let us talk about the “old” boy playing up front who is in fact the youngest of them all: Theo Walcott. Has there been a young …
Match Review: Howard Webb – Newcastle United Vs Arsenal (0 – 1) [19/05/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Howard Webb MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Howard Webb (2013-05-19) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …
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By Walter Broeckx With the season over it is time to have a look at the new players we brought in last summer and see how they did in their first season. And of course in case you bring forwards it is something that you do with looking at how their involvement is when it …
By Tony Attwood Below is the table of under 21 appearances for last season for the players with over 10 games played in that league last season. Traditionally most of them move on to other clubs, but one or two do occasionally step up. Jack Wilshere has come through the ranks, and last season saw …
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By Tony Attwood During the course of the morning of 3 June several UK newspapers changed their web sites to reflect an interview with Arsène Wenger. The Daily Telegraph piece is by Nick Pearce and runs with the headline Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger hints at shock moves for Wayne Rooney and Cesc Fabregas and then …
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By Tony Attwood I’ve written a few times that although RVP left, we didn’t do as badly as some predicted, and our goal tally this past season was, in the end, quite reasonable. But of course like most Arsenal fans I felt bad as good players left for pastures new. Nasri, RVP, Cesc… and then …
Read More “Arsenal have suffered with forced transfers, now it is someone else’s turn”
With all the talk of Mr Wenger having all the money he wants to buy, buy, and buy again the usual round-up of the loanees seems to have passed by the wayside – perhaps because several of them (Bendtner is one name that comes to mind) don’t seem to be ready for a return to …
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By Tony Attwood It may be a taboo subject in England, but Uefa are taking it seriously. “It” being what Michel Platini calls the “scourge” of match fixing. And although if it is ever mentioned in the English media it is mentioned as something that those untrustworthy foreigners do, but English gentlemen don’t, slowly, very …
Read More “Are corruption stories being censored, or did corruption just stop?”
By Tony Attwood Real Madrid president Florentino Perez was just waiting for this moment; a moment when he could say that some top player had a direct line to Read Mad from where ever he plays at the moment. The whole PR stunt, which involves a suggestion that Tottenham H forward Gareth Bale was born …
Read More “Real go for Bale as Arsenal’s indifference shows Cesc where he went oh so wrong”
By Walter Broeckx With all the transfer rumours circulating just at the moment, we have a choice. We can get angry about them or we can ignore them. Or we can use them. Use them to think a few things over. Use them to do a little kind of quiz. A quiz with no wrong …
Lost in bureaucracy 3 Written by Adam Brogden. This article follows on from part 1 and part 2 To put everything thus far into perspective the actual agenda of the EC is to have a fair and balanced competition independent of financial means. Yet, they are aware that the very essence of a transfer market …
This is a continuation of the first Lost in Bureaucracy article Part 2… We could actually be witnessing the slow power struggle between football’s governing bodies if FIFA does not take the lead in this matter. With UEFA having every right to alter the rules of entry into their competitions, could we see European clubs …
Introduction: St Totteridge: recent results Season Tottenham Arsenal 2012/2013 5th 4th 2011/2012 4th 3rd 2010/2011 5th 4th 2009/2010 4th 3rd 2008/2009 8th 4th 2007/2008 11th 3rd 2006/2007 5th 4th 2005/2006 5th 4th 2004/2005 9th 2nd 2003/2004 14th 1st 2002/2003 10th 2nd 2001/2002 9th 1st 2000/2001 12th 2nd 1999/2000 10th 2nd 1998/1999 11th 2nd 1997/1998 …
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By Walter Broeckx A quick look around at the lie-papers, the internet blogs and this is what I found: Arsenal tabled a £30m bid for Fiorentina striker Jovetic. Fiorentina said no bid arrived for Jovetic Arsenal made an official bid for Jovectic and is willing to pay the £30m price tag that Fiorentina asked Juventes …
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Lost in Bureaucracy Adam Brogden Most people still view football as a sport, I being one; however, I cannot deny that football is also an industry with background rules to adhere to, and possibly soon, more legislation to regulate the interested parties of this industry. Within the last month we have come to understand that …
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By Walter Broeckx It’s morning. At first sight like every other morning in the year. You wake up. Feel still tired from the whole week working. You look outside and I do have the most beautiful view from my bedroom window. On a sunny (yes sunny) morning like this. I see the green leaves of …
Match Review: Mike Dean – Arsenal Vs Wigan Athletic ( – ) [14/05/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Mike Dean MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Mike Dean (2013-05-14) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer …
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By Tony Attwood During last season we got used to three teams who were seemingly willing and able to outbid anyone for the player they wanted: Chelsea, Man C and PSG. Since two of those three didn’t win the league in which they play they are expected to spend more and more this summer. Meanwhile …
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By Walter Broeckx When reading the comment section after the article that was partially about Koscielny I found a few interesting remarks. Some which I can agree with and others I cannot. So here are my thoughts about why this impressive defensive performances have been made possible. Because when you look at the possible partnerships …
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Tottenham had a manager who could deliver them top four finishes – and as we look at their Premier League history we can see that they have not, during the Premier League era, been regularly in that slot. So why on earth did they throw the guy out? 2012/2013 5th 2011/2012 4th 2010/2011 5th 2009/2010 …
Match Review: Jonathan Moss – Queens Park Rangers Vs Arsenal (0 – 1) [04/05/2013] If you are new to this site and this is your first visit then please: Read this to fully understand our reviews. Today’s referee is Jonathan Moss MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Jonathan Moss (2013-05-04) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC …
