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 Billy the Dog McGraw This is a match that really doesn’t need a review, since it is obvious that the referee has decided on the game before we start. The only hope we have is that the growing audience on Untold means that Mr Dean might think that after we have predicted what he …
Read More “Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers: we know the result, so not really worth going.”
We’ve just found the first ever Arsenal song! By Walter Broeckx So what can we expect from the referee in our cup game when the Blackburn Rovers come to the Emirates? I try to give you an answer to that later. First I want to start by saying that since last Monday my head has …
Read More “Arsenal – Blackburn Rovers: we can expect the worst. The very worst.”
Recently the Financial Times published an article by Simon Kuper who is a regular FT columnist and also co-author of ‘Soccernomics’. The article is called Arsène’s austerity: Has football’s economist got it wrong when it comes to the game’s finances? The question asked was rhetorical – for the answer was an resounding “Yes: Arsène‘s approach to …
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By Walter Broeckx Whenever Untold publishes an article about FFP rules we get a few supporters of the big money teams telling us what we should write about. And FFP is a thing we are not really allowed to talk about according to those supporters of the benefactor clubs. But we don’t care as we …
Read More “Is Financial Fair Play really all for (or because of) Arsenal?”
Chopping down the forest: football’s ludicrous and awful situation Who is going to sue Uefa first? EC demands reform of the transfer system. The pressure is mounting. Gambling, ref fixing, money laundering, homophobia… all part of the rich mix of English football. By Tony Attwood It is being said that Arsenal are taking a good …
Read More “Injuries and transfers. Looking forward to two cup games in four days.”
PART TWO: Chopping down the Forest Don McMahon Following on my recent article about the horrible situation world Football finds itself in currently when faced with racism, corruption, match-fixing etc….I decided to try and answer the questions I posed in the article here. Keep in mind that I do not have any more access to …
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By Tony Attwood The European Commission has recommended reform of the football transfer system. And what the EC wants the EC usually gets (as with for example the Bosman ruling). The new plan involves limiting what the EC sees as “inflated” transfer fees and a levy (interestingly being call a “fair play” levy) on fees …
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By Tony Attwood The press made a fuss, radio made a fuss, TV made a fuss. The big deal was that as all good English people know, you can’t trust these foreigners. Not only do they fix matches in their own countries but they fix a game on English soil too. [Just in case you …
——————————– The books… Woolwich Arsenal: The club that changed football – Arsenal’s early years Making the Arsenal – how the modern Arsenal was born in 1910 The Crowd at Woolwich Arsenal FC: crowd behaviour at the early matches The sites… Referee Decisions – just what are the refs up to this season? The Arsenal History …
Read More “The politics of refereeing; it is not just what you know, it is who you know”
Written by Adam Brogden. “A fair and balanced competition is a competition in which everyone that participates has an equal chance of winning and is treated in the same way without discrimination”. This is taken from the latest study to be released by the EU into the governance of sport, and actually raises more issues …
Read More “A fair and balanced competition. The EU is about to act.”
By Walter Broeckx The Sunderland – Arsenal game was a rather important game. Well they all are important in this phase of the competition. But with the spuds already having won the early kick off and Chelsea having a more easy game it was important to keep as close to those teams as possible. So …
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The books… Woolwich Arsenal: The club that changed football – Arsenal’s early years Making the Arsenal – how the modern Arsenal was born in 1910 The Crowd at Woolwich Arsenal FC: crowd behaviour at the early matches The sites… Referee Decisions – just what are the refs up to this season? The Arsenal History Blog …
By Walter Broeckx The ref in the game Sunderland – Arsenal is Anthony Taylor. Taylor was born in Manchester (ouch) and lives in Cheshire. I’ve heard about the cheese but never really tasted it. And as I am a cheese lover if anyone can tell me how it looks and how the flavour is I …
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Match Review: Kevin Friend – Arsenal Vs Liverpool (2 – 2) [30/01/2013] 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 Kevin Friend MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Kevin Friend (2013-01-30) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer Comment …
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THE FOREST FOR THE TREES Don McMahon There is a certain trend or barely discernible pattern in Football lately that has been bothering me and disturbing my inner peace. Is it my overactive, hyper-vivid imagination on steroids or perhaps a justified intuition based on some very bizarre coincidences that nag at my consciousness, or is …
Read More “What on earth can we ordinary supporters do about this mess?”
By Tony Attwood And so it came to pass, just as suggested on Untold and elsewhere. Premier League clubs will lose points and face other “touch sanctions” (in the words of Richard Scudamore) if they don’t comply with the League’s on Financial Fair Play rules. The new approach has come in just in time to …
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Match Review: Andre Marriner – Arsenal Vs West Ham United (5 – 1) [23/01/2013] 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 Andre Marriner MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Andre Marriner (2013-01-23) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC …
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FFP and Chelsea – a conspiracy theory. By Inside Right Following Tony’s piece on FFP within the EPL there seemed to be some confusion as to why Chelsea should want to support it – other than for reasons of the common good to all clubs. Try this theory for size. In Chelsea’s original business plan, …
by Tony Attwood (king of the cock-ups) This article has now been moved to http://www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk/archives/5352 My mistake; I posted it on Untold, when it was intended for the Arsenal History Society blog. sorry
by Tony Attwood Today is the day when the Premier League try and sort out their own new set of regulations to control wage inflation and endless investment by Qatar. Chelsea, who despite their richess know they ultimately cannot match the state backed Manchester City have agreed to go along with a cap on wages …
Read More “Premier League Financial Fair Play should be agreed today”
By Walter Broeckx Since this week the possibility of match fixing has been smashed in our faces and from now on nobody can deny that there might be something wrong with the game I want to take it one step further. Untold was the first publication to speak openly and repeatedly about our serious doubts …
Read More “Football corruption – not just about gambling, it’s also about influence”
By Tony Attwood When Mr Wenger first came to our club and started bringing in French players like Patrick Vieira and Remi Garde I detected a certain pride among some followers of football in France that their players were getting extra recognition. I am sure some fans were annoyed that these players were continuing or …
Read More “Farewell sad France; Ligue 1 dies as Qatar takes over”
Match Review: Martin Atkinson – Chelsea Vs Arsenal (2 – 1) [20/01/2013] 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 Martin Atkinson MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Martin Atkinson (2013-01-20) Period 1 Min Type From On C/NC Reviewer Comment …
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By Tony Attwood Ah: Liam Brady. I sometimes wonder if some of the younger or more recently converted Arsenal fans at the Emirates know who that skinny kid in the grainy black and white film that is shown before each home game, actually is. He is Liam Brady, one of the most amazing players ever …
By Walter Broeckx I have on a few occasions suggested that choosing a football club is the same thing as choosing a wife. You fall in love with it/her and even sometimes the reasons are not really understandable. Some people may not think she is beautiful but for the man who chooses his wife he …
