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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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By Bulldog Drummond As far as I know, Untold Arsenal is the only site that regularly challenges the notion of supercomputers being used to predict football match results. But now, after us taunting them for years on the subject, the Sun seems to have responded to these challenges by telling us which “supercomputer” …
By Tony Attwood The Champions League – where will each time end up? The real danger facing Arsenal is not Michael Oliver, it is PGMO, and here is why So Arsenal have won their appeal against Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card given in the West Midlands. That might sound like a victory for Arsenal …
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Given that PGMO can’t get near tomorrow’s game, Arsenal should qualify The real danger facing Arsenal is not Michael Oliver, it is PGMO, and here is why By Tony Attwood The Guardian (rather unhelpfully in my view) tells us that just threepoints separate third-placed Arsenal and Brest, who sit 13th, in the battle for …
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Details of recent articles can be found on the home page By Bulldog Drummond The real danger facing Arsenal is not Michael Oliver, it is PGMO, and here is why Match of the day gives biggest possible condemnation of referee in Wolverhampton game And so another Arsenal match tomorrow – this is what …
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The disturbing facts behind the sending off by referee Michael Oliver Arsenal suffer the worst referee error of the season so far, but still win! By Tony Attwood PGMO have had it their own way for decades – the secrecy, the statement that they are always right, the refusal to engage with the public …
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Match of the day gives biggest possible condemnation of referee in Wolverhampton game Arsenal suffer the worst referee error of the season so far, but still win! By Tony Attwood It is fundamental to the reporting of referees in England that the media do not mention how massively refereeing varies from one referee …
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By Tony Attwood It was refreshing to hear the Match of the Day commentators be unequivocal in their condemnation of the referee for the Wolverhampton match, although it was a shame that their review, like the BBC radio review before it, failed to pick up on a key point. When a player makes …
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Arsenal glide through despite the warnings and demands An interview on Radio 5 about “North London Forever” By Tony Attwood The Telegraph called it “The most controversial red card of the season,” and the Guardian noted that “it seems inevitable Arsenal will dispute PGMOL’s definition of ‘serious foul play’ in the coming days, …
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2pm: team announcement Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Nwaneri, Trossard, Martinelli, Havertz. Subs: Neto, Porter, Tierney, Zinchenko, Calafiori, Kiwior, Jorginho, Sterling, Butler-Oyedeji. By Bulldog Drummond Wolverhampton v Arsenal: Can we again predict the result by knowing who is the referee? Wolverhamton v Arsenal; and the team that gives Southampton hope An interview …
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Wolverhampton v Arsenal; and the team that gives Southampton hope An interview on Radio 5 about “North London Forever” By Bulldog Drummond You may recall that in the last league match we were able to predict the result of a draw simply by noting the fact that the referee on that day did not …
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Arsenal glide through despite the warnings and demands An interview on Radio 5 about “North London Forever” So we are playing at 3pm on a Saturday – which seems a very curious time, and I’m pretty sure that won’t catch on. But still let;s do the usual comparison. Team P W …
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An interview on Radio 5 about “North London Forever” Arsenal glide through to the next round of the Champs League. By Tony Attwood So as we know, Arsenal need just one point in their final game in the stage of the European games to utterly guarantee a place in the Champions League going …
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By Tony Attwood A preliminary notice. I’ve just recorded a piece for BBC Radio 5 on the subject of “North London Forever” and why it is unique in the world of football. I am told it is being broadcast on Sunday 2 February at 10.30am. Of course I have no idea how …
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On 2 February Arsenal play Manchester City in a game that is of course on TV, with kick-off time moved to 4.30 pm to accommodate their needs. It’s a game that we know could turn the general statistics of each side upside down. And indeed that is exactly what happened with the game against …
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How the media pick their favourite teams and stand by them no matter what To be exact, it is not all done and dusted, but for Arsenal not to qualify automatically for the knockout stages of the Champions League, and instead fall into the intermediate knockout round for teams ending up between ninth …
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