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
A Letter Of Thanks & Appreciation To Gunners Dear Arsenal, The game against Barca was pure magic, and we love your total dedication and belief. You have made us proud, and we salute you from every corner of the world. Each of you has a special place in our hearts and you deserve thanks and …
by Tony Attwood I finally got home at around 12.30am, asleep by about 1am, and for some daft reason (probably called adrenalin) awake at 6am. It was of course a momentous occasion, and one that will stay with me I suspect for the rest of my life. The greatest game I have been at? Yes, …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Yesterday, as part of the build up to the Barca game I did an interview on Catalunya Ràdio about Arsenal and Herbert Chapman, which I have to admit was rather fun (a bit like Basil Fawlty having a hotel full of German guests and not mentioning …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony RefWatch – Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers (12/02/2011 15:00) By DogFace Referee: Chris Foy Assistant 1: Darren Cann Assistant 2: Gary Beswick 4th Official: Mick Russell Good morning stat-fans and welcome to another RefWatch. I’d like to start today by saying thanks to all …
Read More “Arsenal v Wolverhampton: the now famous Untold Ref Preview (as seen on the BBC)”
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony Having established that all is not equal when it comes to referees we now start our regular build up and down over another game. It was Dogface’s preview of the referee for the Everton game that started all the excitement and got the …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Billy El Dog Phil Gregory sends his compliments but he has got yet another French virus, and has retired to his bed. So the cleft stick has been used, the messagers have made their way through the jungle and here I am. …
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By Tony Attwood Over the years I have become increasingly bemused by the stats that are put out after each game, either because I just don’t believe they relate to the match I have just seen, or because I don’t understand what the hell is going on (which is of course my normal state of …
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Walter Broeckx Where do you start when you just have seen Arsenal booking a place in the Carling Cup final? I think this is just the time to enjoy the final result. This is just the time to sing a Song even …
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Phil Gregory Well, the second leg our first semi final this season has crept up on us, or at least it has on me, having thought it was being played tomorrow. Not the best of timing really, considering I’m balancing big shifts …
Read More “Arsenal v Ipswich – teams and all that sort of stuff”
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Tony Attwood In the papers this morning the Lord Coe (he of running, Olympics and the Conservative Party) announced that “it would be very difficult for us to be taken seriously in the corridors of world sport and arguably beyond,” if the …
Read More “The art of the football steward and the corridors of world sport. Arsenal 19 Wigan 2”
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Phil Gregory – our man with a computer It wasn’t long ago that we last played Wigan, dropping two points in disappointing fashion. That day was even more disappointing if thanks to a delay on your Virgin trains you arrived sufficiently late …
Read More “Step aside Ms Cheese; Phil’s got his computer going. Arsenal v Wigan.”
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony by Bogus Cheese Hey ho one and all. Phil says his email has screwed itself to a fire hydrant and he can’t get it out for the moment. If he can he’ll send in another piece, so this is a quick holding pattern, …
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory through Harmony by Tony Attwood We all know that sometime around June the financially discredited Barcelona will start their annual whimpering about Cesc wanting to leave Arsenal and join them. They were going to do it this month, but then one of their number started …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Phil Gregory In a recent match preview I talked about how some of our recent results in the cups were slip-ups, but we had the opportunity to rectify them. This game against Leeds is the first such opportunity, and it’s crucial we …
Read More “Leeds v Arsenal; it’s up for grabs now (etc etc)”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Well, in answer to that question, on the TV in the pub I was at…. no. Looked like a bit of victory through harmony to me. Still, I am sure the AAA, remembering their mantra that you are only as good as your …
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You might also enjoy: West Ham v Arsenal – the ref watch. Exclusive to Untold by Phil Gregory It’s West Ham vs Arsenal time, with the Gunners going into the game after two concerning results in the cups. 1-1 at Leeds, with Fabregas’ last-gasp penalty grabbing us a draw on what was just “one of …
By Tony Attwood I imagine that this will be another one of those moments (rather like last saturday afternoon) when the AAA to rise up in fury and demand the sacking of the manager. It was of course a disappointing result – 65% of possession or something like that – and then to lose to …
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Ipswich vs Arsenal A preview by our man with a spot: Billy the Dog “The Gunners are firm favourites to progress to the Wembley showpiece after an impressive run through the competition so far.” I copied that from the Sky Sports web site. Gibberish isn’t it? …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx I can imagine the AAA brigade going wild, and enthusiastic and enjoying the occasion. After having to keep their mouth shut for a while they can let themselves go after our 1-1 against Leeds. Now we all can have some things to say …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Phil Gregory After a disappointing result against City despite an excellent performance, all you can really do is shrug your shoulders and go “one of those days”. Some will point to the dropped points as evidence of Arsenal’s frailty and inability to break opponents down, …
Read More “Up for the cup (as they love to say on TV). Arsenal v the other end of the M1.”
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Phil Gregory Birmingham away was a great win against a side who’ve caused us trouble over the last few years, and most of the Premier League various difficulties in taking three points since their latest promotion. The stats were certainly interesting reading, our three nil …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx The draw at Wigan is still upsetting some Arsenal fans. Wenger is blamed for the changes he made. And in a way of course it is Wenger who is to blame as he made the decision. And some Arsenal fans point at other …
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Snooping Around League Table As We Start Second Half of Season By Sammy The Snake What a wonderful holiday season! Beating Chelsea with such style was a simple joy. The sun was shining bright on Tuesday & Wednesday, but then Thursday morning was a bit cloudy …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here by Tony Attwood That scoreline is of course shots on target. You might consider goal attempts a better measure. In which case, The Blues 6 Arsenal 18. Either way it was rather jolly – except for two things – the dreadful awful tackle, and what Ferguson …
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Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here A preview by Billy The Dog McGraw Birmingham is a diminutive village famed for being the lowest settlement in the United Kingdom at 170 feet below sea level. The location, home to elves, dwarves and other such creatures, was discovered by chance in 1874 when the …
Read More “i guess that’s why they call it the blues. (i believe i’ll dust my broom)”
