As Arsenal sink lower changing the manager again is not the answer

By Tony Attwood And so we have now had the first suggestion that we should get rid of Mr Arteta and bring in… Brendon Rodgers.  That’s the media’s idea of course, I’ve no idea what other Arsenal fans think of it.  Not something I’d like to see. But it goes on and on.  We got …

The ex-Arsenal man who keeps on moving on

Today’s story from the Arsenal anniversary files is of Mark Randall, and man who in his early days appeared to be destined for great things (and Mr Wenger appeared to agree with that) but who could never settle at Arsenal, and indeed appears to have had difficulty settling anywhere else. And yet in his role …

“The best team lost” – the story of the 2020 Continental Tyres Cup

by Andrew Crawshaw The quote in the title was from a Chelsea supporter to me in the Gents after the game and he wasn’t wrong.  The trophy went to Chelsea following a 2 – 1 win in a game which saw Arsenal batter Chelsea for 80 minutes.   The match as you would expect was …

The problems at Arsenal: Trying to resolve the cause and effect

Untold Videos Our videos explore some of these issues in depth – do take a look   By Tony Attwood In the modern blogging world, exploring the issue of cause and effect is sometimes known as moaning – and “moaning” of course is a pejorative word.  No one likes a moaner. So what is a …

How supporters are being weaponised by the media; we’ve become their playthings

Untold Updates videos We’re back with our videos – do take a look   By Tony Attwood “I hate how they ‘weaponise’ us against each other with lies… Stadiums are now more hateful for it.” Paul Ogden, a Manchester City fan, took a moment to write to Untold yesterday, and he made a point that …

How “The Athletic” touches on issues without realising what they are

by Tony Attwood It is interesting to see The Athletic in a current article taking an interest in AFTV, and recognising (perhaps a little late in the day) that not everyone who claims to be an Arsenal supporter actually likes AFTV.   But I do find it a little frustrating that articles like this are presented …

AFTV get out of our club. Where did it all go so right?

By Tony Attwood So how did it all go so right?  Arsenal Fans TV and its camp follower Piers Morgan have been making fun of Arsenal, its players and its loyal Arsenal supporters for years. Outrageously proclaiming on its web site that “AFTV is the No.1 Fan Channel on YouTube” it was set up with …

Does booing Arsenal really improve Arsenal’s performances? An investigation.

By Tony Attwood  “How useful is it to boo your own team?” is an article that appeared in the Guardian newspaper a few weeks after I started writing more specifically than in the past about the subject. Of course that doesn’t mean that they have picked up the idea from Untold – it could well …

Why the media’s unified view of Arsenal is so utterly dangerous

by Tony Attwood Prelude: If this article looks to be in a strange format, my apologies.  We are trying to get rid of a bug in the system to ensure that Untold looks ok on all devices, and for the moment there appear to be problems throughout the site. I live in a country in …

Cup final thoughts: do smoke bombs damage your mental stability?

By Walter Broeckx As Untold Arsenal is a site that talks about football in general and not only about Arsenal I would like to talk about the cup final in Holland. And there are a few links with Arsenal in this. And with articles written on Untold in the last months. And the Hull – …