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
H Redknapp has publicly stated that he does not feel himself responsible for any of the events subsequent to his departure at West Ham, Portsmouth or Southampton. My question in this piece is dead simple. Is this view reasonable, or she he be held responsible in relation to his second spell at Portsmouth? Portsmouth is …
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I have enjoyed many an Arsenal game, but this one had one moment which was utterly wonderful. Rosicky had scored in front of us, the final whistle had gone, and we stood to leave block 99. I got to the stairway and as is my wont, allowed others to pass before Jane and I could …
Read More “My greatest ever Arsenal game: Arsenal 2 Everton 2”
Well, hi-de-diddley-do there. Phil’s doing exams, so I’m doing the predictions and stuff. Right, of we go… High-flying Everton travel to the Emirates aiming to continue their fantastic run in the league. (How am I doing so far?) The Gunners dropped out of the title race when they slumped to a 3-0 home defeat to …
Read More “Arsenal v Everton preview unlike any other Arsenal Everton preview. Honest.”
Let me make it clear that this is not a tirade against Fran Media. If he goes, or if he has already gone, then I will be sorry, but I’ll understand. It is what agents do to young players. Get games every week, grass is always greener, all that stuff. But if he is going, …
By Walter Broeckx The starting line up was Almunia, Sagna, Gallas, Vermaelen, Traore, Denilson, Diaby, Ramsey, Nasri, Arshavin and Eduardo. Bolton kick off and launch a rocket at the Arsenal goal. The ball hits Almunia (who is still waving at the crowd behind his goal) on the back of his head and it goes out …
So the match of the decade (see my last piece) has been postponed. Instead I wonder if we might debate something that was raised on the site this week…. What will happen to the clubs that die as a result of financial mismanagement? It is a topic that should be close to our hearts …
Warning: contains occasional insanity, multiple insults, ephemeral nursery rhymes and mild fantasy. So, here I am on Wednesday morn, with three thoughts in my head – which is an improvement of the one that normally resides there. Thought one: will the game go ahead? If it does the 27.5 Notlob supporters who normally travel out …
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As a starting point, take Manchester IOU who are thinking about a £600m bond issue to try and sort out their debts. First thing to note here is that you don’t do this sort of thing if everything is fit and dandy. So we might ask, why issue bonds? The scheme is designed to move …
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By Walter Broeckx Great was my expectation when I saw the names of Fran Merida and Jack Wilshere on the team sheet. I have seen them play a few games in the Carling Cup, the Emirates Cup, in the reserves and even in the Champions League. When they play in the Emirates cup, which after …
Read More “This was the best thing that could have happened to Fran and Jack.”
There were unprecedented scenes tonight at Untold Towers, the rural enclave which houses Untold Arsenal. As editors and copywriters gathered on the 42nd floor and watched in amazement a crowd of over 400 bookmakers, bookies runners and a couple of burger sellers attacked the building with sticks, staves and a centurian tank. At first it …
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Warning: contains dead bodies, mild peril, partial nudity, swearing, irony and occasional violence. “West Ham are in dire straits,” said Billy the Dog, as I approached the allotment and offered him a pint of sweet sherry. “That Mark Knoffler has lost it, the new glacier tax is hitting them hard, and their bid to host …
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Arsenal – We have money available, but with the news that we have apparently signed the Brazilian forward 16 year old Wellington Silva for £3.5m and seemingly we are about to buy a second young lad from the same country, that might be it. There is still all the talk that we need a new …
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Below is an article by Walter Broeckx, but before that, a quick editorial, as it were… I am still not sure if the correspondence following the post on 31 December was the funniest thing or the saddest thing I’ve ever seen on this site. Even after the top of the article was changed to make …
