RefWatch – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur. It’s Phil Dowd; see what we can expect.

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ——————— RefWatch – Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur (20/11/2010 12:45) By DogFace Referee:           Phil Dowd Assistant 1:     Darren Cann Assistant 2:     Simon Long 4th Official:      Andre Marriner Just a quick one today I’m afraid… so apologies, it’s been a busy week! Phil Dowd, in my opinion, is …

Coming up: six Arsenal games in 18 days. Just bring it on

By Walter Broeckx After the midweek internationals (stupid as they were friendly internationals) we get back to the real thing. Arsenal and football. At first sight not many players have come back in pieces it seems. So that is some good news. No, change that into real good news. The only concern looks to be …

Ten things that Wenger should consider: a personal opinion

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ————————– Akhil Nair I am a gooner from India.  I really like your posts and thought of sharing my personal views to you and to our readers. In our country it is said that cricket is religion and every single person has his or her …

The untold ref review review: a comparison of all the refs we have had this season

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx So here we are after about 1/3 of the season in the EPL and maybe a good time, with the (f*****g) international break this week to take a look at how the refs have done so far. To start with I give you …

One third of the season gone, and Arsenal prepare to win everything

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here by Tony Attwood Where are we?   We have the usual crop of injuries but thus far we cope – and we are coping far better than before.  Cesc running on half throttle, Vermaelen not running at all, Van Persie out for virtually the whole season and …

Brainless Fifa, but vote for Samir anyway

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here by Walter Broeckx Once upon a time there was an organisation of brainless people. And as it went in those days those people organised themselves. After all, why not. As any organisation they had to give themselves a name but deciding which name is very difficult. …

Football stumbles towards financial insanity

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood I have bored you stiff many times before saying that this is the moment when football collapses under the weight of its own financial stupidity. Yes, I hear you shout, but when?  And who?   “Where’s the evidence?” you call (and I know you …

“Arsenal don’t like it up em.” But are you sure we are bottom of the fair play league?

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx and Tony Attwood Mr P Neville, a footballer, has been reported in the UK press as saying that  Everton’s game plan was to get a trifle rough with Arsenal on Sunday.   He also said the strategy had worked in the past but didn’t …

Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 13

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 13 By Dale Higginbottom Gameweek thirteen, unlucky for some but how lucky or unlucky have the injuries been on the top teams here’s this weeks round-up. Everton Vs Arsenal Arsenal (5 injuries) Goalkeeper – Almunia (7) Defence – Vermaelen (10), Midfield …

The Untold ref review: Everton – Arsenal

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx, the untold ref, not the world cup ref. So for the first time this season we had the honour to have a game from the ref that has done the Champions league and the world cup final. Did he perform at this level? …

Don’t say we didn’t warn you.

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood These are difficult times for the anti-Arsenal alliance of mobsters whose single aim is to bring down the Lord Wenger and the club he built from the mould ridden ruins of the of the Bruce Rioch year. According to the anti-Arsenal we are …

The world put to rights, Caramalised Molasses v Arsenal

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Apologies if you got sidetracked by the earlier preview – the world is back on track, Thomas Vermaelen has opened his presents, and its the regular preview… By Phil Gregory After an interesting game for United, the opportunity to definitively go second looms for Arsenal. I …

Happy birthday Thomas Vermaelen

By Tony Attwood As one door closes another slams in your face, as the old Cockney saying goes.  Thomas V must be feeling this, aged 25, not sure when he will play again. I’ve got problems too, but not as bad as his. And you don’t want to know about my problems, but I will …

The agenda for the Everton game is set: watching for Cesc tackles

by Walter Broeckx Oh, how long they have been waiting for this one to come. And now they can finally have a go at Arsenal again.  Yes I am talking about the Cesc tackle right at the end of the game against Wolverhampton. Like flies on a fresh shit they can flying in  and all …

Untold RefWatch – Everton v Arsenal; H. Webb. Oh dear!

We’re twitting. @UntoldArsenal ————————— RefWatch – Everton v Arsenal – Sunday, 14/11/2010 (14:00) By DogFace Referee:          Howard Webb Assistant 1:      Andy Madley Assistant 2:      David Richardson 4th Official:     Anthony Taylor OK – so where do we start with Howard Webb… well (how about a bit of de-ja-vu) – If the PGMOB were a Masonic …

Tiny Totts feel the Arry effect, Blackburn to lease players. Where’s that brown envelope?

Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood Intro and background… In May this year newspapers reported that Mr H Redknapp was to face new charges of tax evasion along with former Portsmouth directors Milan Mandaric and Peter Storrie.  The charges are to be tax evasion. At the time of that …

Is the league getting more difficult to win? An Untold investigation.

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx Are we going to see a different season?  And by this I don’t mean just Arsenal but also how our rivals are doing this season so far. To try and answer this I suggest that we start with the league table as  …

The untold ref review: Wolverhampton – Arsenal

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By our referee in residence, Walter Broeckx. A visit to Wolverhampton on a cold November night. And the ref was Mark Halsey. The first time this season we had him as a ref. I must say that when I sometimes say things in words on …

Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 12

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 12 By Dale Higginbottom What’s this, two injury articles in a week? Well yes, given the midweek league games I thought another brief round-up was in order. We’re now into Gameweek 12 and here’s how the injury figures stack up …

Wolverhampton Kickstop v you, me, and the rest

Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood This little piece is written on Tuesday night, and left for my co-editor Walter to publish at an appropriate moment. I can’t beat his 2593 mile round trip from Antwerp to the Ems, but I am travelling from my home in Northamptonshire …

Beaten Murphy (but not completely). Benelux goes to the Ems.

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ————— By Walter Broeckx Another 345 kilometres to go, it was the distance we had to cover to get to the Emirates. Despite the fact that we never have had any member with the name of Murphy in our supporters club in Belgium, Holland and …

RefWatch – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal (10/11/2010 – 20:00)

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ————————— RefWatch – Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal (10/11/2010 – 20:00) By DogFace Referee:          Mark Halsey Assistant 1:     Dean Mohareb Assistant 2:     Ceri Richards 4th Official:      Kevin Friend On Wednesday we travel up to the West Midlands to face Mick McCarthy’s Wolverhampton Wanderers in what, …

It is time to stop football clubs using administration as a way to fund their greed and stupidity

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood Manchester IOU plod along their merry way, spending all their profit on interest and fees for the owners. Liverpoodle (named after the annoying little dog favoured by rich Americans) have paid off RBS, but are perhaps just a little red-faced by the …

Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 11

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here —————————— Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 11 By Dale Higginbottom Back-to-back defeats are difficult to take as fans of a title challenging team. You always hope that you can recover quickly after the disappointment of a tough away defeat in the Champions League but it …

The Untold ref review: Arsenal – Newcastle

Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ————– By Walter Broeckx, the ref When I heard the news that Mike Dean would be our ref I got a bad feeling. But on the other hand this was a chance for me to see how he would do when I don’t have to …