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The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Ref reviewer 04 For our game in the CL in Marseille we had ref Skomina from Slovenia. Ever heard of him? Well I hadn’t until the match. Min Type Foul from On …
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With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Background: Initially Untold Arsenal started to publish referee reviews of Arsenal matches, and through this we found some evidence of what appeared to be consistent bias by referees against Arsenal. The point was then made we would get a better overall picture of what is going …
The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 8: Arsenal in declining injuries shocker! By Dale Higginbottom Any international break is always a time of unease for football fans and when they appear at a time when …
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By Tony Attwood Of course one doesn’t like to boast, and I am well aware that quoting oneself is a sign of a thoroughly deluded mind. But nevertheless, if I may quote from yesterday’s preview. “I thought Koscielny played well on Sunday, and when Vermaelen returns we will have three centre backs in good form …
—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ——————————————– By Tony Attwood Ah, Marseille, the darkest of dark forces. One of the clubs that helped give rise to the legend that match fixing happens in funny foreign places but not in dear old …
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—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————– By Walter Broeckx Well the season is not that far under way but still we have had quite a few games that the Untold Referees Panel have reviewed so far. So maybe time to …
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—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– By Ref Reviewer 04 In the game Bolton – chelsea we had ref Walton. A few interesting things happened in this game. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 2 GOAL Chelsea C Correct goal 1 3 3 OTHER Ngog Bosingwa C …
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—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything —————————————– By Walter Broeckx We know that one of the things that some part of the fans throw at Wenger is the fact that he can’t organise a defence. And that he is stubborn. And then they come up with the fact that he needs …
By Ref Reviewer 03 For the game Arsenal – Sunderland we had for the second time in 8 games in the PL ref Howard Webb in charge. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment points weight 1 GOAL C Van Persie -goal okay 1 3 3 OTHER Vaughan Gervinho NC Shove – not given 0 …
—————————————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything Ontold on Twitter: @UntoldArsenal —————————————– Reflections on Arsenal v Sunderland; by Tony Attwood There are three guys who normally sit a couple of rows behind me. They come to each game, and they complain. One shouts out “What was that?” endlessly, suggesting that every pass, …
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Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Howard Webb Assistant 1: Darren Cann Assistant 2: Jake Collin 4th Official: Peter Walton Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… I’ve got to keep it short and sweet today I’m afraid – so please feel free to chew over the numbers yourself and make whatever casual …
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———————– The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything ———————– By Phil Gregory After what seems like an age, our beloved Arsenal are back after the international break. Sunderland are of course the side facing us at the Emirates and are a side who have started the season poorly after throwing a lot of …
The Christmas gift for the Arsenal fan with (almost) everything By Tony Attwood I recently stumbled across The Olympic Stadium Fiasco – A Spurs Fan’s Perspective by Gigwise. It popped up on my radar because it contained the hallowed words “Woolwich Arsenal”, with the phrase “This is the original North London side, the only North …
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The Christmas gift for the fan with (almost) everything By Ref Reviewer 03 If you are new to this series you might like to see the note at the foot of the article For the game Manchester United – Norwich we reviewed ref Stuart Attwell. How was his score? Min Type Foul from On C/NC …
The ultimate Christmas present for the Arsenal fan who has (almost) everything —————————————– By Walter Broeckx So here we go again. The injurnationals are over and it is back to normal Arsenal football days. During our time away, Wayne Rooney has had a red card, and misses the next three England games, and Wayne Rooney …
Read More “Finally back to football, and some of the injured are back too.”
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood The government of the UK has given the governing body of English football until the end of February to sort itself out. Talk about the blind leading the blind… The threat behind the demand is that the FA will be regulated if it …
With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ——————————————– Blame 101 – Don’t let your ignorance interfere with your prejudice by Don McMahon This is a brief course for anyone who would like to join the Anti-Arsenal Arsenal but hasn’t quite got the hang of it yet. It is a quick course in how …
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With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx When good (ex-)referees speak it is sometimes wise to listen. And sometimes you can learn something from their words. But having been a top ref doesn’t necessary means that you got the answer to the questions. Because when you have been a top …
Read More “Mr Collina gets it wrong. Refusing to help the referees will not help the game.”
By Tony Attwood Arsenal are the only leading club in the Premier League to make money from buying and selling players during the years of foreign ownership (which we take to mean since Roman Abramovich at Chelsea). Since 2003/04, Arsenal have received £21 million more than they have spent, and this is a figure that …
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With over 2000 followers: Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Spurs-Arsenal Media Watch: Party in North London, but did the festivities obscure the facts? By: Anne *Much thanks to Shard for his contributions to this article. While Arsenal certainly gave the media plenty to lament about following their loss against Spurs, …
By Walter Broeckx There has been a little debate going on about the refs in the media. And I was attracted by the words or the English Football Association referees’ committee chairman David Elleray. Mr. Elleray said and I quote this from the media: “Last season in the Premier League 98 per cent of offside …
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Arsenal made a profit last year, despite a drop in property sales (because we had already sold most of Highbury Square) and despite buying buy not selling players. The operating profit (before exceptional costs, depreciation and player trading) in the football business was £45.8 million (2010 – £56.8 million). The gains made on the commercial …
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By Ref Reviewer 04 This is part of a series of articles covering the refereeing of matches in the EPL. We cover all Arsenal games, and some of the games of other leading teams. For the game between Manchester City and Everton it was Howard Webb in charge. Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment …
By Walter Broeckx Sometimes the international games bring us good news. And this time some of the good news came from Africa. A lot of people have been predicting the end of the world in January as we would be without almost half of the team because of the African Nations Cup. And yes we …
