We haven’t stopped yet… there’s still time to have more thoughts on the Tottenham game.

———————- By Walter Broeckx Well, well well. It looks as if we are developing a few lucky charms these days. Let us start with our regular reader Shard. Boy oh boy what a time to come to London. I don’t know when you are going back home again but please reconsider your plans. I do …

With money in the bank will Arsenal spend? Here’s why not…

———————- Spend some money please? Richard Bedwell Following the release of the latest six monthly financial figures the demand to spend it all (couched in less polite terms than used above) is sure to follow. It may be worth going over three of the reasons why it is very unlikely to happen at anything like …

Lenny Henry, Shakespeare, Mourinho, Van Persie, Crisis and invented Spuds goals

—————————— By Tony Attwood I went to see Lenny Henry in “Comedy of Errors” last night at the National Theatre (which explains the first two elements of my headline), and it was stunning, brilliant and extraordinary – and had a fair old Arsenal element in it too. The tragedy of Shakespeare is that it is …

Best Football Fairy tale ever, told by the refs for the refs

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx Things are getting interesting as the PGMOL are coming out with …

Freddie Ljungberg interview: insights, errors and memories of being sent off

——————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ——————————— In this interview given just before the game with Tottenham H Freddie …

Untold Ref Review: Arsenal 5 – 2 Tottenham Hotspur

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal   Today’s referee is Mike Dean – Much has been said about Dean before …

“Nowadays Tottenham are better than us, simple as that” and other fun stories

————————————————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood I think I can start in no other way than …

Exclusive: Interview with Arry’s dog Rosie on the Arsenal/Tott match

Untold Arsenal has been very fortunate to get an interview with Rosie, Arry Redknapp’s constant companion and translator of matters mathematical. UNTOLD: Rosie, we know that Arry treats you as a very special friend – as witness the fact that he gave you £200000 in your own bank account.  How are things? ROSIE: Woof! UNTOLD: …

Is the Tottenham game fixed? The complete analysis

The most comprehensive preview of Arsenal Tottenham The match fixing analysis of the Arsenal Tottenham match under Mr Dean has garnered a lot of interest. Here is the link to that file… The problem with the referees, and the match fixing analysis And to the match preview The match preview The history A history of …

derby day: Spurs and Dean visit the Arsenal

By Phil Gregory There’s nothing like an incisive and cutting RefWatch to discourage from writing a match preview which attempts to analyse on the basis that the relative qualities of the two teams will have a greater influence on the match outcome than the prick man in black, but alas I have my commitments, so …

RefWatch – Arsenal Vs Tottenham Hotspur (26/02/2011 – 13:30)

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Mike Dean Assistant 1: Stephen Child Assistant 2: Simon Long 4th Official: Phil Dowd Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… I’m wondering something [before I start the statistical breakdown]; I was wondering that if you – like me – were full of confidence in the run …

What would happen if Mr Wenger were to leave Arsenal?

What would happen if Mr Wenger were to leave Arsenal? By Tony Attwood There is a general assumption from many people who class themselves as Arsenal supporters that things would immediately improve if the manager were to go – and as we all know, this sometimes happens with clubs who get rid of the boss.  …

Referees : Is there something to hide? – Part 2

By Walter Broeckx One of our readers asked the following question after one of my ref articles. I will try to answer the parts in bold. Ref Reviewer #? It would be kind and instructive and de-mystifying to readers hear to have you weigh in on some questions. Refreshingly, you write: there are “moments when …

We really do have to blame the refs

————————————- Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book   Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal —————————————- By Abdulaziz Alfarhoud “@azizalfarhoud”             We started this season with ambition to win trophies after 6 …

Untold Ref Review: Manchester City 3 – 0 Fulham

—————————- Untold Ref Reviews is a series that runs throughout the season, through which our referee’s panel reviews different games, based on the same agreed approach across all our reviewers.  You can find details of all our past reviews at http://blog.emiratesstadium.info/referees —————————–   Today’s referee is Mike Dean – What can we say about him …

Referees’ mistakes all even out in the end. Well actually, no….

————————————————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ———————————————- By Walter Broeckx After almost every article I write about the refs …

Football finance: a look at the AST’s financial analysis of Arsenal (part one of many)

By Phil Gregory Recently the Arsenal Supporters Trust issued a three page document in which they took a look at Arsenal’s books and posed a few questions based on their analysis. I’d advise readers to have a look at that document before continuing, seeing as my article is looking at parts of their work, though …

The Ox will make it, even though a cow might break its leg.

————————————————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” ———————————————————- By Walter Broeckx A few weeks ago Robin Van Persie said that there will be moments …

Rangers fans show Arsenal “fans” how it really ought to be done.

 ————————————————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” ———————————————————- By Tony Attwood Last weekend Rangers played at home in front of a full house, and …

Tottenham abandon social housing but get government funds for new stadium

—————————————— Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” ————————————————— News from Down the Lane By Tony Attwood If you want to know who is paying …

Why does Arsenal not sack Wenger? This is why

 ————————————————————– Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” ——————————————————– By Walter Broeckx One of the questions that is often used by a part of the …

Is this as bad as it gets for Arsenal? Don’t you believe it!

By Tony Attwood Last week on this site we had the rather amusing situation in which a reader wrote in telling us in no uncertain terms that we were in our worst ever situation, and Mr Wenger should go. Anyway this writer cited a number of situations – the worst start to a season, the …

Which referees are fit to referee in the Premier League? We reveal the awful truth.

  Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here The day when Fulham tried to take over Arsenal – the full story in “Making the Arsenal” ———————————————————-   By Walter Broeckx As was asked by a reader I will give you the league …

Frimpong attacks Piers Morgan: the full postings

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here When Fulham tried to take over Arsenal.  The full story is in “Making the Arsenal” ———————— Untold Media: Frimpong attacks Piers Morgan: the full report By:  Anne (with  thanks to Mahdain for the link that …

Transfer cash is directly related to money laundering: the allegations, and the court case.

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here Follow us on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ———————– Money Laundering and Football “Rather than simply being used as a conduit for money laundering the proceeds of other crimes, there is some sort of activity relating to player …