More than the last game: supporting a club is for life

By Walter Broeckx This season is not the best season we had in the recent history. A few very hard defeats to take on the chin.  Losing one of the best players in the world.  So compared to the last 6 seasons we have had a hard time at moments. And this is why I …

Are the Refs in the Premier League bent? The evidence is worrying.

————————————— 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 Follow Arsenal’s History here By Tony Attwood About four years ago a number of Arsenal supporters began to be concerned about what we saw as poor refereeing in the …

Untold Ref Review: Swansea City 1 – 1 Chelsea

Today’s referee is Andre Marriner – MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Andre Marriner (2012-01-31) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 3 OTHER Mereiles Allen C Pull 1 4 OTHER Allen Mereiles C Trip 1 4 OTHER Allen Mereiles C Mereiles was clearly unhappy with the fact that Allen kicked the ball in …

Untold Ref Review: Wigan Athletic 0 – 1 Manchester City

Today’s referee is Martin Atkinson – How did the ref do in this game MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Martin Atkinson (2012-01-16) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 2 OTHER Milner Moses C Trip 1 3 PENALTY Wigan14 C The Wigan player blocked the defender 3 4 OTHER Rodallega Hart C Prevents …

Watching the Arsenal on ITV today? If so, we urgently need your help

  ——————————————– 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 Follow Arsenal’s History here ——————————- By Tony Attwood We have commented on the fact that most football commentaries are so awful it is better to turn the sound …

Moving swiftly on: Sunderland versus Arsenal

By Phil Gregory After a night to forget in the midweek, a trip away to Sunderland isn’t the ideal bounce back fixture most would ask for, but such is the way the schedule has fallen. The defeat virtually ended our hopes of going through to the next round, and with the Premier League out of …

Injuries in the Premier League – a weekly in-depth review

  ——————————————– 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 Follow Arsenal’s History here ——————————————– Untold Injury Index – Gameweek 25 By Dale Higginbottom Back again for another round-up of the crocked and almost crocked and in the …

What Hazard really said: ” At Arsenal you have Wenger, Vermaelen and the beautiful game….”

——————————————– 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 Follow Arsenal’s History here By Walter Broeckx Earlier this week I have heard a part of the world coming to an end because some rumour told that Eden Hazard …

What you read about administration, liquidation, corruption and Rangers might not be the whole story.

——————————————– 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 Follow Arsenal’s History here ——————————————- by Tony Attwood Years back, when I started to work as a journalist, one thing struck me very hard.  There was an agenda.  No …

Atwell relegated by PGMO. So are Untold Ref Reviews on the right track?

By Walter Broeckx Today the news came out that ref Stuart Atwell has been demoted from the PL referees and has been put back to the Football league. He was only 25 when he did his first game in the EPL, the youngest ref ever and now at 29 years he is put back down …

While true fans are loyal lovers the media descends into puerile pornography

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 Follow Arsenal’s History here —————————— By Tony Attwood The longest relationship I have had in my life is with Arsenal.  I found myself emotionally bound to the club from childhood, …

Europe is back – Previewing Arsenal’s trip to Milan

By Phil Gregory After a tight win over Sunderland, our quest for the top four received a timely boost with another poor result on Chelsea’s behalf. With the return of the Champions League however, such issues take a back seat. Previous tumultuous league campaigns for the Arsenal have resulted in good runs in the Champions …

Untold Ref Review: Everton 1 – 0 Manchester City, PGMO showing their colours?

Today’s referee is Peter Walton – In some parts of the world they say that Walton is a United ref. Is there anything to see in this review that might point at it? Just read on. MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Peter Walton (2012-01-31) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 1 OTHER …

Untold Ref Review: Sunderland 1 – 2 Arsenal

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here Today’s referee is Neil Swarbrick – How did he do in his maiden match for Arsenal? MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Neil Swarbrick (2012-02-11) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 4 OTHER …

Mr Redknapp: The Coincidence Man (and what those earlier Untold articles were all about)

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here By Tony Attwood If you have a long memory, and take note of the occasional ramblings of mine on this site you might recall that I’ve written a few things about the Redknapp trial in …

Vermaelen, what he said in Flemish

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here By Walter Broeckx Introduction by myself : this is the translated version of an interview that appeared in Gazet Van Antwerpen on 11/02/2012. Some media have tried to pull some words out of its context. …

After a brief accidental sejour, the preview returns for Sunderland vs. Arsenal

By Phil Gregory A resurgent Sunderland side lie in wait for Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, though a 7-1 drubbing of Blackburn could prove to be the catalyst for revitalising our own campaign. The draw at Bolton recently means that we really must be getting the three points from Sunderland if we are serious about catching …

Listening to (foreign) match commentators is sometimes interesting to do

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here By Walter Broeckx I usually watch my games with the sound of the commentators as soft as possible.  This is mostly because I’m not interested in what they are saying. When I am in the …

Untold Ref Review: Norwich City 0 – 0 Chelsea, the big zero game

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here Today’s referee is Mark Clattenburg – Would this be a game to remember for any reason? MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Mark Clattenburg (2012-01-21) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 6 OTHER …

Silly People, those Englishman

 Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here   By Walter Broeckx First about the title: this is a somewhat own version of the famous quotes that are used in the comic strips series Asterix and Obelix from the hand of  René Goscinny …

Untold Ref Review: Bolton Wanderers 3 – 1 Liverpool

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here Today’s referee is Kevin Friend – This review can also bring some perspective to our goalless draw this week as one of our competitors for the 4th spot went under at Bolton. But we are …

Untold Media: Media sets a new standard in failure, earns a pathetic “-F” on UM’s January transfer window quiz – Part 2

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here By Anne Part one of this article can be found here From here, we’ll move on to consider: Possible “shady” motives   1) Agents attempting to sell players In my previous UM report, I highlighted: “certain …

Untold Media: Media sets a new standard in failure, earns a pathetic “-F” on UM’s January transfer window quiz – Part 1

Woolwich Arsenal, the club that changed football.  Have your name in the book as an official sponsor.  Updated information here By: Anne   Just before Christmas, Untold Media published a quiz titled “Will the Transfer Happen?,” which attempted to document all of the transfer rumours that had appeared concerning Arsenal between the close of the summer …