Untold Ref Review: Chelsea 3 – 0 Bolton Wanderers

Today’s referee is Michael Oliver – MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Michael Oliver (2012-02-25) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 1 OFFSIDE Chelsea C assumed correct 1 3 OFFSIDE Chelsea NC Not correct Drogba was clearly on side when the ball was played 1 4 OTHER Ngog Luiz C Push 1 5 …

Untold Ref Review: Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 West Bromwich Albion

Today’s referee is Mark Halsey – A review that has take a while because of all sorts of reasons but still an interesting one and more data that somehow confirms things we have published in the last days. MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Mark Halsey (2012-01-03) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight …

Liverpool or Arsenal – which club is in the better position today?

By Tony Attwood Arsenal have not won a major trophy for 350 weeks (give or take).  Liverpool have not won a major trophy for 3 weeks (ditto). As we know (because the media keep telling us) winning is everything.  Trophies are everything.  And yes, because I have been at matches like the League Cup final …

It is important for Arsenal fans not to crow at the misfortune of others at a moment like this

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Arsenal has always been a selling club. True or false?

by Tony Attwood Waiting for the match to start is nerve-wrenching.  I suffer just like many others.  In my case, once the pre-match articles from Phil and Dogface are on line, I sit and wait.  And wait. OK I am at work, wherein I have certain duties to perform, and there’s the question of the …

RefWatch – Everton Vs Arsenal (21/03/2012 – 20:00)

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Lee Mason Assistant 1: John Flynn Assistant 2: Mick McDonough 4th Official: Jonathan Moss Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… A bit of a lazy one from me today as, rather inconsiderately, I have loads of work on at the moment. Here’s how the markets read …

Everton versus Arsenal: midweek preview

By Phil Gregory Arsenal are off to Goodison Park for our midweek game, after a weekend devoid of Gooner-related activity. This probably went in our favour despite our excellent recent run of performances, with tired legs benefitting from a bit of an extra breather, those carrying knocks better rested and the chance for some of …

Money laundering and football; some rather interesting examples

  By: Anne This article is Part II of a 3-part series that is intended to provide information about precisely how money laundering works on a global scale. Because my personal take is that, if the criminals know how to do it, why not all of us? And the truth is that, without such parity of knowledge, …

Arsenal is being screwed by the referees. The evidence from 3 different sources

———————————————————————— Our thoughts are of course with Fabrice Muamba. ——————————————————————— By Walter Broeckx This article is a follow up of the article about the wrong calls going against WBA and QPR.  The aim is to reveal a few things about the wrong calls and about other websites that also are working around the things we …

The Arsenal Way: the unique style of playing developed under Mr Wenger.

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 ———————————————————————— Our thoughts are of course with Fabrice Muamba. ——————————————————————— By Arvind Introduction Very …

Why does WBA (like Arsenal) get so many referee wrong calls?

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 ———————————————————————— Our thoughts are of course with Fabrice Muamba.   ——————————————————————— By Walter Broeckx One …

What do you really know about the 1971 Double?

  ———————————————— Our thoughts are of course with Fabrice Muamba.  ———————————————— The 1971 quizzes By Tony Attwood Early next year we are going to publish what we hope will be the definitive volume on Arsenal in the 70s.  As part of that I thought it might be interesting to do a few quizzes – to …

This week’s Premier League Preview

The coming week’s Premier League Preview By Arua This article is mainly focused on giving the readers a short preview of what to expect when the premier league resumes for its 29th round of matches over a stretch of 5 days. The matches are arranged in the order in which they will be played. Since …

How not to do reform: lessons from the FA

By Phil Gregory In recent days the excellent David Conn of the Guardian has published an article on the fallout of the Commons Inquiry into Football Governance’s inquiry and the FA’s subsequent reply to that document. As longer-term readers may recall, I submitted a report to the committee and was cited in their final report …

Ryo ready as an Arsenal man prepares to beat Tottenham (again)

—————————— . By Tony Attwood . Poor Tiny Totts.  Leading 2-0 and it all went wrong, and wrong and wrong.  Now they face the might Bolton.  Scare-ey say the Tiny fans with extra bravado.  But they haven’t seen Ryo. . Ryo – who the Daily Telegraph described as a player whose pace makes Gareth Bale …

The referees’ association: A secretive organisation in breach of its terms of reference

—————- 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 Dave Right It comes as no surprise that the Professional Game …

Untold Ref Review: Manchester United 2 – 0 West Bromwich Albion

Today’s referee is Lee Probert – An interesting game for a few reasons as our ref reviewer is starting to see a pattern MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Lee Probert (2012-03-11) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 6 OTHER Tamaz Evra C 1 7 OTHER Scholes Brunt C 1 9 OTHER Andrews …

Celebrating a new milestone: Untold goes where no one’s ever been

  By Walter Broeckx As promised in the Untold Ref Review of the game between Arsenal – Newcastle I told that I would explain why I would open a virtual bottle of champagne to celebrate something. Because this ref review has been the 100th review our ref reviewers have done this season. Yes that is …

At last. Prem League chair Richards accuses Fifa; Arry lays into the Arabs

————————— Could you write a regular column in Untold Arsenal? ————————————— By Tony Attwood When have I ever supported Sir Dave Richards, the Premier League chairman and a Football Association vice-chairman?  Never must be the simple answer.  Until today. Because now he has made a speech that has made me think again about what is …

Untold Ref Review: Arsenal 2 – 1 Newcastle United

——————————– 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 Howard Webb – So we had Howard Webb for …

Is Arsène Wenger being tapped up for the England job? Maybe he is…

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 There is a story doing the rounds that Mr Redknapp does …

Arsenal 24 Newcastle 4. A dangerous distant animal and kit deals are more important than trophies.

By Tony Attwood Arsenal had 23 goal attempts in the match against Newcastle, according to the official stats.  Newcastle had four.  That figure is something that tends to have been lost a little – but it is an indication of where the entertainment came from. Arsenal gave us drama, Newcastle gave us time wasting.  (There’s …

Make your preparations for St Totteringham`s day.

By Mahdi Khamis WOW what a match. Truth be told I’m over the moon at the moment and I am sure I am not the only one that went absolute mental when that second goal went in. Not sure if words are enough to describe my man crush on Vermaelen. Did you see that run? …

The Verminator on TV, Newcastle dead and burried

————————————————————– 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” Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ————————————— By Walter Broeckx Well sometimes playing good football isn’t enough to …

RefWatch – Arsenal Vs Newcastle United (12/03/2012 – 20:00)

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Howard Webb Assistant 1: Peter Kirkup Assistant 2: Simon Long 4th Official: Michael Jones Good morning stat-fans and welcome to the regular RefWatch… it’s a tough one to call for me today – not only because, as I write this, it’s Monday morning and I’m never very …