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By Phil Gregory After a disappointing result at home against Wigan, Arsenal are back in action versus Chelsea in Saturday’s early kick off. Chelsea come into the game off the back of an impressive defensive display a demonstration of how not to finish a series of solid chances by Barcelona, and I can’t imagine many …
By Arun Week 35 This one will be a quick and short preview due to my exams which are beginning on Monday and time comes at a cost during such ‘difficult’ times. Taking a look back at the past week, Young dived again and set Man U on a route to a victory after Man …
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By Billy the Dog McGraw Editor in chief, and Prince of the market gardners. ————————- Obviously to be able to write Untold, as we do, those of us involved in this site read the press, watch TV and watch the games, as well as take the occasional drink. But it has become our habit to …
Read More “Down the pub. What Untold columnists are debating as we gather in the Depths of Despair”
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Mike Dean Assistant 1: Stuart Burt Assistant 2: Adam Watts 4th Official: Neil Swarbrick Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… ever get that feeling of Déjà vu? Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? I suspect most of you clicking on this page will already be …
Read More “RefWatch – Arsenal Vs Chelsea (21/04/2012 – 12:45)”
Today’s referee is Neil Swarbrick – We had a good impression after our first game at Sunderland from this relatively unknown ref for Arsenal. Did he lived up to the expectations? MATCH REVIEW DETAILS – Neil Swarbrick (2012-04-11) Period 1 Min Type Foul from On C/NC Comment Weight 8 PENALTY Bassong Walcott C Wrapped a …
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New update on Woolwich Arsenal’s definitive history Transform your life: Become a professional writer We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Walter Broeckx As since the Wigan game we had a bit of a discussion on the time wasting I have tried to walk where no Untolder has gone before. And believe me this is a one …
By Arvind This is a subject that has intrigued me for a long time. When we talk about stupid players or a tactically clueless manager or a greedy board or a crap journalist or even corrupt refs…and point that to be THE reason Arsenal is underperforming…it really doesn’t show you the whole picture. Now …
Read More “The underperformance of Arsenal: a graphic analysis”
——————————————- New update on Woolwich Arsenal’s definitive history Transform your life: Become a professional writer We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ————————————— Untold Media: How PGMOL determines how refs are reported – part 3 By Anne Yesterday we revealed more on how the shadowy referees’ association PGMOL seeks to influence what is said about refs in the …
Read More “Refs and media part 3: How the rules are changed to fit the story”
Dear Tony, I don’t know it if you realise it but this article is the 2.500th article that appears on Untold Arsenal. So I think this is the appropriate time to express my and may I say our gratitude for all that you have done in the last years for us here at Untold. I …
Read More “An Untold landmark! Wild celebrations at Untold Towers!”
This article is part of a series stretching over several seasons in which a team of referees analyse the work of refs in Premier League matches. Our figures show that when we analyse the errors made by refs there are consistent trends which do not “even out” through the season, as some commentators would have …
This article is part of a series stretching over several seasons in which a team of referees analyse the work of refs in Premier League matches. Our figures show that when we analyse the errors made by refs there are consistent trends which do not “even out” through the season, as some commentators would have …
Read More “Untold Ref Review: Norwich City 1 – 2 Manchester United”
By Tony Attwood I recently quoted the Daily Mirror in which they said we were signing Vertonghen. Not everyone screamed with laughter when I wrote this, so on the basis that the Mirror is really in tune with this sort of thing, here’s another of their tips: Athletic Bilbao’s Javier Martínez. He is 23, he’s …
——————- New update on Woolwich Arsenal’s definitive history Transform your life: Become a professional writer We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal ————————- Untold Media: How PGMOL determines how refs are reported – part 2 By Anne Yesterday we started to reveal how the shadowy referees’ association PGMOL seeks to influence what is said about refs in the …
Read More “How a shadowy referees’ association controls the media. Part 2: “Dermot””
This article is part of a series stretching over several seasons in which a team of referees analyse the work of refs in Premier League matches. Our figures show that when we analyse the errors made by refs there are consistent trends which do not “even out” through the season, as some commentators would have …
Read More “Untold Ref Review: Manchester United 2 – 0 Queens Park Rangers”
This article is part of a series stretching over several seasons in which a team of referees analyse the work of refs in Premier League matches. Our figures show that when we analyse the errors made by refs there are consistent trends which do not “even out” through the season, as some commentators would have …
Read More “Untold Ref Review: Sunderland 0 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur”
Untold Media: How PGMOL determines how refs are reported. Intro: Untold has for a long while been interested in the fact that the media seems to march as one over the issue of reporting refs. Where mistakes are made it is because of a lack of technology. And errors always “balance out in the end”. …
By Walter Broeckx Oh the joy but also the sadness at times of being an Arsenal (and more in general) and/or football supporter and in my case a blog writer. Sometimes you can write the victory bulletins and sometimes you have to announce defeat. That is the way it goes. That is the way it …
Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By DogFace Referee: Andre Marriner Assistant 1: Gary Beswick Assistant 2: Scott Ledger 4th Official: Kevin Friend Good morning stat-fans and welcome to RefWatch… I’ve just got back from holiday, it’s my lunch break and I have got half an hour to get this one out – it’s going to …
Read More “RefWatch – Arsenal Vs Wigan Athletic (16/04/2012 – 20:00)”
By Phil Gregory Another weekend, another refereeing calamity to marvel at prior to our very own match. Recently, the refereeing has been so bad that it almost seems like the officials have banded together and said “right lads, drop a clanger every game until they give us video tech”. Now, as Walter et al have …
By Tony Attwood I mentioned in the last article I wrote that Arsenal are sometimes criticised for not getting the ideal player for each position. The argument from the AAA is always that if only Arsenal managed themselves better they would always be able to buy exactly whomsoever they required – and keep them as …
Read More “Why can’t Arsenal buy who the players they want, and keep the players they want?”
New update on Woolwich Arsenal’s definitive history Transform your life: Become a professional writer We’re on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood One of the vast array of stars we are supposed to be signing this summer, is Ajax central defender Jan Vertonghen. The Daily Mirror seem particularly keen on him, although it is hard to see …
By Walter Broeckx Thanks to a great link Phil sent to me we can have a further look at the PGMOL and the referees. The article itself can be found here http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17668965 and it really is an interesting article where former world cup referee Clive Thomas is very critical about the standard of refereeing. Clive …
Read More “PGMOL looks after the Premier League refs. But are they serious?”
By Tony Attwood Chelsea has a problem. In fact, even if they win the Champions League this year they have a problem. The owner wants success now and does not like to hang around if he doesn’t get it. But the owner also backed the ideas of Uefa to bring in financial controls – effectively …
Read More “The problems facing Chelsea, Man C, Tott and Liverpool”
By Arun The Untold Preview: Week 34 We had a very good Easter unlike our noisy neighbours. Both Tottenham and Chelsea added to our joy by dropping points at their rivals. Newcastle also find themselves level on 4th with the Totts trailing only on the goal difference and are 2 clear of Chelsea who find …
Read More “The weekend preview: Tots, Chelsea, Newcastle, Manchester…”
This article is part of a series stretching over several seasons in which a team of referees analyse the work of refs in Premier League matches. Our figures show that when we analyse the errors made by refs there are consistent trends which do not “even out” through the season, as some commentators would have …
Read More “Untold Ref Review: Manchester City 3 – 3 Sunderland”
