THE SUBTLEST TOUCH By Don McMahon As you may know, if you’ve read any of my pieces on Untold in the past, I’m a retired professional referee whose observations and viewpoints about officiating do not always coincide with what the UA espouses but who also acknowledges that something is not quite right with the PGMOL …
By Tony Attwood Towards the end of last night’s match it started to rain. And I really mean rain. Rain so heavy and unremitting that one rarely sees in England. Yes it rains in England, but not rain that within minutes swamps your shoes which are designed for dodgy weather, makes your jeans weigh 20 …
By Walter Broeckx The only thing that was really disappointing for me is the final score. Of course there have been a few other things that one can not really be happy about. But that is the way it goes. In a very even match between the two teams and on a moment when we …
Dominic Sanchez-Cabello What a goal that was! That’s why we love this game! You see a goal like that and you want to trudge up to the park and kick a ball about… on your own if needed! Somehow the absurdities of a grown man bundling a ball about in a park desert you, when …
By Walter Broeckx So finally the long wait was over last weekend and we had the only real important football team around on the pitch again: The Arsenal. We had a few nervous moments in the last game as Norwich defended rather well at first without really going overboard on the usual kicking part we …
Arsène Who? by Charles Veritie Arsène celebrates his 64th. birthday on 22nd October 2013 and I’d like to offer my personal thanks to Arsène for the great work he has done for the club of my life. I wish him Bon anniversaire, and good wishes from myself and every single person involved with Untold. So by way of …
By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article. __________________________ After having dealt with the different teams and after having examined all the refs and having given the award for the best ref of last season …
By Walter Broeckx The games are coming fast for the moment. But that is the toll we have to pay to be in the Champions League. The lot down the road can always rest till Thursday to play their games but those of us in the Champions League we have to be ready sooner. But …
By Tony Attwood We’ve already had a chat about the ludicrous lists of players that Arsenal are “set to” buy and are on “high alert” about. Pity the poor player who Arsenal is only “monitoring” – you’re nothing – way down the list. These days “monitoring” hardly merits a mention in the press. I bring …
By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article. __________________________ After having dealt with the different teams and after having examined all the refs and this leading to the best ref of the season according to …
By Tony Attwood When we heard it was Probert who was doing the Arsenal game this weekend there considerable debate within labyrinth of Untold corridors around the simple topic: how should we cover it? If we were a newspaper or at all pompous we’d call it an “editorial conference”. And since we now do pomposity …
By Walter Broeckx (updated slightly 8.30 BST, Sunday) After we found out that co-leader Liverpool dropped points at Newcastle the pressure was even more on Arsenal to win this game. A win would take us 2 points clear of the team in second whatever the results of the other teams. For the first time we …
Dominic Sanchez-Cabello Two defensive mids may be a bit much for today’s game. After all: we’re at home and they are Norwich – what is there to fear? Lee Probert, of course… but unless we have Flamini steal his whistle whilst Arteta distracts him, I don’t see how it helps us. Rest Arteta for Dortmund; …
By Walter Broeckx In another article Andrew has reported a few things about the ref who has been appointed by Mike Riley, head of the PGMOL for the Norwich Arsenal match. But there is more about this ref. The first time we had him on our radar was early in the season 2009-2010. Our away …
It is with utterly overwhelming sadness that I have to report the death of one of Untold Arsenal’s most valued contributors, Adam Brogden. Lydia Cubinakova, Adam’s partner wrote to me earlier this week to tell me that Adam was taken away from us suddenly on Monday night at about 22:15 in a fatal tragic road accident. I have …
Arsenal v Norwich Saturday 19th October 2013 – The most predictable referee appointment, the most predictable result “One incorrect decision favouring Arsenal, fifteen favouring Norwich” Referee – Lee Probert Assistant Referees – R Ganfield and M Scholes 4th Official – K Hill Lee Probert – Has done four games in the premier league so far …
By Tony Attwood On the one hand I want to have an exclusive – or at least beat all the big papers by running the story first. On the other hand I am as nervous as hell that I have got the story before the nationals run it, as that makes me feel that maybe …
Arsenal AGM 17 October 2013 Andrew Crawshaw The Arsenal AGM took place at the Emirates Stadium at 11.30 on Thursday 17th October with some two hundred or so shareholders or their representatives present as well as assorted members of the press and other invitees. I was there representing a shareholder and these are my thoughts …
By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article. __________________________ After having dealt with the different teams and after having examined all the refs and this leading to the best ref of the season according to …
By Tony Attwood Jury service prohibits me from attending the AGM of Arsenal this year, which is a shame, for I’ve enjoyed it recently. I’ve enjoyed it in fact for two specific reasons. One for the superb speeches delivered by Arsene Wenger – totally without notes, but organised, coherent, developmental, structured and packed with …
By Walter Broeckx This article is part of the series of the Referee Review 2013. You can find links to earlier articles on the bottom of this article. __________________________ After having dealt with the different teams and after having examined all the refs we now are bringing it all together. In the last …
By Tony Attwood The united versions of Arsenal supporters associations have voiced their disapproval at the club’s owner for not meeting with them, as he said he would when he took over the club. And I have a certain sympathy with that. People in positions of power should not make promises they don’t intend to …
England are just one win away from automatic qualification to the World Cup in Brazil next year but if Hodgson’s men are to finish top of Group H they will have to beat a tough Poland side at Wembley tonight: bit.ly/getmetobrazil Ahead of the starting line-up being announced, it is being rumoured that Arsenal youngster …
* This is the editor’s headline and will only make sense if you recall the original series of Star Trek. If not, you might care to think of this piece under the title “THE EVOLVING GAME – an article partially based on Jason Burt’s essay in The Telegraph” which is how the author describes it. …
By Walter Broeckx Are you also so bored these days? Well then you are not alone. I thought about going to see a local game of football myself and write a report and take some pictures like Tony and Drew do each time there is no Arsenal game to go to. But it started raining …
