23 Arsenal players on international “duty”. Was this a record?

By Tony Attwood (and a calculator) It must have been pretty quiet at Arsenal these last few days as no less than 23 players were away on international “duty”.  I’m not sure if this is an all time record but it must be close to the highest number ever.  Here’s the details. 1: Chuba Akpom …

Sterling to Arsenal slowed by the enmity between Liverpool and down south

By Tony Attwood The management of Liverpool don’t like the management of Arsenal.  There are many origins of the dislike, probably going all the way back to 1989, but the current round of dislike centres on the remark made in 2013 when John W. Henry put a message on social media saying “What do you think …

All these players are coming to Arsenal! Strange statistics, false analogies

By Tony Attwood Ah… remember the old days? Arsenal transfer rumours: £15.8million Mario Balotelli fee and personal terms agreed ready for move That was the Daily Mirror last July.  It was dumb, childish and silly but at least it didn’t have any RANDOM words in capitals.  Which is more than can be said for SNAPPED: …