Liverpool v Arsenal 4 March 2017 (Matchweek 27) – The Match Officials

by Andrew Crawshaw It seems a long time since I did the last referee preview but we are back to talking about first team football this weekend. On a general note, I read that following the announcement of Mr Clattenburg’s defection to Saudi Arabia (and a tax-free £500k per year) that Chris Kavanagh, David Coote …

Liverpool v Arsenal – how Arsenal can win, how the ref will reverse himself and long is cut short

Weird News By Sir Hardly Anyone If you want to measure the impact of Untold in recent years consider this.  Four years ago you would struggle to find analysis even of the most rudimentary kind about refereeing in any blogs or mainstream media sources.  Now such analyses are becoming commonplace.   Yes Commonplace.  I mean, …

A potential, great Untold Arsenal original sports novel.

By The Brickfields Gunners Tony, I have been mulling in my head, for quite sometime now, a fictitious sports story that could be a great book, a play or even a movie  or mini series screenplay, Or all of them, It could either be a serious, sentimental and heart wrenching tale ;  a lighthearted, feel …

Collecting players and then sending them out on loan. Surely this isn’t the best way to run football.

by Tony Attwood It is something I’ve raised a few times – why the media and its camp followers don’t ask “why?” It is an important question I believe, because asking “why?” and following the answer can quite often lead to discoveries that those involved in the issue under discussion may want left hidden.   …

Ref Review Chelsea – Arsenal. Something is seriously wrong with this referee and his team

By the referee team There are clips included in the report for every wrong decision and every major decision in red bold text CHELSEA vs. ARSENAL COMPETITION: English Premier League MATCH NO. 24 DATE: 4th February 2017 VENUE: Stamford Bridge (London, England) MATCH OFFICIALS: REFEREE: Martin Atkinson 1st LINESMAN: Stuart Burt 2nd LINESMAN: Adam Nunn …