“Arsène Wenger’s young signings no longer succeed – has he lost his touch?”

By Tony Attwood That headline comes from an article in the Guardian, and when I read the headline I wondered how on earth the writer was going to develop his thesis.  Was there some clever bit of statistical work at play here showing that, perhaps Wenger had brought 30 youngsters in between 1998 and 2002 …

The 13 players Arsenal are about to sign; the new manager; 3 players leaving

    By Sir Hardly Anyone Yes I know, the market doesn’t open for months and months but the journalistas and their bloggetta chums down the pub are busy making up stories as if anyone still believed them. Plus we have tales of the next Arsenal manager, the departures (including one forced because of money …

Despite Tottenham penalties fiasco referees’ hyper-secrecy still not being questioned by media

By Tony Attwood There is a headline in the Telegraph which reads, “Exclusive: Premier League under pressure for independent inquiry into referee Jon Moss’s handling of penalty award.” Leaving aside the inaccurate use of the Saxon genitive to turn “Moss’ handling” into the completely ungrammatical “Moss’s handling” the issue which relates to the match between …