Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
By Sir Hardly Anyone Chief econonononmics correspondent at the Toppled Bollard. The peace of the day was shattered by what appears to have been sixteen members of the anti-Arsenal Arsenal brigade falling over each other as they attempted to enter the Toppled Bollard simultaneously at opening time (or 5am as it is called in civilised …
Read More “Arsenal fans gloriously happy as doom mongers seek solace (satire)”
By Tony Attwood Continuing my little saunter around the WeCareDoYou docment which was put out by a couple of Arsenal fan groups and some blogs… I was interested in the phrase “…make Arsenal a place where fans have a real sense of belonging”. No indication was given in the document as to when Arsenal had …
Read More “We care do you part 3: A club that gives as sense of belonging?”
By Tony Attwood, This summer we have had some positive moments – beating Bayern, and a draw with Real Madrid (before the penalties) were both welcome results. There was a nice win over Fiorentina too. But we lost to Lyon in the Emirates Cup at home which wasn’t too clever. So can we draw …
Read More “How does pre-season 2019 compare with pre-seasons in the past?”
By Tony Attwood Continuing my little saunter around the We Care Do You document put out by Arsenal Supporters’ Trust and other groups and individuals, the second paragraph of the piece says that “Off the pitch, fans have never felt more marginalised, less listened to or valued.” Now the authors of the piece don’t actually …
Read More “We Care Do You Part 2: A certain latitude with historic reality”
“Nicolas Pepe adds welcome risk and directness to Arsenal’s shot-shy attack” So says an article in the Daily Telegraph. To find out how they justified this odd statement, if at all, one would have to pay the Telegraph a subscription fee, and at the moment I am trying not to give money to organisations that …
By Tony Attwood “The time for excuses is over”. So runs the opening of the Guardian’s preview of Arsenal’s season to come, in which they boldly predict that this season Arsenal will finish … sixth. There is fun had in the article at the expense of Ivan Gazidis for thinking that the days of the …
Read More “Arsenal to finish 2019/20 in sixth – the media’s demolition of AFC is in full swing”
