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 Tony Attwood A story which has appeared in the New York Times, and many other publications is saying that a trusted adviser to the owner of Manchester City is a key person in discussions relating to the take over of Newcastle United by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. Now Manchester City is involved as …
Read More “Who is suing whom over the Newcastle / Saudi affair? Answer: everyone”
By Tony Attwood It is strange how the discussions that go on in the media in Europe can be so very different from those in England. For example, at the moment there is a discussion going on about the morality of asking players to have their salaries cut during the current crisis. Into this debate …
Read More “The transfer paradox: how expert knowledge in football became worthless”
By Tony Attwood Last night I saw a comment saying that Arsenal would not get anywhere under the Kroenke ownership because the Kroenke’s would not spend any money. My immediate reaction to this was that it was quite untrue, and that the current owners had in fact exceeded expectations (or certainly my expectations) in terms …
Read More “Just how wasteful has Arsenal’s transfer policy been? Here’s the answer.”
