Chelsea v Arsenal: how Arsenal have gone from top to bottom of the injury league

By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v Chelsea: the video collection of past Arsenal go into the match against Chelsea with four injuries, as shown on the Physioroom chart. The details have not been updated since before the game against WBA except for the addition of Emile Smith Rowe. Player Reason Further Detail Potential Return Condition Status …

Chelsea v Arsenal: there’s only three points between us.

By Bulldog Drummond Chelsea sit third, 12 points above us.  They could come second, but most likely it will be third when the season is over. However bolstered by the ravingly anti-Arsenal media they will have been helped to see this game as an easy win against a poor and disjointed team.. And yes it …

The challenge facing Arsenal fans is to disregard the fairytale and follow the facts

By Tony Attwood When I was studying psychology one of the key issues was memory – how fast could a rat learn, how much could it remember?  At the heart of the experiments were the mazes rats were put through and that devilish device, the Skinner box.  Could the rats learn to tap a lever …

What is the most effective way to bring about change at Arsenal?

By Tony Attwood Life always feels a little better after a win, and life can also feel a little better after the confirmation of the inevitable.  The win you probably saw – Very Large Sam (we are not allowed to use his former nickname for political reasons) sat and sulked in his seat, unwilling or …

Arsenal v WBA: the team according to the various pundits

By Bulldog Drummond There is a great reason to defeat West Bromwich Albion today, and that is that it would send them down.  Not that I have anything against West Brom at all – and I am sorry they will get hurt by this, but really, that man Allerdyce is not the right sort of …

Arsenal v WBA – the history and the Arsenal/WBA video show

by Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v WBA is a game we normally win without too much bother.  We’ve beaten them 73 times and they’ve got the better of us 38 times.  There have been 31 draws. Reducing the games to this century only we have only been done down by them four times – all four …

Arsenal v WBA. “It’s Arsenal so it must be a yellow” – the statistical proof.

By Bulldog Drummond Recently… Arsenal avoid part of the punishment for joining Super League; Barca on the edge of collapse Can “Chaotic Arsenal” manage a win against West Brom? ———- Now I know (because Untold has been running the story in the face of denials on all fronts and endlessly checking the stats) that the …

Arsenal avoid part of the punishment for joining Super League; Barca on the edge of collapse

By Tony Attwood It is being reported that the Premier League clubs which were part of the Super League have now agreed to a Uefa declaration that they will behave in future and not be naughty again.   Or in Uefa speak, have signed a ‘club commitment declaration.’ Should they break the declaration they will be …

Can “Chaotic Arsenal” manage a win against West Brom?

By Bulldog Drummond In trouble from top to bottom: chaotic Arsenal are failing in all areas screams the headline in the guardian by Nick Ames.    Nick Ames in case you don’t know about him is what we call a Super Spreader – he takes a particular vision of football and plasters the written media with …

The simple solution to resolving Arsenal’s current difficulties.

By Tony Attwood In my last piece Football is not a level playing field, and that should be Arsenal’s starting point I tried to raise the point that solving Arsenal’s problems is not one of simply bringing in a new manager, and maybe half a dozen new players. No, I think that we are going …

Football is not a level playing field, and that should be Arsenal’s starting point.

By Tony Attwood   According to journalists, broadcasters and bloggers, everything has to be simple in football.  We need a new defence (actually we don’t).  Nothing is wrong with refereeing (there is now huge evidence to the contrary).  Changing the manager helps (mostly it doesn’t – the average tenure of a PL manager is 2 …

Arsenal in the semis – the team and the ban

by Bulldog Drummond According to ESPN, UEFA have not given up the notion of action against clubs that agreed to be part of  Super League and which have not yet begged forgiveness.  The punishment is said to be a two year ban from European competitions. Seven clubs are said to have bowed down to the …

The Arsenal story about today’s game that is so bonkers it had us all laughing

By Bulldog Drummond We are often asked why, when we are so much against what the media does, we keep giving the media coverage and thus publicity on Untold. Two reasons for this.  The big one is that so many people still seem to take what the media says seriously, even though most, when challenged …

Arsenal at home to Villareal: and the home form is worrying

By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal against Villareal: videos from the matches through history Arsenal’s form at home this season has been worse than the team’s performance away as the comparative table below shows… Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 9 Arsenal at home 17 6 4 7 19 20 -1 22 7 …

Arsenal 99% in Europe next season; but a fan on the board is meaningless

By Bulldog Drummond The problem with writing a preview of a European semi-final second leg is that not much has happened since the first leg.   Arsenal had a fine win over a Newcastle team who spent the match looking over their shoulders, while Villareal beat Getafe 1-0.  And AST have been making a noise. Meanwhile …

What do you want for Arsenal? What do you believe in?

By Tony Attwood So, the good guys are talking to Mr Ek (to whose business I pay a monthly fee – just wanted you to know that Mr Ek when it comes to seats for fans on the board).    Which is undoubtedly helping the value of Arsenal to continue rising, as it has been …

It takes a lot for club owners to lose the media, but that’s what Man U have done

by Tony Attwood Arsenal, as you will know if you are old enough to remember or if you have read the club’s history, were docked two points in 1990 for the behaviour of their players on the pitch during a bit of argy-bargy in a game at Old Trafford, the so-called Theatre of Dreams. It …

It is from this moment that football’s future will be decided

By Tony Attwood It has been my view, since my student days, that commercial organisations, the media and politicians should all be responsible for the consequences of their actions.  Of course commercial organisations, the media and politicians deny this, so they can carry on saying and doing what they like, and then shaking their heads …

Newcastle v Arsenal, a range of opinions on the team – plus the free videos

By Bulldog Drummond The main issue is, how many of the team for next Thursday will be held back today.  Sportsmole think several as they offer us a team with a number of obvious choices missing. Of course it is not surprising if Aubameyang gets a start to help him back into form, while Lacazette …

Proof that the media is inventing statistics to show there’s no ref bias.

By Tony Attwood The Daily Mirror has decided to return to the old, old theme of dirty Arsenal – suggesting that somehow Arsenal are the nastiest club in the League when it comes to ill-discipline. In doing this they are playing their old game of selecting the statistics that suit their view, while adopting the …

Newcastle v Arsenal: the injuries, recent games and the video collection

by Bulldog Drummond Our injury list has shrunk once again… Player Reason Further Detail Potential Return Condition Status Kieran Tierney Knee Injury Apr 28: “He’s been working like a beast every single day. I don’t know if he’s going to make it tomorrow but he certainly wants to be as close as possible.” 02/05/2021 Late …

Newcastle v Arsenal and the Martinelli problem.

by Bulldog Drummond It’s been a bit of a grotty run of late in the League and Europa competitions across the last ten matches.  We’ve won three, of which one was against Tottenham of course, and one was that fantastic win in Prague, but we’ve lost four and drawn three, not the most exciting of …