Will Antonio Conte win the league for Tottenham? An Arsenal perspective.

By Sir Hardly Anyone Much has been made of the fact that Conte wins things – particularly noting that he came to Chelsea, rescued them from oblivion and then continued his journey into frontiers new. And the implication is that he will finally give Tottenham their third title.   However, knowing of course that football journalists …

How some teams get penalised so much more than others by the refs

By Tony Attwood For our next look at the statistics no one else wants to publish (tackles, fouls and yellow cards) we are now looking at the top six clubs (listed below in order) and seeing how their stats compare.  We’ve also included Tottenham (so we can see if their new manager makes a difference) …

Make the most of it: the media supports Arsenal for a few days

By Sir Hardly Anyone   We’ve noted so many times how the media love to knock Arsenal, that for most journalists anti-Arsenal stories are now part of the bedrock of England’s football journalism.  Poor management, bad decisions by Edu, good players let go, poor players kept, distant ownership, fans in revolt.  If the media have …