Man U v Arsenal: how Man U failed to tackle and sank to 18th in the form table

By Bulldog Drummond Both Arsenal and Manchester are at the low end of the tackling chart- in fact, Manchester United have been delivering fewer tackles than anyone this season.  And yet despite being the lowest tackling team in the league, they are the ninth highest team for fouls and the fifth-highest team for yellow cards!!! …

It is true that sheer incompetence will mean Arsenal lose 2 strikers for nothing?

by Tony Attwood It is not surprising that the story behind this article comes from the Daily Mirror.  It tells us that Arsenal could lose Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah on a free if each doesn’t sign a new deal. Now administrative incompetence is, according to the Mirror, the Arsenal curse, and as a result …

Why are club owners so against proper regulation and financial control?

By Tony Attwood Under current regulations the Premier League clubs sell their broadcasting rights collectively, the money received being shared between clubs in the league, and to a small extent through solidarity payments with the Championship. So the clubs that bring in big TV audiences don’t get as much as they could, but they agree …