How the Leeds situation proves that Halsey’s attack on Riley is right: PGMO has gone wrong

By Tony Attwood There was an article in the Sun recently (yes I know) which had the headline LAUGHING STOCK  Premier League referees struggling because chief Mike Riley and those in charge NOT giving proper coaching or education It was written by Mark Halsey who was on thePremier league’s list of Select Group Referees from …

Arteta has been at Arsenal for an above average time. But is he a success?

By Tony Attwood Mikel Arteta has been in charge of Arsenal for 822 days (at least according to my calculator).   Which is not bad given that according to the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post the average tenure of a Premier League coach is 772 days. This is longer than the Bundesliga for which the average …

2022 Women’s Champions League Quarter Final – Arsenal v Wolfsburg Women Match preview

by Andrew Crawshaw Arsenal resume their quest for European glory this evening with a game against the German league leaders Wolfsburg, at the Emirates with a 20:00 kickoff.  I understand that the match is moved to the Emirates due to the requirement for VAR to be in place and this not being achievable at the …