Where there is power, money and greed there is corruption Why do Tottenham players get fouled more than those of any other club? By Tony Attwood Leaving the ground was like walking an air. My pal and I walk back to Finsbury Park railway station to get the train heading north. The …
Arsenal v Lens: they had a poor start but are now flying By Tony Attwood Lens have only won the French league once (in 1998) but in 2022/23 they came second in the league for the fifth time finishing just one point behind the eternal winners Paris Saint-Germain. Lens were 11 points ahead …
Where there is power, money and greed there is corruption Why do Tottenham players get fouled more than those of any other club? By Tony Attwood There is a lovely quote from Mikel Arteta about the change in the way Arsenal play this season, which is to be found in the Telegraph: “It …
By Tony Attwood Why do Tottenham players get fouled more than those of any other club? The media, the League and PGMO. An insidious agreement rears its ugly head “Where there is power, money and greed… there is corruption.” That is what one banner said at Everton, and I would agree. In football …
The media, the League and PGMO. An insidious agreement rears its ugly head A clue for journalists: we can tell you exactly what Arsenal are doing By Tony Attwood We know this is the season of change; one only has to look at the yellow cards table to see that more cards are …
A clue for journalists: we can tell you exactly what Arsenal are doing How Arsenal have avoided the yellow card revolution while others are getting hammered by refs By Sir Hardly Anyone Not surprisingly Everton fans are up in arms about their club’s ten-point deduction for financial misdealings. Obviously, I don’t have any proof …
How Arsenal have avoided the yellow card revolution while others are getting hammered by refs The gap between the top and bottom teams is growing, and what this means for Arsenal By Tony Attwood Of course, with Arsenal being top of the Premier League it gets a little harder for journalists to find …
The gap between the top and bottom teams is growing, and what this means for Arsenal We are top of the league (and bottom when it comes to cards) By Tony Attwood Last season the number of yellow cards per club ranged from 44 to 84. This season after just 13 games the …
We are top of the league (and bottom when it comes to cards) How the Premier League table will look by the end of the season By Tony Attwood Only one team in the Premier League is unbeaten in the last six games (Liverpool), although six clubs have only had one defeat between them …
How the Premier League table will look by the end of the season Refereeing in the League is out of control, and things are getting worse By Tony Attwood Of course you knew we were top of the league and don’t need me to tell you, but even so I think the league table …
Brentford v Arsenal: the problem at the ground and the London derby run Brentford v Arsenal and Arteta’s record as manager Brentford v Arsenal: the referee and his influence on the game Brentford v Arsenal: home/away form, plus tackles, fouls and cards By Bulldog Drummond Team P W D L F A GD …
Brentford v Arsenal and Arteta’s record as manager Brentford v Arsenal: the referee and his influence on the game Brentford v Arsenal: home/away form, plus tackles, fouls and cards By Bulldog Drummond As we saw in the last article, from the historical perspective, Brentford, having been Arsenal’s bogey team of the 1930s, are …
Brentford v Arsenal: the referee and his influence on the game Brentford v Arsenal: home/away form, plus tackles, fouls and cards The Athletic tells us that “This will be Mikel Arteta’s 200th match in charge of Arsenal in all competitions (W115 D34 L50).” Whatever the result, he’s won more games in his first 200 …
Brentford v Arsenal: home/away form, plus tackles, fouls and cards How the Premier League table will look by the end of the season There is something a trifle odd about Tim Robinson’s approach to refereeing this season. He gives more fouls against the home teams he sees, largely because he gives more fouls per …
How the Premier League table will look by the end of the season Refereeing in the League is out of control, and things are getting worse By Sir Hardly Anyone In the league so far this season Arsenal have managed to pick up one more point away from home than Brentford have gained at …
The majority of PL teams end the season within two places of where they were after 12 games. Refereeing in the League is out of control, and things are getting worse Foreign owners of clubs blocks Premier League reform at league meeting By Tony Attwood We have wondered what the league table …
Foreign owners of clubs block Premier League reform at league meeting Which clubs get yellow cards for their managers as well as their players? By Tony Attwood PGMO is at the moment very much on the attack against clubs and players – most recently with a new directive “to penalise dissent in the …
Which clubs get yellow cards for their managers as well as their players? The effects of Manchester City and Chelsea’s possible transgressions on Arsenal By Tony Attwood Ever since it emerged that Everton, Chelsea and Manchester City were each being pursued by the Premier League over breaches of the League’s financial regulations, we’ve been …
The effects of Manchester City and Chelsea’s possible transgressions on Arsenal The finance scandal: conclusion. Win or lose, Man City will bring about turmoil by Tony Attwood It suddenly struck me that I’d never looked into the issue of the number of yellow and red cards that various managers get from referees. …
How the media’s hypocrisy over VAR is both astonishing and shameful. After the Everton case what happens to Chelsea and Manchester City? By Nitram When it comes to the possible transgressions of both Chelsea and Manchester City, there is a lot of talk about the possible sanctions that could be imposed upon them. …
Girona and Manchester City: two clubs, two brothers and…. something strange in Spain After the Everton case what happens to Chelsea and Manchester City? The real problem that faces Manchester City By Tony Attwood Now we come to the postscript of my ramblings about the Everton, Chelsea and Manchester City cases in the …
How the media’s hypocrisy over VAR is both astonishing and shameful. After the Everton case what happens to Chelsea and Manchester City? Girona, way out at the top of the Spanish League has a Guardiola in charge and the City Group owning the business By Tony Attwood It is not unknown for …
After the Everton case what happens to Chelsea and Manchester City? The football sin of “failing to co-operate” and why the League went after Everton By Nitram and Tony Attwood A recent headline in the Sun read, “DISGRACED: Mikel Faces Ban Over Ref Rant.” It was a clear case of judging first and …
The football sin of “failing to co-operate” and why the League went after Everton Why has Everton been hit so hard and what if the rest of the gang just say “no”? Everton deducted 10 points, next the legal cases, then Chelsea, then Man C, then… By Tony Attwood First, where have …
Why has Everton been hit so hard and what if the rest of the gang just say “no”? Everton deducted 10 points, next the legal cases, then Chelsea, then Man C, then… It has been suggested in the comments to the last piece that “Everton were the easy target” for the League …