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The implications of the Everton ruling are earth-shattering Everton deducted 10 points, next the legal cases, then Chelsea, then Man C, then… The proof of a bias among Premier League referees against southern teams By Tony Attwood So now we have two giant stories running at once. First there is the attempt by …
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The proof of a bias among Premier League referees against southern teams First the verdict, then the charge. Arteta has not the slightest chance of a fair hearing By Tony Attwood Everton have had their league total of points cut from 14 to four for breaching financial fair play rules.The Telegraph has immediate …
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First the verdict, then the charge. Arteta has not the slightest chance of a fair hearing Arsenal players on international call-up. Who might be returned injured? By Tony Attwood (with the help of a map) 61% of all active PL referees come from the north: none come from London and the home counties. …
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The Chelsea Papers mean we now have two PL clubs under investigation The Premier League – the world’s most incompetent sports league By Tony Attwood As anticipated Mikel Arteta has been charged by the FA concerning his behaviour in describing the issue of the Newcastle goal. Now in most circumstances, the media …
The Chelsea Papers mean we now have two PL clubs under investigation The Premier League – the world’s most incompetent sports league By Tony Attwood Arsenal has players in a wide range of international matches that are being played in the coming days. And indeed one such game has already been played: Belgium …
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The Premier League – the world’s most incompetent sports league Arsenal are now the second most valuable football club in the world The crises affecting football By Tony Attwood I suspect that if any other part of British industry or culture was in the same state as football in England at the moment …
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Arsenal are now the second most valuable football club in the world When will the government finally act over the safety and well being of young footballers? By Christophe Jost The Premier League’s refereeing could be in a dreadful mess for either of two reasons. It could be incompetence or it could …
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When will the government finally act over the safety and well being of young footballers? The Premier League clubs that are progressing and those that are slipping away Arsenal will be joint top of the league by Christmas: the Untold predictions By Tony Attwood Meandering around the multiplicity of figures that appear day …
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The Premier League clubs that are progressing and those that are slipping away Arsenal will be joint top of the league by Christmas: the Untold predictions By Tony Attwood I have written a number of times about the way in which football is allowed to go its own way and do …
Arsenal will be joint top of the league by Christmas: the Untold predictions Arsenal 2023 compared to the unbeaten campaign: you might be surprised By Tony Attwood International breaks are frustrating – at least in my house, given that the focus here is on league and cup football, and not international games. But …
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Arsenal 2023 compared to the unbeaten campaign: you might be surprised Arsenal Women – Continental Tyres Cup update and match report By Tony Attwood We have been looking at the current football season, off and on, through the notion that there are seven “big” clubs in the league, each of whom might at …
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Arsenal Women – Continental Tyres Cup update and match report Arsenal rise, referee as expected, bonkers journalist, last six games triumph By Tony Attwood A quick glance at the league table might appear disappointing, after all that this stage last season we were top. And yet a little bit more study will in …
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Arsenal rise, referee as expected, bonkers journalist, last six games triumph Arsenal Women WSL Week 6 – Preview By Andrew Crawshaw On Thursday evening we played the first of our Continental Tyres Cup group stage games. Definitely not what we wanted to be doing at this stage of the competition, but it is …
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Arsenal Women WSL Week 6 – Preview Arsenal v Burnley: the referee, the fouls, the team and the result Arsenal continues to fail to excite the newspaper columnists and bloggers. Today it is “sleepy Arsenal” and notes about how useless Burnley were. Arsenal obviously can’t be responsible for the quality of the opposition, …
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by Andrew Crawshaw Arsenal’s somewhat wobbly start to he WSL has been corrected as an opening day defeat and second-week draw have now been followed by three wins which, whilst not entirely convincing, have shown an increasing fluidity of our play. The current table is :- Pos Team P W D L …
Arsenal v Burnley: the line up Tackles, fouls, yellow cards. How refs treat Arsenal, Burnley, Tottenham, Man C. Arsenal v Burnley: Who will tackle, who will cheat, what will the referee do? Arsenal v Burnley: Arsenal are doing better than last season – just don’t tell the journalists Football at 3pm Saturday. …
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Tackles, fouls, yellow cards. How refs treat Arsenal, Burnley, Tottenham, Man C. Arsenal v Burnley: Who will tackle, who will cheat, what will the referee do? Arsenal v Burnley: Arsenal are doing better than last season – just don’t tell the journalists Football at 3pm Saturday. That’s weird! It’s Arsenal v Burnley. …
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Arsenal v Burnley: Who will tackle, who will cheat, what will the referee do? Arsenal v Burnley: Arsenal are doing better than last season – just don’t tell the journalists Football at 3pm Saturday. That’s weird! It’s Arsenal v Burnley. By Bulldog Drummond Moving on from the last article, let us now …
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Arsenal v Burnley: Arsenal are doing better than last season – just don’t tell the journalists Football at 3pm Saturday. That’s weird! It’s Arsenal v Burnley. By Bulldog Drummond Yellow card numbers have exploded this season in a metaphorical sense, and so although we have been running a table of yellow cards …
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Football at 3pm Saturday. That’s weird! It’s Arsenal v Burnley. Football is about to change if the King’s speech promises become law … or maybe not By Bulldog Drummond There are some statistics that tell us something (such as which club has the most yellow cards and which the least) and some …
Football is about to change if the King’s speech promises become law … or maybe not Transfers between linked teams, and the seeming impossibility of reforming PGMO By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal play Burnley at 3pm on Saturday. In terms of overall performance so far this season this is not exactly top against …
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Transfers between linked teams, and the seeming impossibility of reforming PGMO A good night’s football and now the report: PGMO dictates what the media say By Tony Attwood The King’s Speech (in which the UK monarch sets out his government’s plans for legislation in the coming session of Parliament), is in reality …
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By Tony Attwood A good night’s football and now the report: PGMO dictate what the media say Arsenal and fouls. What comes after the “doubling down on a position?” A report in the Liverpool Echo suggests that “Premier League clubs are reportedly set to vote on a potential ban on loan moves between …
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If you enjoy our approach to Arsenal and football you might like to become an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association. It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work not just in recording Arsenal’s history but also in engaging with the club …
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Arsenal v Sevilla: relentless media pressure plus team news Arsenal v Sevilla: past meetings and home / away comparisons Arsenal v Sevilla: recent form and squad values By Tony Attwood That question in our headline is at the head of an article in the Guardian: “Mikel Arteta goes all in as rage over …
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