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What are the key issues in football? Is Arsenal on the edge of a new 1930s? Opta tells us who is going to win the League but screws up on By Tony Attwood When I was last called upon to attend court (on a charge of driving with an insecure load), I …
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Opta tells us who is going to win the League but screws up on Bournemouth and Man U Another St. Totteringham’s Day; Arsenal up a bit Man C down a bit There can’t be anyone left who actually seriously can remember Arsenal’s first great period: the 1930s. I obviously wasn’t there although my father …
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Another St. Totteringham’s Day; Arsenal up a bit Man C down a bit Teen scores seven for Arsenal, the Arsenal team and what happens afterwards By Tony Attwood (and the calculator button on his mobile phone) Football data with the name “Opta” attached to it, is omnipresent. Yet there is no …
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Today on the Arsenal History Society site: 29 April: Farewell Royal Arsenal hello Woolwich Arsenal Yesterday on Untold Arsenal Teen scores seven for Arsenal, the Arsenal team and what happens afterwards And today on Untold Arsenal… St. Totteringham’s Day – the moment at which no matter what shenanigans are tried, Tottenham cannot …
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Tottenham v Arsenal: it’s the 5th time we’ve had the same referee, and this time…. Do you remember that old thought: “Fourth is not a trophy”? Why Tottenham concede more goals than Arsenal, and what they could do about it (but I hope they don’t) Comparing Tottenham and Arsenal. For them it seemed …
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Do you remember that old thought: “Fourth is not a trophy”? Why Tottenham concede more goals than Arsenal, and what they could do about it (but I hope they don’t) Comparing Tottenham and Arsenal. For them it seemed a fantastic start, but then…. By Bulldog Drummond It has long been a point made …
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Why Tottenham concede more goals than Arsenal, and what they could do about it (but I hope they don’t) Comparing Tottenham and Arsenal. For them it seemed a fantastic start, but then…. By Tony Attwood Yes it used to be thrown at those of us who were supporters of the work of …
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By Tony Attwood Comparing Tottenham and Arsenal. For them it seemed a fantastic start, but then…. The manager who doesn’t change things is no longer a dope Tottenham Hotspur have conceded 49 goals this season, while Arsenal have conceded just 26. Worse, for Tottenham they are two games behind Arsenal, so by the …
The manager who doesn’t change things is no longer a dope Spanish football under government supervision: England next By Bulldog Drummond (We did initially contemplate putting a picture of a cockerel (not the Totty cockeral, just any old cockeral) on its back with its feet in the air at this point, but we …
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Spanish football nder government supervision: England next The 27 players Arsenal are looking to buy, and the five they are selling By Tony Attwood It used to be that when a manager changed his team around he would be criticised by those on radio, TV and by those writing for the media …
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The 27 players Arsenal are looking to buy, and the five they are selling It is likely that we will start next season not knowing which club is in which division By Tony Attwood I haven’t yet seen this story in the English media, quite possibly because they can’t imagine what would happen if …
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It is likely that we will start next season not knowing which club is in which division The effect of refs and seasonal change is probably more than you think By Sir Hardly Anyone. Each year we collect the names of players that the esteemed British media tell us Arsenal are looking to …
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The effect of refs and seasonal change is probably more than you think “Premier League club accuse official of supporting rival team By Tony Attwood It has been thought for some time that with a fifth place in the Champions League being available next season, the Premier League would of course …
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“Premier League club accuse official of supporting rival team Arsenal’s striker problem revealed, but where are the apologies? By Bulldog Drummond According to CNN, “Over a billion dollars has been spent” by Manchester City’s owners on player recruitment since 2008. And they also make the point that Reading FC is teetering on the edge of …
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109 Years ago today: Arsenal’s last game in the second division From “Arteta doesn’t rotate” to “he rotates too much” in one week Apart from the results is any football reporting actually correct? By Tony Attwood Quite a few people left very early last night – although mostly they were to be seen …
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By Bulldog Drummond. Arsenal v Chelsea. Why do Chelsea tackle so much when it always brings problems? Arsenal v Chelsea: Which team has the best attack and which the best defence? Arsenal v Chelsea: less money, more goals, better defence The referee for tonight’s game is Simon Hooper. VAR is Peter Bankes. Simon …
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By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal v Chelsea: Which team has the best attack and which the best defence? Arsenal v Chelsea: less money, more goals, better defence It is perhaps not very surprising to find that as a mid-table team, Chelsea tackle more than Arsenal, foul more than Arsenal, get more yellow cards …
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Arsenal v Chelsea: less money, more goals By Bulldog Drummond One of the topics we have never looked at, is which is the most effective team in terms of shots, so we decided to look at the top six clubs plus Chelsea and see how they compared. In terms of shots Liverpool are way …
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By Bulldog Drummond From “Arteta doesn’t rotate” to “he rotates too much” in one week Apart from the results is any football reporting actually correct? I quite enjoyed this from ESPN: “According to the site Transfermarkt, Chelsea have spent €1.1 billion on transfer fees since summer 2022. Arsenal have spent €421.34.” So …
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Apart from the results is any football reporting actually correct? Ludicrous schedules, anti-Arsenal media, invented tales, declining eyesight So we have been debating Arteta’s alleged lack of rotation (see It is absolute nonsense to say Arteta does not rotate“) and what do we find? A commentary in the Telegraph changes its approach utterly following …
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Ludicrous schedules, anti-Arsenal media, invented tales, declining eyesight By Tony Attwood It seems a bit bizarre to ask the question, but having had a day which included sitting at home without very blurred vision (following hospital treatment on my eye this morning) I have had little to do other than to contemplate this, that …
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. . Wolverhampton v Arsenal: the team, the prediction and the mindless twaddle It is absolute nonsense to say Arteta does not rotate By Tony Attwood In the past it was indeed quite different. Footballers just toughed it out. Take 1932 for example. On 24 December of that year Arsenal beat Sheffield United 9-2 at …
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Wolverhampton v Arsenal: the goals, the history, the injuries Wolverhampton v Arsenal: the strange case of the referees Wolverhampton v Arsenal. The team that can tackle and foul without fear Wolverhampton v Arsenal – home, away and discipline By Bulldog Drummond According to The Guardian, Wolves can rise to occasion” and of course …
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By Tony Attwood Wolverhampton v Arsenal The strange case of the referees Wolverhampton v Arsenal. The team that can tackle and foul without fear Wolverhampton v Arsenal – home, away and discipline Arsenal have historically had much the better of Wolverhampton winning 63 of the games, while losing fractionally over half that number …
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Wolverhampton v Arsenal. The team that can tackle and foul without fear Wolverhampton v Arsenal – home, away and discipline By Bulldog Drummond As you will know if you have ever considered referees in the Premier League, they live in a world of absolute secrecy. While top-level referees in Germany are interviewed on …
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