Is the Premier League about to pull out of the fight with Man City?

    How the football media only publish the news that fits their agendas Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue By Sir Hardly Anyone On 6 February 2023 the Independent website announced “Man City charged with over 100 breaches of financial rules after four-year investigation”.  The rest of …

How the football media only publish the news that fits their agendas

    Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same. By Tony Attwood On 9 April (just 27 days ago, I am not cheating by taking us back to another era) Tottenham were fourth in the …

Looking for a new football metric allows us to forget the big issue

    Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same. Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title? There is a fairly long piece in the Athletic which has the title, “Why progressive actions are football’s most important metrics.” Progressive actions is one of a series …

Man C creep closer, but it was a jolly day out all the same.

  Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title? Does Tottenham have the most profitable stadium, or just the stadium with the biggest income? By Tony Attwood It was a pleasing and jolly day out, but of course, a little spoiled by the aftermath of seeing Manchester City creep ever closer.  Liverpool …

Arsenal v Bournemouth: injuries, teams and comparisons

    By Tony Attwood “Spurs were unhinged” The Guardian, and the Bournemouth game Arsenal v Bournemouth. Arsenal’s amazing 44 goals in 13 games, and a desire for a refund The BBC tell us that Jurrien Timber is available to make his return from a serious knee injury, against Bournemouth, having been unavailable all season, …

Arsenal v Bournemouth; the history, the referee, the fouls, the cards

      Arsenal and Bournemouth, Bournemouth’s ability to foul without getting a card “Spurs were unhinged” The Guardian, and the Bournemouth game Arsenal v Bournemouth. Arsenal’s amazing 44 goals in 13 games, and a desire for a refund By Sir Hardly Anyone Bournemouth entered the Premier League in 2015 and went back to the …

Arsenal and Bournemouth, Bournemouth’s ability to foul without getting a card

    “Spurs were unhinged” The Guardian, and the Bournemouth game Arsenal v Bournemouth. Arsenal’s amazing 44 goals in 13 games, and a desire for a refund There’s a lot of chatter today about Jurgen Klopp not being happy with Liverpool playing a game at a certain time which he says means his players do …

Arsenal v Bournemouth. Arsenal’s amazing 44 goals in 13 games, and a desire for a refund

    Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title? Does Tottenham have the most profitable stadium, or just the stadium with the biggest income? By Sir Hardly Anyone The first thing I do these days when contemplating a forthcoming game is look back to the last six games, as that gives …

Is 2023/4 this Arsenal’s last chance of a Premier League title?

  How does the end of this season compare to last season, for Arsenal? What would happen if Manchester City were found guilty? Much has been made of Arsenal’s collapse last season, and indeed we have dwelt on it many times because it was such a defining moment.  For on 12 April 2023 the table …

Does Tottenham have the most profitable stadium, or just the stadium with the biggest income?

    How does the end of this season compare to last season, for Arsenal? What would happen if Manchester City were found guilty? By Tony Attwood There has been quite a bit of chat about Tottenham’s income and profit which I’d like to explore further – some of which took off with an article …

Tips for Backing Arsenal ahead of the New Season

    Arsenal have proved they can consistently challenge for the title having pushed Manchester City in recent campaigns. This upcoming season, the Gunners will be aiming to go one better and lift the Premier League trophy. Plenty of fans and bettors will be backing Mikel Arteta’s side for success. This article will provide tips …

How does the end of this season compare to last season, for Arsenal?

  What would happen if Manchester City were found guilty? What are the key issues in football? Is Arsenal on the edge of a new 1930s? According to the Telegraph “Arsenal are not quite the youngest team in the league, but the average age of their Premier League starting XI this season is 25 years …