Untold Arsenal: Supporting the club, the manager and the team
"I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art." A Wenger
By Jack Beam Arsenal fans are understandably still shaping their own thoughts when it comes to a good European campaign and further consolidation under manager Mikel Arteta by finishing in the Premier League runners-up spot in the 2024/25 campaign, but it is of course tinged with frustration and disappointment that we could not get …
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How to predict the end of the season after just six games Why it could be best for Arsenal not to spend a fortune on transfers this summer The proof: spending money on transfers takes a club DOWN the league by Tony Attwood I am beginning to think that I have got football …
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The proof: spending money on transfers takes a club DOWN the league Manchester City fined again, and yet it seems to mean nothing The courts are starting to get involved in issues of abuse of youngsters in sport By Tony Attwood The media has a vested interest in portraying the Premier League as unpredictable …
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The proof: spending money on transfers takes a club DOWN the league Manchester City fined again, and yet it seems to mean nothing By Tony Attwood One of the key approaches by journalists in writing about football is that by and large football is going to stay pretty much as it is. …
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Manchester City fined again, and yet it seems to mean nothing The courts are starting to get involved in issues of abuse of youngsters in sport By Tony Attwood An article in the New York Times website read “Here, we look back on windows-past and Arsenal transfers, good and bad and how they …
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The courts are starting to get involved in issues of abuse of youngsters in sport Arsenal’s opening fixtures look tough, but maybe that’s not the case… By Tony Attwood Association Football, or indeed “football” as we like to call it, is not a game that is native to the United States. It is …
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By Tony Attwood The courts are starting to get involved in issues of abuse of youngsters in sport Arsenal’s opening fixtures look tough, but maybe that’s not the case… One of the key issues concerning discipline and punishment is always the question: “Does it work?” As in does it work in stopping the …
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By Tony Attwood The level of child abuse in sports is horrifying, but is rarely reported Being a football-orientated blog, when it comes to issues such as the abuse of young people, we focus on that topic in relation to football. But we also note that there has been a rise in disclosures …
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A major change to the law concerning transfers will happen very soon Utter bias: The different way that different clubs are seen by the media By Tony Attwood For the fifth time in the last seven seasons, Arsenal start their Premier League campaign away from home – this time against Manchester United. Is …
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by Tony Attwood A major change to the law concerning transfers will happen very soon What happens if ManC and the rest of the League can’t agree on anything? On the Mathday Finance website, there is a statement in relation to 2023/24 that calls it “another record-breaking year.” Now that phrase is one that …
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Utter bias: The different way that different clubs are seen by the media What happens if ManC and the rest of the League can’t agree on anything? By Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader of Untold you will know that from time to time we have touched on the very difficult …
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By Tony Attwood As the Guardian has recently pointed out, Real Madrid are known not just for spending large amounts of money but also for getting players to sign for them for free, and then rewarding the players by paying them astronomical salaries until the club has had enough and leaves them to …
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What happens if ManC and the rest of the League can’t agree on anything? How much Arsenal spends on players each year and the 40 players about to sign By Tony Attwood One of my biggest gripes about football concerns the media’s general overview of each club – or put another …
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By Jack Beam Here is a closer look at what’s behind Europe’s best centre-back duo that features English Premier League side Arsenal’s William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães. Arsenal’s two defenders William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães are arguably Europe’s best centre-back duo, but what makes their unique brotherhood so special? Let’s dive straight in to …
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By Tony Attwood How much Arsenal spends on players each year and the 40 players about to sign Celebrating one of the key moments in Arsenal’s history – without Arsenal Manchester City have taken their spending this year past £300 million, which includes a fair sum for the transfer of Sverre Nypan from …
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Fifa get it wrong again: America’s new tournament isn’t selling out Celebrating one of the key moments in Arsenal’s history – without Arsenal By Tony Attwood And so seemingly inevitably the club world cup (which I didn’t stay up to watch) started with a goalless draw between Al Ahly 0-0 Inter Miami. Somehow it …
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Arsenal at the Church of Chapman: today’s very special celebration Arsenal’s six most valued players – only one club has more players of such value. By Tony Attwood A chart from Sky Sports recently has shown just how much or how little Arsenal spend in each window. And as we can see the …
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Celebrating one of the key moments in Arsenal’s history – without Arsenal How Arsenal have topped the tree when it comes to revenue from Europe According to Fifa, the football market is under-exploited: our desire to watch games unendingly and eternally, plus our ability to be led knows no bounds. Thus our willingness to …
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How Arsenal have topped the tree when it comes to revenue from Europe Arsenal six new transfer targets and seven transfer updates By Tony Attwood As we all know, Arsenal’s history is extremely rich and varied, with the club being started by a small group of enthusiastic workers in the munitions factory …
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Arsenal’s six most valued players – only one club has more players of such value. How Arsenal have topped the tree when it comes to revenue from Europe By Tony Attwood Today is something of a special day: a special day that is, for people who like to celebrate the …
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How Arsenal have topped the tree when it comes to revenue from Europe Arsenal six new transfer targets and seven transfer updates By Tony Attwood As I am sure you’ll know, Uefa competitions make a lot of a money… for Uefa. In fact without these competitions there would be no Uefa, since this …
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By Tony Attwood Arsenal six new transfer targets and seven transfer updates The Arsenal squad in depth: who stays and how long are the contracts The Football Observatory has published a list of the most valuable players across the world and Arsenal have a player at number 14. He is the third English …
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By Tony Attwood The Arsenal squad in depth: who stays and how long are the contracts Why managing the FFP rules is now as important as who a club buys Where do Arsenal stand when it comes to money in relation to other clubs? Is being in Europe that big a deal? What we …
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Why managing the FFP rules is now as important as who a club buys Arsenal celebrate 100 years since Chapman arrived, as Tottenham sack their manager By Tony Attwood We’ve now got 35 players that Arsenal are reportedly talking to about singing for the club. And given that in past years when we have …
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Uefa santcions against Barca start to bite and English clubs could be next At last, the competition watchdog is questioning Uefa Arsenal celebrate 100 years since Chapman arrived, as Tottenham sack their manager By Tony Attwood We are of course still waiting for a transfer announcement. Tavares, has made his loan permanent, Jorginho returns …
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