The last time Arsenal came 2nd three seasons running, they won the league Herbert Chapman at Arsenal. How his arrival affected the crowds By Tony Attwood Although it is true that the Arsenal has worken up a little to the fact that the fortccoming season marks the 100th anniversary of the arrival of Herbert …
Why Arsenal are going to have a really tough time of it this season The problem with counting the number of homegrown players in Europe By Tony Attwood Supporters can sometimes be very critical of the club they support – that’s obvious – although Arsenal supporters do on occasion seem to take it …
What this summer’s signings imply for Arsenal’s goal scoring potential The problem with counting the number of home grown players in Europe By Tony Attwood There was a story circulating just recently that noted that “Newcastle’s Alexander Isak [has been] offered £600,000-a-week tax-free deal by Al-Hilal”. The suggestion was that the …
By Tony Attwood Arsenal v Newcastle today at 1230 – available on your computer The problem with counting the number of home grown players in Europe Because the media never touch the issue, there is a general assumption that all Premier League clubs are treated pretty much the same way by the opposition …
The problem with counting the number of home grown players in Europe Up and down we go. Does the yoyo effects between the leagues matter? By Tony Attwood Arsenal have now signed Viktor Gyökeres, Martín Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Cristhian Mosquera, Christian Nørgaard, Kepa Arrizabalaga, and Marcell Washington. That is seven players totalling …
Up and down we go. Does the yoyo effects between the leagues matter? Are Arsenal spending the most or lagging behind in the transfer market? By Tony Attwood It’s Arsenal so the Big Boys of the media don’t really want to know – but as with the last friendly game, you can watch …
Up and down we go. Does the yoyo effects between the leagues matter? Are Arsenal spending the most or lagging behind in the transfer market? By Tony Attwood According to the New York Times website the Arsenal forward Noni Madueke has just been reclassified as a ‘homegrown’ player. And I am not …
After 100 years in the first division: the advent of two men for each position Arsenal sign a new striker: will he be able to do in England what he did in Europe? By Tony Attwood In the last four years, Burnley have been promoted twice and relegated twice. The difference between …
After 100 years in the first division: the advent of two men for each position Arsenal sign a new striker: will he be able to do in England what he did in Europe? By Tony Attwood And in addition to that question in the headline, does it matter? Now there is one factor …
100 consecutive seasons in the first division: An Arsenal record and a football record The58 players Arsenal are currently chasing; 10 new and updated reports By Tony Attwood You might be excused for not knowing, because the media utterly refuse to mention such things in relation to Arsenal, but the forthcoming season not …
The58 players Arsenal are currently chasing; 10 new and updated reports How big transfer spending is usually good for clubs – but not immediately By Tony Attwod Viktor Gyökeres has always been a special case in terms of his transfer, simply because as we have noted in many previous articles, he scored …
The58 players Arsenal are currently chasing; 10 new and updated reports The two big problems in the Premier League the media refuse to consider By Tony Attwood So it is Arsenal v Milan at 1230 today to start the round of friendlies. Between 2020/21 and 2023/24 Milan came 2nd, 1st, 4th …
By Tony Attwood This season’s transfer window mill seems to be continuing its lathargic passage – at least in comparison with previous windows, and it is starting to look very unlikley as if Arsenal will have the allgeged interest in over 100 men by the time the window “slams shut” (as it always does, …
How Arsenal is now the model for other clubs – but some still can’t get it right Why it is really important for Arsenal to stay well away from the Club World Cup By Tony Attwood Both fans and the media often focus on individual issues when it comes to predicting how …
How Arsenal is now the model for other clubs – but some still can’t get it right Why it is really important for Arsenal to stay well away from the Club World Cup By Tony Attwood There are three constant background stories in football. One is the story you read in the paper …
How Arsenal is now the model for other clubs – but some still can’t get it right Why it is really important for Arsenal to stay well away from the Club World Cup By Tony Attwood There is already talk of how Arsenal have screwed up the transfer window given that they will …
Why it is really important for Arsenal to stay well away from the Club World Cup Transfers stalled, prices rising: it’s summer By Tony Attwood While you wouldn’t know it looking at the media, football clubs do look at Arsenal’s rebuild after the disaster of Emery’s reign, and wonder if they couldn’t do the …
Transfers stalled, prices rising: it’s summer Football is at breaking point: not everything can grow all the time By Tony Attwood In America, President Trump and Rupert Murdoch are having a battle. It is being played out in front of the world’s media, and the world’s media is lapping it up. And I …
Transfers stalled, prices rising: it’s summer Is it possible for clubs not sponsored by oil money to make a profit in the Premier League? By Tony Attwood I really would like to know if other clubs have fans like some Arsenal fans. Fans who on hearing of a signing about to …
Transfer news: the 55 players Arsenal now trying to buy Is it possible for clubs not sponsored by oil money to make a profit in the Premier League? By Tony Attwood For all the fake excitement in the media, Arsenal’s transfers seem to be resolutely stuck on three players: Martin Zubimendia from …
. Compiled by Tony Attwood While it is normal each summer for blogs and newspaper websites to “report” or “discover” (or I would suspect “invent”) transfer tales involving Arsenal FC, this season, the pattern of events seems slightly different with most reporters focusing on a much smaller number of players, although with a greater …
“Priceless momentum” is what one club claims, but really has everything just ground to a halt? Arsenal agree £55m Viktor Gyökeres deal with more transfers to come By Tony Attwood There are all sorts of questions in football that seem to remain unanswered for much of the time, such as why investors keep …
Parents concerned about how their child has been mistreated at a football club should act now The Club World Cup is Fifa’s bid to take power away from Uefa, and it looks like Fifa has won By Tony Attwood Eventually, there is an end, simply because things can’t go on growing forever. …
Parents concerned about how their child has been mistreated at a football club should act now Arsenal’s vibrant youth academy could make all the difference in the coming season By Tony Attwood There is a growing feeling in the media that Chelsea have something called “momentum”. Put another way, they are on …
By Tony Attwood Parents concerned about how their child has been mistreated at a football club should act now The Club World Cup is Fifa’s bid to take power away from Uefa, and it looks like Fifa has won After what seems a lot of newspaper speculation over the price, it seems Arsenal have agreed …