Mansfield v Arsenal: Mansfield’s famous man and the Arsenal team

  Mansfield v Arsenal: the referee and the issue of cards Mansfield v Arsenal: AFC against a team doing well in recovery mode By Tony Attwood And so in a very disjointed round of the FA Cup we have seen Liverpool beat Wolverhampton (not exactly a shock) and now today have three games, starting with …

Mansfield v Arsenal: the referee and the issue of cards

    Mansfield v Arsenal: AFC against a team doing well in recovery mode If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going? by Tony Attwood The referee for the Mansfield Town vs Arsenal is Thomas Bramall. He will be assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis, Alistair Nelson, and Josh Smith. In the summer of 2021 Bramall was promoted to the referees’ group overseeing Championship games, and he also took charge of the 2022 FA …

Mansfield v Arsenal: AFC against a team doing well in recovery mode

    If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going? Boring boring opposition (and journalists) but Arsenal are not being fooled By Tony Attwood Mansfield Town was bought by its current owner, John Radford (but not that John Radford) for £1 in 2010.  He then bought the ground two years …

If the Tots are going in the right direction where are Arsenal going?

  By Tony Attwood Boring boring opposition (and journalists) but Arsenal are not being fooled Arsenal cheating allegations are a way of covering up the failure to deal with ManC Yes the headline this morning is “Tudor insists Spurs going in right direction,” and I think for once I can agree with the Tottenham head …

Boring boring opposition (and journalists) but Arsenal are not being fooled

    Arsenal cheating allegations are a way of covering up the failure to deal with ManC What else can we say except, “look at the table”? By Tony Attwood In a very real sense although the game is still a game of football, there is another game going on at the same time in …

Arsenal cheating allegations are a way of covering up the failure to deal with ManC

    What else can we say except, “look at the table”? By Tony Attwood The most damning indictment on the state of English football right now is that fans, managers and media are pursuing a narrative that says Arsenal are bending the rules of football in every match they play, but referees are ignoring …

What else can we say except, “look at the table”?

    By Tony Attwood Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong   Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 Arsenal 30 20 7 3 59 22 37 67 2 Manchester City 29 18 6 5 …

Brighton v Arsenal: the Arsenal team and its amazing record

  By Tony Attwood Arsenal injuries ahead of tonight’s game against Brighton Brighton v Arsenal tonight: the referee and the problem of home v away games Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form For tonight’s game the Standard predict a 2-0 Arsenal victory.and although offering us a headline that says …

Arsenal injuries ahead of tonight’s game against Brighton

  By Tony Attwood Brighton v Arsenal tonight: the referee and the problem of home v away games Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form   As ever with injuries, I defer to Premier League injuries, which seems to keep up to date with the ever-fluctuating world of knocked-about players …

Brighton v Arsenal tonight: the referee and the problem of home v away games

    By Tony Attwood Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form Wednesday at 7.30: Brighton v Arsenal. How the clubs are doing of late The match will be refereed by Chris Kavanagh, with Dan Cook and Ian Hussin assisting him. The fourth official will be David Webb.   Michael Salisbury …

Brighton v Arsenal: the games between the two clubs and recent form

  Wednesday at 7.30: Brighton v Arsenal. How the clubs are doing of late Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? By Tony Attwood Because Brighton spent much of their earlier history lurking in the lower reaches of the League (before the First World War they played in such competitions as Southern …

Wednesday at 7.30: Brighton v Arsenal. How the clubs are doing of late

    Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal? Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong By Tony Attwood So after our one week off, in which for once Arsenal did not have to play two games in seven days, we are back to the old …

Top PL players: are Tottenham really the equal of Arsenal?

    Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong By Tony Attwood There is a list of players on the Give me Sport website under the heading of the 20 best signings of the season.    Perhaps a little disappointingly, only two of them are with Arsenal, Martin Zubimendi …

Running a football club isn’t easy, and sometimes it can go horribly wrong

    FA’s trust in Fifa results in potential huge losses from playing in the World Cup By Tony Attwood It is interesting just how far away newspaper reporting of football has moved from reports by fans and others not employed by the media.    It is over a year since the Daily Cannon ran …

Arsenal v Chelsea. The predicted Arsenal team and the omnipresent injuries

  Arsenal v Chelsea and the theory of dips (and how they can hurt) Arsenal v Chelsea? What will referee Darren England do this time? By Tony Attwood Bukayo Saka started on Sunday but came off after an assault in injury time by Xavi Simons.   Saka needed treatment, didn’t look too good, and slowly made …

Arsenal Odds to Win the Premier League: Title Chances Explained

  By Jack Beam A deep dive into Arsenal’s odds to win the Premier League, how bookmakers price the title race, and where to compare the best odds. With 57 points from 26 games, Arsenal is in first place in the Premier League for the 2025–26 season. But in terms of Arsenal’s odds to win …

Arsenal v Chelsea and the theory of dips (and how they can hurt)

    Arsenal v Chelsea? What will referee Darren England do this time? Arsenal v Chelsea: was Chelsea worth all the money? By Tony Attwood Last weekend at the home of the tiny totts the opposition had the banner than read “North Ldn since 1882,”  It probably took a little while to make and it …