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The one thing that Arsenal so clearly need this season Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t By Tony Attwood Criticism of referees is not everywhere. It is to be heard in the grounds, and read about in blogs, but in comparison there is very little criticism of PL …
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Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results By Tony Attwood We’ve been exploring the theory that the only thing wrong with Arsenal is its ability as a team to recover …
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Arsenal v Liverpool: Arsenal discover an extra weapon Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s comings and goings please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal …
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Arsenal v Liverpool: Arsenal discover an extra weapon Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? By Bulldog Drummond In the last article, we noted what we called the “astounding support Liverpool get from referees” given that “they can commit 11.43 fouls before getting a yellow card, …
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Arsenal Anniversaries: 6 January: the passing of Herbert Chapman, the idea of the statue, and cleaning Chapman’s grave Arsenal are losing two players to the internationals, but what effect will it have? The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results By Bulldog Drummond So …
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by Bulldog Drummond The value of Arsenal’s squad has shot up: but we still need to see the results Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t Arsenal are losing two players this month: Takehiro Tomiyasu is playing in the Asian Cup, which as he has rightly said, could be …
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Arsenal: a gimmick when we do, a failure when we don’t Is Arsenal’s slippage from last season a disaster, or an inevitable regrouping? Join AISA for Free. If you enjoy our daily rambles around the affairs of Arsenal in particular and football in general you might well be interested in becoming an associate …
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by Tony Attwood Is Arsenal’s slippage from last season a disaster, or an inevitable regrouping? Is England heading the way of Greece in terms of refereeing? If you are interested in the history of Arsenal FC you might also enjoy our review of today’s anniversaries which is published each morning the on Arsenal …
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Is England heading the way of Greece in terms of refereeing? Saudi Arabia predicted to buy the Champions League franchise rights from Uefa By Tony Attwood I am hearing a few comments at the moment to the effect that Arsenal are not doing as well as they should, because the club is not maintaining …
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Saudi Arabia predicted to buy the Champions League franchise rights from Uefa Why Arsenal’s goals have dried up and how the problem can be solved Football clubs in Greece’s Super League 1 are now playing all their matches without fans – the ruling continues at least until mid-February. The government is demanding that …
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Why Arsenal’s goals have dried up and how the problem can be solved Why are the FA not taking action to hold clubs to account for children’s injuries? By Tony Attwood It has not had much publicity because of all the raging about Super League and Saudi Arabia’s apparent expansion plans, but in …
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Why are the FA not taking action to hold clubs to account for children’s injuries? What’s gone wrong with Arsenal and what is needed to put it right By Tony Attwood The talking point in much of the media is Arsenal’s lack of goals, although interestingly this point is made in most cases …
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What’s gone wrong with Arsenal and what is needed to put it right? FIFA are said to be looking at illegal premier league transfers of children. But what are the rules? By Tony Attwood If you are a regular reader of Untold you will know that we have been following a situation in …
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Would Arsenal season ticket holders really not go to super league matches? What Arsenal have to do next to become even better By Tony Attwood Towards the end of last season I put across a view that has been expressed here before, which basically said that although individual slips by individual players could …
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Fulham v Arsenal: the foibles of the referee Fulham v Arsenal: High scoring and those red and yellow cards Fulham v Arsenal: why we should never shout “Shoot!” when a chance arises Fulham v Arsenal: time for Arsenal to make amends – and the option of a new forward By Bulldog Drummond So …
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Fulham V Arsenal : High scoring and those red and yellow cards Fulham v Arsenal: why we should never shout “Shoot!” when a chance arises Fulham v Arsenal: time for Arsenal to make amends – and the option of a new forward by Bulldog Drummond In our regular preview of referees we have …
Fulham v Arsenal: High scoring and those red and yellow cards Fulham v Arsenal: why we should never shout “Shoot!” when a chance arises Fulham v Arsenal: time for Arsenal to make amends – and the option of a new forward In the last article we looked at the regular table of tackles, …
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Fulham v Arsenal: time for Arsenal to make amends – and the option of a new forward For this analysis I’m including Liverpool as well as Arsenal’s opponents tomorrow and introducing the issues of shots and interceptions, as always thanks to WhoScored Team Shots pg Goals Tackles pg Interceptions pg Fouls pg …
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Would Arsenal season ticket holders really not go to super league matches? The defeat to West Ham: does this mean the title race is over? By Bulldog Drummond The Arsenal match tomorrow has surely become a “must win” game – if not we are most certainly in a dip in form, exactly of …
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The defeat to West Ham: does this mean the title race is over? PGMO’s selection of referees appears to be racist. It would be good if they could explain why this is. By Tony Attwood There is an article in the Guardian today which runs, “The original Super League plan failed in April …
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PGMO’s selection of referees appears to be racist. It would be good if they could explain why this is. What the last six games tell us about the title contenders By Tony Attwood and Jet Lag Well, that very much wasn’t supposed to happen. I had just undertaken the third longest non-stop …
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Arsenal v West Ham United: two opposite strategies PGMO’s selection of referees appears to be racist. It would be good if they could explain why this is. By Bulldog Drummond We have for a long time been looking at the relationship between tackles, fouls and yellow cards, and this season trying to make …
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PGMO’s selection of referees appears to be racist. It would be good if they could explain why this is. What the last six games tell us about the title contenders By Tony Attwood And yes we are back from Australia – got in an hour ago, and so dutifully trying to catch up …
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What the last six games tell us about the title contenders Which clubs are getting up the league by raising the number of fouls committed? By Tony Attwood Five years ago there were no Black or Asian referees in the Football League or Premier League. Not one. Worse, none of the national …
