What would a new official Football Regulator mean? What could he/she investigate? What would happen if an independent body could show referees the red card? By Tony Attwood It was one of the big boasts of Fifa that it was putting on a carbon-neutral world cup in Qatar.  At the time many of …

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      What would happen if an independent body could show referees the red card? How football is starting to regret becoming dependent on Saudi Arabia If you enjoy our daily reviews of football from an Arsenal perspective please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ …

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  How football is starting to regret becoming dependent on Saudi Arabia If the big clubs start to slip on transfer stage payments, what happens then? By Tony Attwood There have been all sorts of explanations and excuses about why VAR got it wrong in the game between Manchester City and Fulham.  Talk of “two …

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    Behind the window: what happens now with Arsenal? Abuse has an effect on players but not on officials. Why is that? If you enjoy our daily reviews of football from an Arsenal perspective please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association.  It’s completely free, …

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      Behind the window: what happens now with Arsenal? Abuse has an effect on players but not on officials. Why is that? By Tony Attwood In terms of football, the Spanish newspapers are full of one story.  And it isn’t the financial collapse of Real Madrid and Barcelona.  Rather it is the fact …

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      Abuse has an effect on players but not on officials. Why is that? Women’s Champions League 2023/24 – Swedish Preview With the transfer window over the main source of invented news for a number of journalists is now over.   So what news is left? First off we have the tale that Arsenal …

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      Women’s Champions League 2023/24 – Swedish Preview Does Arsenal really have the best youth recruitment policy of any European club? By Tony Attwood Abuse is not good, I am not saying it is, but it is interesting that no matter how much the errors of referees and linespeople is debated or shouted …

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    Does Arsenal really have the best youth recruitment policy of any European club? Arsenal do NOT need to calm down: we need more and more of this passion If you enjoy our coverage of the women’s game do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association.  …

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      Arsenal do NOT need to calm down: we need more and more of this passion Arsenal v Manchester United. The team, and the worries By Tony Attwood One of the really good feelings I get watching Arsenal is the sense that among the players on the pitch are some who have come …

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      Arsenal v Manchester United: 10 videos from the history of the fixture… Arsenal v Man U. More tackles, fewer fouls, more possession. Arsenal on the up. Carragher loses touch with reality “Arsenal and their fans must calm down if they want to win the title.”  So pronounced the all-knowing Jamie Carragher who …

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        Arsenal v Manchester United home and away, past and present Arsenal v Manchester United: 10 videos from the history of the fixture… Arsenal v Man Utd. How the ref has behaved so far, and the teams fouled the most Arsenal v Man U. More tackles, fewer fouls, more possession. Arsenal on …

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  Arsenal v Manchester United: 10 videos from the history of the fixture… Arsenal v Man Utd. How the ref has behaved so far, and the teams fouled the most Arsenal v Man U. More tackles, fewer fouls, more possession. Arsenal on the up. Arsenal v Manchester United, and the wild ways of referees and …

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        Arsenal v Man U. More tackles, fewer fouls, more possession. Arsenal on the up. Arsenal v Manchester United, and the wild ways of referees and yellow cards These videos below are provided by the Arsenal History Society, which is part of the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association. The Society provides a daily …

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    Please join our supporters’ association: it’s free! If you enjoy Untold Arsenal please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association.  Untold is quite separate from AISA and our views don’t always coincide exactly, but AISA is a valuable way of communicating your thoughts and …

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        Arsenal v Manchester United, and the wild ways of referees and yellow cards It’s not Arsenal that needs to calm down, it’s everyone else By Bulldog Drummond Here is a table that we have not used before, with figures dervied from those provided in a slightly different form by Who Scored …

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      It’s not Arsenal that needs to calm down, it’s everyone else Kai Havertz is the Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Mikel Arteta of 2023/4 By Bulldog Drummond One bit of transfer news to start: Nuno Tavares will play the season at Nottingham Forest on loan is the only transfer news for Arsenal …

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  Kai Havertz is the Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry and Mikel Arteta of 2023/4 Do Arsenal really let great players slip through their fingers to shine elsewhere? Please join our supporters’ association: it’s free! If you enjoy Untold Arsenal please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ …

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    Do Arsenal really let great players slip through their fingers to shine elsewhere? What football clubs often completely lack is any understanding of supporters The return of the Anti-Arsenal Arsenal By Tony Attwood On 13 December 2020 the league table showed Arsenal in 15th.  Below them two clubs had games in hand – …

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What football clubs often completely lack is any understanding of supporters It’s not just going to Saudi Arabia that’s the issue, it is staying there. By Sir Hardly Anyone We are without doubt now back in a world in which the prime aim of the media in relation to Arsenal is to suggest the club …

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    It’s not just going to Saudi Arabia that’s the issue, it is staying there. Lawyers, guns and money Why Nottingham Forest’s complaints about referees will get nowhere Please join our supporters’ association: its free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal’s history please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member …

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  By Tony Attwood There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia is attracting some players – but there can be a problem, as a few are already finding out, in that what happens when one arrives might not be exactly what is expected. Karim Benzema was one of the first to find that out.   He …

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    The Problem with Referees How the League and FA are guilty of an appalling dereliction of duty The 61 players Arsenal are buying and 25 being sold. Journalists seem to be slipping. There is, in English football, an Independent Football Ombudsman.   The terms of reference of the IFO is to, “check that due …

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    The 61 players Arsenal are buying and 25 being sold. Journalists seem to be slipping. What do the opening three games of the season mean for Arsenal? By Tony Attwood There have now been several years of campaigning to bring to light an appalling problem within the football system regarding the training of …

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      What do the opening three games of the season mean for Arsenal? Now the real battle over referees is about to begin. The evidence is there: but will the media react? By Sir Hardly Anyone In today’s tales from beyond the real world we have five players being newly reported as coming …

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    Please join our association: its free! If you enjoy our daily review of Arsenal please do show your appreciation by becoming an associate member of AISA – Arsenal Independent Supporters’ Association.  It’s completely free, but being a member does make a statement that you value our work in supporting the club and the …

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