155 transfer reports; 44 players incoming; 22 leaving and 1 spotted at the airport Where Arsenal players sit in terms of the most valuable players in the world Arsenal anniversaries: Edu arrives, but has problems with his passport. By Tony Attwood Although it is quite possible that by the time you read …

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        By Sir Hardly Anyone. Yes it has been a long old time since any scribbler dropped into the depths of spotting a player at an airport (often an unnamed airport) and from that decided that he wasn’t nipping off to meet his girlfriend’s mother, but was actually coming to Arsenal, or …

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        Arsenal’s opening fixtures moved for TV and the problems Arsenal are left with Football’s fundamental problem: the lack of proper checks and balances By Tony Attwood According to Football Observatory the most valuable player in the world is Erling Haaland who is currently valued by that research site at €245.1m.  But …

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      Football’s fundamental problem: the lack of proper checks and balances For Arsenal moving forward it is not a case of belief: it is clearly worked out system For Arsenal it is not belief but a scientifically worked out system. Part 2 And from the anniversary files – remembering Bob McNab By Tony …

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      For Arsenal moving forward it is not a case of belief: it is clearly worked out system For Arsenal it is not belief but a scientifically worked out system. Part 2 By Tony Attwood Anyone who studies any aspect of being a citizen in one of the western democratic countries learns about …

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      The great Chelsea fire sale and how clubs are now manipulating FFP Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans’ proposal of 13 years ago By Tony Attwood I ended part one of this article with the notion that what has been going on at Arsenal is “analysis, analysis and analysis.  That …

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      Arsenal’s tactics: 2023/4 The great Chelsea fire sale and how clubs are now manipulating FFP Clubs begin to split from Uefa; corruption allegations against Fifa mount Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans’ proposal of 13 years ago By Tony Attwood A really interesting article has appeared in Just Arsenal which contains …

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    Arsenal, Brazil, money Clubs begin to split from Uefa; corruption allegations against Fifa mount How did clubs benefit from the costly purchases made in January? Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans’ proposal of 13 years ago By Tony Attwood According to reports Chelsea, are engaged in a fairly desperate attempt to …

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        How did clubs benefit from the costly purchases made in January? Why Arsenal get fouled so often and how Rice can put a stop to it Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans’ proposal of 13 years ago By Tony Attwood The Telegraph has awoken to the issue of the …

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    Why Arsenal get fouled so often and how Rice can put a stop to it Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans’ proposal of 13 years ago Arsenal Anniversaries 7 July: the release of George and Merson, the signing of Koscielny According to an article in the Athletic William Saliba has signed …

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    Arsenal to unveil Wenger statue, completing the fans proposal of 13 years ago How Arsenal are preparing to win the league this coming season By Tony Attwood Today seems to be the day that Rice finally signs for Arsenal (if not tomorrow, or maybe the day after or…) and so it’s a moment …

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      Why are some teams consistently fouled so much more than other clubs? Arsenal ready to start buying and selling, plus Balogun and the egg timer. By Tony Attwood   On December 9, 2011 Arsenal Football Club honoured a trio of Club legends by unveiling three statues outside Emirates Stadium as part of …

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  Why are some teams presistently fouled so much more than other clubs? Arsenal ready to start buying and selling, plus Balogun and the egg timer. By Sir Hardly Anyone Although such tales have to be taken with a pinch of salt, it is being said virtually everywhere that Rice is about to sign for …

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  Arsenal ready to start buying and selling, plus Balogun and the egg timer What is delaying the announcement of Arsenal’s signing of Rice? By Tony Attwood There is no doubt that consistency in a team can help – consistency in winning obviously means ultimately the club wins the league.  Indeed if you were to …

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    What is delaying the announcement of Arsenal’s signing of Rice? How Arsenal are coping with being tackled all the time Arsenal exploits home grown loophole to give flexibility over 25 player list By Sir Hardly Anyone According to the reports doing the rounds, Arsenal have only signed one player so far and that …

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      How Arsenal are coping with being tackled all the time Arsenal exploits home grown loophole to give flexibility over 25 player list By Tony Attwood Breaking the record for the amount of money paid for a player may seem a bit foolish – although it can also be a work of genius, …

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    Arsenal exploits home grown loophole to give flexibility over 25 player list Which clubs got away with tackling last season, and which were penalised? By Tony Attwood Back in 2014 Untold Arsenal ran a series of articles on injuries by Walter Broeckx.  It was a major piece of research across 13 articles and …

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      Which clubs got away with tackling last season and which were punished (and the curious case of which club is always tackled the most) Manchester City given unaccounted payments by UAE according to new report By Tony Attwood One of the things that I seem to end up writing about each summer …

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      The most fouled team Manchester City given unaccounted payments by UAE according to new report The real reason Arsenal bought Rice, and thankfully the media were wrong in January. By Tony Attwood Tackling is by no means the only means of defending: intercepting, marking and harrying all have a place in the …

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    The real reason Arsenal bought Rice, and thankfully the media were wrong in January. Arsenal appear to be spending rather a lot of money By Sir Hardly Anyone There are of course rumours all the time.  And we tend to look at them, simply because 95% of stories published in the written media …

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    Arsenal appear to be spending rather a lot of money Forecasting without reality: how Tottenham will knock Arsenal out of the top four By Tony Attwood The current narrative in the media is clear, and is set out in an article in the Athletic: “Moving from ‘Project Youth 2.0’ going into the 2021-22 …

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      Forecasting without reality: how Tottenham will knock Arsenal out of the top four 36 players joining Arsenal; 22 leaving the club, and next season’s line up. By Tony Attwood 10 years ago Untold Arsenal ran the headline Half of Arsenal’s mid-field and attack will be different next season and the talk at that …

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      The great danger of having only one top striker in your team 36 players joining Arsenal, 22 leaving By Tony Attwood In January 2012 Louis Saha joined Tottenham and stated, “I’m joining the most dynamic and exciting team in the country.” At that moment Tottenham were third in the league just five …

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      The great danager of having only one top striker in your team Do Arsenal really want Declan Rice or is it just a hoax? By Sir Hardly Anyone The main news is of course Rice, and whether Arsenal and West Ham can agree a deal.  According to Goal.Com and some other sources, …

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      Do Arsenal really want Declan Rice or is it just a hoax? The list of “what Arsenal need” is truly bonkers The striker problem in football by Tony Attwood There is today talk in the media of H. Kane leaving Tottenham H. for pastures new.  Or given the way Tottenham have been …

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