Does the league table after six games tell us who will win the league?

    Day by Day the videos – An Arsenal video for (almost) every day of the year in order.  Day by Day the stories– a key moment in Arsenal and footballing history for each day of the year (this series is still under construction – stories are listed from 1 December onward). by Bulldog Drummond Arsenal and the return …

Reports of Arsenal being in breach of FFP turn out to be media makebelieve!

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division by Tony Attwood UEFA has now released the list of clubs that have breached the Financial Fair Play regulations, and …

Arsenal and the return of the injury list

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By Bulldog Drummond We have been doing quite well on the injury front until recently but now the number of …

2022/23 PL Season – Matchweek 4 & 5 – Refereeing matters

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division by Andrew Crawshaw What did we learn from the referees in Matchweek 4 and 5 Arsenal v Fulham – I …

Man U v Arsenal: Referee and VAR ref, both from Manchester

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division   By Tony Attwood Paul Tierney is the referee for the Manchester United v Arsenal game.  He is from Salford …

Anti-competitive actions by clubs and a case of absolute pure style and class

Arsenal’s new tactics explored in detail and what it means for the season ahead By Tony Attwood Chapters I and II of the Competition Act 1998 prohibit anti-competitive agreements between businesses and the abuse of a dominant position in a market. That might not sound like anything remotely relevant to football, but suddenly it becomes …

This summer’s transfers: the biggest spenders, the biggest sellers

Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  by Tony Attwood In terms of the amount of money spent on players this window Arsenal came 7th, spending £118.86m and gaining an income of £21.42m.  Top spenders were …

Who are Arsenal signing on deadline day? The ten most likely moves.

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: Over 600 Arsenal events day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division   By Sir Hardly Anyone Of course by the time you read this one of the players may have been …

Arsenal 2022: It is truly wonderful to watch

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in September: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By Tony Attwood So, you’ll know what the match looked like and what the league table looks like, and you …

Arsenal v Villa: the Arsenal team and the last long run of wins

by Bulldog Drummond Football London suggest that Zinchenko will be back in the squad although may not start.   They also note that it may now be time for Tomiyasu to start a game rather than coming on as a substitute.   Their other thought is that Despite producing arguably his best performance of the season against Fulham, …

Arsenal injuries and videos of past matches

by Bulldog Drummond According to the Premier League injuries table Arsenal are now sitting on four injuries exactly the same number as Villa. Reiss Nelson is still out with a muscular injury and no return date is set Oleksandr Zinchenko is rated 50% for the match after suffering a knee injury Mo Elneny has a …

Arsenal v Aston Villa: recent games and past games.

  Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division So off we go again on Wednesday with another match.  This time at home to Villa. And indeed as we noted recently …

The most embarassing man ever in football calls AFC embarrassing!

    Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By Tony Attwood In January 2011,Sky Sports commentators Richard Keys and Andy Gray, who had both been in charge of commenting …

All the pundits had Arsenal finishing outside the top four. Why was that?

  Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division This article continues our “Arsenal developing” series… Media completely misses Arsenal’s astounding tactical change Why is the media so certain Arsenal will …

When we win the first four league games of the season, what happens next?

By Tony Attwood On 7 April 2004 the headline in the Daily Mirror was “Arsenal’s season in ruins”.  Arsenal had just lost at home to Chelsea in the champions league but were about to go on to be the only team since the 19th century to go through a season undefeated. Ruins? Well, with a …

Pilgramage to Dial Square: where Arsenal FC was founded

By Tony Attwood Yesterday, 28 August 2022, members of Arsenal Independent Supporters Association (AISA) made the pilgrimage along the Thames from Embankment Pier to Dial Square, to see the origins of Arsenal FC.  Although of course the original grounds on which Royal Arsenal FC and Woolwich Arsenal FC played are no longer football grounds, Dial …

How us fans took back control of the games and made football glorious fun

Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division Arsenal’s new tactics explored in detail and what it means for the season ahead By Tony Attwood Somewhere, someone worked it out.  …

Arsenal v Fulham: the team, and the Premier League 2 table

By Bulldog Drummond Arsenal.com seem a little reluctant to run the PL2 league table following the under 21s draw with Brighton yesterday, so I thought I would slot it into this final piece before today’s first team outing. And it is is rather encouraging given that here, as with the first team, we are top …

Arsenal v Fulham: what the statistics tell us ahead of the game

  WHAT DOES THE SEASON SO FAR TELL US ABOUT THE TOP CLUBS? ARSENAL V FULHAM: WHAT WILL REFEREE GILLETT DO TO ARSENAL IN THE NEXT GAME? By Bulldog Drummond We’re always looking for new approaches when presenting matches so here is another way of looking forward to a match, courtesy of some statistics we …

The Europa League draw: everything you don’t need to know. And then some.

Arsenal’s new tactics explored in detail and what it means for the season ahead by Tony Attwood   The draw for the group stage of the Europa League has been made, with Arsenal and Manchester United representing the UK. Here’s the full draw for the groups… . Group A: Arsenal, PSV Eindhoven, Bodø/Glimt, Zurich Group B: Dynamo …

How Uefa and PSG have taken control, and fooled all of football

  by Tony Attwood and the Untold team According to Fifa, “In August 2021 the United States Department of Justice gave $201 million to the FIFA Foundation as compensation for the losses suffered by FIFA, Concacaf and CONMEBOL (the South American confederation) as victims of decades of football corruption schemes.” The funds are going into …

Do supporters have any responsiblity at all – or is it all nothing to do with them?

Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By Tony Attwood West Ham United, which you might recall, is a team based in East London who were given their stadium for …

What does the season so far tell us about the top clubs?

By Tony Attwood Last season, as I am sure you will recall, the media made a huge fuss about Arsenal’s opening three games.  Less fuss is being made about Arsenal’s good start to this season, with a number of comments instead noting that it has been an easy start.  Last season it wasn’t particularly noted  …

Who will Arsenal sign in the last days and which 4 players have gone missing?

Why is the media so certain Arsenal will fail in 2022/23? By Sir Hardly Anyone I thought I would pass a few minutes glancing at the press to see who Arsenal are about to sign, and I found something rather curious, so I thought I had best share it with you.   For it seems four …

Arsenal v Fulham: how the visitors have been doing

Anniversary video index: an Arsenal video for (almost) each day of the year Arsenal Day by Day: the stories Arsenal in August: All the anniversaries day by day  100 Years: 100 Years in the First Division By Bulldog Drummond Why is the media so certain Arsenal will fail in 2022/23? Arsenal as we well know, have brought in five …