This daily blog was started in January 2008, and as the name is intended to suggest we try to cover issues that do not get fulsome coverage in other blogs or publications, and where we are covering the same ground as others, try to do so from a different perspective. A list of the most recent articles is given on the right under “Recent posts”. …

2 days ago · Following some recent comments by me I have been sent this research and data from Michael Pearson, and set it out below with his kind permission. The table shows the last six games at this point this season, against the same period last season. Arsenal are in fact at this moment doing slightly ...

3 days ago · PGMO remains the problem, and the problem just got worse The real danger facing Arsenal is not Michael Oliver, it is PGMO, and here is why Just published on the Arsenal History site: 100 Years since Chapman joined Arsenal part 17: very dubious dealings By Tony Attwood So now we know: Arsenal sailed through last night as the third-best team in Europe. Not bad considering the “fact” that in ...

Jan 13, 2025 · Arsenal’s Premier League Saga So Far: Peaks and Valleys The 2024-2025 Premier League season has been a wild ride for Arsenal fans. There’s been drama, moments of magic, and, let’s be honest, a few moments that made you want to look away. Whether you’re a die-hard Gooner or someone who enjoys a strategic gamble at a casino, there’s no denying that this season had stories worth telling ...

Dec 24, 2024 · We might also look at the goals scored in the last six games – the top three clubs are not out of sight but they are knocking in the goals very regularly.. But it is goals scored where the top six table differs from the League table as a whole, for there the top-scoring team across the season so far is the mighty Tottenham Hots. Indeed this season they have scored two more than Arsenal and ...

2 days ago · True or False? “For Arsenal fans, it has felt like the season in which everything has gone against them.” That statement from the Athletic is not one I would fully agree with, but it is interesting that in the following article the second in the list of “everything” is “a tough run of away games to start the season,” which is certainly something we highlighted. (Although rather ...

Jan 5, 2025 · Brighton v Arsenal, the tackles and fouls and the worrying approach of referees Arteta is quoted in the Guardian as saying “I have never seen a decision like this in my career. I asked the boys if they have and nobody has seen it before,” said Arteta. “When you look at the incident, the distance, the player, João touching the ball, …

Jan 2, 2025 · Over the last to and a half seasons these are the statistics: Arsenal have played 95, scored 217, goal difference 128, point 212 Manchester City have played 95, scored 222, goal difference129, points 211 Liverpool have played 94, scored 194, goal difference 101, points 206 Those seem to be to be pretty important stats when dealing with the endless doom and gloom that surrounds Arsenal and the ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Can Arsenal catch Liverpool? The away games will be crucial Arsenal are being tested to the limit By Tony Attwood The pain of the Arsenal draw this weekend was perhaps lessened a fraction by the draw between those teams from somewhere in the northwestern part of the country. “I wouldn’t worry about it too much,” said my pal (who when he heard I was writing about our conversation demanded ...

Jan 8, 2024 · 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 from a defeat. We saw that twice last season, first when between 27 January and 15 …