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Lansbury is the big surprise as Arsenal win 16-116-1, I should explain, was the number of shots for each side. And there isn’t too much point in doing any analysis of a match like this. We needed to win, and Fulham were thinking of the Europa League, and we did what was necessary. Most amusingly Tottenham didn’t. Djourou came back and had a bit of […] Chapman and Wenger: how the crowd respond to our biggest losersClick for the latest —————————————— Herbert Chapman’s first match in charge of Arsenal was at Highbury. It brought in a crowd of 53,000 and was against Tottenham. We lost 0-1. It is 100 years almost to the day since the first Tottenham v Arsenal gameWhich is why, in between everything else, I have been calling this, Tiny Totts week. And in a sense this is the article I have been building up to all season. I doubt that the Tinies even know the importance of this match in historical terms. They probably know it in hysterical terms but then, that’s what […] Welcome to the land of the Pig’s HeadToday’s Sponsor: ArsenalGifts.com Today’s sponsor: ArsenalGifts.com is a one-stop shop for all things Arsenal related, from replica kits and retro shirts through to Emirates Stadium tours, memorabilia and novelty items. They even sell “Making the Arsenal”. Visit http://www.arsenalgifts.com —————————- Welcome to the land of the Pig’s Head. A Billy […] Arsenal Burnley: a delightful and insightful fistful of pratfallsIt’s been months since we talked about players and matches, what with midweek dribble ball and the invasion of the hatchet men last saturday, so here’s a quick run down on this saturdays team, before a quick review of the opposition and their semi-illustrated history. —————- Almunia Sagna Vermaelen Silvestre Clichy (Eboue, Traore) Ramsey, Denilson, Ramsey, Cesc, Ramsey, Nasri […] Me and Wayne Rooney. How I nearly changed the worldBy Walter Broeckx I think almost everyone has something from the past on which he thinks : If I had done so and so at that moment in my life what would have happened to the world. You can imagine that people who have met, let’s say, someone like A. Hitler long before he was known, later […] Welcome to Football 3.0 and bid farewell to the old regime.To recap and explain (or vice versa) Football 1.0 started when Preston North End were thrown out of the FA Cup in 1884 after a complaint from Upton Park FC that Preston had been paying their players. Life in Bolton, and other elements of chaos theoryBilly the Dog was not quite in the best of moods or the finest of fettle when I met him on the allotment to discuss the game against the almighty Notlob in the Land of the Fabled Beast. I started by asking the question everyone asks, “Is there life in Bolton?” “It doesn’t really matter,” he replied […] A Johnny Foreigner can never be a true Arsenal fan.By Walter Broeckx In the comment section of this site a couple of days ago there was a comment from a Gooner from South Africa who was declared not a real fan of The Arsenal because he did not live in England. I must say that from my own experience I never had some one saying this […] Arsenal v Stoke, the facts, stats, and the result before it even happensArsenal vs. Stoke preview On Saturday, Arsenal play host to Stoke City on a day that marks the 100 year anniversary of the first ever North London derby! Pulis is marking himself to be a bit of an Allardyce in terms of management approach: he makes no apologies for his side’s style of play, and manages consistently […] On the 100th anniversary of Arsenal v Tottenham, what sport tells us about lifeToday is the day we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first ever Arsenal v Tottenham game. There is a full article on this on www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk This day was, in a very real sense, the start of a process that led us to Highbury, Division I and Herbert Chapman. So it seems appropriate for a moment on […] Arsenal programme on Wednesday to run article by UNTOLD ARSENALA word of warning. In this article I will not be hiding my bushel under a 40 watt bulb. I’m over the parrot. (Sorry if English is not your first language, that’s a really stupid play on words. In simple talk I am happy and I am going to boast). Let me put it another way. YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE The Arsenal […] “Making the Arsenal”: read an extract, see the coverJust in case you have missed my endless ramblings over the past nine months – I have written a book about Arsenal in 1910, called Making the Arsenal. Today the cover and an extract of the book has gone on line, and orders are now being accepted for delivery as soon as copies are printed. SPOILER ALERT: Man A vs Arsenal, teams, report, result before it happensALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES: Arsenal results before the game starts. So, where were we? Everyone’s been off being kicked for their country during Cripplegate Week, and everyone is injured, so we are putting out the under 11s for this fixture. Arshavin’s out, Cesc is probably out, my cat’s out (but that’s a cat-flap issue) and Theo is hiding under […] Arsenal is nothing without its history and heritageA review of “Forward, Arsenal” by Bernard Joy Arsenal – the club for every day of the weekArsenal – the club for every day of the week By Ian Trevett, Editor of Highbury High Untold Arsenal has kindly allowed me to write a feature for the site and invite readers of the Tony’s excellent blog to contribute features to the Arsenal fanzine Highbury High. Highbury High has become a close ally to Untold Arsenal, as […] Arsene Wenger: the best manager England never had.Arsene Wenger: the best manager England never had By Simon Bailey. No work today, the wife was out getting last minute school uniforms, books, bags, and whatever else they need, so I decided to put on The Damned United, the story of Brian Clough’s six week tenure at Leeds United. It’s not really a ‘Football’ film in the […] Celtic 1 Arsenal 5: senational team, sensational prediction, sensational historyWelcome to the new world – the world in which Arsenal have recreated a team, devised a new free-flowing 4-3-3 system, and produced players of the highest quality who just a year ago were derided. How the Sun conned the BBC with its Arsenal-are-too-short “analysis” and why we are going to win the leagueSo – does size really matter. According to the Sun. And sadly the BBC in a recent article repeated the same stuff, without crediting the Sun, and I fear without checking any of the facts. . Because Sun + facts = a contradiction & as I show below, there is a very good reason why […] Welcome to Season 91. Plus Amazing growth of the soaraway SunWelcome to Season 91. In September 1919 Arsenal started to play in the First Division, having been awarded a place in the reshuffle that followed the end of the First World War. My worst season: Appendix, Arsenal, Liverpool, Wright, ten without a win – 1965/6The scene: I’m in my final year in the sixth form at a boys grammar school in Dorset, hoping to take the musical world by storm any time now. I get to maybe three or four Arsenal games a year with my dad – it holds us together as I do my sixties teenager […] Arsenal’s worst seasonWere the Last Four Years the Worst in Arsenal’s History? by “LRV” Arsenal joined the old Football League Division 1 (the top flight in English football) in the 1919/20 season. Since then, Arsenal Fans have witnessed the good, not-so-good, poor, not-so-poor, Very good, not-so-bad, bad seasons. In all of these, one thing remains a […] |