Just as it is crazy to the point of giving the impression of being an alien from another planet, to seek Mr Wenger’s resignation because of one bad result at Bradford, so it is silly to consider that the crisis is confidence that has been engendered by some poor performances is over. But the fact…
by Tony Attwood I had just got used to thinking that we had two billionaire clubs doing the rounds – Man City and Chelsea. The came the news that PSG was in the same group – and then Malaga. And there is QPR although I can’t quite work out what is going on there. So…
Reading v’s Arsenal. Commentary by Dumb and Dumber (Ian Darke and Steve McManaman) Cameron Wolfe selects the commentators’ best quotes from the game as available in North America. Arsene Wenger is feeling the heat after Arsenal’s embarrassing cup exit against 4th tier Bradford last week. Reading are in trouble but Arsenal are the real talking…
Arsenal FC has made this announcement… As a result of Monday’s strike ballot and the proposed industrial action on London Underground on Boxing Day, Arsenal’s Premier League match against West Ham United at Emirates Stadium, originally planned for Wednesday 26th December, has been postponed. This decision has been made now, due to the preparation period…
By Richard Bedwell Tony’s excellent piece on wages the other day prompts (on the eve of a new window opening) some thoughts on the other major part of player costs namely transfer fees. If FFP is fundamentally designed to remove, or at least ameliorate, inflation in player costs then surely such fees will need to…
By Tony Attwood Chuba Akpom is a forward who is seen as one of the new sensational stars at Arsenal, and is being spoken of as having the class and ability level of Jack Wilshere. So far this season he has played nine games in the under 21 league and scored three, and six in…
By Tony Attwood The question is: how far would you support your club in return for trophies. Some supporters have in the past drawn the line and said, this far and no further. The group that set up FC United of Manchester, now in the Northern Premier League, were one example of a group so…
By Walter Broeckx People sometimes wonder if all the fuss about wrong referee decisions is that much needed. After all it is just about one decision in a game. Well one such a decision can make a lot of difference, not just in that particular game but also for the next decade. I remembered this…
By Tony Attwood There were two utterly contradictory stories in the British press this Sunday. In the Sunday Times there was the tale of Manchester City deciding that they were going to sort financial matters out and try and get themselves within the requirements of Financial Fair Play. The other papers ran with the story…
So what we see is a demand for the club to use “its own graduates, Russian players and foreign players with a similar mentality,” which is although not a racist statement in itself, a very dangerous one given that “mentality” is not defined, but turns up in a document which also says that they don’t…
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