UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » What journalists refuse to say about Euro 2008

The injury list from Euro 2008 is getting massive. But is it the biggest set of injuries ever? Given that supporters of their clubs won’t be able to watch them at full fitness next season you might expect the newspapers to be keeping a running total of just how much damage Euro 2008 does to…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » The complete & total guide to every Arsenal transfer story

This is it – every single Arsenal transfer story of the summer – including the ones that haven’t been written yet. Goal – Arsenal need a new world class keeper and are buying [insert name] Central defence – Arsenal need a new world class central defender and are buying [insert name] Captain – Gallas’ performance…

Arsenal promotion 1919

Sir Henry Norris, chairman of Arsenal, had done the Football League’s bidding since he took over Woolwich Arsenal.    He had turned them professional, with the aim of bringing professional football to London (and instantly bringing about the wrath of the London FA from which Woolwich Arsenal were expelled).   And then he had moved the team…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » Birmingham Arsenal: a total disgrace. It’s time for action

For the second time in a couple of years we have seen an Arsenal player suffer the most awful injury inflicted mindlessly and pointlessly by a third rate player.  Last time Diaby was taken out of the game for a year by Sunderland.  Now Eduardo knows what playing against the minor teams of England is…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » What’s going on between Arsenal and Man U?

“Sir” Alex Ferguson, as he likes to be called, is a strange sort of cove.   By any measure he is a very successful manager, having worked miracles at two disjointed under achieving clubs – Manchester United and Aberdeen.  His record in the EPL is second to none. So why does he spend so much time…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » Why English players find it hard to break through at Arsenal

Recently M. Wenger expressed his complete vision of the individual, the team, the club, football – all in one sentence.   And in so doing he symbolised why it was so hard  for English players to do well at Arsenal. Speaking about Luke Freeman who has just joined the club M. Wenger said… “He is 15 years…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » Four Arsenal players in Premiership Team of the Year

Here is the official Premiership Team of the Year as voted by the players in the Premiership… David James (Portsmouth) Bacary Sagna (Arsenal) Rio Ferdinand (Man Utd) Nemanja Vidic (Man Utd) Gael Clichy (Arsenal) Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) Ashley Young (Aston Villa) Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal) Fernando Torres (Liverpool) So…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » Derby County 12 Arsenal Reserves 20

That was shots – which shows why people think Arsenal are entertaining – you get lots and lots of action. OK Derby are fairly feeble, and they have a belief rating at somewhere around minus 20 on the Belief Rating scale, but still, not everyone puts six goals past them while playing a reserve team…

UNTOLD ARSENAL: The stories no one else covers » Blog Archive » We get Yankee Reds and Totteringham get no one

Looking at the draw for the quarter and semi-finals in Europe (Liverpool Reds in the quarters, and Chelsea maybe in the semis) it is interesting to reflect on not only our chances but also where other teams have got to.   Thinking back to the predictions made at the start of the season by several billion…

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