How the 25-man rule can be improved
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here How the 25-man rule can be improved (And it is just my opinion) By Nitesh Padhi First of all, let’s just clear out the quite confusing 25-man rule. According to the rule, A home grown …
Has the summer already started?
By Walter Broeckx Are we June already? Just checking my calendar and it still is only March. Okay, I admit we near April but still there is a big gap between now and the transfer period. Yet, Barcelona is talking again about Cesc. Not much news you cou…
Barking mad: the story of football, DNA and some very young boys
By Father Brian Now on day release, Father Brian who still maintains his innocence has embarked on a journey of self discovery. His interest in boys is well documented (HM Govt vs. Fr. B Murphy 2009) but bravely he has decided to attempt to lift the sh…
How to make a Tiny Tott happy
The debate can wait. There is a league to win By Ian Trevett Sometimes, when my judgement for good taste fails me, I will listen to 606 or TalkSport while I’m driving. The best bits are when you get a Spurs, United, Chelsea or Liverpool fan ranti…
Tapping up, Cesc Fabregas and what’s happening this summer
Tapping up, Cesc Fabregas and what’s happening this summer By Phil Gregory With Barcelona’s pursuit of Cesc Fabregas never out of the news (largely thanks to the rent-a-quote that is Xavi Hernandez) Gunners worldwide have been getting more …
Checking the fouls tables
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here Victory Through Harmony By Walter Broeckx As you will know by now I love numbers. I probably have bored you to death with all my numbers and to make a chance I will give you another set …
How fast can a club go into free fall? Is Liverpool about to follow Leeds?
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Tony Attwood It was while we were standing outside the Auld Triangle mingling with the Leeds fans before the match on saturday that Ian reminded me of the last time we watched Arsenal…
How to win the league. An everyday guide.
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx Is losing games the worst thing that can happen to you when you want to win the title? At first sight you might answer this question with : yes. But let us try to ana…
The Blues 1 Arsenal 11 as Ferguson extends his malign influence on football
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here by Tony Attwood That scoreline is of course shots on target. You might consider goal attempts a better measure. In which case, The Blues 6 Arsenal 18. Either way it was rather …
Football in the cold, will it ever change?
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Walter Broeckx I can only remember one game before that was postponed in the Emirates and this was also with some snow but even more with the prospect of the police of having a diffic…
Playing Song further forwards? Just how many points has that cost us?
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Corley After the Fulham game, Arsene Wenger indicated that he had instructed Alex Song to play further forwards this season in an effort to open up more room in midfield. General reac…
If we are so bad why are we being copied ?
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here By Ibrahima Fode NDIAYE If we are so bad why are we being copied ? I hear Arsenal are so bad they can’t win a cup in God only knows how many years. Some say it’s five other six but…
Ten things that Wenger should consider: a personal opinion
Arsenal History on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here ————————– Akhil Nair I am a gooner from India. I really like your posts and thought of sharing my personal views to you an…
One third of the season gone, and Arsenal prepare to win everything
Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal on Facebook here by Tony Attwood Where are we? We have the usual crop of injuries but thus far we cope – and we are coping far better than before. Cesc running on half throttle, Vermaelen not…
In a few years time our north eastern trip could be to see Bedlington Terriers
By Tony Attwood Of course in the coming days there will be the usual half dozen or so articles on everything to do with Arsenal vs the Kingdom of Kev. Already I am sitting on a bizarre and eccentric review of the Kingdom by Billy the Dog, not to ment…
8 out of 10 or could it be 10/10 for The ARSENAL
By Sean Welch I’m writing this to give you some facts that you could use for a soon to be a rainy/slow day. Or maybe remember as we near the end of the season, and you think, “didn’t that guy on Untold write something about this, ba…
Is the tide turning against thuggish football?
Celebrating the remarkable honesty of Danny Murphy. By Ian Trevett It doesn’t need me to point out that Arsenal have been kicked around a fair bit over the last few years. Three smashed legs in five years isn’t a co-incidence, as everyone k…
From the 10th biggest football blog… What should be Arsenal’s target this season and what we have to do
A little note from the Ed before you start. Last time around the Wikio rankings of blogs of a footballing nature had Untold at number 88 in the world. A derisory number and one that caused much gnashing of the teeth. This time (in figures about to be…
Team Chemistry – what is it, how do you make it
Arsenal and Team Chemistry – Something that money cant buy. By Dark Prince Team Chemistry – What is it?? It’s something we cannot touch, something we cannot artificially make and most importantly, something which teams like Man C or R…
Why do Chelsea only have 19 players? How to manipulate the 25 rule
By Tony Attwood No one quite knows the best way to react to the new 25 rule, and looking at the official data to emerge from the EPL it is clear that the clubs have simply made occasional adjustments to their squads to fit the new rules. What I haven
Royal Madness: how one team spent 280m euros and got absolutely nothing
By Walter Broeckx We all have read about the madness that has gone in to football when it comes to spending money. The likes of Chelsea and Manchester City with their financial doping is already well documented on this site in many articles. And let us…
Man City was 40% of the transfer window this year. What the hell happens now?
By Tony Attwood We’ve often taken a little look at the finances at clubs such as Man IOU, Barca and the like on this site. Swiss Rambler does the same, often in more detail, and recently did a brilliant piece on Inter Milan, showing how they …
Premier League trying to ban all loan deals following Man City “squad doping”
By Tony Attwood Just a couple of days after the annual Untold preview of Arsenal’s five squads (the “25″, the cup squad, the reserves, the loanees, and the youth team) the Guardian is reporting that the EPL is looking to ban loans. In…
Arsenal: one club, five squads, and no Bebé (which is probably our good fortune)
by Tony Attwood Arsenal, as we know, has five squads – all of which are flexible. And within the system matters are planned and arranged – just as you would expect. We watch the players come up through the youth team, the reserves and…
Exclusive: Untold Arsenal interview with the owner of Manchester City.
By Roxy Beaujolais, our correspondent in foreign parts. Well, my little Tour Eiffels, my little je ne sais quoi. Tony advertised for a foreign correspondent, I replied, got the job, and he sent me off to… Manchester. I know it is a foreign co…
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