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It has taken me a long time but finally I have found something to like about Rafael Benítez. When
he answered the question about how he rated the ref and said, "the referee was perfect" I really
did smile for the first time ever in a Benitez interview. It reminded me of Stephen Fry's famous
schoolboy quip, [.
Here it is part of the text from last night... "2-1 to the Arsenal," said Billy. "Hat-trick for
Theo," I agreed. OK I got the goalscorer wrong, but the score was once again correct, and the
notion of the own goal was right although once again I admit I got the side wrong. And yes, I
agree, [...]
1. Take individual moments from games and use them as proof for your point. But avoid seeing
these in context. So if a player makes a bad pass just before the opposition score, focus on
that, blame him for the goal, and ignore anything else he did in the game. Keep the whole
argument incredibly [.
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 [...]
Way back before the dawn of the space time continuum I worked as a writer of (among other things)
science fiction books of the Doctor Who and Blake's 7 variety. So I know all about temporal
distortions, reversing the polarity, and "Absolute zero sub-ether technology," which Avon described
as "clever stuff.
We've been talking a bit about motivating your players and demoralising them in an earlier post. I
then replied with an earlier post that was earlier than this post but not as early as the post I
called an earlier post in the last paragraph. I thought was enough two posts in one day. And then
suddenly [.
The refs' double standards, the difficulties, the hidden things and the human side of it all.
By Walter Broeckx I already have written a few pieces on some double standards that were used in
some Arsenal games the last weeks. Both against Sunderland and Chelsea the Arsenal players were
allowed half of the physical challenge compared [.
Arsenal reserves vs. Man City by Phil Gregory Nothing like a bit of Carling Cup action to soothe
the pain of the weekend's result! When the draw came out, I was admittedly apprehensive, being that
at that point, City were playing their first team in the competition and were on top form. Now
however, I'm viewing [.
I wrote two days ago that I had reached the conclusion that football in England was corrupt. In
response to my article the majority of commentators agreed, but three arguments were put forward to
reject the claim. They are important points, and I think they need debating. 1: As soon as
Arsenal lose a match I start [.
Today 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 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 [.
So, to start with the important bit the bit that kept me out all night with Billy the Dog
celebrating our massive winnings 2-0 to the Arsenal was the score predicted and 2-0 was what we
got. Several bookies ushered us out of their shops and we are having to place bets as far [...]
You have to be a genius to do this by Walter Broeckx On November 14 the worst thing happened again.
The international games took its toll and Van Persie was out for what seems to be now 4 or 5
months. Van Persie was the focus of our attack. He was scoring goals, he was [...]
I will admit at once that there are two problems in proving corruption exists within English
football. First, the only people who stand a chance of proving corruption are a) the police b) the
football authorities c) an insider in a club, or a journalist with exquisite sources. As I will
outline below, part of my argument is that the [.
I watched two things on TV last night, and both rang bells in my head. The first was an old Hercule
Poirot film with David Suchet, based on the 1924 Agatha Christie short story "Western Star". It
contains the lines... Hastings: "I don't know how they get these stories in the papers." Poirot:
"They make it up.
Thursday 10 December and everyone else is probably talking about last night's brilliant performance
by the under 10s in Greece. So, what with this being UNTOLD ARSENAL and all, I thought I would
attack the issue from another angle. The headline above was a question raised by a writer in our
correspondence column, and I thought [.
By Walter Broeckx and Tony Attwood Knocking the Arsenal is an important part of the job of every
reporter. To be fair some do back off when we are playing brilliant football and winning stuff
(only the Guardian and Observer did snarling cynical pieces about the club in the days after we
finished the unbeaten season).
In a tearful and emotional statement, Billy The Dog McGraw, landlord of the Toppled Bollard, just
off Gillespie Road, today denied that he had had any close or passionate relationship with golf
master Tiger Woods. "It is stupid to suggest I could do such a thing," said Billy over a pint of
vodka. "Do I look [.
by Phil Gregory Three points at Anfield. Excellent. Exactly what we needed given the opportunity
provided thanks to United and Chelsea's poor results. The Gunners next trek up Turf Moor to face a
Burnley side surpassing all expectations in the Premier League this season. Recent form: Arsenal
secured their second win on the trot at Anfield, with Andrey [.
By Walter Broeckx Tuesday evening. Wife not at home. Anything on the TV? Oh yes they give a game of
the EPL this evening. Well I might take a look. So I put on my sporting channel and instead of a
game of the EPL I see it's a game of the BEPL. The Bent English Premier [...]
Editor's preamble: I am thrilled to announce that Phil Gregory has been found, dusted down, and has
provided his pre-match analysis. My match review will (snow willing) be appearing in the
Observer on Sunday. Now Phil's piece... Arsenal "welcome" Hull to the Emirates Cup for a clash that
has plenty of controversy surrounding it, despite Hull's promotion [.
Redknapp to be charged with defrauding Revenue and Customs Untold Arsenal predicts EXACTLY the
right score yet again!!! Oh where to begin? The is the second Tottenham manager in recent history
to have had a little contretemps with the authorities while holding that esteemed office. In 1987
David Pleat was cautioned concerning kerb crawling (the tactic of driving [.
As I sometimes get the remark that we only talk about the ref after a defeat, I will try to change
this for once. The reason is 3 games in a week and all three with some debatable decisions. Some
went our way, others not. So let's go to the game at Anfield. The first goal [...]
By Simon Bailey Ho, Ho, Ho, Merrrry Christmas. Lest we forget, tis the season to be jolly and all
that, and now that the public holiday of enforced jollity and happiness is upon us, i feel
compelled to write about why supporting Arsenal is like having christmas every day. Seeing as how I
have no flying teapot or [.
Yesterday I took a look at Liverpool. Now about Manchester City. They have joined Leeds United
and Chelsea in imposing tough restrictions on who can get near the club following the revelations
about how they sacked Mark Hughes. (Leeds ban papers who report on the legal battles of K Bates,
or report on the fact [.
By Billy the Dog, landlord of the Toppled Bollard, Islington. I had that Arsene Wenger round here
the other night doing his basso profundo with the carol singers. They were collecting money for
the Arsenal transfer funds which are somewhere between desperation and zero. "Ere Arse," I said,
adopting the familiar style that is customary for gentleman [.
Phil Gregory got the score against Hull absolutely right, following on the overwhelmingly brilliant
prediction here for the Liverpool game. Indeed we also got the Burnley match absolutely right
apart from the score and the result. So here we go again with Phil's preview and prediction. Oh
and don't forget the excitingly stunning advertisement for "Making [.
Untold predicted Arsenal 2 Villa 1, and we were wrong. I am really sorry, I apologise
unreservedly. I have let you, faithful reader, down. And I have done it at a time of peace and
goodwill. It is a terrible lapse. I can't imagine how we got it oh so wrong. It will
never happen [...]
By Walter Broeckx You could say that the game against Villa started on December 24 at 4pm. It was
the moment the president of our fan club phoned me to say that our member that makes the bookings
on the Eurostar trains received the message that our booking had been cancelled. It was a bit
Murphy's law.
By Walter Broeckx Arsenal and Barcelona are two names in European football that are mentioned with
great respect most of the time in the world of football. By the world of football I do not mean the
press, the pundits and so on but in general by people that love the game and that love nice [...]
Prologue from the Editor: I regret to say that a campaign has been launched by some of the lesser
clubs in the league against our revealing the score before the matches happen. They speak of
lower crowds than might be expected if the result were not known, and demoralised players who
realise they have no [.
By Billy the Dog McGraw, Enfield Allotments, Middlesex. I have rarely seen my old mate Tony Attwood
as close to tears as he was when he approached me this morning on the allotment. I was just
nattering to that Dennis Bergkamp who grows carrots next to my plot, when Tony rushed up. "They're
all arguing with each [.
