In that article noted above we showed that Arsenal have been given just about the worst possible sequence of fixtures in the first 30% (that is the first 11 games) of this season that is imaginable, ...

Their headline reads: England captain Harry Kane on squad withdrawals: “It’s a shame this week, obviously. It’s a tough period of the season and maybe that’s been taken advantage of a little bit. I ...

This denigration of news from elsewhere leads to people seriously saying other leagues in Europe are not so competitive as in England, which of course is rubbish. And as a result, the chance to join ...

It’s not been a surprise to see that most commentators are taking the view that as Vavel website says, “The outlook is bleak, with Arsenal sat in a modest lowly place in the Premier League, needing to ...

As for saying that “Howard Webb’s [the Chief Refereeing Officer] tenure has been soundtracked by constant calls for more transparency, for a swishing back of the curtain to reveal the bare-forked ...

With several huge events attracting much interest from bookmakers, the UEFA Champions League is getting hot. People are debating one game, Bayern Munich vs Benfica. Bayern has a good defence; hence, a ...

In fact against the clubs that Arsenal have played away from home this season compared with last season’s results are identical – two wins, two draws, two defeats.

I’m occasionally asked why I write so much about what the media says concerning football, such as in those two articles highlighted above. And the answer is simple: the media works hard to frame the ...

Although it’s not a journo-originated word for it actually comes from Shakespeare and turns up in “The Merry Wives of Windsor.” So it is a bit dated, but then that’s just like most journalists and ...

The simple reality is that all teams get blips – runs of unexpected draws and loses, and the media love to focus on them, without much reference to what is going on elsewhere.  It’s a bit like the ...

John Brooks has only refereed one Arsenal match this season and for that we should give thanks, because in his one match (that being on 2 November 2024, when Arsenal lost to Newcastle) he produced a ...