By Tony Attwood Since the Arsenal History site was formed we have had a particular focus on Tottenham – not just because they are our local rivals, but also because they have, since 1919, been involved in one of the most extraordinary attempts in the history of football to re-write history and besmirch the name …
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A continuation of the series “100 years of Hating Arsenal” By Tony Attwood My father told me a number of stories about being at Highbury in the heady days of the 1930s. Many of course were told to me as a child and have now been forgotten, sadly, and my father is no longer with …
Read More “How the current discontent at Arsenal started in 1933 – what happened in the 1930s.”
By Tony Attwood We are staying in touch with Lyon this season because Remi Garde is now the manager there. And while doing this we’re having a look at Lorient as they have Joel Campbell playing. To start with Joel he has played four times as a sub, and played in the 1-1 draw with …
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by Andy Kelly Up until 1925 the laws of football stated that an attacking player required at least three opponents between himself and the opponent’s goal to be onside. In the early days of the game, tactical naivety meant that there were still plenty of goals to keep the fans happy. In Woolwich Arsenal’s last …
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By Tony Attwood Going on holiday during the season does allow one to gather a certain perspective on life, the universe and Arsenal, although last week in Cyprus I did manage to watch the Bolton game live on an Arabic station with English commentary. But get back home and what do I find: this in …
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Arsenal History Website…… Making the Arsenal …… Arsenal Uncovered …… Arsenal History Society Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal Untold Arsenal By Tony Attwood Martin Hayes is manager of Dover Athletic, who last year had something of a wonder season with their cup run. This year has started out ok – the club are eighth in …
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By Tony Attwood Continuing my occasional series about ex Arsenal players in management here is the latest on Remi Garde’s team Lyon. The club is lying second in the league after five games, having already beaten the early leaders Montpellier in August. Pos. Team Pl W D L GF GA +/- Pts 1 Montpellier HSC …
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By Tony Attwood We’ve been keeping some of our past players in our sights from time to time and here is the latest that I have on Tony Adams. After a mid table position last year (although with a very strong second half of the season and a long unbeaten run) Tony seems to be …
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By Andy Kelly Sadly (for me) this article isn’t about me. I’ve been collating line-ups for Arsenal games since the late-1970s and have been fascinated by those people who played the odd game here and there, wondering how they got a game. Some of these people went on to become relatively famous – Glenn Roeder, …
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By Tony Attwood An article has appeared today on the Untold Arsenal site under the heading, “Is the media out to get us, no its far worse than that” It is an excellent piece and I thoroughly recommend it. But there is something beyond the article I want to turn to, and which has made …
Read More “100 years of hating the Arsenal part 4: innovation is bad for you”
I’ve mentioned how there was turmoil in Arsenal’s early life as the club went into liquidation and sold off its best players. Everyone blamed everyone else, in the early years of the 20th century, and Henry Norris got most of the flack, despite being the man who rescued the club. He did more for the …
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