1997/8 Mr Wenger’s second season. The close margin between success and failure.
By Tony Attwood The result in the league for 1997/8 look wonderful – we won the league with two games to spare, and finished five points ahead of Manchester U who ended up in second place. We also won...
View ArticleWhy did Henry Norris have a fixation with Woolwich Arsenal
By Andy Kelly and Tony Attwood . Henry Norris bought Woolwich Arsenal FC in 1910. Quite why he did so has always been something of a mystery, since he already owned two clubs – Croydon Common FC in...
View Article1998/9 Mr Wenger’s Third Season: after the double, the Sheffield affair.
By Tony Attwood What do you do after you have won the double in your second full season at a club? Answer: you do it again. That is what some fans expected. In fact the expectations were very high –...
View ArticleHow all the history books get Arsenal’s second manager wrong
By Andy Kelly Who Was Arsenal’s Second Permanent Manager? According to every Arsenal history written since 1986, George Elcoat was Arsenal’s second manager. Up until 1952 he was only known as Mr...
View Article1999/2000 – we end up 18 points behind Man U and lose on penalties in all 3 cups
By Tony Attwood In part one of the review of 1999/2000 we looked at a season opening that was a mix of injuries and the arrival of new players who took time to settle. It was no coincidence this...
View ArticleWenger in 2001/2: the violence of Old Trafford and the start of the maiming era
by Tony Attwood I have mentioned already that the start of the 21st century saw the start of serious doubts about referees where bizarre decisions started to cost us games – not least in the cup final...
View ArticleTony Adams declares he would love to manage Arsenal
By Tony Attwood Recently I published a couple of pieces about two prospective future managers of Arsenal: Remi Garde and Dennis Bergkamp. The reason for these stories was not the fact that these...
View ArticleOlympique Lyonnais and Remi Garde (plus Lorient)
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...
View ArticleInto the darkness: Swindin leads us into the nine dead years of Arsenal
—————————————– “Making the Arsenal” – the book of Arsenal’s rebirth —————————————– Arsenal.com have today picked up Walter’s “Jenkinson” article in their Media Watch section. Congratulations all...
View ArticleArsenal History Society at The Unveiling of Arsenal’s Legends’ Statues
by Andy Kelly Last Friday I was one of three people (Tony Attwood and Mark Andrews being the other two) that received an e-mail from Paul Matz of AISA asking if one of us would like to attend the...
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