It’s an Arsenal Thing - Podcast

We feature the narrow win in the WSL for the girls against a plucky Leicester, the gritty win against a salty and aggressive Newcastle aided by an incompetent ref, look at Jamie Redknapp's claim that Haarland is the first premier league superstar and discuss the Brighton game. We pick our player of the match against the Toon and split the vote.

We cover the excellent win over Chelsea at a vibrant Emirates, the disappointing last gasp loss to Wolfsberg in the Champions league semi final and the no show at the Etihad where we neither got a result or offered any sort of acceptable performance. The podkateers offer their thoughts, analysis and opinions on all the incidents and talking points.

We cover the disappointing WSL defeat to Manchester United and the fabulous draw against Wolfsburg.

We examine the captivating and unexpected draw against a relegation threatened Southampton and look ahead to the City game.

We cover the bizarre encounter against a sleepy West Ham who capitulated for 20 minutes and handed us a 0-2 lead.

They then put in a shift after a penalty decision and subsequently dominated the game.

There was the Arsenal penalty, the penalty miss, the handballs and a jittery looking Arsenal who managed to hold on to a point.

 Where does this leave our title challenge ? Is it still all to play for ? The podkateer's bring calm and considered opinion to the proceedings.

What did we make of the ignored mascot story ? Jay gives us a balanced view and reveals the class of the club.

 Jay, Lauren and Tom are on duty and there are some healthy discounts on the Manscaped performance package and Zenith coins excellent collectibles.

We cover the Liverpool game at the hothouse of Anfield where we needed to show resilience, we discuss the Xhaka horror tackle, the penalty and subsequent miss. We ask is Virgil Van Dyke the player he once was, dissect the goals, the defensive errors and late substitutions.

With us is Nick Collins (Sky Sports News) as our guest podkateer, we talk about what he's been up to recently and ask him about his brilliant reporting career.

After the international break we pay tribute to David Rocastle. After Mesut Ozil's retirement we ask has he done enough to be considered an Arsenal legend or did he waste the best years of his career ? we cover the WSL games against Spurs and Manchester City and the return leg in the Champions league against Bayern. We also enjoy the 4-1 victory against Leeds that keeps us flying high at the top of the league with an eight point advantage. before we sign off we look at the intriguing and important game against an indifferent Liverpool at Anfield. Special guest Podkateer Glen Oglaza.

we cover the dismissal of Vieira by Palace, feature the superb win over the manager less South Londoners, report on the defeat by Sporting in the Europa league.

We look forward to the WSL clash with Spurs and ahead to the home tie in the Premier league against Leeds.

Southgate has ignored Ben White, why ? Ten Hag mistakenly accused us of having fit players all season, we call him out and that drip Neville for his comments on the LFA.

We cover the exhilarating and emphatic 0-3 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, report on the comfortable 4-0 win in the WSL over Reading at a windswept Meadow Park and look ahead to the games against Sporting and Palace.

Its a bulging episode featuring the dramatic last minute win against Bournemouth with the cracker from Reiss Nelson, the fantastic Conti cup final win against the much fancied Chelsea. There's the comfortable win over Liverpool and the hard fought and fortunate draw at Sporting. 

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Features the games against Leicester in the premier league, the Girls FA cup defeat against Chelsea and as an added bonus the excellent 4-0 thumping of Everton.

Tom gives his report on a thrilling night of goals at the Emirates.

In the Gun Room Tom, Lauren and Nick discuss the disallowed wonder goal from Trossard. The podkateers also question the decision when Saka is upended in the box.

We cover the disappointing loss at the Emirates to Manchester City and the 6 goal nail biter at Villa Park against Aston Villa. Tom, Jay, Lauren and AFTV's CJ are in the Gun Room to discuss all the talking points.

We discuss goalkeepers showboating and time wasting and discover the Worlds most frightening goalkeeper, plus which two players scored a aht trick each for Arsenal back in 2003.   

We cover the draw against Brentford at the Emirates, the double header against Manchester City in the Conti cup and WSL.

Dave finds out what Brentford is famous for, there’s a list of Arsenal players that made the biggest profit.

We reflect on the career of Gilberto Silva and name the premier league players with the worst goal return.

Lauren and Tom are in the Gun Room to look at the VAR fiasco that should have cancelled out Ivan Toney's equaliser.

We also discuss the upcoming City and our chances against the title holders.

Plus you can use our exclusive 20% discount code when purchasing the Performance package 4.0 from Manscaped at manscaped.com. 

The mighty teeth of the gravel voiced Northern goblin

In this Episode we look back at the defeat against Everton in the premier league. We also cover the draw in the WSL against West Ham.

Was Jorginho as bad as some people think ?

Is Ben White good enough as a right back ?

We also discuss the investigation in to Manchester City’s 100 financial irregularities and ask what’s the likely outcome.

This joyous episode features the magnificent win at The Emirates against Manchester United.

In the Gun Room Jay, Lauren and Tom the Gooner dissect the game and cover all the goals and talking points.

Jay talks about the atmosphere at the Emirates and we talk tactics with Mikel’s diamond formation.

We ask why is Martinelli not getting the service he deserves, we discuss

Zinchenko’s outstanding performance and once again praise Eddie Nketiah.

Plus we mull over De Gea’s theatrical outing in the United goal , a series an Email about socks and talk about Roy Keane’s moustache.

We bring you the excellent 0-2 away win at the toilet bowl and examine all the talking points. The bogus penalty, the Richarlison confrontations, the Lloris blunder, the Xhaka team talk and argument with Conte.

We bring you Keown v Jordan clash and when Keown owned the repugnant Richard Keys.

We cover the hard fought 1-1 draw in the WSL at the Emirates that saw nearly 48,000 take their seats.

Chelsea came back into the contest with a last gasp leveller from Sam Kerr.

We examine the dreadful penalty decision and look ahead to Brighton.

Plus we talk transfers and offer our predictions for the Manure game.

‘ The angry Spaniard draws a blank ‘

In this podcast we recap the football stories of the week. Connor features in a two part ‘Gunner get into it’

Part one covers the nervy dust up with the South Coast candy kings Brighton.

In the second part Connor mulls over the feisty draw against a resurgent Newcastle under Eddie Howe.

Tom, Lauren and Paul bring some much needed sanity and balanced opinion after a mystifying outcry from some sections of the Arsenal fanbase.

We look at the goals, the technical performance, why Arsenal failed to score and ask was it really the disaster it was made out to be ?

We look forward to the FA cup clash against Oxford in the club car park and predict the scoreline.

We have an update on the WSL, look at the growing list of injuries and how that might hinder our season.

We congratulate BBC football personality Beth Mead and look forward to the Chelsea clash at the Emirates.

There’s some transfer rumours to examine, we name names.

We reveal the most ridiculous awards for the man of the match.

You’ll be surprised.

And we cover the Arsenal players who were one cap wonders and pay our own tribute to Pele, the finest striker to ever pull on a pair of boots. #Arsenalkingsoflondon 

Connor brings us his match report on the excellent 3-1 win against West Ham at the Emirates on Boxing Day. Tom and Paul discuss the West Ham game, examine Eddie Nketiah’s role as the stand in for Jesus. Is this the launch pad to prove his doubters wrong.

We look at the goals, discuss our player of the match and look at the upcoming games for January and February.

We look at Eddie Howes Newcastle and the threat the Geordies pose.

Are the games against City and Newcastle crucial to our progress this season.

We look ahead to the transfer window in the hope that the club has learned from their previous mistakes. #Arsenalpodcast#Artetasyoungguns#Odegaardmagic#northlondonisred

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A one off for the World cup, hardly a mention of football but there is a wealth of great music and odd news stories.

On the menu we reveal the book inspired by a pub carpet, we present to you three possible world records that anyone could break, we bring you name of the dead man that the public re elected and give you news of a job opportunity at the mortuary.

We bring you the story of the time traveling woman called Mary who claimed to have visited mars and found it full of Chinese people, there's the man who quit the rat race to become a goat and we bring you our top five funny headlines, genuine headlines from real newspapers.

Plus

What other things you can do naked, and we have the privilege of two poems from former president Donald Trump.

There's a three part 'Gunner get into it ' with Connor and Lauren. Connor brings us everything from the Zurich and Chelsea encounters and Lauren recaps in the WSL and covers the win against Leicester. We bring you all the stats, Tom and Dave have a top five things that were thrown, taken on to the pitch or nearly made the pitch. It makes sense when you hear the list. There's the musical interlude and Tom, Jay, Lauren and Paul discuss the talking points from the Chelsea game and we ask is it too early to be in a title race ? we also take issue with Richard (Dick) Keys and his comments about Arteta on the touchline. Does he have a point or does he need to get a life.   

The goals are rolling in again in the premier league and we cover and discuss the brilliant win against Forest at the Emirates.

Connor dishes up a double portion of ‘Gunner get into it’ which also covers the disappointing but not entirely unexpected result at PSV.

Tom and Jay are in the Gun Room to go over all things Arsenal and discuss headline grabbing Reiss Nelson (The forgotten man) has he still got a future at the club.

We ask are Partey and Xhaka playing their best football together ? What is the best move for Lokonga and have the anti Arteta brigade got anywhere left to go with their crusade after such a blistering start to the season.

Tom and Dave present their top five favourite fan chants of all time and look back at the battle of the Bridge 1999/2000 and that stunning Kanu hat trick.

It's another jam-packed episode thanks to the manic fixture list but we drag you through with optimism and a smile. Connor and Lauren are busy in 'Gunner get into it ' with four match reports on PSV, SOUTHAMPTO, LYON AND LIVERPOOL. Tom., Jay and Lauren are in the Gun Room to pick their way through the talking points; - The return of Unai Emery, squad rotation and the need for more players in January.  

With a busy and unrelenting fixture list, this Episode is brimming with news and match reports plus additional sarcasm. We include the Bodo return leg in the middle of Nor - where (way) via 'Gunner get into it' with Connor, Lauren brings us up to speed with the WSL and tackles the Reading game in GGII part 2 and Connor returns to bring us the Leeds encounter.

Tom, Jay and Lauren are in the gun room to discuss all three plus they talk about the Invincibles and the Balon D'or winners. There's a musical interlude and Dave and Tom uncover what each of our hosts could offer the humble traveling fan. There's a guest slot for playwright Alan Bennet and all the usual nonsense.

In a brimming pod we look back at the Bodo Glimt clash in the Europa league, We cover the outstanding display against Liverpool which took us back to the top of the Premier league in two excellent match reports from Connor. We look at all the incidents in the game and ask offside penalty ? handball ? there's a great gun room with the podkateers and discuss the WSL and discuss the recent accusations of abuse with Lauren and joining her is Paul Mc and Nick from The Arsenal Brothers podcast. 

Everything you want is here on a bulging pod.

It's a massively upbeat pod after the North London Derby result, Connor brings us his match report from a stunning victory at the Emirates, Lauren reports on the finely poised Champions League qualifier 2nd leg against Ajax. Tom, Jay , Lauren, Paul Mc and Nick from the Arsenal Brothers podcast replaces Ben to look at the key moments from the game and they look forward to the Liverpool game on Sunday.

The Gun Room is an edited version of the YouTube version of the show. please like and follow the audio pod and subscribe to the YT version.

On a brimming and special podcast Ex Arsenal legend, midfielder and author Paul Davis appears i the Gun Room with Tom and Paul Mc to talk about his playing days and his coaching role. The conversation includes how difficult his career was with injuries and the time he was kept out of the team due to his deteriorating relationship with George Graham. We talk about his iconic rise, his debut and the impact of being Arsenal's first homegrown black player.

Lauren brings us the intriguing encounter in the North London Derby which saw the return of an all guns blazing Viv Miedema in a comprehensive win in front of a record-breaking WSL crowd.

Connor brings us a player profile on Abou Diaby and what might have been. Tom, Jay, Lauren and Nick (The Arsenal Brothers podcast) recall their favourite moments and matches from previous NLD'S and reveal their personal heroes and villains.

We cover the superb performance against Brentford - Connor delivers his match report and later provides a player profile on Hector Bellerin. Lauren brings us up to sate with the WSL class Brighton V Arsenal and she also brings live updates to the Gun Room from Arsenal's champions league qualifier.

Tom. Jay, Lauren and special guest Nick from The Arsenal Brothers podcast cherry pick the points of both games in the Gun Room which is more of a fun room this week with the Group banter.

Tom and Dave reveal the three most expensive Trophies in football and create a menu from the names of players. They also discover Panini have massively increased their prices for the Quatar World cup.  

The Europa league match report from Connor on the group A stage game against FC ZURICH and something to raise a smile after the loss of our Queen Elizabeth II.  

Connor delivers his match report on the disappointing result from Old Trafford and presents a player profile of the excellent Nacho Monreal.

Lauren previews the new WSL season prior to the much anticipated clash between Arsenal and Manchester City.

Tom, Jay, Paul and Mitch discuss the Villa and United, VAR and the inconsistent standards of refereeing after a disastrous weekend for the game.

Strap in, it’s brimming.

In this special mini pod (33 & 3/4) Connor delivers his verdict and report on the contest with Aston Villa, who played and scored whilst carrying an umbrella ? We celebrate Wenger’s sending off in 2009 and look at the worst ever football associated gifts.

Connor gives his match report on the clash between Arsenal and Fulham from the Emirates where the going got tough but the tough eventually got going  , Lauren answers the most frequently asked questions on the WSL before the campaign begins against Manchester City.

Tom and Paul discuss the finer points in the edited version of the Gun Room ( full version on YouTube) we reveal the top five Arsenal shirts and who are the premier leagues sexiest supporters. 

Connor brings you his match report on the away clash at Bournemouth in ' Gunner get into it ' We ask who's got the biggest feet in football ? which team held the FA cup for seven years , we go into the Arsenal archive and Tom, Jay and Mitch are in the gun room to answer your Emails. Is it time we kissed and made up with the Kroenke's ? 

Connor brings you up to speed with the game against Brendon Buck Rogers Leicester side.

We include the fantastic Ghanaian sports presenter Akrobeto who excuse the phrase ‘takes the living piss’ out of a Chelsea loss against Arsenal, we also ask who are the most intelligent people in football today.

We reveal who cant fill their stadium and also look back to find the king of Arsenal gingers, the Ron Weasley of football.

Have a think, we’ll reveal the top five chosen by you later in the show.

Connor’s back again this time with a player profile on Santi Cazorla, the little Spanish magician. Looking forward to that, what a player.

There's the gun room with Jay, Mitch and Paul to discuss the talking points from the game and we look ahead to the coastal clash with Bournemouth.

Plus.....the usual musical interlude and ...... stuff

‘The Return of the Bondy Boy’

In a brimming pod We cover the opening game against Crumpled Phallus with a match report from the first of our new comers, commentator Connor Lynch in a new section entitled ‘ Gunner get into it ‘

We’re back in the gun room to discuss the ins and outs We examine who was hot and who was not, I’ll be having a natter with Jay and our second new member Paul Mc Parlan.

The third of our debutants Lauren Dempsey in part two of ‘Gunner get into it’ recaps the Women’s Euro’s including the epic win for England against Germany.

We reveal who has the least intelligent fanbase... Chelsea and that lot surely

and we ask Robert Pires or Marc Overmars.

It's the final game of the season at the Emirates against Frank Houdini Lampard’s relegation escape artists. Who was hot and who was not. we ask

Tom's in the gunroom with Mitch to discuss the game and we’re joined by Author and lifelong Toffee Paul Mc Parlan who’s book ‘ The Forgotten Champions’ covers the unexpected and fascinating title win of 1986/87 season.

We also have a beautiful moment when Talksport Laura Wood takes down Spurs fan, there's the musical interlude and all the usual nonsense.

Who’s your player and newcomer of the of the season ?

What about your favourite goal ?

Have a think about that and we reveal our answers in the GR

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Two poor performances and two loses have seen us lose our fight for a top four finish and Champions league football. Were we getting carrried away ? did we expect too much ? Tom and Jay discuss in the gun room plus we answer you Emails.

It's the report on the 191st London Derby at the toilet bowl but it's not all doom and gloom, there's always something to raise a smile. 

There' no gun room this Episode but Tom looks at why Tomiyasu was on the left and why White never replaced Holding. There's also the penalty and that red card.

On the menu tonight the much anticipated game at Elland Road against struggling Leeds, we look forward to the NLD. Where a win will see Arsenal qualify for the champions league hoorah

I’m joined in the gunroom by Jay and Mitch to assess our chances , we give our analysis of the leeds encounter, ask who was hot, who was not and theres the latest transfer rumours in six words or less.

Spanish Michael gets a contract extension smart move or reward for failure ? We’ll give you our definitive answer.

Plus Eddie N’ketiah time to cut a deal

Or cut our losses thats one for the chaps later in the show

Theres a musical interlude on Yorkshire, we answer your Emails and ask Anelka or Wright

On the menu tonight we look at London derby against Moyes boys in the gun room and look ahead to the game against Leeds. Plus is the North London Derby becoming the biggest game of the season.

Simon from the triple F (@TheFFF84) joins me in the gun room to discuss all that plus we look at the latest transfers in six words or less and play not one but two classic Arsenal songs in the form of Louis Dunfords ‘ The Angel’ and Oliver Games ‘Highbury’

We also ask from the recent pool of captains who did you like least in the role Thomas Vermaelen, Laurent Koschielny, Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Arsenal's three match slumber ended at the Bridge but we still had to face our old Nemesis of the North - Ronaldo United, but with the wind on our backs and a renewed sense of self and purpose Arteta's side were in positive spirits. Tom, Jay and special guest Author John Mc Nicoll look back at the Chelsea and go through a United game full of talking points.

Dave embraces the change of climate with his unique dress sense and Tom reveals Manchester is the dogging capital of the UK. there's also a musical interlude.

Only five games left, every point counts and there's still the NLD to come.  

Tom and Dave look back at a spectacular night at Stamford bridge in this mini pod. What a relief to get back to winning ways at a time when points were in short supply and the chance for a top four finish seemed to be drifting away. The Hale End boys had other ideas with a bright, determined and spirited performance to put us right back in the mix. 

Here we are again, three losses on the bounce to Palace, Brighton and Southampton, Over 270 minutes of football, 6 goals against, 1 goal scored, nine points dropped and three points behind the toilet bowl attendants.

It’s been a truly horrible period plus we now have games against Chelski and United coming up which will really determine what direction we are heading in.

I’ll be in the gun room with Jay and Mitch to ponder the performance, the lack of options, the fickle fanbase and what Arteta can do if anything to get us back in track baring in mind our chase for the top four could effectively be over by next Sunday.

We’ll look at the new short film featuring Granit Xhaka in an attempt to set the record straight, we’ll be looking at the transfer rumours in six words or less, there's a musical interlude and during all this we will try to raise a smile and lift your spirits.

Tom, Jay and Mitch mull over a miserable six days for Arsenal with two defeats to sides we were expected to beat. Instead of delving into the game with our usual analysis we look at why we are failing at a crucial part of the season.

There’s a musical interlude from Ian Wright, the transfer rumours in six words or less and we propose Idris Elba as the architect for change at the Emirates.

John K sends an Email which raises the hackles of the podkateers.

The guys dig through your Emails which are obviously negative, they look at the transfer runour in six words or less and choose from past traitors Adebayor, Cole and Van Persie. Which will would be included in the present arsenal side.

Tom tries to prank Jay and mitch but they’re far too sharp this outing.

We mull over the miserable Arsenal performance against Palace on a drab Monday evening in South London. Where did it go so Pete Tong ? We ask who was the hairiest footballer ? answer your Emails and bring you up to speed with the latest Arsenal news.

There's transfer rumours in six words or less and Linda wants to know what's on Jay's wall on the YouTube version of the show.

Plus we reveal Arsenal's two unwanted records and ask how much would Tony Adams, Patrick Vieira and David Seaman be worth today ?

On the menu tonight

Tom is joined in the gun room by Jay and Mitch to chat about the Villa and the Liverpool games, discussing who was hot and who was not and mulling over the performances and picking out the highlights from both encounters, We’ll be looking at the latest transfer rumours in six words or less, providing a brief musical interlude and answering your Emails.

featuring the clash at the Emirates with Liverpool. An objective match report under a cloud of doom and gloom , Dave and Tom come up with a new Odegaard chant whilst doing the dishes and Jurgen Klopp goes on the Karaoke.

It's the usual recipe but shorter , it's a tweeny pod.  

On the menu tonight we’ll be looking at the clash with Leicester, breaking it down, finding the positives and giving you our innermost thoughts.

Jay and Mitch rock up in the gun room and we’ll cover some of the more entertaining and interesting transfer rumours in six words or less.

We’ll be tackling pundits comments suggesting that Odegaard’s goal after 5 minutes against Watford was lucky.

We’ll be dealing with the former footballer who claimed Harry Maguire is better than Benjamin White.

We’ll look at Adrian Durham’ s comments on Squark sport that suggest that had West Ham added two new players Arsenal wouldn’t even have a sniff of top four and we’ll also be asking Ramsdale or Pickford ?

On the menu tonight the last American Arsenology with Isaiah,  he casts a beady, analytical eye over the Watford game sieving out the positives and key take aways  Tom is joined by Jay and Mitch in the gunroom to talk about the clash with Watford. Who stood out, the incidents and talking points. 

They'll deliver a six word or less verdict on a recent transfer rumour, they'll wade through your Emails and ask are you still a real Arsenal fan if you don’t go regularly to games. 

 In answer to an Email they pose the question Ozil or Cazorla.

Tom, Jay and Mitch are in the gun room to revel in the win over Wolves (again) and discuss the hot topics from the game.

We’ll deliver our six words or less verdict on the latest transfer rumours, discuss the 4% increase in ticket prices and try to make the choice between Grahams back four or Wenger’s midfield.

Isaiah covers the Brentford game which was peppered with more mistakes by the match official and waxes lyrical about the pure brilliance of Saka and Smith Rowe. He reveals his key take aways as we set up to face the non celebrating Wolves and neurotic Neves.

Tom, Jay and Mitch buy three strikers for a tenner, discuss tie wasting and re live the Smith and Saka goals in glorious detail while Dave goes on honeymoon with Cheryl Cole.

Football's back and there's an air excitement as the boys finally get to talk about a game of real life football.

Isaiah reports on a most unusual encounter between top four seekers Wolves and delves deep into the oddest match in recent memory, Tom, Jay and Mitch welcome George to the gun room to mull over the decent 10 man performance and discuss the Martinelli sending off. There's a musical interlude for all the moaners and groaners in the fanbase. WE answer an Email that claims Xhaka is the most important and consistent player in an Arsenal shirt and find out who the best looking manager is in the premier league.   Tom reveals that Arsenal aren't even the dirtiest club in English football and Antonio Conte and Lord Alan Sugar make a guest appearance.