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On today's show I'm joined by Philippe Auclair to discuss the midfield balance, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott's role in the side, what he knows about the Karim Benzema stuff and whether he thinks we'll make any further signings this summer. There's a quick chat with the Mugsmasher ahead of Monday night, the competition winner for Canvas Art Rocks, a chance to win some Arseblog t-shirts and all the us...

On this week's show we chat about the first win of the season, the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace, the return to last season's formation, Ramsey on the right, Alexis back in from the start and defensive lapses. We also answer questions about the players in the formation they're in, Petr Cech, flying headers, whether we should see more of Gabriel and lots more.

On this week's show I'm joined by Tim Clark from Arse2Mouse to discuss West Ham, the performance, the effect the loss has has on the mood, what we might do (or not do) in the transfer market, how the manager is going to find the right balance in the team, our striking options and lots more. There's a competition to a HD metal print from Canvas Art Rocks, a look ahead to Palace on Sunday and all th...

On this week's show we pore over the disappointing start to the season and the 2-0 loss to West Ham on Sunday. We chat about Petr Cech's nightmare debut, the defending (or lack of it), and try and figure out what the hell happened to a team that looked so good in pre-season. As well as that we answer listener questions about what our best midfield is, whether the full backs stunted the attacking p...

Joining me on the opening show if the new season is Jeremy Wilson to talk Jack Wilshere, the Arsenal squad and what might happen between now and the end of the transfer window. There's also a more general Premier League preview with Ken Early of Second Captains which may or may not include a lot of incredulous Mourinho chatter. There isn't room for much of the usual waffle, but there's some – I wo...

On this week's show we discuss the 1-0 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield, looking at the manager's team selection, starting Walcott up front, Petr Cech in goal, what it all means and, of course, that Wenger/Mourinho moment. We then answer listener questions about the Chelsea manager, Arsenal's fluid team selections, Walcott up front, the rumours about Karim Benzema, and a dark, evil that ha...

On this week's show we look back at the weekend's action in the Emirates Cup, discuss Theo Walcott's role in the side, the emergence of The Jeff, Petr Cech's debut and whether or not we'll buy another forward in this transfer window. We also answer listener questions about Wojciech Szczesny's future, Mikel Arteta, struggle to figure out how our midfield will line-up next season, before James expan...

On this week's show we relish in the glory of winning a trophy, discuss the futures of Mathieu Flamini and Theo Walcott as Galatasaray circle and that contract remains unsigned. As well as that we answer listener questions about Nacho Monreal, Chuba Akpom's prospects this season, what rules we might change in football, striker signings, the tattoo situation at the club and much, much more.

On this week's show we discuss all the exciting events of the week like Petr Cech's squad number, the trip to Singapore, Alexandre Lacazette favouriting a Tweet, and touch on Abou Diaby's departure from the club. After that we answer listener questions about our favourite away kits, how we might combine certain players to make better players, and James makes a quite startling decision about a cow...

On this week's show we take in all the news of the last week, including player departures and wonder why Lukas Podolski never said goodbye #itsnotmeitsyou. We also touch on the news of Mikel Arteta's new contract, and answer listener questions about the transfer market, do we need a new number 9, how to improve the world of football punditry, while I become increasingly alarmed as James appears to...

On this week's show we delve deep to bring you extensive coverage of all the Arsenal news like ... erm ... uhm ... and ... er ... aahh ... *twiddles thumbs*. However, we touch on Cech, Arturo Vidal and, of course, the big story of the week – Arturo Lupoli's birthday. As well as that we answer listener questions about right back, opinions that come back to haunt you, Glastonbury, Game of Thrones, d...

On this week's show we cover for the fact there's no Arsenal news by discussing doughnut related disasters, the Champions League final, the prospects of Arturo Vidal and discover the club's next wonderkid©®. Then we answer some listener questions about the best way to insult Harry Kane if you see him at an airport, our summer transfer spend, the worst goals of the season while James sticks admirab...

I wasn't going to do an Arsecast this week because the season is over and it's time for its summer hiatus, but given that we won the cup and I wanted to keep that going for a bit longer I roped in Amy Lawrence for a chat about that, the knock-on effects of another trophy, some vague stuff about what we might do in the summer, Jack Wilshere and more. There's all the usual waffle and some bits from...

On this week's FA Cup winning special we discuss winning the FA Cup on Saturday when we won the FA Cup by beating Aston Villa 4-0 to win the cup. We chat about the performances – both collective and individual, some our favourite moments from the game, and answer FA Cup winning questions about Alexis Sanchez's goal, who our man of the match was, how we'd celebrate it with a particular Arsenal play...

on this week's show I'm joined by The Man from East Lower, Goonerholic and Andrew Allen for a round-table pod to discuss the goings-on at FIFA, the end of the Premier League season and whether progress has been made and, of course, the upcoming FA Cup final and all that that entails. Will it be Ospina or Szczesny? Giroud or Walcott? We go over all that and there's the usual waffle besides.

On this week's show we discuss the 4-1 win over West Brom on the final day, the performances of Theo Walcott, Jack Wilshere and David Ospina and what that might mean for the cup final team. We also answer some listener questions about Szczesny v Ospina and Giroud v Walcott for Wembley, pre-match superstitions, and are asked to make a horrendous choice which leads us to create a most foul and repul...

On this week's show I look back on an underwhelming week, make a shocking discovery about the Manchester United manager, and chat to Philippe Auclair about our recent form, midfield balance, Jack Wilshere, where the team needs to be strengthened in the summer, the 'world class striker' issue, who is going to play in goal in the FA Cup final and lots more. There's all the usual waffle in there too,...

On this week's show we enjoy a night-time recording and take some joy in the pain of Jose Mourinho before trying to figure out why Harry Kane is sucking his thumb. We look back on the 4-1 win over Hull, the team selection, and that first Arsenal goal from Granit Xhaka. There are listener questions about the best debut goals for the club, Xhaka's place on the bench, what kind of team we might pick...

Time now for this week's Arsecast and I'm joined by Paolo Bandini to look back at the PSG game, Arsene Wenger's team selections, Alexis Sanchez up front, David Ospina in goal, and our somewhat erratic defensive play. We also discuss Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, tactical set-ups and lots more. There's some debunking of spurious records, lots of the usual waffle, we look ahead to the Hull and Nottingham...

On this week's show we look back at the late 2-1 win over Southampton, the collective performance and those of new signings Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi. We discuss Santi Cazorla's penalty technique, refereeing decisions, and leaving Shane Long injured on the ground, before we answer questions about our Champions League opener against PSG tomorrow night, the pace of our play, on Alex Oxlade-Ch...

Time now for this week's Arsecast and I'm joined by Amy Lawrence and Stuart MacFarlane to talk about their brand new book 'The Wenger revolution: Twenty Years of Arsenal which chronicles the 20 years of Arsene Wenger's reign through amazing pictures from Stuart, words from Amy, and Wenger himself who chats about the various photos. We also discuss the new arrivals, the transfer window business and...

On this week's Interlull show we look back on the final days of the transfer window and discuss the departures of Serge Gnabry and Jack Wilshere. Is it now sink or swim for the England man, and why was he so keen to leave rather than fight for his place? We also discuss players who stayed, like Mathieu Debuchy and Chuba Akpom, as well as answering listener questions about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain,...

On this week's show I'm joined by James from We are the Northbank to discuss Jack Wilshere's move to Bournemouth. Is it the beginning of the end of his Arsenal career, or a real chance to prove his worth to the club? As well as that we chat about the signings of Mustafi and Perez, there's some wonderful, beautiful silence, a man with a disgusting arm and we go behind the scenes when the cameras st...

On this week's show we have a look at our first win of the season, the 3-1 at Watford. We discuss the performances (individual and collective), the impact of Ozil on the team and Alexis, the manager's team selection and the rest. We touch on the soon-to-be-announced signings of Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez, before answering questions about the right back situation, the futures of Alex Oxlade-C...

On this week's show I'm joined by Tim Stillman and the Man from East Lower to discuss the Champions League draw, the potential arrivals of Lucas Perez and Shkodran Mustafi in the context of our transfer business in general, how they might fit into the team, and what it might mean in terms of departures for one or two others, and the rest of the week's news. We look ahead to the Watford game, there...