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Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show span the Atlantic and time zones to discuss Gabriel's work permit, the 3-2 win over Brighton in the FA Cup yesterday, the goalscoring returns for Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil, plus the man of the match showing from Tomas Rosicky. As well as that we answer your questions about the defending, Joel Campbell's departure, Phil Nev...

On this week's show, to pore over the week that was in the wake of Man City I'm joined by Amy Lawrence. Up for discussion the effects of that result and performance, whether or not the team have broken a kind of psychological barrier, some transfer chatter, Mesut Ozil and loads more – not to mention all the usual waffle.

Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show we look back at the rather splendid 2-0 win over Man City, a fantastic team performance and some outstanding individual ones on the way to 3 delicious points. We also answer questions about why the approach was so different yesterday, Francis Coquelin's contract situation, Olivier Giroud, super powers and loads more.

On this week's show, and in the wake of the Mathieu Debuchy injury, I'm joined by Glenn Moore, football editor of the Independent, to talk about sly pushes and the dangers they present. After that there's a good chat with the Man from East Lower and Goonerholic about the open transfer window, how the new injury updates might force our hand in the market, some player chat including Coquelin and the...

Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show we look back at yesterday's very enjoyable 3-0 win over Stoke, the performance of Alexis and those around him who helped, the manager's decision to bring in David Ospina and the injury suffered by Mathieu Debuchy. As well as that we answer listener's questions about what to at right back now, the performance of Francis Coque...

Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show we look back at yesterday's 2-0 win over Hull in the FA Cup, the performances of Alexis and Theo Walcott as well as the loan transfer of Lukas Podolski to Inter Milan. We also answer listener questions about Wojciech Szczesny and David Ospina, Joel Campbell, has the Coq stuck it to Flamini, what we might spend in this transf...

Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show we tromple through the Shire to discuss the two 2-1 wins in a couple of days against QPR and West Ham, Olivier Giroud's moment of madness, good goalkeeping, better defending and the form of Santi Cazorla. As well as that we answer your questions about Francis Coquelin and his role, Lukas Podolski's future, Danny Welbeck's co...

Another Arsecast Extra - with James from @gunnerblog. On this week's show we discuss the gut-wrenching 2-2 draw with Liverpool, our zonal marking system, whether or not we're going to finish in the top four, and the abysmal injury situation. As well as that we answer listener questions about corner taking, sports psychologists, the January transfer window and more.

On this week's show I'm joined by scribe and possible sot Iain Macintosh who talks about Arsenal, his new book and a brand new website he's set up. To follow the shenanigans with the website, follow @thesetpieces on Twitter. Also in the house is the Mugsmasher ahead of the game against the Mugsmashers on Sunday, there's Savile Rogue stuff to be won, and all kinds of other festive and nonsensical w...

On today's show, following up on the opening show of the season, I'm joined again by Ken Early from Second Captains. Ken popped into the studio this week to look at the season so far, what's happened since we last talked, the various managerial goings-on, the title race, and how it's gone for Arsenal up until now. I also reveal my two New Year resolutions and there's some of the usual waffle in th...

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...

On this week's show we look back the 1-0 win over Newcastle and discuss the performance, the three points when playing badly, Laurent Koscielny's goal, as well as the return of Serge Gnabry from his West Brom loan, perhaps to make room for Mathieu Debuchy's departure. We then answer listener questions about the transfer window, Arsene Wenger's sartorial choice, Aaron Ramsey's late miss against New...

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 last two games: the 4-0 defeat to Southampton and the 2-0 win over Bournemouth. We discuss the good, the bad and the different class that is Mesut Ozil, Calum Chambers midfield outing and the potential signing of Mohamed Elneny. We then answer listener questions, many of which are about Ozil; there's some Mathieu Debuchy gossip; we wax lyrical about our favo...

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...

On this week's show festive edition of the show we look at the rather enjoyable 2-1 win over Man City last night, what it means for our title ambitions, the performances of Theo Walcott, Joel Campbell and Mesut Ozil, and all the other associated guff from the match. We then answer listeners questions about Laurent Koscielny, Petr Cech's headgear, injury problems and close the show with a number th...

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 show I provide my own theory as to Mourinho's sacking – and in typical Mourinho style he made a bollix of this too. I had recorded earlier in the day with Jim Campbell from The Football Ramble, and we'd had a good natter about the not-so-special one and his ongoing strife at Chelsea. Then he gets canned and renders all that glorious audio redundant. Still, we chat Leicester, Man Cit...

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 James and I provide live reaction to the Champions League draw which sees us face Barcelona again. It's nice to get an easy one now and again. We also look back at the 2-0 win over Aston Villa, chat about Aaron Ramsey in midfield, Theo Walcott, and answer questions about Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexis' return to the squad, Petr Cech before we discuss breakfast foods at some le...

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...

On this week's podcast I'm joined by Tim Clark from Arse2Mouse to discuss Champions League qualification, Olivier Giroud, Joel Campbell, January transfer activity, and why we both think this is a league season set up for Arsenal success. We hear from the Angriest Man on Twitter, there's all the usual waffle, and a priceless, informative podcasting tutorial for anyone interested in starting their o...

On this week's show we look at the 0-0 draw against Leicester built off the back of an impressive defensive performance and the return of Laurent Koscielny. We then chat about the manager's post-match press conference, and his comments about the club's 600 employees, the media influence over fans, and transfer policy. We then answer listener questions about Joel Campbell's loan departure to Sporti...

On this week's show James and I discuss the 3-1 win over Sunderland at the weekend, looking at the performance, the line-up and how that might have affected the way we played. There's praise for Petr Cech, Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey, and some discussion of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after his first start since the 2-1 win over Everton in October. We then answer listener questions about potential Jan...

This week's Arsecast required beer after the Liverpool defeat and another exciting week of nothing much. I'm joined by Andrew Allen and Tayo Popoola to try and make sense of it all, or at least to just laugh sadly at it all. We end up somewhere in the middle as we discuss the opening day, our transfer inactivity, the familiarity of the way we got beaten and all the rest. There's one day Fantasy Fo...