Footballistically Arsenal

Boyd, Josh and Alan, all back from Budapest, got together to reflect on an incredible weekend that had the cruelest of endings as Arsenal succumbed on a penalty shootout. We talk about our experiences in Budapest, reflections on the game and the many reasons for optimism as we head into the summer break. It's been a joy to follow Arsenal this year, thank you so much for listening and have a great...

Josh, Boyd and Alan gathered once more in the wake of the Premier League trophy lift at Selhurst Park as Arsenal formally ended their 22-year wait to lift it! We look back on an incredible day, discuss our favourite moments and quite how it feels when you've waited so long for something you want so much. It's our tribute to Mikel and this incredible group of players who have put Arsenal firmly bac...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered as for the first time in our podcast's history, we record a show as Premier League champions. We can scarcely believe what we're saying and look back on an extraordinary season, celebrate our favourite moments and look ahead to running out as champions at Crystal Palace on Sunday. It doesn't matter if you were a believer or otherwise, it's a time for pure joy and celeb...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered in the wake of one of the most dramatic endings in Premier League history as VAR came to Arsenal's rescue in the most dramatic of circumstances to keep Arsenal's title dream very much alive, and possibly send West Ham to the championship. We look back on the hugely controversial incident, reflect on the tense, gritty victory, hear from Boyd on his experience watching i...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast Dean (AFCamden) to rejoice after an impressive 3-0 victory against Fulham gave Arsenal a six-point lead at the top of the table ahead of Manchester City's trip to Everton on Monday night. We reflect on the outstanding performance from Myles Lewis-Skelly, an excellent week for Viktor Gyökeres, ponder the role of Zubimendi and look ahead to a huge g...

Josh, Boyd and Alan got together in the wake of Arsenal's gritty and nervy 1-0 victory against Newcastle which saw them go back to the top of the table, after a wondrous Eze strike from a third short corner routine that had left the stadium initially uncertain. We discussed why the title race couldn't feel more of a coin flip, how much we'll miss Havertz, the importance of Saka's return, and look...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered in the wake of a potentially pivotal defeat for the Gunners away at Manchester City, as their solid showing failed to yield any points and Manchester City closed the gap to just three points in the title race. There's an element of pride in the performance, yet a sobering reality of what a defeat means. Five games to go, no more room for error, And whilst we're no long...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gather in the wake of a deflating weekend which saw Arsenal surprisingly beaten at home by Bournemouth whilst Manchester City closed the gap to 6 points with victory at Stamford Bridge. We discussed which side is now in pole position and whose situation we would rather be in. We reflect on what went so wrong on Saturday and whether we can put it right against Lisbon, and then a...

Sidekick Josh is away again leaving Boyd and Alan on their own to survey Arsenal’s current situation after a crushing defeat to Southampton in the FA Cup. What does the performance mean for our season and just how much more excruciating and tense can the run-in get? ⁠⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@arsenalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered in the wake of the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City to reflect on an afternoon that never really looked like going our way. We ponder the goalkeeping selection, how Manchester City were able to dominate Arsenal and if the defeat will have any bearing on the rest of the season. A lovely day out at Wembley until the game... But even a nice cheese board couldn'...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered together on what felt a potentially pivotal weekend in the Premier League with Arsenal's last-gast victory against Everton and Manchester City's draw at West Ham United. We look back on two extraordinary moments, including our reflections on witnessing Max Dowman become the youngest scorer in Premier League history, causing extraordinary scenes and limbs at the Emirate...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered after another hugely successful week for the Gunners after a vital win at Brighton was followed up by victory at Mansfield to secure a spot in the FA Cup quarter finals. We reflect on just how important the victory at Brighton felt, Hürzeler's many complaints and a joyous away-end on the south coast. We ponder what might have gone better against League One opponents be...

Boyd, Josh and Alan were joined by esteemed sports commentator Trevor Harris in the wake of Arsenal's gritty 2-1 victory against Chelsea at the Emirates earlier in the day. The group discuss how the nerves affected us all in the stadium, ponder on an ultimately disappointing performance yet vital victory and debate if we should celebrate a hard-fought victory or be concerned with the level of perf...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered in the wake up a magnificent North London Derby success as Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the table and made the perfect response after Wednesday's disappointment at Wolves. We rejoice in Eze's goals, Gyökeres' brace and reflect on Arteta's comments on showing love to his players, paying dividends with Arsenal's convincing victory. We look forward...

Sidekick Josh is away again leaving Boyd and Alan on their own to survey Arsenal’s current situation after a lovely time vs Wigan in the FA Cup and a less lovely time in the league against bloody Brentford. What do both performances mean for our season and just how excruciating and tense is the run-in going to be? (Very.) ⁠⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ar...

Boyd, Josh and Alan got together in the wake of a Manchester City fight back that keeps the Premier League title race alive, but still sees Arsenal with a six-point lead at the top after a fine 3-0 victory against Sunderland. We ponder how nervous or otherwise we should be given City's late show, reflect on Gyokeres' recent form and wonder if the trip to Brentford on Thursday might be the second-t...

With Boyd in America, Josh was joined by Alan Alger and voice of Arsenal Dan Roebuck after a near perfect weekend as Arsenal thrashed Leeds, Aston Villa lost, and Spurs grabbed an unlikely draw against title challengers Manchester City. We reflect on Arsenal being the shortest price at any point this season to secure the title, the performance at Leeds, our striking options on the back of Kai Have...

With sidekick Josh away for mysterious reasons, Boyd and Alan delve into the shock defeat by Man U and reflect on how it affects our title chances, as well as running the rule over the whole team player by player whilst trying to remember “the bigger picture”… ⁠⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@arsenalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by Josh Landy  A Playbac...

Boyd, Josh and Alan gathered after a strange weekend which saw Arsenal fail to win in Nottingham yet extend their lead at the top of the table to 7 points. We discuss how costly those dropped points could be, how much longer it will be until a change up front for the Gunners, discuss the Eze conundrum and Declan Rice's profanities! Plus we look ahead to Arsenal's trip to Milan and a massive game a...

Boyd, Josh and Alan sat down to discuss Arsenal's smooth passage to the FA Cup 4th round at a comfortable win against Portsmouth as a much changed Arsenal side saw off the Championship strugglers. We also looked back on Arsenal's drab 0-0 draw with Liverpool, but ponder if in the grand scheme of things it will prove to be a much valued point on Arsenal's road to the Premier League title... Thanks...

Josh and Alan were joined by a friend of the podcast Dean Allan to reflect on a magnificent few days as Arsenal won at Bournemouth on the south coast before Chelsea took a late dramatic point at the Etihad on Sunday, leaving Arsenal with a six-point lead at the Premier League Summit. We look back at the game at Bournemouth and Declan's two great strikes to win the game, ponder what, if any, change...

With sidekick Josh in sunnier climes, it’s up to Boyd and Alan to bathe in the glory of our gargantuan second half vs Aston Villa in what is a rare instant reaction episode from us to reflect the importance of this game and the result. It was truly religious experience! ⁠⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@arsenalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by Josh Landy  A Playback...

Boyd, Josh and Alan got together for their final podcast ahead of Christmas as Arsenal sit top of the tree after a narrow 1-0 victory at Everton. We assess the season so far and in particular the scrutiny on Viktor Gyökeres before looking ahead to a huge week of fixtures as Arsenal look to stay on top for the rest of the season. Thanks as always for listening, wishing all our listeners a Merry Chr...

With sidekick Josh still galivanting around the world, our friend Rick is back along with Alan and Boyd to discuss the, um, surprising performance against Wolves, who are apparently the world’s worst team. We also touch on the Brugge game, the Declan/Gabriel moment and much more! ⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@arsenalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Produced by Josh Landy  A Playba...

Josh is away at the bloody Grand Prix but the great Ricky Lawrence joins Boyd and Alan to discuss the slightly confusing Villa performance and indeed our performance over the last 18 months! Plus lots of Odegaard and Eze chat and even a late, unexpected cameo for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain! Plus predictions of course. ⁠⁠arsenalpodcast.net⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@arsenalpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ...