Footballistically Arsenal

Boyd Hilton and Josh Landy welcome commentator Trevor Harris to chat about the loss at Anfield, general positivity that remains at the club as we aim for a top four finish, Solksjaer leaving United and thoughts ahead of Newcastle on Saturday. arsenalpodcast.net  @arsenalpodcast  Produced by Josh Landy  Engineered by Leon Gorman  A Playback Media Production  playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2021 Play...

This week Boyd Hilton and Josh Landy are joined by Geoff Arsenal and Chris Godfrey of the Guardian to catch up and reflect on the Watford match.  arsenalpodcast.net  @arsenalpodcast  Produced by Josh Landy  Engineered by Leon Gorman  A Playback Media Production  playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2021 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2...

Boyd and Josh are joined by Jim East Lower to catch up after last week’s victories over Leicester and Leeds, how we feel about Conte’s appointment at Spurs, Watford coming up and lots more.  arsenalpodcast.net  @arsenalpodcast  Produced by Josh Landy  Engineered by Leon Gorman  A Playback Media Production  playbackmedia.co.uk  Copyright 2021 Playback Media Ltd - playbackmedia.co.uk/copyright Our G...

Boyd and Josh were joined by chocolatier Oliver Shorts as the trio revelled in one of the best performances of recent times as Arsenal outplayed Aston Villa with a comfortable 3-1 win. The joy of Emile Smith Rowe is the standout topic, with his importance to this side now seemingly unquestionable, whilst Lacazette’s impressive first Premier League start leaves us all wondering quite how Arteta fit...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast Alan Alger, to reflect on a last gasp 2-2 draw against Palace, with Lacazette finding his first goal of the season to salvage a point. Boyd had trouble getting into the stadium and wasn’t happy with the queue to get his free beer in club level, but most of the podcast was spent with the trio discussing Sambi’s exclusion from the starting line up,...

Boyd and Josh were joined by Gareth The Bear Parker to reflect on a point gained on the South Coast as Arsenal and Brighton drew 0-0 whilst the trio reflect on the state of Arsenal as we head into another International break.   Is this the most settled Arsenal side in years? Is Gabriel’s dentist the busiest around? How will we cope without Xhaka and is Aubameyang going to rediscover the kind of fo...

Boyd and Josh were joined by Arsenal Twitter Royalty as Geoff Arsenal was back on the podcast as we rejoiced after the terrific 3-1 win in the North London Derby.  Where to start? Glorious. Two academy products scoring goals, an atmosphere better than we’ve heard in a long time, Spurs fans leaving before Half-Time, Tomiyasu and Ramsdale on their way to becoming cult heroes… it was a day of celebra...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast, PR aficionado Max Goodbourn to reflect on successive wins for the Gunners that are starting to make the so called crisis move a little ever further away.  We all enjoyed a gritty 1-0 win to the Arsenal, a thing of beauty so associated with the club during a successful period in the 1990s, was just what was needed in a must win fixture as Arsenal...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast Dean Allan - aka ‘Afcamden’ on twitter to reflect on the last two weeks in North London. Arteta referred to the last fortnight as his best in football and whilst Boyd wants to query how true that is, we’re all delighted The Gunners are off the mark with a win and to be off the foot of the table. With a fully fit first choice back four, a returning...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast and voice of Arsenal, Dan Roebuck for a reflection on the home defeat to Chelsea and look ahead to what is to come this season. With a whole host of players out it was always going to be a challenge up against the European Champions and so it proved as Arsenal were limp in their North London Derby defeat to Chelsea. Are there reasons for optimism...

Sidekick Josh has outrageously gone on holiday to avoid Arsenal-based chat but we still have top-notch insights from Alan Algar and Ricky Lawrence as they join Boyd to discuss just how bad that performance was against Brentford, the manager’s bizarre comments on Auba, why he seems to be aping Pep’s tactics with massively inferior players and if Arteta will be gone by Christmas. Plus - are we excit...

We’re back! A new season brings new hope… or does it? Has the fanbase ever felt quite so pessimistic about a new campaign?  Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast, television star Alex Brooker to look ahead to the new season.  Boyd reports on the status of the queues at Snappy Snaps whilst Alex reveals how his latest leg artwork came about, as we look to find reasons for optimism. The...

Imagine a comedy quiz show where all the contestants watched the same matches that you did last night and then makes you giggle as we recap it with quickfire rounds, weird commentary clips and more. That’s basically it, in the form of a podcast called Never Write Off The Germans. Subscribe now, by clicking one of these links, or searching wherever you get your podcasts: Apple: https://podcasts.app...

Footballistically Arsenal host Boyd Hilton features in the second episode of Euros show Never Write Off the Germans! Host Barry Castagnola tests the Euros knowledge of Boyd and comedians Mark Nelson and Ian Moore. Visit https://uk.hyperx.com between 11 June – 11 July 2021 inclusive and use the code “EURO2020” for 20% off top class full price HyperX gaming headsets. Offer is valid for UK based cust...

Boyd and Josh were joined by friend of the podcast, television star Alex Brooker to look back on a frustrating season. Boyd and Alex reflect on what it was like being back at the Emirates for a final day victory, with Boyd enjoying even more space than usual in Club Level as his butler delivered his drinks to his table. Alex meanwhile had the strictest steward keeping an eye on him down with the m...

Boyd & Josh were joined by podcast regular Alan Alger who we briefly thought was being impersonated such were the moments of positivity. Arteta seems set for another season, which can’t be said for David Luiz and the trio discuss further changes we’re expecting to see this summer. There’s excitement to be back in the stadium for the Brighton game and hope against hope results fall our way and The...

Well, the big prizes are no longer a possibility after the misery of our Europa League exit but the double of relegating Big Sam and finishing above Spurs is still just about a possibility. Boyd and Josh are joined by Matt Mason to reflect on a disappointing week in North London and speculate what we can learn from the final three games of the season and what might be in store next year. Visit uk....

Arsenal Supporters Trust who has been at the heart of key meetings with the government, Josh Kroenke and Spotify owner Daniel Ek in recent weeks as football ownership has been firmly in the spotlight.  Meanwhile on the pitch, the biggest game of the season is just two days away as Arsenal look set to welcome Villareal to North London. Can Arteta survive a defeat or are we just weeks away from a we...

Boyd and Josh were thrilled to be joined by Formula E Driver, Arsenal Fan Alex Lynn, fresh from his podium finish at the Valencia GP. After an extraordinary week off the pitch, Goalkeeper Bernd Leno ensured an equally strange finish on it, as his peculiar own goal gave Everton all three points all but ending our slim hopes of European qualification via the League. We discuss more of the Super Leag...

We were thrilled to welcome Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer to react to an extraordinary week in English football. We hear what Keir think of the last few days with the demise of the Super League, foreign ownership, fan protests, the importance of football in politics and how football can restore some of the natural balance of power it’s now missing.  We also hear about Keir’s love of the...

It’s been a peculiar 24 hours and there was barely time to talk about Arsenal’s draw at home to Fulham as the podcast was unsurprisingly dedicated to the extraordinary news about the European Super League and Arsenal’s proposed participation. Boyd and Josh were joined by regular Alan Alger as we discussed the news, the implications and the possibilities of how Arsenal fans will react. Listen to Se...

Boyd and Josh were joined by once voice of Arsenal Trevor Harris as they reflect on the Gunners being set for a make or break week under Arteta, with all the eggs very much in a European Basket. The trio are as upbeat as can be given it was ‘only’ Sheffield United but morale is unquestionably boosted with a strong victory and rare clean sheet. What does Arteta do with this team on Thursday? Will C...

Boyd and Josh were joined by voice of Arsenal Dan Roebuck and Oliver Shorts to ponder one of the worst performances in recent memory which seemingly even shocked boss Mikel Arteta, as Arsenal crashed 0-3 at home to Liverpool.  With hopes of European qualification looking a distant possibility after the sobering defeat, all eggs are unquestionably in the Europa League basket. Can we say we’ve impro...

Boyd and Josh were back after a 3-3 thriller in East London, with the Gunners coming back from three goals down to secure a point, after a shambolic opening to the game. Tim Payton from the Arsenal Supporters Trust joined to give his take on a strange session both on and off the pitch as Tim gave his predictions for what lies ahead for the club. With a European Quarter-Final on the horizon, there’...

Legendary Arsenal fan Nick True, who famously made the banner ‘Arsene knows’ joined Boyd and Josh to reflect on one of the best weeks of the season. A deserved North London success coming on the back of an excellent away win in Greece that leaves Arsenal on the verge of reaching the last eight of the Europa League. The trio disagreed on Arteta’s handling of our captains late arrival for the game o...