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The entire SPS Arsenal crew joins forces to hand Herr Klopp a massive L on his final visit to the place Arsene built. Join Coach, Gabi, Deen, and a returning Mitch for a thorough discussion of a thorough asskicking. Tap in! 

We are back after a short hiatus and Man Utd have started clicking, Coach brings Imani back to discuss the win over West Ham along with other pressing matters such as Mainoo's ascension. Tap In!

Coach and Alasdair talk through all the Quarter Final Fixtures at the AFCON doing their best to make educated guesses on what the outcomes may be. There's also a special focus on just how important the Côte d'Ivoire vs Mali match is outside of football. Tap In!

Gooners! The schedule's looking regular-ish again and the boys made easy work of the trip to Nottingham. Join the SPS Arsenal crew for a celebration of Emile Smith-Rowe's return, thoughts on the fan base's attitude towards difficult performances, and our feelings about Mikel Arteta's standing in the game. It's a good one. Tap in!

Coach and Alasdair run down all but two of the knockout games so far with a special focus on Côte d'Ivoire's epic win over tournament favourites Senegal. Tap In!

Deen and Coach begrudgingly take a break from the greatest tournament on earth to discuss the inferior European product. A lot of praise and perspective for what Jurgen Klopp has done so far at Liverpool while discussing the rest of happenings in Europe including another major managerial departure. Tap In!

On this preview of the knockouts for the AFCON we changed the format a bit as Coach and Alasdair were joined by the full compliment of OTW (Courtney & Francis). We spoke about how all the match ups are finely poised due to so many intangibles. Its a great one so Tap In!

Coach and Alasdair try and make sense of Match Day 2 and the first round of Match Day 3 fixtures. Some excellent behind the scenes insight from our On the Whistle corespondent in regards to the Cameroon, Ghana and Egypt camps! Tap In!

Arsenal finally won a game of football but here's the real surprise... they scored not one but THREE goals from open play in the process of beating the snot out of Crystal Palace. Join Coach and Gabby as they take a close look at what effect the break in Dubai has had on the players and some thoughts on possible line ups in future. Tap In!

Coach and Alasdair round up all of the match day 1 fixtures with a special look at some of the underdogs. Lots of chatter on who's impressed and who's underwhelmed so far and who we expect to progress to the knockouts. Tap In!

The lads are in an AFCON State of Mind, but football happened in Europe & we're nothing if not dutiful, so join us for the usual roundup of the top 5 leagues and a rumination on whether the Premier League is a wrap now that KDB is back again. Tap in!

The AFCON is here and we kick off our first episode of our team up with On The Whistle Podcast. Alasdair is on the ground in Abidjan so we had a unique look at the build up to the opening game as well as chatter about the game and the post match press conference. Tap In!

African Football Heritage is back this weekend as the 34th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) begins in Ivory Coast. We will be teaming up with the excellent people at On the Whistle (@otw_podcast) to provide in depth content throughout the tournament.  Join tournament lovers, Coach and Deen, for a breezy preview of the tournament riddled with hot takes, Nigerian exceptionalism, and cowa...

Happy New Year, Fam! Join Coach & Deen for the first SPS Weekend Review of 2024. Serie A and La Liga are back already, while the English never left. On the menu? League games, cup games, and bottoms. Tap in!

Happy Belated New Year, Gooner Fam! We usually don't cover cup games, but the schedule demanded SPS's attention in this instance. Join Mitch & Deen (Coach was freezing at The Emirates) for thoughts on the FA Cup home loss to Liverpool, the transfer window, and general thoughts about an undeniably poor run of (finishing) form. Tap in!

Happy New Year, Gooners! Coach & Deen reflect on a painful end to one of the best years to support Arsenal in recent memory, but things aren’t all bad in the grand scheme of things. We go again. Tap in! 

Ten Haag's inconsistent Reds has left Coach perplexed at how they still are suffering from issues that were evident in his first year! Tap In!

Deen and Coach pick the bones of Arsenal's first home loss of the season, a lot of talk on individual performances, tactical issues and of course the elephant in the room Bukayo Saka's hair dye. Tap In! 

Coach heaps praise on a resilient and inevitable Utd win against Aston Villa as they Ten Haag finally put together an XI that makes sense. Listener's questions are answered too! Tap In!

It's Xmas, but SPS don't stop! Join Coach and Deen for the usual trip around the Big 5 leagues as we celebrate Xmas and a spectacular feat from a new name in Ligue Un (Kamory Doumbia). Merry Christmas! Tap in.

Coach has a returning friend of the show Gabby (@NocturnalGunner) dissect an intense draw.  They speak on the tactical set ups of both sides, individual performances, players and managers comments and for once very little on the officiating, all before answering listeners questions. Tap In! 

Coach invites Susannah who's a friend of the pod and huge Porto and Man Utd fan to have a forensic look at more Man Utd woes. We also speak about the links between the problems in attack stemming from midfield. Tap In!

Coach and Deen cover the Williams brothers setting La Liga alight, Leverkusen remaining unbeaten, Inter staying top in Italy, Monaco making an early exit in the Ligue Un title race, all the new fit to print from the Premier League, and of course, the Champions League draw. Tap in!

Coach heaps praise on Utd's rear guard action as they fought for a hard earned point at a ground they lost 7-0 at last season. Where do they go from now? Coach offers his view on that among other talking points. Tap In!

Coach and Mitch gush over a fantastic performance against Arsenal's Bogey Teams, Brighton. A lot of chatter on how they restricted them to 0 expected goals and how the midfield is evolving. Tap In!