THE NORTH BANK - An Arsenal Podcast

We don't like to make things easy do we? How much are you enjoying this premier league campaign right now? Are you enjoying the rollercoaster of a ride, whilst simultaneously yearning for a 5-0 shellacking of someone? Who has been your Arsenal player of the season so far? Does it bother you that the entire league appears to want us to fail? Join Holly and Stef as we tackle these questions, plu...

Arsenal play in four different competitions in the month of March. How many will we still be left in by the time the 23rd rolls around? Will we have lifted our first silverware in six years? It could be a month of madness or magic. Join Holly and Stef as we look ahead to all it may entail, but with a specific focus on Chelsea this weekend. We also enjoy a final review of the Spurs thumping from la...

Join Holly and Stef for a more in depth look back at the thumping 4-1 win over that Middlesex lot. We talk through team selection, first half highlights, first half jitters, second half dominance. Plenty of praise to go around for Gyokeres, Eze, Saka and Raya, among others. There's our regular 5 takeaways and Stef describes the scenes in the away end at the final whistle.  Please follow &...

Wow, now that was an enjoyable way to spend a Sunday afternoon! Join Holly, Chris and a somewhat elated Stef (at the ground) as we record the first positive 'Instant Reaction' podcast in what feels like an age. We look back on a thoroughly deserved 4-1 thumping of that lot, with special praise saved for Eze and Gyokeres.  Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive acce...

Join Holly and Stef as we take a deeper dive into the current state of the Arsenal team. We examine starting line-ups, Arteta's role, possible reasons behind this 'poor' run we're currently enduring. Who, or what, do you think is to blame for recent poor performances and dropped points? Do you think we can still win the league? We also look ahead to the small matter of the North Lo...

Well what a horror show that was! Join Holly, Chris and Stef again in the ground as we vent our frustrations at yet another insipid performance. Who is to blame for this developing situation? Is it Arteta, individual players, the team collective, mentality, something else, or a bit of everything? We're at a bit of a loss as to understand what's going on. At least we have a nice easy game o...

Just what the doctor ordered - a comfortable 4-0 home win to see us through to the next round of the FA Cup. Join Holly and Chris in the studio, plus Stef pitchside, as we provide our initial reaction to the game - we look at the team selection, the goals, the stand out players, plus we take a quick look ahead to the Wolves game on Wednesday. Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For e...

A tough assignment at Brentford sees us come away with a hard earned point. Sure, it could have been more, but we would have had little complaint had we lost the game. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we provide our instant reactions to the game, team selection and ultimate outcome. We're still top of the league!  Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & conten...

Despite the media narrative after the weekend's results, we are still 6 points ahead at the top of the league. Join Holly and Stef as we look back at the Sunderland game, and ahead to the Brentford game on Thursday. We pick out our highlights from the Sunderland performance, which includes Trossard, Gyokeres, Martinelli, Zubimendi and the crowd. Who was your man of the match? Who were you most...

Join Producer Chris who's rushed back from the game to hastily compile this instant reaction to our 3-0 win v Sunderland. The result suggests a comfortable afternoon's work for the Gunners but was it really that easy? Host Holly and Away End Stef file their video reports from the Emirates ahead of our fuller pod coming soon! Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive a...

Another, more in depth, look back at a thoroughly enjoyable semi-final win over Chelsea. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we pick out our highlights from the game, attempt to explain Rosenior's tactical approach and call out Neville for some odd utterances on co-comms. There's also praise for Rice, Hincapie and Havertz. Stef reflects on the atmosphere in the ground for that final minute, and...

Wemberlee Wemberlee, we're the famous Arsenal and we're off to Wemberlee! Now isn't that a great feeling! Join Holly and Chris, and, more importantly, Stef in the ground for our instant reaction to the humbling of minnows Chelsea. Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our North Bank community: FREE on Patreon!   Join the conversation on our soci...

The games are coming thick and fast now - no sooner have we dispatched Leeds, than we now face the second leg of our League Cup semi final against Chelsea on Tuesday. With a single goal advantage how do we approach this game? Who should get the nod in the starting 11 - go strong, or rotate, or perhaps a little from column a and a little from column b? We also have another look back at the win at E...

The perfect response to our recent premier league 'wobble'. Four goals, a clean sheet, open play goals, a set piece goal and an own goal. Superb. Plus, a goal apiece for our number 9s. Over to you now City, and Villa! Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our North Bank community: FREE on Patreon!   Join the conversation on our socials:...

The season starts now. A big week lies ahead as we travel to Elland Road, host Chelsea in the second leg of the semi, with Sunderland visiting the Emirates the following Saturday. Three wins and our recent woes will be but a distant memory. Join Holly and Stef as we look back at Arteta's press conference, our performance against Kairat and ahead to the game with Leeds. Will Arteta be a bit mor...

Not the United review we hoped we'd be recording, but perhaps the United review we feared we would. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we attempt to make everyone feel better about life as an Arsenal fan at the moment. We are still top of the league after all. We examine whether our lack of open play goals is a systemic issue, a player issue or simply a consequence of pressure. We explore possible...

It's here. The one game of the season I dread, home to Man United. Scarred by far too many defeats against this opposition I struggle to look forward to these games. But, join Holly, Stef and Chris as we chat through where we think the game can be won and lost. How will Carrick set them up? Who starts up front for us? What about left back, Lewis-Skelly, or Timber? We also react to the financia...

Well that was fun, wasn't it? Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we give our instant reactions to winning 3-1 in the San Siro against Inter Milan. Arteta leaned into his squad, and boy did they reward his trust. Two goals for Jesus, one for Gyokeres, but who starts up front against United on Sunday? Special mentions for Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly and Saka. Nwaneri and Zinchenko also get a mention, and...

For the second consecutive league game we are faced with addressing the old debate of two points dropped or one point gained. So, which is it? Forest, with no shots on target, clearly played for the draw, whilst we had an xG of over 2, created 4 big chances and could have had a penalty. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we attempt to work out how we feel about the game itself. Focus falls on an impote...

Stef is our man at the City Ground for an ultimately frustrating 0-0 draw. We sneak an extra point ahead of Man City but it could and maybe should have been three..? Join us for a fuller pod tomorrow along with an Inter Milan preview. Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our North Bank community: FREE on Patreon!   Join the conversation on our...

On to away game number three of 4 in this current run of tough fixtures, traveling this time to the City Ground for a 5.30pm kick off on Saturday. Forest may sit in 17th place, but this has all the hallmarks of an upset if we're not fully switched on. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we talk through our chances, exploring team selection, the threat from Forest and what could be a hostile atmosphere....

We're halfway there! Join Holly and Stef as we offer our more 'vibe based' instant reaction to the pulsating 3-2 win at Stamford Bridge. We talk team news, Gyokeres, missed chances and a lot more. Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our North Bank community: FREE on Patreon!   Join the conversation on our socials: BlueSky @northban...

A routine 4-1 away win in the 3rd round of the FA Cup for Arsenal reserves. In seriousness though, that starting 11, 10 changes from the Liverpool game, must be a terrifying prospect for all our rivals. We have such depth this season. Anyway, join Holly, Chris and, from the ground, Stef, as we react to the performance at Fratton Park. We also look ahead to Wednesday's semi-final first leg at S...

One point gained or two points dropped? Join Holly and Chris, plus Stef at the ground, as we attempt to address this question following that 0-0 draw against Liverpool. Were we too tentative, or should we give Liverpool, the current champions let's not forget, more credit. They were only missing Salah from last season's stroll to the title. We didn't lose, we're still 6 points clea...

What a fantastic set of results we've seen this weekend. United, Spurs, Chelsea, Liverpool, and, most importantly, City, all dropping points. Join a very happy Holly, Stef and Chris as we look back on all the positives from our win at Bournemouth, with a healthy sprinkling of schadenfreude looking at our rivals, Villa aside. We single out Rice for some well deserved praise, doff our caps to our me...