THE NORTH BANK - An Arsenal Podcast

Join Holly & Chris in the relative warmth of their homes as Away End Stef lives up to his name with a quick report from the 'Baltic' away end of Bournemouth's Vitality Stadium following our 2-3 win. Plenty to dissect and discuss in our fuller pod to follow... Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our North Bank community: FREE on Patreon!  ...

Top of the table at the season's halfway point, having dispatched Villa 4-1. Top of the Champions League table, semi-finals of the league cup, and episode 200 of this podcast - wow! Join Holly, Stef and Chris for this bumper episode as we take a moment to appreciate just how good (the team, not us) we really are; we examine what went right against Villa, our highs and lows of the season so far...

Producer Chris and Away End Stef hurry back from the Emirates to share their thoughts on our narrow victory v Brighton. There's a sense that we made hard work of it whilst accepting that Brighton are no walk overs... a familiar tale. Our injury curse strikes again with Timber missing from the squad and Calafiori injuring himself in the warm up! So who will be fit to face Villa on Tuesday? And are...

A quick look back at the League Cup Quarter Final game v Crystal Palace with Producer Chris and Stef who was at the game. A game of missed opportunities that almost came back to bite us but thanks to Palace defender Maxence Lacroix - who scored an own goal and missed a penalty - we go through to meet Chelsea in the semis. There's a brief look ahead to the Brighton game this Saturday with team...

Join Producer Chris and Away End Stef for a look back at our narrow but vital win v Everton at (The) Hill Dickinson Stadium. We discuss team selection, the tactical approach and compare the stats of this game versus the Wolves game... some may surprise you! There's some inevitable talk about Victor Gyokores and look ahead to the League Cup quarter final v Crystal Palace this Tuesday night. Rot...

Join Producer Chris in the studio and Away End Stef from the Hill Dickinson Stadium following our 0-1 win v Everton. A quick takeaway before we reconvene tomorrow for a more detailed breakdown of the game. 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 @northbankpo...

Will a week's rest be enough to refocus the troops ahead of another tricky away game, this time at Everton on Saturday evening? Join Holly and Stef as we break down what we think needs to happen by way of improved performance from the Wolves game. Is the problem mental, or tactical, personnel perhaps, or something else entirely? Who do you think should start the game, and what do you think the...

We are still top of the league. We are still top of the league. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we have to keep reminding ourselves of this fact after what was a disappointing performance, but still a win. We delve a little deeper into said performance against Wolves; why was it so insipid, was it a coaching issue, was it just a tired performance, should Wolves be granted more credit? Is this just w...

A huge 3 points in tonight's home game v Wolves - perhaps not in the manner and style we expected. Producer Chris is in the studio with Holly & Stef sending their immediate thoughts from the Emirates. Join the conversation here, on our socials and on our YouTube channel @NorthBankPod. Who was your man of the match? Positive takeaway? Negative takeaway? We'll be recording a full pod tom...

Now we can park the Champions League for a little while, attention turns back to the Premier League. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we look ahead to top v bottom at the weekend, as Wolves come to town. Surely this is an opportunity to boost the goal difference, or is that tempting fate and any win will do? We should see the return of a few players from their midweek absences, but who would you star...

Back to winning ways after the weekend's hiccup. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we provide our instant reactions to win number 6 in this season's Champions League. Plenty of positives, including a clean sheet, a Madueke brace, Martinelli on the scoresheet, the return of Jesus and a champions league debut for 16 year old Marli Salmon. Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exc...

Twenty four hours after only our second defeat of the season and we have gained a lot more perspective. We're still top, players returning and a 'kinder' set of fixtures to come. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we delve a little deeper into the Villa result, and then look ahead to the Champions League tie against Club Brugge. We would like wholesale changes, but we're not sure Arteta...

Well that was a whole heap of crap, wasn't it! Join a disgruntled Holly, Stef and Chris as we provide our instant reaction to a thoroughly disappointing result at Villa Park. Time for a regroup, but at least we're still top, so it ain't all bad! Please endure, share, like, etc. Thank you! Please follow & rate where you get your pods. For exclusive access & content, join our Nor...

Attention turns to a very tricky fixture away to Villa on Saturday lunchtime. Join Holly and Stef as we try to work out who may be available and who Arteta should start with. Pace off the bench or pace from the start? Is Merino undroppable? Our predicted score lines reflect the nerves ahead of the game, with two of us predicting a draw and one of us a nervy one goal victory. But, at this stage of...

Join Holly and Stef in the warmth, and Chris at the Emirates, as we provide our instant reaction to a very run of the mill 2-0 home win. The kind of win that titles are built on, dare I say it. We discuss team selection and yet more injuries. Plenty of flowers for White, Madueke and the impact off the bench. An important clean sheet is very welcome also - all hail Raya for that save. Please enjoy,...

Twenty four hours later and we still can't agree on whether it was two points dropped or not against Chelsea. What we can agree on is that we simply must win at home to Brentford on Wednesday. Join Holly and Chris as we dive a little deeper into both matches. Who should Arteta select from the start? Is it time for some serious squad rotation? Just how tricky will Brentford make it for us? Plea...

Join Holly and Chris in the 'studio' with Stef checking in from Stamford Bridge as we offer our instant reaction to the draw against Chelsea. Was it two points dropped or one gained? We are currently divided on this question. Were Chelsea just too good on the day, and/or did our big week catch up with us a little. There's good and bad on the player availability front, but at least it&#...

It's time for statement win of the week, number three! Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we primarily focus on what could prove to be a very difficult assignment at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Who do we think will get the nod to start the game and where could the game be won and lost? Should we be worried about the ease with which Chelsea dismantled Barcelona? Or take comfort and confidence from ho...

Yet another 'STATEMENT WIN', this time dispatching the previously unbeaten Bayern 3-1 in the Champions League. Join Holly and Stef for our instant reaction to what unfolded. We chat through the goals, the opposition, the substitutions and explore what this might mean looking further ahead to the weekend. Three points clear in the Champions League, the journey continues apace! Please follow...

'Eze's on fire, your defence is terrified.' What a game that was, what a collective performance and what an atmosphere too! Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we attempt (failing miserably) not to get too carried away with it all, even 24 hours after the event. What was your favourite Eze goal? How good was that tifo? How good was Trossard, and Merino, and Timber, and Rice, and so on...We a...

With the last of the international breaks now done, attention turns to club football and the small matter of the NLD on Sunday. Join Holly and Stef as we discuss the merits of 'meaningless' friendlies and the loss of big Gabby, but we also keep things positive by focusing on the rather large array of excellent players who will be available for the next few games. There is even some love fo...

Part way into the final international break of the year and Arsenal news is thin on the ground, so we take the opportunity to assess where we, and our rivals, find ourselves. How would you grade our season so far? What has gone well and in what way could it be better? What are your hopes for the next five games? Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we tackle these questions, and more. Please like, subscr...

Not the best way to sign off ahead of the international break, but zoom out and the picture is still very much rosy. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we chew over the remains of the 2-2 draw at The Stadium of Light yesterday. It was the archetypal game of two halves - the second half as good as the first half was poor. It definitely feels like two points dropped, but this Sunderland team is very capa...

13 games unbeaten, 10 wins in a row, 8 consecutive clean sheets, joint top of the champions league table, clear at the top of the premier league, life sure is good at the moment! Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we chat about how we ensure this amazing run continues on Saturday. We may be shorn of some huge attacking talent for the trip, but we all feel we should still have enough to come away as vic...

Over a quarter of the way through the season and Arsenal open up a 7 (at time of recording) point gap at the top of the league. I could get used to this! Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we look back at (yet) another routine win, this time away at Burnley. Plaudits for Gyokeres, Trossard, Rice and Nwaneri, not to mention the defensive prowess of the entire team - that's ONE (debatable) shot on target...