We’re giving the latest episode of The Arsenal Weekly a Gallic twist. In our French special, Patrick Vieira reveals what made his partnership with Emmanuel Petit so effective, while Nicolas Anelka looks back at his time at the club. Jeremie Aliadiere talks us through an unforgettable phone call with Arsène Wenger, while former Gunner turned scout Gilles Grimandi tells the story of how he came to sign Laurent Koscielny - as well as naming the French star he regrets not signing. And that’s not all...
Jan 11, 2019•36 min•Season 4Ep. 151
On this week’s show, we’re celebrating FA cup weekend by remembering some of our finest moments in the competition Aaron Ramsey looks back at his match winning goal against Chelsea in 2017 We hear from some of our double winning team of the 1971 season who defeated Liverpool at Wembley And finally, comedian Jim Campbell takes us through some of his favourite memories of past cup final glories Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...
Jan 01, 2019•23 min•Season 4Ep. 150
Arsenal Weekly Podcast: Manchester United - The rivalry On the latest Arsenal Weekly, we’re looking back at some of the flash points that have sparked our rivalry with Manchester United. Nigel Winterburn, Anders Limpar, Kevin Campbell and David Hillier talk us through the infamous Battle of Old Trafford success, Patrick Vieira tells us all about his rivalry with Roy Keane and Martin Keown remembers THAT penalty incident with Ruud van Nistelrooy Make sure you subscribe on iTunes so you never miss...
Dec 03, 2018•33 min•Season 5Ep. 149
We’re building up to the north London derby in style on this episode of the Arsenal Weekly podcast. Thierry Henry reveals what it means to play for Arsenal in a north London derby. The Evening Standard’s James Olley remembers some of the most significant derbies of the past decade, as well as the future of the rivalry. Lee Dixon recalls his first NLD experience and missing the League Cup final after being sent off against Tottenham. And finally, Radio 1 DJ Nick Bright takes on Dan Roebuck in thi...
Nov 26, 2018•26 min•Season 4Ep. 148
On this week’s show, we’re celebrating all the finest Scandinavian exports to have pulled on an Arsenal shirt. The Daily Mirror’s John Cross discusses the Swedish influence at Highbury, as well as the key players to make it in north London - and the surprising ones who didn’t. Former Sweden international Stefan Schwarz joins us to talk about his sole season playing alongside the likes of Ian Wright and Paul Merson at Highbury. And finally Freddie Ljungberg is back to reflect on some of his favou...
Nov 16, 2018•25 min•Season 4Ep. 147
Arsenal Weekly Podcast: European nights On the latest Arsenal Weekly, we’re looking back at some of the most momentous European nights in our history. Nigel WInterburn and Alan Smith remember our 1994 Cup Winners’ Cup success, David Hillier discusses the heartbreaking defeat to Real Zaragoza a year later and Charlie George reminisces about our 1970 Fairs Cup success. Club historian Iain Cook takes on Dan Roebuck on our regular quiz and Thierry Henry looks back at a moment in Arsenal history that...
Nov 03, 2018•36 min•Season 4Ep. 146
On the latest Arsenal Weekly, we’re delving into the record books to remember some memorable stats. Thierry Henry discusses the emotion of scoring the last goal at Highbury, fellow Invincible Gilberto Silva talks us through becoming the first Arsenal goalscorer at Emirates Stadium and club historian Iain Cook is on hand to look back at plenty more memorable moments from yesteryear. Make sure you subscribe on iTunes so you never miss another show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for ...
Oct 24, 2018•27 min•Season 4Ep. 145
On this week’s Arsenal Weekly podcast, we’re showcasing our women’s team. General manager and club legend Clare Wheatley outlines her hopes for this season, manager Joe Montemurro discusses his tactical philosophy and we meet star striker Vivianne Miedema. Make sure you subscribe on iTunes so you never miss another show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 11, 2018•16 min•Season 4Ep. 144
On this week’s Arsenal Weekly podcast, we’re looking back at our history of German Gunners. Lukas Podolski opens up about his love of Arsenal and FC Cologne, Bernd Leno takes us back to his childhood and admiration for Jens Lehmann and we go behind the scenes to find out what Mesut Ozil and Shkodran Mustafi are like off the pitch. Make sure you subscribe on iTunes so you never miss another show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 29, 2018•25 min•Season 4Ep. 143
On this week’s Arsenal Weekly podcast, we’re remembering some of our favourite goalscorers. Thierry Henry opens up about his Arsenal career, Eddie Nketiah tells us the story of THAT Norwich brace and co-host of The Football Ramble talks us through why he sees Ian Wright as his ‘Football Dad’. Make sure you subscribe on iTunes so you never miss another show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 19, 2018•24 min•Season 4Ep. 142
Arsenal Legends are back - and on this week's show, we hear from plenty of our former favourites as they face their Real Madrid counterparts at Emirates Stadium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 08, 2018•16 min•Season -4Ep. 141
On this week’s episode, we’re remembering some of our favourite cult heroes to wear the famous red and white. Anders Limpar tells us the hilarious story of ‘the greatest prank ever pulled’, Adrian Clarke recalls John Jensen’s iconic strike, Alexander Hleb re-lives the most special period of his career and Dan Roebuck goes head to head with Dan Carter in our cult heroes quiz. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 31, 2018•22 min•Season 4Ep. 140
We’re back with a special goalkeepers’ edition of the Arsenal Weekly podcast. David Seaman tells us what he’s getting up to in an exclusive interview, we hear from new German stopper Bernd Leno and Graham Stack builds the perfect goalkeeper. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 21, 2018•20 min•Season 4Ep. 139
After focusing on Tomas Rosicky last week, this edition of the Arsenal Weekly podcast is dedicated to another iconic No 7, Robert Pires. Hear from Bobby ahead of September’s Legends match against Real Madrid, listen to the masterclass he gave Reiss Nelson and test yourself in our new quiz. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 14, 2018•23 min•Season 4Ep. 138
It’s the first Arsenal Weekly podcast of the new season and we’ve dedicated an entire episode to our very own Little Mozart, Tomas Rosicky. Don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode – and help us out by leaving us a five-star rating and review! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 06, 2018•18 min•Season 4Ep. 137
We’re giving you the lowdown on new head coach Unai Emery on a very special edition of the Arsenal Weekly podcast. Join host Russell Hargreaves as we hear from chief executive Ivan Gazidis and Emery himself at the duo’s first press conference together. Arsenal Media’s Chris Harris is also on the show to give an insight into what went on behind the scenes on the day, and how we unveiled the new man in charge. We get the verdict from the London Evening Standard’s James Olley, the Daily Mirror’s Jo...
May 24, 2018•26 min
After 22 years and 1,235 games, we bid a final farewell to Arsène Wenger on Sunday. Press Association journalist Mark Mann-Bryans joins host Russell Hargreaves to discuss the boss' incredible reign and the end of another Premier League season. Per Mertesacker returns to the show to talk about his retirement and the responsibilities he will take on in his new role. And finally Adrian Clarke is back to hand out his alternative end-of-season awards. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another...
May 14, 2018•37 min
Sunday was one of the most memorable days of the Emirates era, as our home crowd said au revoir to Arsène Wenger. On the latest episode of Arsenal Weekly, we speak to an array of Arsenal legends including Freddie Ljungberg and Kanu about the boss’ influence, while Per Mertesacker looks back on the final home match of his playing career. Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror's John Cross looks back on the Wenger era and looks forward at what lies ahead, and Adrian Clarke joins Russell Hargreaves at The Cha...
May 07, 2018•33 min
The result may not have gone our way at Old Trafford, but there were certainly plenty of positives to take from Sunday's performance. One was Dinos Mavropanos' first-team debut and host Russell Hargreaves is joined by broadcaster Michael McMullan to reflect on a promising display from Greek defender. There's also praise for Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Calum Chambers as Adrian Clarke looks ahead to our Europa League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid. And finally, Max Jones is back to p...
Apr 30, 2018•32 min
After Friday's shock announcement, we're discussing all things Arsène Wenger on this week's Arsenal Weekly podcast. Russell Hargreaves looks back on the boss' glittering career in north London - and how he inspired the greatest achievement in English football, The Invincibles. Elsewhere, we get more goalkeeping tips from Petr Cech while former Gunner Adrian Clarke looks ahead to a huge double gameweek against Atletico Madrid and Manchester United. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss anothe...
Apr 23, 2018•33 min
Our seven-match unbeaten run came to an end at Newcastle United as we were beaten 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. Joining host Russell Hargreaves on the latest Arsenal Weekly, former Gunner David Hillier discusses what went wrong at St James’ Park. Meanwhile, Adrian Clarke travels to the training ground to sit down with Petr Cech and discuss our No 33’s route into football and find out about the training methods that have enabled the former Czech international to become one of the best goal...
Apr 16, 2018•30 min
We made it six wins in a row after a dramatic 3-2 victory over Southampton on Sunday. Joining us on the latest Arsenal Weekly, Peter Host from Arsenal Denmark joins host Russell Hargreaves to talk us through his visit to the game - and relive how he met Hector Bellerin after the game. Elsewhere, Reiss Nelson talks us through his breakthrough season and Adrian Clarke joins us at The Chalkboard. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m...
Apr 09, 2018•27 min
We had to wait 17 days for a game - but when we eventually returned to action, we did so with a 3-0 victory over Stoke City. Joining host Russell Hargreaves straight after full-time in that match, former Gunners David Hillier and John Lukic, along with our commentator Dan Roebuck, discussed the victory over the Potters. Elsewhere on the show, Adrian Clarke returns at The Chalkboard to look ahead to some big upcoming fixtures. And we bring you a fascinating chat between the past and the future, a...
Apr 01, 2018•25 min
With the international break meaning we didn't play at the weekend, we thought we'd chat to Per Mertesacker about arguably his best performance for us - his indomitable display in the 2017 Emirates FA Cup final - on the latest Arsenal Weekly. Elsewhere, iconic commentator Peter Drury recalls some of his favourite Gunners goals, and Adrian Clarke joins Russell Hargreaves at The Chalkboard to discuss our upcoming game against Stoke City and the tactics we should employ until the end of the season....
Mar 26, 2018•28 min
Our women's team lifted a record fifth FA WSL Continental Cup by beating Manchester City at Adams Park last Wednesday. Russell Hargreaves is joined by Arsenal Media's Max Jones to reflect on their performance, their SSE Women's FA Cup hopes and also preview our under-18s' FA Youth Cup semi-final against Blackpool. We hear from Alex Scott, Leah Williamson, Dan Carter and Kim Little in an exclusive women's round-table, plus Adrian Clarke returns for another tense edition of Brain of Arsenal. Make ...
Mar 19, 2018•30 min
It's been a good week at Arsenal - we built on our Europa League win at AC Milan with a 3-0 victory over Watford in the Premier League. Shkodran Mustafi scored our 1,000th home Premier League goal against the Hornets, with Mesut Ozil claiming his 50th assist in the competition and Petr Cech keeping his 200th clean sheet. On this week's show, Press Association journalist Mark Mann-Bryans reflects on those back-to-back victories, while Aaron Ramsey recalls his first few months at the club. Make su...
Mar 12, 2018•22 min
We slipped to our fourth consecutive defeat with a 2-1 loss at the Amex on Sunday. The Daily Mirror’s John Cross joins host Russell Hargreaves to reflect on the Brighton defeat and dissect our performance against Manchester City last Thursday. World Cup winners Per Mertesacker and Heather O’Reilly compare their experiences in our latest player feature, while Adrian Clarke returns at The Chalkboard to preview our next games against AC Milan and Watford. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss a...
Mar 05, 2018•30 min
Our trip to Wembley on Sunday ended in disappointment, with Manchester City beating us 3-0 in the Carabao Cup final. This week's Arsenal Weekly is a Wembley special - host Russell Hargreaves chats to former Gunners Adrian Clarke and David Hillier about what went wrong, and Arsenal Media's Chris Harris gives his take on the game too. Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 25, 2018•22 min
It’s been a weekend without any Arsenal action, so let us brighten up your Monday with some Gunners chat! Host Russell Hargreaves is joined by European football expert Nick Ames to reflect on an icy-cold Europa League trip to Ostersunds, which of our youngsters have impressed him in the competition so far, and what we can expect from the return leg. Young stopper Matt Macey was one of those youngsters to have been handed his debut in the group stage, and he joins us to talk about how he became a...
Feb 19, 2018•28 min
It was a day to forget for us at Wembley. We lost for the first time in 10 games at national stadium, slipping to a 1-0 defeat against Tottenham in the north London derby. Arsenal Media’s Nik Brumsack joins host Russell Hargreaves to analyse the game and discuss our struggles away from home. Our seven academy debutants make their first appearances on the show to discuss breaking into the first team, which players have helped them most and who sang the worst initiation song. And final...
Feb 12, 2018•40 min
