Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and Art de Roché to assess how we’re all feeling, and how we should feel, as the expectations ramp up after each game of this unexpected title challenge. And speaking of emotions, there are warm words for Mikel Arteta’s public support of the players following the Everton defeat. The panel discuss a tricky looking fixture against a Brentford side who have a great record against the “top six” sides this season. Plus there's discussion about Reiss Nelson giving b...
Feb 09, 2023•49 min
Ian Stone is joined by Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas on this mixed weekend after Arsenal lost to Everton but saw title rivals Manchester City lose to local rivals Tottenham. The panel discuss where the game at Goodison Park was lost, especially with set pieces. Adrian takes us on a tactical dive through the setup for corners and how it allowed Everton to score a "Burnley" goal. James talks through the inevitable bumps in the road and Arteta's "pathway of roses" too. Plus there's discussion ...
Feb 06, 2023•42 min
Ian Stone is joined by Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas to discuss the transfer window after Arsenal added former Chelsea midfielder Jorginho to their ranks. The panel discuss the differing views of the Italian coming to the club, and why it's a signing that's not to be sniffed at. They talk about the #EduOut brigade that seemed to take over social media on deadline day, and run through the rest of the January business assessing the outgoings and incomings. Plus there's a look ahead to the Eve...
Feb 01, 2023•38 min
Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas to discuss Arsenal's FA Cup exit to Man City on Friday night. On the show the panel talk about the players who were brought in to the starting XI and the impact they made, the competition for places and the all important need for a defensive midfield replacement. There's a debate on the Brighton to Arsenal transfer conveyor belt and why the prices are so high. And we celebrate the signing of Gabriel Martinelli's new contract as well as Edd...
Jan 30, 2023•51 min
Joining Ian Stone to go through the latest news from Arsenal it's Art de Roche and James McNicholas. On the show they discuss Mikel Arteta and Cesc's comments from the weekend that he has improved many aspects of the training ground at London Colney. We talk about how he's done it and the aspects that have gone into making it an elite place of work. As Arsenal welcome new signing Jakub Kiwior to the fold, we find out about the Polish international and what he will be bringing to the team. And th...
Jan 26, 2023•44 min
Adrian Clarke is joined by Amy Lawrence and Michael Cox to talk all about Arsenal's magnificent win over Manchester United at the Emirates. This week it's all about two Hale End boys Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah as they scored the goals that gave Arsenal the three points. Michael tells how both players are able to succeed so well in their individual roles and take on the opposition so cleanly. We also discuss the impact that Mikel Arteta has had in such a short space of time and why it has work...
Jan 23, 2023•58 min
James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone this week for a look at Mikel Arteta, Leandro Trossard and superstitions. After James wrote about the end of the #ArtetaOut brigade, the panel discuss how the manage has evolved, the touchpoints that brought the club to where they are today, and whether he is a coach that players will want to come to the club for. Following the news that Arsenal are looking at Brighton midfielder Leandro Trossard, James and Adrian debate how he might fit into the...
Jan 19, 2023•51 min
Joining Ian Stone this week to discuss the derby victory over Tottenham is Amy Lawrence and Art de Roche. Spirits are high following Arsenal's slick victory at the weekend, their first at Spurs' ground since 2014 so the panel take a moment to dwell on the little things in the win that particularly pleased. They discuss the star performances of Odegaard, Ramsdale, and Saka but also reflect on what was a sour end to the match. Transfer wise though it has not been a good weekend as key target Mudry...
Jan 16, 2023•59 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Art De Roche to preview the North London Derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and reflect on the newly unveiled design for The Emirates Stadium. They dicuss how this might be the best chance in a long time to win away at Tottenham, having not done so since March 2014, and look at some of the potential match ups on the pitch including Saliba and Gabriel against Kane, and Nketiah up against Romero and Dier. They also look ahead to Arsena...
Jan 12, 2023•50 min
Joining Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal's FA Cup win over Oxford United are Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke. Whilst the result eventually looked good on paper, the match showed that Arsenal seriously lack squad depth as Arteta was forced into starting the first choice front three (Saka, Nketiah, and Martinelli) and needed Xhaka and Zinchenko to make sure the Gunners were on the winning side. So what does that mean for Arsenal's title challenge? And more importantly, where are the reinforcements, spe...
Jan 10, 2023•40 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Art De Roche to reflect on Arsenal's 0-0 draw with Newcastle at the emirates, and what they can learn from the game. After a tense and emotional night at The Emirates, Newcastle's impressive defense came out on top, despite 17 shots and 67% possession from Arsenal. The panel discuss how the need for attacking depth was clear in this game, and how the team appear to have gained some emotional maturity by not rising to Newcastle's time wasting...
Jan 05, 2023•55 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke to reflect on Arsenal's 4-2 New Years Eve win over Brighton at the Amex. Brighton have been something of a 'bogey side' for Arsenal in recent times having won just one of their previous 5 visits, but goals from Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli were enough to seal the 3 points. The panel also discuss the greatness of Pele following his recent passing, and all the latest in the January transf...
Jan 02, 2023•51 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke to reflect on Arsenal's 3-1 Boxing Day win over West Ham, with former manager Arsene Wenger in attendance at the Emirates, which Amy Lawrence shares her thoughts on too. The Frenchman was back at the club for the first time since leaving in 2018, with Eddie Nketiah amongst the goalscorers as he deputised for Gabriel Jesus for the first time since the Brazilian's injury at the World Cup. The panel also discuss the latest on ...
Dec 28, 2022•49 min
Handbrake Off is back following the World Cup in Qatar, as Ian Stone is joined by James McNicholas and Art De Roche to get into the latest Arsenal talking points. Fresh off the back of the World Cup, the panel discuss and dissect the Arsenal players' involvement out in Qatar including the likes of William Saliba, Bukayo Saka - who was named in L'Equipe's Team of the Tournament - as well as Gabriel Jesus, who was injured while featuring for Brazil. The extent of Jesus' injury is also on the agend...
Dec 20, 2022•46 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke for the final Handbrake Off ahead of the break for the World Cup. With the Gunners sitting five points clear at the top of the Premier League the panel analyse Arsenal's start to the campaign under Mikel Arteta. Tifo's Seb Stafford-Bloor also drops in to discuss their new book How To Watch Football: 52 Rules for Understanding the Beautiful Game, On and Off the Pitch which launches on 17th November. To find out more visit: https...
Nov 14, 2022•55 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Art De Roche following Arsenal's Carabao Cup elimination at the hands of Brighton & Hove Albion. The panel analyse the convenience of being knocked out of the competition prior to the visit to Wolves in the final Premier League game before the World Cup break. With the World Cup on the horizon, they also discuss the Arsenal contingent heading to Qatar as well as Rob Holding 'finisher' role within Mikel Arteta's squad. Produced by Guy Cla...
Nov 10, 2022•39 min
Ian Stone is joined by the Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke following Arsenal's convincing 1-0 away win over Chelsea to retain their position at the top of the Premier League. The manner of the performance is reviewed, with a number of standout individual showings from the likes of Thomas Partey, William Saliba and, of course, Granit Xhaka. Having passed the latest test as league leaders the panel consider how much of a scalp the win over the Blues really is and whether or not, given th...
Nov 07, 2022•53 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas and Adrian Clarke ahead of Arsenal's Premier League visit to Chelsea. Fresh from topping the group in the Europa League, courtesy of a 1-0 win over FC Zurich, the panel also analyse Kieran Tierney's performance, injury to Takehiro Tomiyasu and what that could mean for the Scot's chances of starting at Stamford Bridge. Plus with Josh Kroenke in attendance at Emirates, what plans are Arsenal looking to set out ahead of the World Cup break and ...
Nov 04, 2022•50 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as Arsenal put five past Nottingham Forest at the Emirates. Reiss Nelson replaced Bukayo Saka to come on and score twice for Arsenal with the panel assessing his performance and opportunity to live up to his potential at the Emirates. Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey's showings in midfield are also praised before looking ahead at what's to come prior to the break for the Qatar World Cup. Produced by Guy Clarke Learn more about yo...
Oct 31, 2022•48 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas as well as special guest Adrian Dunbar, who plays Ted Hastings in the BBC series Line of Duty, to analyse Arsenal's defeat to PSV Eindhoven. Fresh from returning from Eindhoven, James shares his view on Arsenal's performance and the trend that has been setting in over recent games. The panel discuss the need to respond quickly as well as sharing their hopes for the upcoming January transfer window. Plus, Adrian shares his favourite memories ...
Oct 28, 2022•43 min
Ian Stone is joined by Art De Roche and Adrian Clarke to look back on Arsenal's 1-1 draw with Southampton at St Mary's. The panel debate Arsenal's contrasting performances in either half on the south coast with the Gunners playing in their seventh game of nine in October on Sunday afternoon. There's also analysis of Granit Xhaka scoring his second goal in as many games as well as Ben White's no-nonsense approach in a post-match interview following the draw with Southampton. Plus, there's reactio...
Oct 24, 2022•52 min
Joining Ian Stone today it's Art de Roche and James McNicholas as Arsenal football club celebrate not one, but two big victories in European competition. First up it's the men who defeated PSV on Thursday night with a dominant display. The pod gives the biggest shout out to Bukayo Saka who once again starred for the team, but note that the game changed when Odegaard and Partey were introduced. Plus there's a discussion about how Arteta wants his team to get used to playing every three days as th...
Oct 21, 2022•38 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Michael Cox as Mikel Arteta guided Arsenal to their best-ever Premier League start at a powercut-hit Elland Road. Bukayo Saka scored the only goal of the game to see off Leeds United with Arsenal extending their lead to four points at the top of the table, making it nine wins from 10 at the start of the new season. As well as the win at Leeds, the evolution of Mikel Arteta as manager of Arsenal is also analysed before also touching on Thursd...
Oct 17, 2022•44 min
Ian Stone is joined by the returning James McNicholas for his first Handbrake Off outing of the new season to talk Europa League, Arsenal's Gabis as well as preview Sunday's trip to Elland Road. Fresh from the Gunners' 1-0 win away to Bodø/Glimt in the Europa League Sambi Lokonga's performance is analysed with a number of squad players given an opportunity in Norway. Given the impact of Arsenal's Brazilian Gabriel trio, there's also analysis on the impact of the trio before looking ahead to the ...
Oct 14, 2022•49 min
Ian Stone is joined by the Athletic's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as we react to Arsenal's scintillating 3-2 win over Liverpool at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli are both singled out for praise following the explosive attacking performance to see off Jurgen Klopp's side. Looking at the defence, both Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White's performances are analysed with the Gunners retaining their place at the top of the Premier League. Produced by Guy Clarke Learn more about your ...
Oct 10, 2022•50 min
Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's Art De Roche and Adrian Clarke to look a second successive huge weekend of action at the Emirates as Liverpool head to North London. Eddie Nketiah's performance in the Gunners' 3-0 win over Bodø/Glimt is analysed as Reiss Nelson also made his first Arsenal appearance in 14 months. Plus, there's the latest on the contract front with speculation increasing over Arsenal's aims to secure the services of Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli. Produce...
Oct 07, 2022•46 min
Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as they bask in the glorious glow of Arsenal defeating their bitter rivals in quite brilliant fashion. Listen as we try to bring you the feel of the Emirates from that Saturday early kick off as the hottest ticket in town lit up the weekend. And as we discuss which previous iteration of Arsenal this team most feels like. We talk in depth on William Saliba, Ben White and Gabriel Jesus. We, of course, mention the man of the moment, Granit Xhaka...
Oct 02, 2022•50 min
Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence, Adrian Clarke and Arsenal legend Paul Davis to discuss his book 'Arsenal And After' before looking ahead to Saturday's North London Derby at the Emirates. Paul opens up on his experiences with racism, winning the 1994 Cup Winners' Cup in Copenhagen as well as his relationship with Terry Neill and George Graham. We also look ahead to the North London Derby with Paul sharing his thoughts on the start to the season as well as the transformation of Granit Xhaka. ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr
Ian Stone is joined this week by Art De Roche and Tim Stillman to talk all things Arsenal Women ahead of this weekend's (hopefully) record breaking North London Derby. We begin by asking everyone for their All Time Arsenal Women 5-a-side teams, who makes yours? We get the big lowdown ahead of the North London Derby at the Emirates, who should we watch out for, how's it going to sound, and where does it go from here? We shine a spotlight on another Swiss midfielder who's been shifted from number ...
Sep 23, 2022•43 min
Joining Ian Stone this week is Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke after a weekend that saw seven goals, two table toppers, and a Premier League record broken across Arsenal Football Club. First up we relish a near perfect Arsenal performance after their 3-0 win over the Bees which saw goals for Saliba, Jesus, and Vieira. One member of the team suggests that from minute two they knew this would be a win. We discuss a certain Swiss player who has made himself "undroppable" and question whether the clu...
Sep 19, 2022•46 min
