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It’s an Arsenal Thing - Podcast

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/itsanarsenalthing/subscribe It's an Arsenal thing podcast delivers analysis, opinion, debate and a dash of humour, all of which is from the love of Arsenal football club. Tom said ' My association with AFC has outlasted the majority of my relationships, it's seen me go from boy to man and survive many a fashion faux pas' Tom, Dave, Jay, Isaiah and Mitch put together a show like no other in a World brimming with Arsenal podcasts that includes the odd musical interlude, guest appearance and media clips. there's also a YouTube version that includes conversation from the gun room sessions.

Episodes

Episode 61 ' Fofana gets the Martinelli samba foot'

Connor brings you up to speed with the game against Brendon Buck Rogers Leicester side. We include the fantastic Ghanaian sports presenter Akrobeto who excuse the phrase ‘takes the living piss’ out of a Chelsea loss against Arsenal, we also ask who are the most intelligent people in football today. We reveal who cant fill their stadium and also look back to find the king of Arsenal gingers, the Ron Weasley of football. Have a think, we’ll reveal the top five chosen by you later in the show. Conn...

Aug 17, 20222 hr 4 minSeason 3Ep. 61

Episode 60 ' The return of the Bondy boy'

‘The Return of the Bondy Boy’ In a brimming pod We cover the opening game against Crumpled Phallus with a match report from the first of our new comers, commentator Connor Lynch in a new section entitled ‘ Gunner get into it ‘ We’re back in the gun room to discuss the ins and outs We examine who was hot and who was not, I’ll be having a natter with Jay and our second new member Paul Mc Parlan. The third of our debutants Lauren Dempsey in part two of ‘Gunner get into it’ recaps the Women’s Euro’s...

Aug 10, 20222 hr 54 minSeason 3Ep. 60

Episode 59 ' Sucking on Lampard's Toffee's'

It's the final game of the season at the Emirates against Frank Houdini Lampard’s relegation escape artists. Who was hot and who was not. we ask Tom's in the gunroom with Mitch to discuss the game and we’re joined by Author and lifelong Toffee Paul Mc Parlan who’s book ‘ The Forgotten Champions’ covers the unexpected and fascinating title win of 1986/87 season. We also have a beautiful moment when Talksport Laura Wood takes down Spurs fan, there's the musical interlude and all the usual nonsense...

May 24, 20222 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 59

Episode 58 ' We wanted to play in the Europa league anyway'

Two poor performances and two loses have seen us lose our fight for a top four finish and Champions league football. Were we getting carrried away ? did we expect too much ? Tom and Jay discuss in the gun room plus we answer you Emails.

May 19, 202257 minSeason 2Ep. 58

Episode 57 ' Pass the soap son'

It's the report on the 191st London Derby at the toilet bowl but it's not all doom and gloom, there's always something to raise a smile.  There' no gun room this Episode but Tom looks at why Tomiyasu was on the left and why White never replaced Holding. There's also the penalty and that red card.

May 16, 202230 minSeason 2Ep. 57

Episode 56 ' Ayling failing as Eddie hits the N'Net-iah'

On the menu tonight the much anticipated game at Elland Road against struggling Leeds, we look forward to the NLD. Where a win will see Arsenal qualify for the champions league hoorah I’m joined in the gunroom by Jay and Mitch to assess our chances , we give our analysis of the leeds encounter, ask who was hot, who was not and theres the latest transfer rumours in six words or less. Spanish Michael gets a contract extension smart move or reward for failure ? We’ll give you our definitive answer....

May 10, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 56

Episode 55 ' Darth Moyes serves up a side dish of angry Rice '

On the menu tonight we look at London derby against Moyes boys in the gun room and look ahead to the game against Leeds. Plus is the North London Derby becoming the biggest game of the season. Simon from the triple F (@TheFFF84) joins me in the gun room to discuss all that plus we look at the latest transfers in six words or less and play not one but two classic Arsenal songs in the form of Louis Dunfords ‘ The Angel’ and Oliver Games ‘Highbury’ We also ask from the recent pool of captains who d...

May 04, 202259 minSeason 2Ep. 55

Episode 54 ' Party time with the Hale Enders and the Basel boys'

Arsenal's three match slumber ended at the Bridge but we still had to face our old Nemesis of the North - Ronaldo United, but with the wind on our backs and a renewed sense of self and purpose Arteta's side were in positive spirits. Tom, Jay and special guest Author John Mc Nicoll look back at the Chelsea and go through a United game full of talking points. Dave embraces the change of climate with his unique dress sense and Tom reveals Manchester is the dogging capital of the UK. there's also a ...

Apr 27, 20222 hr 52 minSeason 2Ep. 54

Podcast 53 ' It was like playing in a pub car park'

Tom and Dave look back at a spectacular night at Stamford bridge in this mini pod. What a relief to get back to winning ways at a time when points were in short supply and the chance for a top four finish seemed to be drifting away. The Hale End boys had other ideas with a bright, determined and spirited performance to put us right back in the mix. 

Apr 21, 202216 minSeason 2Ep. 52

Episode 52 ' Another loss to Joe Bloggs FC'

Here we are again, three losses on the bounce to Palace, Brighton and Southampton, Over 270 minutes of football, 6 goals against, 1 goal scored, nine points dropped and three points behind the toilet bowl attendants. It’s been a truly horrible period plus we now have games against Chelski and United coming up which will really determine what direction we are heading in. I’ll be in the gun room with Jay and Mitch to ponder the performance, the lack of options, the fickle fanbase and what Arteta c...

Apr 20, 20222 hr 43 minSeason 2Ep. 52

Episode 51 ' A drubbing at the hand's of the South Coast Man Wizard'

Tom, Jay and Mitch mull over a miserable six days for Arsenal with two defeats to sides we were expected to beat. Instead of delving into the game with our usual analysis we look at why we are failing at a crucial part of the season. There’s a musical interlude from Ian Wright, the transfer rumours in six words or less and we propose Idris Elba as the architect for change at the Emirates. John K sends an Email which raises the hackles of the podkateers. The guys dig through your Emails which are...

Apr 14, 20222 hr 37 minSeason 2Ep. 51

Episode 50 ' A damp squib at Selhurst Park'

We mull over the miserable Arsenal performance against Palace on a drab Monday evening in South London. Where did it go so Pete Tong ? We ask who was the hairiest footballer ? answer your Emails and bring you up to speed with the latest Arsenal news. There's transfer rumours in six words or less and Linda wants to know what's on Jay's wall on the YouTube version of the show. Plus we reveal Arsenal's two unwanted records and ask how much would Tony Adams, Patrick Vieira and David Seaman be worth ...

Apr 07, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 50

Episode 48 'Don't feed me anymore grapes I'm too busy celebrating'

On the menu tonight Tom is joined in the gun room by Jay and Mitch to chat about the Villa and the Liverpool games, discussing who was hot and who was not and mulling over the performances and picking out the highlights from both encounters, We’ll be looking at the latest transfer rumours in six words or less, providing a brief musical interlude and answering your Emails.

Mar 23, 20222 hr 30 minSeason 2Ep. 48

Episode 47.5 ' The tweeny podcast'

featuring the clash at the Emirates with Liverpool. An objective match report under a cloud of doom and gloom , Dave and Tom come up with a new Odegaard chant whilst doing the dishes and Jurgen Klopp goes on the Karaoke. It's the usual recipe but shorter , it's a tweeny pod.  

Mar 18, 202223 minSeason 2Ep. 47

Episode 47 - ' Buck Rogers and the Foxes get Salty'

On the menu tonight we’ll be looking at the clash with Leicester, breaking it down, finding the positives and giving you our innermost thoughts. Jay and Mitch rock up in the gun room and we’ll cover some of the more entertaining and interesting transfer rumours in six words or less. We’ll be tackling pundits comments suggesting that Odegaard’s goal after 5 minutes against Watford was lucky. We’ll be dealing with the former footballer who claimed Harry Maguire is better than Benjamin White. We’ll...

Mar 16, 20222 hr 42 minSeason 2Ep. 47

Episode 46 ' Goals aplenty but a bit flippy flappy at the back.'

On the menu tonight the last American Arsenology with Isaiah,  he casts a beady, analytical eye over the Watford game sieving out the positives and key take aways  Tom is joined by Jay and Mitch in the gunroom to talk about the clash with Watford. Who stood out, the incidents and talking points.  They'll deliver a six word or less verdict on a recent transfer rumour, they'll wade through your Emails and ask are you still a real Arsenal fan if you don’t go regularly to games. ...

Mar 09, 20222 hr 58 minSeason 2Ep. 46

Episode 45 ' Blowing bubbles in Neves's mush '

Tom, Jay and Mitch are in the gun room to revel in the win over Wolves (again) and discuss the hot topics from the game. We’ll deliver our six words or less verdict on the latest transfer rumours, discuss the 4% increase in ticket prices and try to make the choice between Grahams back four or Wenger’s midfield.

Mar 02, 202257 min

Episode 44 ' A nice kick about with the boys'

Isaiah covers the Brentford game which was peppered with more mistakes by the match official and waxes lyrical about the pure brilliance of Saka and Smith Rowe. He reveals his key take aways as we set up to face the non celebrating Wolves and neurotic Neves. Tom, Jay and Mitch buy three strikers for a tenner, discuss tie wasting and re live the Smith and Saka goals in glorious detail while Dave goes on honeymoon with Cheryl Cole.

Feb 23, 20222 hr 42 min

Episode 43 'The referee's a banker.'

Football's back and there's an air excitement as the boys finally get to talk about a game of real life football. Isaiah reports on a most unusual encounter between top four seekers Wolves and delves deep into the oddest match in recent memory, Tom, Jay and Mitch welcome George to the gun room to mull over the decent 10 man performance and discuss the Martinelli sending off. There's a musical interlude for all the moaners and groaners in the fanbase. WE answer an Email that claims Xhaka is the m...

Feb 16, 20221 hr 23 min

Episode 42 ' That's the Burnley way'

On the menu tonight Isaiah takes us through 90 plus frustrating minutes against foot of the table Burnley and emerges with all the key points and take aways on American Arsenology. We answer your Emails at [email protected] And what’s Burnley got going for it other than it’s football team. Dave plays detective with limited, all this served with a smile and sense of the ridiculous that our regular listeners are used to. There’s also Sean Dyche singing and a poem for purposes of culture...

Jan 25, 202248 min

Episode 41 ' Three left legs and a ghost bench'

On the menu tonight Isaiah looks long and hard at the 2nd leg of the Carabao cup, he covers every blade of grass and dissects the performance to find the key points and take aways in American Arseology Tom's in the gun room with Jay for their regular therapy session to reflect on the disappointing result, where did we go wrong and what were we missing ? There were clear reasons for the failure. We’ll also be looking at the fall out from the postponement of the NLD and why Arsenal are treated dif...

Jan 22, 20221 hr 20 min

Episode 40 "Oi Jota, kiss my shin"

On the menu tonight Isaiah reports on the spectacular and eventful first leg of the Caraboa cup against Jurgen Klopp’s almost full strength side. As always he reveals all the key points and take aways on American Arsenology. Jay joins Tom in the gun room to discuss the performance, the Xhaka sending off and our immediate needs in the transfer window. We read out Emails and comment on some SM posts An IAAT/ARSEDEVILS/HALF WITZ Production 2021

Jan 14, 20221 hr 29 min

Episode 39 'The irate Spaniard and the angry glove'

On the menu :- Covid is decimating the premier league fixtures and the IAAT boys were up for this but unfortunately Arsenal weren't as enthusiastic, however they soldier on with a fake smile to try to bring some joy to the listeners.   Isaiah looks high and low for entertainment in the 3rd round clash against Nottingham Forest at the City ground and delivers all his key points and take aways on American Arsenology.  Jay joins Tom in the gunroom to examine a number of issues from the ga...

Jan 11, 20222 hr 32 min

Episode 38 "We got Gabriaka'd"

On the menu : Isaiah digs deep into the clash with Premier league champions Manchester City at the Emirates. He’ll be casting an eye over events from a coaching perspective and delivering all the key points and take aways on Arsenal’s sensational performance at a crucial stage of the season. Tom is joined by Jay in a busy gun room to discuss individual performances, penalties, Olympic diving and that man Attwell, it 'ain't' going to be pretty.  . We’ll also discuss the recent article from J...

Jan 04, 20221 hr 28 min

Episode 37" Rob Holding's splendiferous syrup"

Episode 37 “ Rob Holding’s splendiferous Syrup” On the menu in Episode 37: - Isaiah dissects the trip to Norfolk to report back on the 5-0 drubbing against the worst team in the premier league. Norwich. Where Arsenal decided to fill their Christmas boots with a stack of goals. As per usual he probes deeply into the events to emerge clutching a handful of key points and take aways that's on American Arsenology. Jay joins Tom in the gunroom for a chat about about the premier league at the turn of ...

Dec 29, 20211 hr 26 min

Episode 36 " We all wear short shorts round here."

We go for broke in this Ep with not one game but two, the impressive Win against Leeds at Elland road and the Quarter final clash against the Black Cats at the Emirates which turned into the Eddie NKETIAH show with a beautiful cameo from Charlie Patino. Isaiah covers every blade of grass and Rob 'Holdini' Holding hair follicle to provide in depth analysis of a mouth watering tie and delivers all the key points take-aways. Nketiah fills his boots.  Tom and Jay discuss the Leeds game, look at...

Dec 23, 20211 hr 19 min

Episode 35 " Arteta the Hun beats Moyes boys"

Two podcasts in a week ? The boys are making up for lost time to cover the fantastic win at the Emirates against the King of the old bazaar David Moyes and his high flying cockney fledglings from Stratford's shuttlecock arena. West Ham have been punching above their weight in recent seasons and they've already beaten Chelsea, spud's and Liverpool so they pose a sizeable conundrum for an Aubameyangless Arsenal. Isaiah gives forensic analysis of the contest and provides a  number of key momen...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 24 min

Episode 34 "Flannel foot goes on a jolly"

After a miserable period of the season that included three loses out of the last four matches, Arsenal opened it's doors to the candy kings of the south coast - Southampton. Isaiah looks deep into the Arsenal locker and examines the performance against Ralph Faffenfoole's men and provides the analysis and key takeaways. There's no Jay this week but Richard Butler (over and over and over podcast) joins Tom in the gun room to offer his pick of the bunch from the Southampton game plus they ponder t...

Dec 14, 20212 hr 48 min

Episode 33 " A man called stud face."

There's been a lot going on in our absence, Arsenal seem very keen to head back to the relegation zone after three defeats in four games. Isaiah covers the Everton game in American Arsenology, where chubby Rafa's men turned us over with some Brazilian magic. 8 games without a win for the Toffees but they overcame adversity with the help of the ref's sewn up pocket and the absence of VAR. Tom and Jay cover the missed opportunity at Old Trafford and look at the cracks in Arteta's tactics, the abse...

Dec 10, 20212 hr 37 min

Episode 32 "Covid Eddie gets a twisty and a kick in the liggies"

Isaiah gives analysis of Arsenal’s performance against the worlds richest club owners with the worst human rights record and gives all the key points and take always.  Jay joins Tom in the gun room to talk about the ‘Martinelli goal’ which harks back to the days of Wengerball and they look forward to the clash at Old Trafford which could potentially see them in the top four. There’s a Geordie love in as the hosts explore what makes the the city and people of Newcastle so special.  &nbs...

Dec 02, 20213 hr 37 minSeason 2Ep. 32