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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence, Adrian Clarke and Art De Roché are back to ask the big questions. Is Gabriel Jesus being targeted for unfair treatment? Would you have Ivan Toney at Arsenal? Can the Gunners win the WSL? What are your favourite 15 minutes of Arsenal? And how good was Stoney in his dreams? RUNNING ORDER: • PART 1: The best 15 minutes of Arsenal (01.00) • PART 2: Brentford v Arsenal preview (12.00) • PART 3: The brand new WSL season, with Art De Roché (32.30) • PART 4: Finishing with a son...
Sep 16, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adrian Clarke, Amy Lawrence and Michael Cox discuss the 3-1 defeat to Man United. Plus, a look ahead to the trip to Zurich - the home of Dadaism and muesli, no less - and we wonder which Arsenal players past and present would make up the staff room at Gooner High? PART 1a: Fast Times at Gooner High (01m 30s) PART 1b: United 3 - 1 Arsenal (05m 30s) PART 2a: Zurich in the Europa League preview (22m 00s) PART 2b: Dadaist or Zurich player quiz (25m 30s) PART 3: Plugs, songs and farewells Learn more ...
Sep 05, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone for a look back at the transfer window deadline day and sum up whether it's really as bad as some people close to keyboards are making it out to be. The team go into the reasons why things didn't work out, why Arsenal's outgoings aren't as good as other clubs' and how the team might set up if and when other injuries occur. And why it might be a good thing that another D Luiz didn't join. There's a look back on Wednesday night's victory over Villa and...
Sep 02, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Art de Roche and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone for a dive into the latest Arsenal news, tactics and matches. Today: we answer the question of what Arteta can do in midfield if Elneny is out with a long term injury - is it Zinchenko? Could the solution be Ben White? We praise the connection between the fans and the club, and question whether the noise for Gabriel's winner was really the loudest we've ever heard the Emirates. And there's a look at Nice v Marseille where two of our loanees played ag...
Aug 30, 2022•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adrian Clarke is alongside Ian Stone for a reaction pod to the Europa League draw as Friday afternoon revealed that Arsenal will be facing PSV, Bodo/Glimt, and FC Zurich on their return to European football. We discuss what the expectation should be with regard to the tournament, what team we expect Arteta to play, and which location we'd like Arsenal Airways to fly us to. There's less than a week to go in the transfer window so we get the transfer don David Ornstein on to update us on Arsenal's...
Aug 26, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke join Ian Stone once again to bathe in the goodness that is three successive Arsenal victories. A far cry from this time last season! On this episode we discuss the earworms of the Arsenal canon (songbook to you and me) from years gone by. We talk about why it is so remarkable that Saliba has hit the ground running given the build up to his debut in an Arsenal shirt. There's some good vibes around the club, and good tactics too, Adrian has a look at how Zinchenko ma...
Aug 22, 2022•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Ian Stone for this one it's Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as they talk about the idea of fans going along to training sessions. Could it work? What would you get to see? And will it ever happen? We discuss which of the Arsenal teams from down the years you'd like to see an "All or Nothing" documentary on and why really there is only one answer. Wednesday night was the first chance that fans had to see Fabio Vieira in an Arsenal shirt, we discuss what he will bring to the senior team whe...
Aug 18, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Ian Stone for a look back on Arsenal 4 Leicester 2 it's Art de Roche and Adrian "buzzkill" Clarke. Today it's all about Gabriel Jesus and what he has immediately brought to the Arsenal set up. We discuss why he has been able to have such an immediate impact in his new team, the various player roles he's performing and the influence he has on the younger players too now that he's part of the senior leadership team. Expect stats, tactics, and joy in part one. But it's not all about that Br...
Aug 15, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Ian Stone this week it's Art De Roche and Adrian Clarke to look back on the Sven Mislintat era when everything was just a little confused at the Emirates. In order to make sense of it all we have a little game of Sven Mislintit or tat where we rate the eight players that came in under Sven's eye. It's also four years since Unai Emery's first match in charge of the gooners and we compare that team to today's. Moving on to the big topic in The Athletic this week we talk about player roles ...
Aug 12, 2022•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas join Ian Stone for a look back on Arsenal's opening day victory over Crystal Palace. And it was all about one man: William Saliba. Is he undroppable after that "Rolls Royce" performance? Is not knowing your back four a good thing? And can we come up with a song for him? Plus Arsenal's fighting spirit, wingers, and why Ian needs to watch All or Nothing RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Rolls Royce of a defender 01.00 PART 2 - Palace 0-2 Arsenal 05.00 PART 3a - Transfers 23...
Aug 08, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke as we look ahead to the new season! In this episode: we speak about England winning Euro 2022 and the heavy influence that Arsenal have on this team, we look back at our last preseason game, a 6-0 battering of Sevilla and look ahead to the first game of the Premier League season against Crystal Palace. Plus there’s some transfer talk focused on those who are leaving rather than coming. And we pay tribute to Terry Neil, Arsenal’s youngest ever manage...
Aug 02, 2022•52 min•Ep 134•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Art de Roche, and Amy Lawrence for a look back on the latest from Arsenal. This week we pay tribute to the greatest football fan of all time, Maria Petri, who sadly passed away on Friday. Amy shares her memories of Maria, whilst Art discusses her love of the women's team. Maria was Arsenal through and through and embodied the club in a way that no one else ever will. We then move to talking about James's wide ranging interview with Edu and whether the tide of opinion has turned i...
Jul 25, 2022•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Joining Ian Stone this week it's Art De Roche and Adrian Clarke to discuss all that has happened since we last spoke. First up there's the new away kit launch, and how the club community looks out for and after each other. Then we get into the impending arrival of Zinchenko as he finalises his move to Arsenal from Man City - do we think he's a better fit for the club than Martinez? We catch up with James McNicholas who's out with the team in Orlando, Florida to find out what the vibes are like, ...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Adrian Clarke, and Art de Roche for the latest goings on in and around Arsenal. This week: Arsenal's pre season game against FC Nuremburg - what learnings can we take, should we get over excited about Jesus, and what about Elneny's goal! Adrian went to screening of 'Inside Hale End' so we find out about that, and we discuss the impact Jack Wilshere will have at Arsenal's Academy. Plus we talk about hot games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 12, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Amy Lawrence, Adrian Clarke and host Ian Stone for another check in on the Gunners. It's time for pre season and so we discuss what ours look like, what Adrian's used to look like, and what actually happens at the weigh in. As for the outings and incomings Gabriel Jesus was finally announced on Monday but there's not much going out. We also discuss the possibility of safe standing and Kanu's greatest Premier League game RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Pre season starts 02.00 PART 2a - Who will leave...
Jul 05, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, James McNicholas, and Amy Lawrence for a look at the latest transfer news, the curious case of William Saliba and renewed criticisms of Arsenal's "Visit Rwanda" sleeve sponsor. On the show we discuss the arrival of Gabriel Jesus and what he does and doesn't bring to the side. We talk about the not so impending arrival of Raphinha as it looks like he's off to Chelsea. And we take a look at the Arsenal back line and its formation next season. All that plus a discussion on the upcom...
Jun 29, 2022•39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week Ian Stone is joined by Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke to talk all things Norway, numbers, and transfers. All things being *at the time of recording* there's been no names just yet but since we last spoke the name Lisandro Martinez has picked up apace. Therefore asking the question, is Mikel Arteta all about versatility? We hear about Amy's trip to Norway back in April as she found out all about Arsenal's MO - Martin Odegaard. Plus there's a game of number association too RUNNING ORDER ...
Jun 21, 2022•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast We're back for the new season! And it's Ian Stone, Adrian Clarke and Amy Lawrence here to bring you up to date with everything that's happened in the Arsenal landscape since we last spoke - including a certain midfielder called Vieira. And this week's big question - Can you retire a song? All that plus discussions about Arsenal's striker situation, the fixture list, and how should Alex Lacazette be remembered? RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - What to do with no World Cup 02.00 PART 1b - Fixtures announce...
Jun 17, 2022•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Adrian Clarke, Amy Lawrence, and Art de Roche for one last time this season to look back on the season that was for Arsenal men, women, and the academy. This week: a dive into the positives, the manager, the injuries, and ultimate the January decisions that cost the club. All that plus Art brings his reflections from a busy season for the women and academy teams of Arsenal, and some end of season awards at the end too. RUNNING ORDER PART 1a - Season in three words : 01:00 PART 1b...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence, and Adrian Clarke for a look back on the Newcastle defeat as Arsenal complete a season of winless Mondays. This week: why didn't the team show up? What prospects are there for the Everton game? And the biggest sigh you'll hear. Plus, reasons to be positive and keep the faith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 17, 2022•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke for look back at a miserable night in N17. This week: we dissect the disappointing night that saw Spurs easily best Arsenal. We debate the big calls on the night, talk through what it means for the rest of the season, and learn about "bread poultice" RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Bread poultice: 01:00 PART 2a - Spurs 3-0 Arsenal : 08 :00 PART 3a - Champions League or Europa League : 29.00 PART 3b - Newcastle preview : 32.00 Learn more about your ad choices...
May 13, 2022•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas for a reflection on Arsenal's weird/nerve-wracking 2-1 win over Leeds at the weekend This week: games where you can't stay in your seat, Arteta and Eidevall sign on for more years at The Arsenal, and Art de Roche joins to talk about Arsenal Women being oh-so-close to the WSL title. All that plus a discussion on what to do with Eddie Nketiah, emotions from 'The Angel' and a preview for Thursday's big game against Spurs RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Games...
May 09, 2022•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Adrian Clarke and James McNicholas for a look back on Arsenal's win over West Ham. This week: big up Nketiah, big up Holding, and big up securing top six. With a team that was largely mad up of squad players, Arsenal were able to make their way past a strong West Ham team at the London Stadium on Sunday afternoon. We look at the players who shone, who got in Declan Rice's face, and whether they'll all be staying at the club come next season. Plus a discussion on Arsenal's potenti...
May 02, 2022•43 min•Transcript available on Metacast Join Ian Stone, Art de Roche and Amy Lawrence for a look back on Arsenal's chaotic and stressful win over Manchester United on Saturday This week: we reminisce on the times big north west clubs have missed penalties against Arsenal, we talk about Elneny, Eddie, and Emile, and we welcome back the old big guns of Henry, Gilberto, Bergkamp and others. All that plus a catch up on the Arsenal Women's team, who have just 3 games left. RUNNING ORDER PART 1 - Penalty misses : 01:00 PART 2 - Arsenal 3-1 ...
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