{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/a1a58121-6fb4-43cf-8156-8d6df6fc312f/c6b91746-93c7-4208-a736-7d6862cdba95?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 489 - Alan Smith","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/611fb7e9480472b028143f16/611fb96b966db700121ce5ac.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>On this week's show I chat with former Gunner Alan Smith as he celebrates the release of his new book 'Heads up - My life story'. We discuss how the book came to be, the fact he wrote it himself without a ghostwriter, his path into professional football, joining Arsenal from Leicester, his relationship with George Graham, scoring goals – important goals, moving into punditry, the challenges of that job, what's happening at Arsenal right now, and lots more.</p><p><br></p><p>There's also some brief waffle about the West Ham game this weekend – and if you want to win a copy of Alan's book, check out the competition on arseblog.com</p>","author_name":"arseblog.com"}