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Arseblog 20: Episode 17 - Pete Wood (2018)

Season 1, Ep. 17

Arseblog 20 is a series of 20 podcasts to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Arseblog. In each episode, I'll speak to a guest about a particular calendar year of the site's existence, picking out games, goals , personal memories and recollections, transfers, forgotten moments, successes, failures, ups and downs, trophies, fun times, sad times, arrivals and departures, and lots more.


In this episode, I speak to Pete Wood about 2018:


We discuss:

  • Arsene Wenger's departure
  • Ivan, Sven and Raul
  • Unai Emery's wildcard appointment
  • Early promise unfulfilled
  • And more


Follow Pete on Twitter @legrove


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