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The Thing About Arsenal
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For the first time in 21 days, Arsenal's men's team will play a game of football tomorrow. And my word it feels good. Imagine what Noni Madueke feels like.
Luke, Rory and Jim preview the game and try to remember what our best team is. Plus, an ode to Mikel Merino the handsome nerd, we look inside Mikel Arteta's special box, and we review the invitees to Robert Pires' testimonial in Metz. Was Samir Nasri just in the area?
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The Thing About Arsenal is the podcast that reminds Gooners why it's fun to support the greatest football club in the world. Even when you're moaning about them. Subscribe for new podcasts every Monday, Tuesday and Friday throughout the 2026/27 Premier League and Champions League season, plus match reactions after every Arsenal men's game.
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Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal: 14 YEARS
20:53|Calm, strong, rugged and composed just like an, erm, Volvo. We’ve won at Anfield for the first time in 14 years and Laura and Jonny could not be happier.Come join the fun!Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Preview Show: Bloody hell, it’s Anfield
41:52|Fresh off our battering by the Cod Army, Luke, Jim and Jonny are here to look ahead to our trip to Anfield this weekend.Will we see a reaction? Should Max Dowman’s suspension have been overturned? And why the numbers suggest we could be about to break our Anfield curse.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Fleetwood Town vs Arsenal: Slapped by the Cod Army
19:53|I think we can all agree that this is the worst podcast we have had to record yet.Laura and Luke are here to react to our dismal Carabao Cup defeat away to Fleetwood Town. But don’t worry, Luke does manage to find a couple of positives, apparently…Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***About AWFC: DON’T PANIC
38:23|Ladies and gentlemen, Arsenal have won a game in the WSL! Whatever you do, do not panic.Laura and Rory gather to discuss a scrappy, yet satisfying North London Derby win. However, does this result mean anything beyond valuable bragging rights? Laura’s not sure...Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, men's match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Weekend Review: King...... William
37:36|Being third on Match of the Day has never felt so good. Laura, Jonny and Jim revisit a routine home win against Everton, which gave us our first glimpse into life without Bukayo Saka – and Noni Madueke seems to be more confident than ever.Elsewhere, we hail Gabriel's 200th PL game and ask if he's proved himself to be even more important than William Saliba. We also try to figure out the cause of The Emirates Waterfall (which Jonny can't fix on his cherry picker, sadly) and we hear your stories of sharing snacks on the terraces with other fans. Truly heartwarming stuff – unless it turns you into a cowardly wreck like Luke Kempner.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Arsenal vs Everton: The return of Set Piece FC
29:30|A performance somehow reminiscent of Panathanaikos in 1998. More on that...Luke and Jim are straight out of the Emirates to react to our rain-soaked, windswept match-up with Everton, featuring some brilliant performances from Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze and – most of all – Gabriel. Just don't do that kneeslide again, please. Plus, did Luke muster up the courage to pick a different chocolate bar from Annie? We're waiting with bated breath.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Preview Show: What's with all the frogs?
41:51|Are Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze ready to step up in Bukayo Saka's absence? On the evidence of midweek, we're feeling good about it. And could there even be chance for Max Dowman to return to the Premier League stage?Laura, Luke and Jim reflect on that – with a few disagreements – and look ahead to our clash with Everton. Will we have learned our lessons from Nottingham Forest? Plus, David Raya says he wants to play in La Liga and we're totally cool and chill about that. We also give our thoughts on Arsenal's smart urinals and – by extension – the male psyche, and we get to the bottom of the mysterious snack in the Arsenal dugout. Stay tuned...Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***Bayern Munich vs Arsenal: Can’t kill my vibe
16:49|Jim and Jonny jump on the mic after a hugely impressive performance out in Munich, where some of the lads reminded us of their immense quality and Martin Keown reminded us he's even more madly in love with the club than we are. That said, we saw a scary-looking injury and a few shaky moments – join us for all the reaction! Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***About AWFC: Birmingham Blues
36:05|Another week, another Arsenal headache. Laura and Lucy are back to unpack another ineffective display and ask the big questions: has Renée Slegers missed her chance to turn the season around? Has Arsenal lost its identity? And are we now just the wounded beast of the WSL?Plus, Lucy shares some exciting news and we look ahead to a North London derby that has never felt so big.Join The Thing About Arsenal Club! Bonus episodes, match reaction live streams, Discord access. Start your 7-day free trial. Click HERE to find out more!Comment on Spotify or on YouTube, or get in touch with the show on X, Instagram, and TikTok. You can also email us show@thingaboutarsenal.com.***Please take the time to rate us on your podcast app. It means a great deal to the show and makes it easier for other Arsenal fans to find us. Thank you for your support!***