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We're on the home straight for the international break! But first, Laura, Luke and Jonny have some serious stadium business to attend to: the Emirates won't be getting an expansion after all, much to the frustration of over 100,000 people on the waiting list for season tickets. But will this prove to be the best decision for the team on the pitch?
Elsewhere, a comprehensive round-up of our boys' performances abroad over the weekend, where we also take a close look at the discourse around Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze right now. Plus, the latest on Man City's refutable irrefutable appeal, which we cannot wait for every manager to refute in their press conferences on Friday.
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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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About AWFC: Sorry, I'm not in that conversation
51:29|Here we go again... Renée Slegers may have been too angry to get on the mic post-Paris FC, but Laura and Rory are here to voice their feelings on yet more disappointment from Arsenal. Has lifting the Brighton curse set a new curse on the rest of the season? Does the loss to Manchester City signal the WSL title is all but out of reach?And what would keeping Renée Slegers signal about Arsenal's ambitions this season? Is it now time for her to go?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!***The Court of Shaybitration
45:04|As the week rolls on, the Man City scandal keeps getting worse and worse. Today, Shay is here, armed with his trusty whiteboard, to try to make sense of it all for Luke and Jonny.The lads also assess how Man City’s charges affect the legacy of Arsène Wenger. Plus, Luke’s been on TikTok and bought a brand new prop for the studio.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: Can we please switch the tape?
44:54|Another game, another disappointing result. Laura and Rory are here to vent after another frustrating outing for Arsenal, this time against one of our biggest rivals, Chelsea.Did Renée Slegers make the correct substitutions? What must we do differently against Paris FC in the UWCL? And is the game against Manchester City a possible season-decider already?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!***The Man City charges
56:05|Laura, Luke and Jim convene for a bumper pod after a bumper weekend. Never thought we'd say that during an international break.They dissect every headline and every angle after reports that Manchester City have been found guilty of all but one of the 115 charges against them. Why is it so different to Chelsea's breaches? What would happen if City get relegated? And how much has this all impacted Arsenal... and the Premier League as a whole?We also allow ourselves to get seriously petty, and Jim has some choice words for Bernardo Silva after his disgraceful tackle on Martin Ødegaard.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!***The next era of Arteta (feat. Adrian Clarke)
40:28|Mikel Arteta has agreed a new deal. And blimey, we've come a long way since Mesut Özil's 'trust the process' tweet...Luke and Jim are joined by an ex-Arsenal player, current Arsenal brain: Adrian Clarke! They discuss Arteta's tactical tweaks so far this season – and Kai Havertz's hamstring tweak last night. What patterns have we noticed so far? Have Brighton shown there's a method to beat us? And do Arsenal really lack pace up front? Adrian is sceptical. Come join us!Catch our subscriber-only episode with Adrian on Tuesday! Start your 7-day free trial for The Thing About Arsenal Club HERE!You can find more of Adrian's brilliant work on his YouTube channel HERE! Go check it out, his post-match breakdowns are superb.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: One sour cocktail
39:06|We hoped and we prayed it would be different this time but it was another WSL draw against Man United at the weekend. Today, Lucy and Rory are here to once again try to make sense of Arsenal’s attacking woes. Ugh.But don’t worry, the football train stops for no one. We also take time to look ahead to the return of the Champions League tonight. Plus, anxiety is high as we face our old pals Chelsea this weekend.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!***Weekend Review: But what about the Field Tilt?
34:25|Lucy, Jim and Jonny have woken up to a two-day hangover, with the loss to Brighton still stinging. We wonder if Brighton’s approach represents a blueprint for how we can be got at and ask why our team of big personalities failed to react to getting whacked in the mouth early on.Despite that, we decide it’s not time for panic stations and also dish out the passports for the crazy number of our players going out on international duty - so what can we hope for over the next three weeks?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!***Brighton 3-0 Arsenal: Back to Arteta’s lab
24:58|Well, that didn't quite go to plan did it? Look on the bright side though, at least none of us were naive enough to have been discussing a potential Invincibles repeat on the Preview Show... Oh, wait.Jim and Jonny are here to break down a baffling 3-0 away defeat to Brighton.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!***