The Thing About Arsenal

Laura, Rory and Lucy are back after Arsenal served up yet another disappointing draw, this time against Aston Villa, on what was supposed to be a glorious Bovril day. At least there was some light relief away from the WSL with a dominant Alessia Russo display against Benfica.

Lucy also wonders if Renée Slegers is suffering from a bout of Analysis Paralysis, and we wonder where on Earth we need to send the players on a trip to try and get us over the line.

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There is only one place to start. Laura, Jim and Lucy reflect on our Anfield triumph and the healthy mixture of resilience, elite mentality, luck and quite ropey counter-attacking on show.

How would we have felt if one of our players 'did an Isak'? Is Declan Rice by far the most successful £100m+ player ever? And most puzzlingly of all: would Nicklas Bendtner fit into this team? He did score against Slavia Prague, we're just saying...

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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!

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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.

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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…

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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!

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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.

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Did Arsenal play like champions – or are old habits dying hard? Laura, Luke and Jim reflect on our dramatic win against Nottingham Forest, which has left each of the them feeling a bit different.

We also look ahead to Bayern Munich (shudder) and a listener sends us down a rabbit hole after spotting what could be Mikel Arteta's emergency mid-game snack...

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And breathe... Arsenal don't make it easy for us, do they? After an incredibly frustrating first 80 minutes, Mikel Arteta's Fix it Force™ got the job done, coming away from the City Ground with a 1-0 win.

Laura and Luke are here to guide us all through the emotions of that one.

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Remember last season at Nottingham Forest? Yeah, but those days are long behind us. Aren't they?

Luke, Jim and Jonny discuss Sunday's examination in the Midlands and reflect on Mikel Merino's remarkable piece with the Player's Tribune – and even more remarkable red mobility scooter. Yes that's right, red.

We also discuss the proposed 60 job cuts at the club and what it says about the ownership, the meaning of 'community', and what we want Arsenal to be.

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Seven minutes of beautiful carnage, that's all it took in the end. Jim was there to see it all inside the Emirates! He sits down with Jonny post-match to relive a performance that went from stodgy to magnetic very, very quickly.

They discuss Mikel Arteta's rotated lineup, Bukayo Saka's remarkable cameo, and Jurrien Timber becoming prime Dennis Bergkamp. Or Romario. We can't decide on the two.

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We’ve had a week off to touch some grass, take a deep breath, and try to recover from the Arsenal-induced misery… but the Sunday scaries are back.

Laura and Rory return to ask the big questions: how will Renée Slegers change the story? Are the players still playing for her? And could some of our players bring their prolific international form back to N7? We also turn our attention to Birmingham City. Please, Arsenal. We’re begging you. Just win.

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Well one part of the Red Cartel held up their part of the bargain. Laura, Jonny and Jim discuss the fallout from our increasingly impressive-looking win against Leeds and our increasingly concerning cool down afterwards that's left both Piero Hincapié and Martín Zubimendi injured.

Elsewhere, we thank the Fix It Crew for their service, including guest star Bruno Guimarães, and Jim tells us about the time he got looksmogged interviewing Olivier Giroud ahead of his return to the Emirates tomorrow night.

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After 34 days, Arsenal were back at the Emirates. Laura and Jim are here straight after full time to react to a real champions victory at home to Leeds, or to give them their new name, Beeds.

Today we celebrate Arsenal's ability to turn an average performance into a crucial one. Plus, we’ve got a lot of love for that beautiful Italian!

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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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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?

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