Same Old Arsenal Podcast

James and special guest, Merv, get together to discuss Arsenal's upcoming trip to the City Ground on Tuesday night where they'll be hoping to build on the 5-0 win against Crystal Palace last time out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James and Amanda with special guest Melvyn discuss our game at the Emirates against Crystal Palace. We discuss Martinelli, the goals, the atmosphere at the ground, VAR, the Ashburton Army, Porto ticket charges, Emile Smith-Rowe, was 5-0 flattering , City cheating again, Everton possible second points deduction, Forest predictions and Liverpool predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this edition of The Same Old Arsenal Podcast, the two James' are back to go through the Arsenal squad and assess how each individual is performing at the midway point of the campaign. Who do the lads think have pulling up trees, who can't see the wood for the trees and who is just deadwood ? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Chris discuss Arsenal's loss to Liverpool in the FA Cup. We discuss the result, Arteta, is this on the players or the manager, Did we lose the game or did they win it, Arteta post match comments, What do we need in the transfer window, Mbappe is free in the summer and they take questions from the the chat room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The two James' get together to take a look ahead to Arsenal's match against Liverpool in the FA Cup this Sunday. The Gunners will be looking to progress to the next round and avoid 3 defeats in a row in all competitions following our 2 disappointing results against West Ham and Fulham. The boys discuss our recent losses, transfer rumours, possible line-ups, is Carl a reliable source for Salah availability information, what is going wrong with Arsenal, what would they change and the dreaded score predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and James pick over the bones of the loss to Fulham. They discuss player ratings, what went wrong, Eddie Nketiah, Why did ESR not get a chance, Are we moving the ball to slowly, Havertz, Does Martin Ødegaard, How are Spurs a game behind us, What needs to change, What does Arteta do next, Should we be taking the FA Cup seriously, How bad is this blip to our title chances, who are favourites to win the title, What needs to change and of course Happy New Year Gooners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and James discuss the Arsenal loss to West Ham. The lads mention what went wrong, Saka, Zinchenko, Trossard at left 8, Emile Smith Rowe, What went right, what needs to change, the atmosphere at the ground and preview the match against Fulham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Albert review the game at Anfield. They discuss was that a point gained or two points lost, Zinny at left back, the Martin Ødegaarde handball in the box was it handball, is Martinelli not performing this season, how good were Gabriel, Saliba and Declan, why are we not clicking in the final third, are we going to win the league, should we have had a penalty, how did the ref perform and predictions for the West Ham game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Come join the festive fun - Amanda and Chris welcomes LL Cool J, Alan Algar, Albert Umoh and Jordan Jarrett-Bryan on the Christmas Special. We cover the upcoming Liverpool fixture, goal updates from Liverpool vs West ham, Which players have been naughty or nice, which player would be on your Christmas list, Do Arsenal have any truly world class players, Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it from everyone at The Same Old Arsenal . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Cookie and Merv discuss our match against Brighton. The crew discuss Declan Rice, the goals, the referee, Arteta's yellow card, Happy Birthday Martin Ødegaard, Kai Havertz scoring again, Our Fantastic Defence, Marmite, Kai Havertz, Eddie Assist, Our upcoming match against Liverpool, Can we expect a result at Anfield, What do we need to do in the January transfer window, Do we start Havertz at Anfield, Why does Saka always seem to be kicked, Do we need cover at the 6 position and finally the score predictions for Anfield. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Mervyn Dinnen to discuss the upcoming home fixture against Brighton & Hove Albion. On the show they discuss what happened when we played PSV, The Arteta FA witch hunt and preview our match this weekend against Brighton & Hove Albion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back after the final whistle to discuss the Aston Villa Match. The gang will be discussing those awful decisions, the referee, VAR, we play guess how many glasses of wine Chris has had, Dr Who (for 5 minutes), we draw the winner of the competition to win a Ruth Beck Art print, the awful atmosphere at Villa park, Australian Referee Jarred Gillet and that awful handball decision, Arsenal conceding a poor goal, Zinchenko, Ben White, Villa are not winning the title, are referees anti Arsenal, how bad were our forward players, was that handball actually a handball, Albert gets to talk, Chris after multiple glasses of wine is a funny thing, predictions for the Brighton game and LL Cool James goes all ITK and tells us which striker we are signing in the summer - sure thing trust us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cookie and JJ look back on what was a very cold, but very important, win at the Emirates on Saturday! The boys discuss the Wolves match, destroying Lens, and preview our match against the Hatters on Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Premier League is back and we are too! Arsenal have just taken a trip to the GTech Community Stadium to face the Bees. Joining Amanda and James is friend of the show James Johnstone.  The crew discuss Aaron Ramsdale, the Nick Ramsdale interview, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Media Bias, Thomas Frank, Ange Postecoglou, Kai Havertz, preview of Lens and Wolves, Tottenum hahahahahahahahahahahahaha, top of the league, multiclub ownership, transfers and finally Terry Venables RIP. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda, Chris and Cookie are back to discuss the Arsenal vs Burnley Match. The crew also discuss Spurs being spursy, Chelsea vs City, the atmosphere in the Emirates this season, Spurs hahahahahahahahahahahaha, were Burnley rubbish or did we stop them playing, Leandro Trossard, Oleksandr Zinchenko, How is the Joelinton push any different to the Saka push ?, Chris on dial up, VAR - yeah I know but we have to, Joelinton riding Gabriel, Arsenal Ladies vs Leicester updates, the Vieria Red Card, Jorginho - how good has he been in the last few games, Where would we be without all the injuries we have had this season, football porn and finally the questions from the chat room. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Albert discuss our match at St James Park. We discuss that goal, VAR, Howard Webb, VAR, Raya, VAR, Eddie Nketiah , VAR, our attacking woes, VAR, the state of refereeing in the premier league, VAR, Arteta's post match comments, Bruno Guimaraes , What does Bruno have to do to get a red card, VAR, Partey injury record holding us back and take questions from the live chat. Amanda also makes an open invitation to Howard Webb to appear on a show anytime in the future and answer questions from real fans regarding the state of refereeing and VAR in the Premier League. **No VAR officials were harmed whilst making this podcast** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris and Cookie reflect on what was a dismal night in the Carabao Cup as we crashed out in pitiful fashion to West Ham Utd, whilst also taking a look ahead to one of our toughest away games in the league at St. James' Park. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cookie is joined by the legend that is Alan Alger, formerly of Betway and knowledgable on all things West Ham, as they get together to discuss our trip to the London Stadium where we'll be taking on the Hammers in the next round of the League Cup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amanda and Cookie discuss the Sheffield Utd home game. We discuss Eddie's hat-trick, Martin Ødegaard being rested, Captain Saka, Rice - Rice baby, Kai Havertz , injury plagued Partey, How good is Eddie really, Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, our fabulous 5 goals and Jakub Kiwior. We also discuss the upcoming mid week West Ham game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cookie and guest Melvin discuss Arsenal's win at Sevilla whilst also taking a quick look ahead to Sheffield Utd at home on Saturday. The lads discuss Declan Rice, Saliba, Tomi, Jesus, The Goals, Zinny and also look ahead to the weekends match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices