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Johnny, Pedro, and Matt go ON THE WHISTLE for the HUGEST of 3 points.
If you're looking for a mean analysis of a rough performance WRONG PODCAST.
We wax about Dec, Kai, and Saliba... and the magnitude...

Jacob and Matt get stuck into a Thursday Therapty session.
They Discuss:
LOLing at Harry's Paine
ESR and Eddie moving to Ipswich
The United Curse
Fulham Flying Kites - it don't look good, bruvc
Learn ...

Johnny, Matt, and Pedro go LIVE after the game to discuss the huge win against Bournemouth.
We discuss:

Declan’s ascent to Vieira levels

Kai Havertz looking £100m levels

VAR working hard for Arsena...

Pedro, Matt, and Jacob talk about:
Jorginho new deal
Thomas Partey Saudi hopes
4 tasty wingers on the menu
Ange Postecoglu's season
Let us know what you think in the comments! x
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Johnny, Pedro, and Matt go LIVE to talk about the historic victory against Spurs - whilst doing a little watchalong on the Manchester City game.
We discuss:
Tactical variance in a proper two halves ga...

Pedro is joined by Jacob Hawley and football finance expert Matt Scott for an hour and ten minutes of very entertaining chatter!
They discuss:

Martin Odegaard - best in the league?

Is xG a rubbish m...

Wooooooah - what. was. that?!
Johnny, Pedro, and Matt go LIVE On The Whistle with a beast of a podcast.
The Discussed:
Odegaard eclipsing Cesc Fabregas
Kai CELEBRATING
Trossard eviscerating memory of ...

Matt and Pedro interview Ant Mellor to get to grips with the crazy two years at Chelsea since Abramovich had to sell the club to Clearlake.
They talk about 

Poch losing his rizz

Buying crocked playe...

Johnny gets some intel from Dazzling Dave from Always Wolves Fan TV!
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Another podcast of pain, but Pedro is here with a Perspective FC lens.
We discuss:
Fading Starboy
Jesus shocker
Martinelli honesty box
Rotation issues
City watch-along
Perspective on the league now
Le...

Matt, Johnny, and Pedro go through the emotional wringer discussing the loss to Aston Villa.
They are honest about the negatives - but don't tune out until you've listened to the full episode... there...

Matt, Jacob Hawley, and Pedro get into the mixer on:
Unai Emery game math
Joey Barton's weirdo behavior
Left 8 issues
Best left-back question
Bill Saliba error - bigger issue?
Take a listen and enjoy!...

Johnny, Aash, and Pedro go to town on the very strange result
Bill and Gabs on the nightmare juice
Arsenal sputter on the big stage
KANE = PAIN
Jesus and Tross play the boss
SAKA THE MAN!
Let us know ...

Rafa Honigstein, the best writer on all things Premier League and Bundesliga (the go-to voice for all things Bayern Munich), sat down with me late on Sunday night to give his opinions on a wide range ...

Johnny, Matt, and Pedro get into the DELICIOUS win against Brighton.
We chat:

Big Gabs the box prowler

Bill Saliba - best in world

Kai dropping G/As for fun

David Raya and THAT save

What subs say...

Matt and Jacob get at it the morning after a lovely victory.
They talk about Eddie's nosedive, the state of play, heroes stepping forward, and plenty of other topics to keep you ticking over!
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Matt, Johnny, and Pedro go hard at the latest On The Whistle podcast.
We discuss:
Reiss performance - good enough?
The Joy of The Smith
Kai Dive
Trusting Emery
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Matt, Pedro, and Johnny go LIVE after the game to talk about the HUGE point at Manchester City
Topics discussed:
Sensational Bill and Gabs
Ørchestrator takes over from KDB?
Jesus fails to rise
Saka pl...

We're not messing around this week. This is your early bird podcast featuring Janan Ganesh, one of the best writers in the land of England.
We go big on:
Walker and Stones confirmed absences
Jesus pla...

Matt, Jacob, and Pedro get into the BIG game at Manchester City.
Topics covered:

Gabriel Jesus - BIG game needed?

Kai - ugly wins games!

City Injuries - Will they/won't they?

Who plays on the left...

Johnny is BACK and so is Matt. 
Take a listen of their midweek spesh.
Subjects:
Captain Declan 
Saka Martinelli and Big Gab City doubts
Kai’s red hot form
Deschamps smack talk,
Vinicius breakdown.
Lea...

We try and wrap our chat about international football around Arsenal.
We talk about:
Ben White slander
Captain Declan
Nwaneri mentorship
Kai banging them in
Deschamps issues with Bill Saliba!
Let us k...

Pedro is joined by Sophie from the excellent Highbury Squad Youtube channel.
We discuss:
England kit flag dramz
Manchester City looms, what is different?
Fresh perspective on Tomi deal
Non-negotiables...

Pedro, Jacob, and Matt get into a Therapy Session and discuss:
What is Arteta worth?
Saka's Sauce
Haaland - do we believe in his injury?
Haaaaawt striker links!
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Matt and Pedro do a little Monday Night session. 
We talk about:
The process of withdrawing players
Liverpool emotions
Shocking first-leg data
Premier League points deduction issues
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Matt and Jacob go BIG for this weeks Thursday Therapy Session:
Benny Blanco signs up again
Home advantage
CL hopes and dreams
April Scaries
Unlikely hero’s
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Johnny, Matt, and Pedro chat about the massive win against Porto:
David Raya with a world-class performance
Kai Haverts with an ARROGANT penalty
Accepting Porto were GOOD
Picking our next round dream ...

Arsenal beat Brentford in one of our biggest battles of 2024... game had it all!
We discussed:

King Kai taking back the crown

The privilege of a seat!

Benny Blanco adding levels

MAD ATMOSPHERE

Ra...

This week's Thursday Therapy session covers off:
Zinchenko Slander
Summer signings - time to review?
Fearing the worst
City or Liverpool? Which arm are YOU chewing off!
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Matt and Johnny go BIG after the HUGEST of wins up in Sheffield.
What a game.
What a time to be a Gooner!
They discuss:

Kai 2.0

Martinelli marauding

Shutting up shop on 16

Goal Difference DESTROYE...

Matt, Pedro, and Jacob get into a Therapy session on all the latest Arsenal dealings.
We talk:
Transfer manifestation powers
Falling in love with Kai Havertz
Hard selling this summer
Nico Pepe's fall ...

Pedro and Matt relitigate the Newcastle game.
They discuss:

Saka entering beast mode

Jorginho dropping another worldie

The process of integrating into the Arteta system

Kai Havertz as a striker

L...

Matt, Pete, and Jacob Hawley discuss the messy game in Porto.
Biggest regrets
Is 'niceness' a weakness?
Can injured players change the game?
What can fans do in return leg?
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PETE, MATT, AND JOHNNY DISCUSS THE HORRIBLE AWAY DAY IN PORTO.
TOPICS:

DECLAN, A EURO KING

RAYA - WAS IT HIS FAULT?

TOO FEW TRICKSTERS

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ANOTHER Arsenal obliteration! POOR BURNLEY!
@iJohnnyCochrane & @mattkandela discuss:

Ødegaard purring

Saka dazzling

Tross bossing

Kiwior and Kai killing

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Matt, Jacob and Pedro get into the latest Arsenal news on this fine Thursday.
They discuss:

Kylian getting no love from The Arsenal

Carlos Cuesta - should he go?

Mesut getting DENCH

Zubi getting t...

Matt and Pedro drop a little Wednesday morning debrief for ya.
We discuss

Renewing Tomi

Benny Blanco's new deal

Managerial mental health

Protecting feelings

This video only lives here!
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We go DEEP on the MASSIVE Premier League Arsenal win against West Ham!
Odegaard-ians of Galaxy!
SAKA BALON D'OR LEVELS!
Gabriel & Saliba setpiece bullies!
Tross the BOSS - more minutes PLEASE!
Rayasta...

Matt, Jacob and Pedro get into the HOT topics on our minds this Thursday!
Discussed:
Raya redemption - is he a bit good?
Kai - perm #9 choice?
BLUE CARDS - wtf?
Ben White - right back to top form!
IF ...

Tim is one of my favourite Arsenal people (Board member and comms for The Arsenal Supporters Trust), I met him in 2010ish via The AST. He knows the business of football and fan representation better t...

Matt, Johnny, and Pedro discuss MONSTER performance against Liverpool.

Kai with the BIG MAN performance

Tross the new Arshavin?

Gaffs galore for world-class defender

Odegaard: Are we satisfied?

M...

Matt and Pedro get into the mixer for the Thursday Night Football podcast.
They discuss:

Martin Showoffdegaard

Attacking Numbers Hum - But We Aren't Happy?

Emile Smith Stole The Show

Gabriel Jesus...

Matt, Johnny, and Jacob go LIVE On The Whistle after a HUGE away day win at Forest.
They discuss:

Gabriel Jesus finally coming good with a goal

Points over performance

Saka struggles - is he back?
...

Matt and Pedro talk about the HOTTEST topic in town.
Will Mikel Arteta quit Arsenal for Barcelona?
We also chat Fabio Vieira, Thomas Partey, and the power of academy economics.
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Matt is joined by Jacob Hawley to discuss the moves at Arsenal this week.

Thomas Partey back on the main feed

Richard Garlick gets a promotion - what does it mean?

Striker situations around Europe
...

Pedro speaks to Financial Times opinion writer Janan Ganesh about the biggest stories people are talking about this Monday.
We discuss:
The secret sauce of Ivan Toney
Upgrading the attack in a PSR wor...

Johnny, Pedro, and Matt discuss the massive performance against Palace
We discuss:

The xG correction

Trossard benching Martinelli

Gabriel monster setpiece master

Nico Jover - difference maker

THE...

Thursday club with Pedro, Jacob, and Matt:
The big Ivan Toney debate
FFP - yeah or nah?
Karim Benzema launched 
Jarrad Branthwaite - who is he?
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Matt interviews Premier League finance expert Stefan (@ Slbsn) about the new PSR rules engulfing the media right now. They discuss the fast-track, the truth behind why Everton have been charged twice,...

Johnny, Matt, and Pedro jump on an emergency podcast to discuss important transfer rumours.
They chat:
Benzema loan move
ITK approval of Ivan Toney
Academy kids - are they fairly treated?
New exciting...

Pedro, Matt, and Jacob Hawley get into the Thursday rumour mill to discuss the massive rumours doing the rounds.
We discuss:
Onana relevance to problems
Zubimendi with the pristine ITKs
Borja Mayoral ...

Matt, Pedro, and Johnny go LIVE after the Liverpool game.
We discuss:
THE FINISHING
Sad subs
The lack of form with ALL our forwards
The merits of a NOW striker
Ode-good or bad?
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Pedro, Matt, and Jacob Hawley get into the mixer about our rivals.
We discuss the Liverpool rise, Spurs importance to the title race, Villa on a tear, and the collapse at Newcastle.
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Happy New Year from Matt, Pedro, and Johnny. Here is a lovely podcast for you!
Topics:
Can TP05 be a help?
Are Liverpool monsters worthy of fear?
Do transfers matter in January?
xG difference makers!
...

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Johnny, Matt and Pedro get into the MASSIVE point at Liverpool.
Trigger warning: we liked the point.
We discuss:
Saliba vs Virgil
The flop on the left
Kai flyer!
Monster GABRIEL!
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Matt, Johnny and Jacob get together fro a SPECIAL podcast for you all.
Here's what they chatted about:
Christmas Spirit
Anniversary Special
League Cup
Villa Prediction Revisited
Which Liverpool player...

MATT AND AASH GO ON THE WHISTLE TO DISCUSS THE FANTASTIC WIN AGAINST BRIGHTON.
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Johnny and Pedro talk about the high risk strategy Mikel Arteta undertook for the PSV game.
We also talk up promising performances from Reiss and Eddie.
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Matt, Johnny, and Pedro talk about the horrible Villa result.
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We welcome special guest, Jacob Hawley. He's a comedian by trade and has recently picked up traction with his brilliant football downloads.
We discuss:
United, City, and Liverpool
The impending declin...

LUTON MADNESS discussed:
💰DECLAN IS A BARGAIN
🪽Kai banishes the haters!
🇧🇷Gabriel Jesus should doubt himself more
⏱️Teta Time - is it a thing?
Feat Pedro, @mattkandela, @iJohnnyCochrane
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This is a new show format we're experimenting with. 
One spicy hot take from the day that we explore.
If you like it, we'll keep doing it. So let us know!
Today, we talk about Arteta's big bluff in th...

Pedro, Matt, and Johnny discuss the BIG win at home against Wolves.
They discuss:
🌟🌟Two SUBLIME goals
⭐STARBOY IS BACK!
🙏The power of Jesus
🇯🇵The Tomi Experience
⬛Zinchenko blackout
Learn more ab...

Pedro and Jess Black get into the mixer with an Arsenal session.
They discuss:

Kai Havertz - what do we like?

January Arsenal - will we buy?

Sin Bin madness!

Tomiyasu - should we re-sign him?

The...

Matt and Pedro talk about the HUGE win in London against RC Lens.
We'll talk:
Kai Havertz on a three-game roll
Gabriel Jesus dreamy goal!
Front 5 play together for first time!
Attacking fluency BACK
M...

Pedro, Matt, and Johnny discuss the HUGE win at Brentford.
We discuss
Striking issues
Kai - career about the bang?
Zinchenko - back to his BEST!
Ramsdale final fiasco
Arteta getting his flowers!
Learn...

Johnny, Matt, and Pedro talk about the latest news.
David Dein on Arteta dissent
Kai at leftback
Moving on midfielders
Ivan Toney: is he him?
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We discuss the HUGE win at home against Burnley in a LIVE on the whistle podcast. We chat:
Trossard earning his coin
Saliba scoring at 50
Kai Havertz shocker
Fabio Vieira getting a red
Winning in 3rd ...

Johnny, Matt and Pedro talk about the BRILLIANT win against Sevilla
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Johnny and Matt go two-footed on a very painful podcast.

VAR Shocker

Eddie no show 

Sub-optimal subs

Saka missing 

Salib-erties taken

And rating Raya


Enjoy - or whatever the adjective is for t...

The boys try their best to make sense of a very average evening in Stratford.
We discuss Ramsdale's career-ender, Kai Havertz disappearing act, and Eddie's really bad away record.
Not pretty - but we ...

Man like Matt Kandela interviews the LEGENDARY Arsenal and England keeper, David Seaman.
He talks early career, the high-performance culture at Arsenal, trusting the process, the Wenger years, the Ram...

Pedro, Johnny, and Matt go LIVE on the whistle to discuss:
Eddie Nketiah masterclass performance
Tomiyasu embodying everything we love about this squad!
Arteta's maturity with rotation
Dishing out a c...

Pedro, Johnny, and Matt go BIG after the HUGE Champions League win

Best version of Jesus

Tomiyasu - best left back?

Raya - what is real in criticism?

Young kids dropping seasoned performance!

Let...

Pedro and Johnny get into the Chelsea draw!
We discuss:

Saka no-show

Raya disasterclass

Declan's character growth

Drawing ugly and what it means for the title


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Matt and Pedro drop a Night Shift podcast - Enjoy!

Emile Smith Geordie

United takeover

7 game run

Toxic tweets in women's game!


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Johnny and Matt get into the latest news post-City!

The dust has settled

Unsung hero’s from Saturday

Emirates roar is back

Saka & International Duty

Jover vs Walker

PGMOL party line


Learn more...

Matt, Pedro, and Aash go LIVE after the Manchester City game to talk about our first win against them in 13 games!
We talk about:
Kai's redemption
Martinelli MoTM performance
Birthday boy Benny Blanco...

Johnny interviews Manchester City fan @StevenMcinerney,
They discuss:

His Love for City 

Pep revolution 

Facing 100+ charges 

The treble - Are they now numb to winning?

Rodri miss

Saliba how goo...

Johnny and Pedro get to the bottom of a horrible evening in France.
We discuss bland Havertz, Arteta's addiction to breaking players, our lack of clinicality, and a stinging loss before Manchester Cit...

Matt and Pedro get into the mixer for ON THE WHISTLE against Bournemouth.
We discuss:
Sad day in Manchester
Arteta Saka addiction breaks player
Lovely boring professionalism
Players rally around impro...

Johnny and Matt go LIVE to talk about the BIG win at Brentford.
They discuss:
💅ESR looking good
🧤Ramsdale redemption
⚽ Nelson notches
📈 Kai’s and lows
⚒️West Ham away next and city out
Learn more a...

Pedro and Matt discuss the upsetting draw in the North London Derby vs Spurs.
We discuss:
🐝The lack of KILLER in attack
🇩🇪The Kai problem
🫣Sloppy defending at home AGAIN
⚖️The Perspective FC take ...

Pedro, Johnny, and Matt get into the mixer on mostly Spurs things.
We talk about Big Ange and his nice guy persona
We discuss regrets over James Madders
We chat about their new striker Brennan Johnson...

Matt and Pedro talk about
Impressive Kai performance
Captain FANTASTIC elite ball-striking
Return of The Smith
David Raya - putting Ramsdalians in a bind
Let us know what you think!
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Arsenal FINALLY beat Everton at Goodison Park. Matt, Pedro, and Johnny discuss all the finer details that includes:
Fabio renaissance
Time-wasting narrative
Weird VARing, again
Raya 1 - Rambo 0 - BIG ...

Johnny and Pedro chop into some meaty topics:

Vinai exiting

FA Gambling contradiction

Saka's injury concerns


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Bit of a change today... we're hosting the podcast we did for Gooners Vs Cancer. Matt and Pedro whip up some heated debate with the boys from The Gooners Podcast - details and links below!
Andy, Aston...

Pedro, Johnny, and Matt try and get to grips with the Nico Pepe transfer now it's over - they also have a big chat about how to criticise players.
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Matt and Pedro get together for a late-night session to discuss
Ramsdale's challenger and how it'll go down
Mental health and how we talk about it
Post-United chatter
Awards season for the young boys!...

Pete, Matt, and Johnny talk about the HUGE win over United
📈Declan Rice - BIG man performance
📉Kai Havertz - stinker again, is Fabio taking his place?
1⃣One shot wonders - Arsenal worst in 2023, wha...

The lads are BACK! 
Arsenal
🇪🇸 Sevilla
🇳🇱 PSV
🇫🇷 Lens
INSTANT REACTION ⏳
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Johnny and Pedro talk about the heat on the team and the sad rumours of player exits.
😥 Stress related to innovation - fair?
🗑️ ESR - an exit too far?
🗒️ Havertz - jobs to be done!
🇺🇦 Mudryk - wo...

Pete and Aash talk through the Fulham draw at home to Arsenal.
We discuss:
😖Kai Havertz pile-on
🥇Eddie delivers BIG again
♟️Game management challenges
📉Drossard performance
💰Transfer window - what...

Matt and Pedro talk about some of the great topics buzzing around the Arsenalsphere.
We talk:
🔝Eddie's life hack
🇫🇷Balogun's choices
❄️5⃣The Frozen 5
👀IRL Palace views
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Arsenal took Palace by a goal despite the horrendous intervention of the refs... again.
Pedro was joined by Gilles and Dave Seager for an On The Whistle.
They discussed
🌟 Saka at 82 games
🧌 Declan R...

Pedro and Johnny talk about the massive weekend of Premier League football, focusing on everyone but Arsenal.
We Discuss:
📉Erik Ten Bad - United shambles
🚮Chelsea troubles and title credentials
⚖️Sp...

Johnny jumps on a podcast with Palace fan Luke.
They discuss:
👑Vieira’s reign
♻️Transfer dealings,
🫢Simon Jordan’s lack of shame,
📈Eze’s greatness
👀Martinelli fear
🙏Respectful Roy
ENJOY, FRIENDS!...

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