Scintillating. Dominant. Comfortable. How would you describe our three nil win over Forest on Saturday? Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we purr over what was an excellent team performance from the first minute to the last. We discuss the atmosphere, the goals, the individual performances, as well as the collective. Who was your man of the match?
We also look ahead to the start of this season's champions league and a tricky away tie at Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday - we predict starting lineups and score lines. Safe to say we're all feeling rather confident. Enjoy and share!
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The North Bank. An Arsenal Podcast.
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International break is over and Big Ange is on the horizon. Proper football is back. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we look forward to Forest at the carpet for the Saturday lunchtime kick off. Will we get back to winning ways? Who plays on the left? We also dig a little deeper into the idea of Arteta as a conservative manager, plus take a look back at the Arsenal players who performed well for their countries over the last week or so.
And finally, can you name 5 of the 14 players to have played for both Arsenal and Forest in the Premier league era? Enjoy!
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What else are we supposed to do during the International break?
Holly and Stef pit themselves against Tabs and Jamie from The Grove Podcast.
Each team sets the other questions about all things Arsenal. You can expect:
🥅Who scored the winner?
⚽️Guess the player?
📈Top 5s?
↖️Scores in the North West?
🇬🇧Scores in London?
👬Name the XI
It's Pod v Pod. Who will come out in top? And who'll get booked for time-wasting?
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A frustrating result at Anfield and an exciting transfer window comes to an end. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we attempt to process our feelings of frustration and disappointment at the performance and result against Liverpool. Was it a missed opportunity? Who or what was to blame for the defeat? Could Arteta have played his hand any differently? Has this defeat taught us anything about the rest of the season? Are you happy with 6 points from the opening 9? We also rate Arsenal's transfer window - ins very good, outs less so. Though at time of recording we did miss Zinchenko's last minute switch to Forest - good luck Zinny!
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Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we look ahead to our trip to Anfield on Sunday. How are we all feeling about it? Is this a good time to travel there, with Liverpool's defence looking a bit shaky in their opening two games? We discuss who we think should get the nod - will Madueke start in place of Saka, will Eze get a full debut, or will he have to settle for a place on the bench? Does Martinelli's defensive work get him in on the left? Who starts at left back? We also run through what we think will happen in the remaining days of the transfer window. We even manage to squeeze in a little laugh at United, despite the recording finishing long before their penalty shoot out loss to Grimsby. There's the usual quiz stuff as well. Enjoy.
Also, if you'd like to add your name to the petition to honour Ian Wright with a statue outside the Emirates, please go here: https://www.change.org/p/honour-arsenal-legend-ian-wright-with-a-statue-at-emirates-stadium
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That didn't disappoint. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we reflect on the first home game of the season.
Lots to discuss, including Eze, Madueke, Gyokeres, injuries, Martinelli, scoring five and, of course, Max Dowman.
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Well that escalated quickly. Despair on Tuesday to delirium on Wednesday - the life of the football fan. We rather excitedly attempt to digest the news that Eze will be joining as our 7th summer signing, whilst also turning our attention to the first game of the season at The Emirates, the visit of Leeds.
Will Eze sign in time to make the bench, or will we have to 'settle' for a half time introduction? Is this the funniest hijack signing of recent history? Where does it rank in the pantheon of favourite all time signings - Ozil, Petit, Sol etc? Will Spurs ever recover? We also predict teams and scores for the actual football, and there is the return of the much-loved quiz. Enjoy.
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'One nil to the Arsenal, one nil to the Arsenal...'
Join Holly and Stef as we look back at our opening day win at Old Trafford. Great result, poor performance. Is it a performance to worry about though? Should we credit United for making our lives difficult? Are we simply bedding in new players and new systems? Or is it too reminiscent of last season's issues? We focus on the new players, along with the likes of Raya, Rice and Martinelli. Also, look out for the rather unconventional guest appearance of my mate, the Spurs fan.
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Happy New Season everybody! Join Holly and Stef for our first match preview of the season, and it's a corker! We look ahead to one of THE fixtures each season, away at United, on Sunday. What sort of mood will United be in? Will it reflect their 17th position from last season or renewed hope after spending over £200m on a brand new front line? What team will Arteta go for? Will it be Timber or White, Calafiori or Lewis Skelly? Martinelli or Madueke on the left? Isn't it great to have so many exciting options! Who will come out on top in the battle of the strikers? We also take a little look at the latest from the transfer window, and conclude with a shocking prediction from Stef.
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It's finally here - 77 long days since the final games of last season were played, we can finally look forward to the start of the new season next/this weekend. Anything is possible, the quadruple, finishing 8th, and anything in between.
Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we look, excitedly, ahead to the new season and what it may hold. There is genuine excitement at our new signings, at overcoming our difficult start, at finally getting over the line for a trophy.
We predict our player, signing and young player of the season. We map out what a successful season would look like - we don't all agree. There is a lot of love for the third kit release, and look out for a bold Max Dowman prediction!
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Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we bask in the glory of the Lionesses' success at the Euros, where Arsenal basically won the tournament for us. We also assess our first two pre-season games - notable mentions go to Zubimendi, Havertz and of course, Max Dowman. We also cast a cursory glance at what our rivals are doing in the transfer window, where it appears Liverpool can do no wrong at the moment. And finally, for a bit of fun, we each predict the starting line up for our season opener at Old Trafford.
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On this episode of The North Bank Meets... Stef chats to impressionist, comedian, theatre performer and Arsenal fan Luke Kempner (Big Brother's Bit on the Side, Steph's Packed Lunch, The Royal Variety Show, Celebrity Catchphrase).
Luke chats about that game against Man United in '99, why he remembers everything about the '98 season and nothing about last season plus how it felt to do an Arsene Wenger impression to the man himself!
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Introducing The North Bank Picks... where we sit down to select an Arsenal XI based on a particular topic.
Today, Holly and Stef walked down memory lane to choose "The Ultimate... oh yeah, they DID play for Arsenal XI."
Think players synonymous more with other clubs, players who came in on loan to varying degrees of success and youth players who went on to bigger and better.
*Must not turn into a Chelsea Reject XI.
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In the latest episode of The North Bank Meets...Holly is joined by Dan Mayo (littlebithandbrake, The Arsenal Agenda Podcast and RuMayoNation podcast) to talk about his life as an Arsenal fan.
Where did it all begin? What have been the highs and lows? Favourite players? Kits? Games? His thoughts on the current team and how he sees us progressing next season.
Please forgive my mic issues and Dan's ever darkening background - not a reflection on the chat, I promise!
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THE NORTH BANK - AN ARSENAL PODCAST
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Berta certainly isn't hanging around, is he?! We could have as many as six (6) new signings in the door ahead of our pre-season tour. Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we run the rule over the super six so far; we also explore who may be sold to generate some cash. There is also discussion of the reaction to the Madueke signing, the training camp in Spain and Norgaard's heartwarming moment with his son. And finally, there's a little quiz to round things off with.
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In the latest episode of The North Bank Meets... Stef is joined by Laura Kirk-Francis (Merchandise to Survive, Latte Firm podcast, BBC Arsenal Fan Voice writer) to talk about her life as an Arsenal fan.
Where did it all begin? Highs? Lows? Favourite players? Most importantly, what are the Arsenal merchandise lines that have really stayed with her.
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In this episode Holly chats to co-host of The Same Old Arsenal podcast, Amanda about her life as an Arsenal fan.
There's a wonderful recounting of that game at Anfield in 1989 - the buildup, the ground, the game, the journey home which included the congo at a service station and Nigel Winterburn celebrating with the actual trophy on the team bus.
Amanda has such a rich backlog of Arsenal related stories, we barely scratched the surface. Enjoy!
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In this episode, Stef chats to host of the Arsenal Therapy podcast, Adam Keys about: the trauma of living in the North East when Arsenal famously let a 4 goal lead go against Newcasle, his love for Robert Pires and the mad behaviour of buying expensive football shirts.
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How do you rate our transfer business so far? A slow start, or actually pretty decent? Join Holly, Stef and Chris as we discuss the likely arrivals of Zubimendi, Kepa and Norgaard and look at what else we might do. We also predict our starting 11s for the opening game at Old Trafford, and calculate how many points we'd like to get from the opening 6 games.
There is also talk of rotation, injury and strange encounters on Holloway Road.
Plus a few of your mailbag questions answered...
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In this episode Stef chats to comic and co-host of the hugely popular Screenrot podcast, Jacob Hawley about: liking not being liked as an Arsenal fan, having Ally McCoist commentate a 5-a-side game he played in and buying a TV just to watch Rice's free-kicks against Madrid.
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