Dion Fanning

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The Second Captains Podcast · Ep 3558: Good-Bye To All That · 25 May 2026 podcast

He's played a good portion of the season and it's only since he left that position that he's soared.

I'm going to say five, four and a half, five, something like that.

As always, you're asked to compile highlights of the season.

for the Guardian the day after the season's ended.

And I did struggle, I have to say.

Part of the reason is that you sort of forget because it feels such a long season.

But I think there's been quite a lot of good storylines out there.

And when we look forward, the departure of Pep Guardiola will probably be the key thing about this season.

Well, yeah, I was reading this morning in City AM, a publication I don't read very often, which is a free sheet for city people in London.

And they were saying that Arsenal are, this is according to a brand consultant, Arsenal are now cool.

Now, I wouldn't attach cool to Arsenal.

It's been methodical, it's been successful, we can't deny that.

But it's funny, isn't it?

Every time a team wins the title, it's not enough just to win it.

it has to be refracted into some other sphere.

It happened a bit with Liverpool last season.

Manchester City, of course, as serial winners, did a bit of this, you know, a lot of leaning on, you know, Noel Gallagher and all the rest of it.

But yeah, Arsenal...

And listen, I live in London and Arsenal shirts are everywhere at the moment.

And it shows you just how big a club they are.

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