Episode 894: Now and then
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What does the episode’s introduction cover and who are the first guests?
Hello and welcome to a brand new Arsblog ArsCast right here on Arsblog.com. How are you? Hope you're well. Thank you very much indeed, as always, for being here. Hope the interlull, this long extended interlull, is treating you well so far. You're not going too crazy with the lack of arsenal. We've had a lot of arsenal. Now we've got no arsenal for a few weeks, and then there'll be a lot of arsenal again very soon. Soon, so take the downtime where you can get it, I say. And I say that as somebody who, you know, has to write about Arsenal every day and do podcasts every week about Arsenal. This does not make it easier. But look, who am I to complain? Very much a first-world problem, makes things a little more challenging, but necessity is the mother of invention, as they say, and you know, who knows what crap we'll come up with in the next couple of weeks before foot.
Begins again. Anyway, today's show we've got two guests for you. We're going to talk about the start to the season and some of the issues that we faced in the opening eight games in just a couple of minutes. Before we talk to the author of a new book, which is focused on the rivalry between Arsenal and Manchester United between the time that Arson Vinger was appointed manager and the time. That Arsenal won the league by going through the entire season without losing a game. So, within that period, there were some incredible moments, brilliant memories, some not so good memories, but what we had were two teams at the top of their game, two brilliant managers, two sets of fans that could not stand each other, and some incredible individuals, and moments of brilliance and violence, and controversy.
And it's all in this book, so we're gonna do a little bit of now, a little bit of then in this podcast, and we'll talk to the author of that book a little bit later on. For now, though, let's get on with the opening eight games. Arsenal won seven of them before falling to defeat to Brighton. And with me this morning to talk about our start to the season and much more besides, delighted to welcome back. It's been too long since we've talked to Clive Palmer. Good morning, Clive. Good morning. Andrew.
It's been a while, isn't it? What were you just saying?
Yeah, too long I think. Too long. Uh you know, for people, I mean they can hear your dulcet tones elsewhere, of course, but but here it has been too long. So let let me start by asking you, now that the dust has settled a little bit on the Brighton game, which was I don't know if you'd say a shock to the system per se, but it was certainly a little bit unexpected and we've had to come to terms with the fact that, wow, okay, we're not gonna win every game this season. season, despite what the journalists were were telling us. Um wha what what's your how do you feel about the start to this season? You know, eight games, seven wins, one defeat. You're obviously colored a little bit by the recency of the Brighton game, but overall how are you feeling about things?
Yeah, I feel all right. I think um You know, going back to Community Shield, you know, when you saw the team sheets come out, I thought that City team looks quite good. You know. And you see it on paper and then you see our team and you think, Okay, let's see what we do and we just ripped into 'em, didn't we? And um So that was really promising. So that just adds to the fuel that we are the greatest team in the world, aren't we? League champions. We rock up on a Friday night home to Coventry and Everyone's excited to see their mates again they hadn't seen since last season and then we win that game easily and then we just continue to roll downhill and it's been quite nice actually to see how we've been appreciated differently, or you could say being set up for failure.
And uh and uh and it's been quite nice how we've been playing. So players who maybe weren't so prominent last year, like Odig Odegaard and Havertz have come with their best boots.
And
they're playing well. And it's all great. It's all great. You know, and um I found it really enjoyable and
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the episode’s introduction cover and who are the first guests?
0:24–10:24
2
How did Arsenal perform in the opening eight games and what impact did the Brighton loss have?
10:24–19:50
3
Is Bukayo Saka being used differently this season and what tactical changes are evident?
19:50–28:32
4
Why did Declan Rice withdraw from England duty and how might that affect Arsenal?
28:32–38:46
5
What is the status of Mikel Arteta’s contract and what are the expectations for his future?
38:46–49:25
6
Who is Dominic Hoffam and what does his new book ‘The Greatest Rivalry’ explore?
49:25–1:00:09
7
Why is the Arsenal‑Manchester United rivalry considered the defining era of the Premier League?
1:00:09–1:11:25
8
How can listeners enter the book giveaway and where can they find the book?
1:11:25–1:12:54