Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast

Decided to try this podcast out. Half an hour into episode 879 and I’ve now listened to half an hour of a politics podcast.

Arsenal football stuff is great. It tends to get bad when it veers of course into other stuff

Arsenal

I’m an American and was not born into a football watching family. I fell in the love with the game watching world cups. I started following the premier league and I need to choose a club to follow. It was the 2014/15 season. I liked watching Arsenal - Ozil, Sanchez, Corzola were so fun to watch. They seemed like a team on the brink of big success. My first time going to a pub to watch a game was versus Man City in January 2015. We won! And I knew I had my team. I soon found the Arseblog and started listening to Andrew and James. And the pod became my Arsenal community. Arsenal did not go on to success. The 2014/15 season was the final throes of Wenger’s brilliance. I picked my team at the start of a big downturn. If you grow up an Arsenal fan, if you’re born into it, your interest may wane, but you’ll always be an Arsenal fan, it’s just a part of you. But as a person who “chose” Arsenal, it felt like I could walk away. This was no fun. This was depressing. And with the rise of Man City and their spending, it felt like I chose a team that would eventually be irrelevant. But I stayed and the reason wasn’t because of Arsenal. It was because of Andrew and James. I loved listening to them. Their humor and decency. I didn’t want to give up the Arsecast so I kept watching Arsenal. And I’m so glad I did. Watching this team struggle and overcome such adversity has been phenomenal and so meaningful. I’m so happy for these players - they deserve it so much. And I’m so excited for what’s ahead. Thank you Andrew and James for connecting me to this football club.

A wonderful podcast about all things Arsenal, both the men and women’s teams. I particularly love the weekly Arsecast Extra episodes—the hosts have great chemistry, are funny, but also remain focused and are never reactionary. I look forward to hearing their breakdowns of the games each week. Hopefully this season finishes strong with some more “goodly mornings”!