The Grove - An Arsenal Podcast

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The Grove Podcast is an Arsenal podcast for fans who love the club but don’t take themselves too seriously. Match reactions, previews and debates that mix football insight with a little humour; including the uncomfortable truths when they’re needed. Hosted by Arsenal supporters, for Arsenal supporters.🎙️ New episodes after every match. You won't want to miss out - this is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS!

  1. 5d ago

    🎧 192 | Transfer Special: In Berta We Trust?

    In Berta We Trust… Or Do We? Episode 192 checks in on Arsenal’s summer, the rumours, the silence, the anxiety, and the growing debate around how the club is operating in the market. Tabs is joined by Andy to sift through the latest transfer noise, the World Cup distractions, and the big question hovering over the fanbase: do we actually trust Andrea Berta to run this window? The pair dig into: The latest from the World Cup Scotland’s exit and the “fear factor” conversation how DRC, Cabo Verde and Curaçao exposed Scotland’s approach England’s run, Bellingham’s star power, and the spider‑cam controversy Rice’s illness, Saka’s managed minutes, Madueke’s criticism Transfers, Rumours & Market Mood the slow start to Arsenal’s window and why fans are twitching3rd choice keep good, 2nd choce keeper badthe Trossard sale and what it signals for the left side the ongoing links to Rogers, Barcola, Tzolis, Guimares and others how injuries at the World Cup complicate early‑season planning whether Arsenal can afford to wait… or need to act now the contrast between Arsenal’s patience and other clubs’ early moves the “depth vs. ceiling” debate heading into a title defence Berta's Business whether last summer’s window was genuinely good or simply “good enough” how much of that window was actually Berta’s work the tension between discipline and dithering the HandOfArsenal thread that lit up the fanbase whether Arsenal are moving like Premier League champions… or like a club still scared of overspending and ultimately: is Berta’s approach the right one for a title defence? It’s a mix of transfer talk, World Cup fallout, squad planning, and a philosophical debate at the heart of the summer: In Berta we trust… or do we? -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

  2. Jul 5

    🎧 191 | Inside Arsenal’s Medical Overhaul & Early Season Concerns

    Get the lowdown on the Medical staff changes & How the World Cup will impact pre-season and the opening games of the season. Episode 191 digs into one of the most important — and least understood — parts of Arsenal’s off‑season: the sweeping changes to the club’s medical and performance department. Tabs is joined by friend of the pod Dr. Andrew Mitchell, a sports‑science academic and biomechanics specialist who has worked with Arsenal’s medical team, to unpack what’s really happening behind the scenes. Together they explore: the departures of key medical and performance staff the arrivals of Abrantes, Angulo, Gomez and others what these roles actually do day‑to‑day how decisions are made around fitness, load, recovery and return‑to‑play why injuries have been such a persistent issue how much responsibility lies with the medical team vs. Arteta the “red zone”, repeat‑sprint demands, travel load and matchday intensity the World Cup effect: Rice’s ice packs, Saka’s training issues, and what this means for August why Arsenal may need “bodies” early in the season before the main XI is fully available how the new structure might improve resilience, rehab and long‑term player availability Plus: reaction to Trossard’s departure, what it means for the left side, and how Arsenal might rebuild that part of the attack. It’s detailed, educational, honest and packed with insight — the kind of episode that makes you smarter about the game and what actually goes into keeping elite footballers fit. -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 191 | Inside Arsenal’s Medical Overhaul & Early Season Concerns

  3. Jul 2

    🎧 190 | USA's World Cup Fever & Arsenal’s Stateside Explosion

    Stars, Stripes & The Arsenal: World Cup Buzz & Arsenal's Fandom in American Episode 190 dives into the heart of the World Cup in North America — how it’s being received, how it’s transforming football culture in the US, and how Arsenal’s American fanbase is exploding in real time. Tabs is joined by New Jersey‑based substack writer and massive Arsenal supporter Carla Espinal, whose work on Football Without Borders has become essential reading for anyone interested in the sport’s global growth & being an Arsenal fan in the US. Together they explore: the USMNT’s dramatic run to the Round of 16 Balogun’s red card, resilience, and the team’s new identity Pochettino’s impact and why the US finally feels “connected” to its national team the massive surge in American viewership — and why the Premier League will be the biggest winner the atmosphere in US cities: flags, shirts, fan zones, and football everywhere the World Cup’s cultural takeover of baseball stadiums, bars, and neighbourhoods the darker side: immigration issues, ICE fears, ticket price gouging, and FIFA’s manipulation of resale markets how Messi, MLS, and potential moves for US stars could reshape the league what it’s really like to be an Arsenal fan in America — especially now that Arsenal are champions It’s insightful, global, political, cultural, and very Arsenal — a look at how the world’s biggest tournament is reshaping football in the United States and pulling Arsenal deeper into the American sporting landscape. -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com Caral Espinal: @carlaespinal (Instagram & Threads) - https://footballwithoutborders.substack.com/ 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 190 | USA's World Cup Fever & Arsenal’s Stateside Explosion

  4. Jun 23

    🎧 189 | 2026/27 Fixtures: Arsenal's Road to Back‑to‑Back

    THE FIXTURES ARE OUT & BEFORE YOU KNOW IT WE'LL BE DEFENDING OUR TITLE Episode 189 looks ahead to Arsenal’s title defence as the 2026/27 Premier League fixtures drop and Tabs and Andy dive into them. The FA have once again conspired against Arsenal by forcing us to play every team home and away. Outrageous. But we analyse it anyway. The pair break down: the opening run, the tricky patches, the festive chaos the Community Shield vs City (how much do we actually care?) where the Champions League and domestic cups might collide the impact of the World Cup on squad availability and early‑season rhythm the games that jump out, the away days to circle, and the moments that feel like title‑deciders how the World Cup has (or hasn’t) grabbed us so far Scotland’s campaign, England’s form, and the Arsenal players involved the injury fears, the scheduling madness, and the countdown to pre‑season The fixtures are out.The countdown begins.Fifty‑odd days until we go again. -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 189 | 2026/27 Fixtures: Arsenal's Road to Back‑to‑Back

  5. Jun 11

    🎧 188 | Arsenal Squad Audit: Who Stays, Who Goes & What’s Next?

    Arsenal squad depth, transfers and World Cup 2026 chat - who's in, who's out what will the World Cup mean for Arsenal players. Episode 188 kicks off the summer with a deep dive into Arsenal’s squad, who should stay, who might go, who we’re open to offers for, and what the club needs to do to stay ahead of the pack in 2026/27. Tabs is joined by Andy for a full squad audit just hours before the World Cup begins… and before six weeks of wincing every time an Arsenal player goes into a tackle. The pair break down: the goalkeeping situation (Raya locked in, Kepa’s clause, Setford’s readiness) the right‑back picture: Timber, Mosquera, Salmon… and the Ben White dilemma the centre‑back depth and what it means for the summer midfield structure: Rice, Zubimendi, MLS, Odegaard, and the need for more technical quality the forward line and why Arsenal need ceiling‑raisers, not just depth what “eye‑catching business” might actually mean how Arsenal’s title win changes the transfer market dynamic the Koenke's appetite to go back‑to‑back the World Cup: Scotland’s chances, England’s injuries, and the Infantino‑Trump circus ... and what it might mean for the 26/27 season -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 188 | Arsenal Squad Audit: Who Stays, Who Goes & What’s Next?

  6. Jun 7

    🎧 187 | Arsenal 2025/26 Season Review & Awards

    ARSENAL 2025/26 END OF SEASON REVIEW & AWARDS Episode 187 is the big one, the end of season review and awards show after one of the most dramatic, stressful, and ultimately glorious Arsenal seasons of our lives. Tabs is joined by Jamie and Andy to look back at the nine‑month rollercoaster that delivered a Premier League title, a Champions League final, and enough emotional turbulence to last a lifetime. The trio dig into: the highs, lows and heart‑rate spikes of the 2025/26 campaignwhy this was both a 9.5/10 season and also the least fun season under Artetathe Champions League heartbreak and how long it took to recoverthe parade, the carnival, the curried goat, the rave in the side streetsthe Budapest travel trauma (Austrian Air, crack‑den accommodation, threats from Booking.com Host…)the emotional crash after weeks of adrenalinewhat this season means for next season — freedom, confidence, and a different kind of pressurethe full end‑of‑season awards: Player of the SeasonGame of the SeasonGoal of the SeasonMoment of the SeasonSave of the SeasoSigning of the Season and more…It’s reflective, funny, and celebratory episode, the perfect way to close the book on a season that took years off our lives and gave us memories we’ll never forget. Arsenal are champions. Again. And reviewing it feels just as good. -- Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 187 | Arsenal 2025/26 Season Review & Awards

  7. Jun 1

    🎧 186 | From Champions League Agony to Parade Ecstasy

    Budapest, The Final & The Parade — Processing It All Episode 186 is the first pod after the end of the season - the Champions League final, the parade, the travel chaos, the exhaustion, the pride, the heartbreak, and the emotional comedown after nine months of the most intense Arsenal season of our lives. Tabs is joined by Ian and Mitch to look back on the full Budapest experience: the travel madness (planes, trains, coaches, detours, delays) the beauty of the city and how welcoming the locals were the fan park, the atmosphere, the joy, the calm before the storm the surreal moment of walking into the stadium for a Champions League final the emotion, the nostalgia, the family memories the game itself — the early goal, the tension, the heartbreak the pride in the team and the journey the post‑match scenes the parade in Islington and what it meant to the fanbase the feeling of a season finally ending after months of stress, joy and adrenaline There’s reflection, laughter, sadness, gratitude — and the shared sense that this season has taken something out of all of us… in the best possible way. Arsenal didn’t get the ending we dreamed of in Budapest. But what a journey. What a team. What a season. Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 186 | From Champions League Agony to Parade Ecstasy

  8. May 28

    🎧 185 | Arsenal v PSG : Champions League Final Preview

    Arsenal v PSG — Champions League Final Preview from Budapest : Episode 185 is a special one — Tabs and Ian are together in person in Budapest, recording from their apartment on the eve of the biggest club game in Arsenal’s history. After a week of Premier League title celebrations, trophy lifts, content overload and emotional burnout, attention finally turns to Saturday’s Champions League final against Paris Saint‑Germain. The pair talk through: the surreal travel routes that somehow led them to arrive at the exact same time the privilege of being among the lucky few with tickets memories of the 2006 final and how painful it still is last year’s PSG semi‑final and why the tie was closer than people remember how different Arsenal are now compared to that injury‑ravaged squad the matchup: best attack in Europe vs best defence in Europe how Arsenal might approach the game — Premier League Arsenal or Champions League Arsenal the lineup debate: Timber or Mosquera? Zubimendi or MLS? Odegaard guaranteed? the nerves, the excitement, the disbelief the simple joy of just being there for a moment like this This is a warm, funny, slightly chaotic, deeply emotional episode — two Arsenal fans in Budapest, soaking in the moment, trying to process the scale of what’s about to happen. Arsenal. PSG. Budapest.The Champions League final.It doesn’t get bigger. Follow, rate, and subscribe on your favourite podcast app. Find us on socials: @thegroveafc This is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS! ---- Follow, rate, and subscribe to The Grove Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube @thegroveafc Find us on BlueSky, Threads, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube: @thegroveafc Email us here: thegrovepodcast@outlook.com 🔴 #Arsenal #AFC #COYG #ArsenalPodcast #gunners #EPL #Arteta #UCL #odegaard #eze #madueke #gyokeres #saka #trossard #martinelli #zubimendi #raya #hincapie #jesus #rice #gabriel #MLS #saliba #mosquera #havertz #calafiori #norgaard Arsenal podcast, Premier League title race, Arsenal instant reaction, Arsenal analysis, The Grove Podcast, Hot Off The Pitch. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS. UCL. UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (VIDEO EDIT)

    🎧 185 | Arsenal v PSG : Champions League Final Preview
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The Grove Podcast is an Arsenal podcast for fans who love the club but don’t take themselves too seriously. Match reactions, previews and debates that mix football insight with a little humour; including the uncomfortable truths when they’re needed. Hosted by Arsenal supporters, for Arsenal supporters.🎙️ New episodes after every match. You won't want to miss out - this is The Grove, and everyone is welcome. COME ON YOU GUNNERS!

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  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    202
  • Rating
    Explicit
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