Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show

Ian Stone is joined by The Athletic's James McNicholas, Amy Lawrence and Amy's dog Rocky to discuss the problem with Pepe, stupid Arsenal red cards through the years, and what's next for the Kroenke's.

Plus a round-up of the best Arsenal articles on The Athletic right now.

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In another special edition of the Handbrake Off podcast, The Athletic's James McNicholas joins Seb Stafford Bloor to discuss a new article from The Athletic about Arsenal's owner Stan Kroenke and his son Josh. 

The conversation includes new details regarding the intersection between ownership and executives at Arsenal, and charts the course of the club's trajectory since the Kroenkes became 100% owners of Arsenal in 2018.

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The Athletic's James McNicholas speaks with former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini, in a wide-ranging interview about his life after football.

Mathieu discusses his passion for environmental and health issues, and his project with Mesut Ozil. He also discusses the possibility of a return to football.

There is also a written interview of this interview at The Athletic. If you're not a subscriber you can join now for just £1. Go to www.theathletic.com/arsenalpod

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Ian Stone is joined by Lee Dixon, Amy Lawrence and James Mcnicholas to talk around the comprehensive defeat by Aston Villa.

It's international week so the panel have too much time to ponder the creativity question again, the notion of “character”, and which one player from Arsenal’s past would have made the difference on Sunday. 

PLUS - Ian Stone turns into a stat machine. And James gets excited about the calves of Jack Grealish.

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The Athletic's James McNicholas, Art De Roché and Tom Worville, join former Arsenal right back Lee Dixon and Ian Stone to discuss Arsenal's win at Old Trafford.

They look at the reincarnation of Mo Elneny, the joy of Gabriel, the midfield party with Thomas Partey, plus the best Arsenal articles from The Athletic go under the microscope. 

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The Athletic's James McNicholas and Michael Cox join Ian Stone and former Arsenal right back Lee Dixon, to wonder where Arsenal's creativity has gone.

Arsenal's new midfield signing Thomas Partey gets the thumbs up, and the panel also reminisce on which opposing player always gave them a sense of dread.

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The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas join Ian Stone and Lee Dixon to discuss Mikel Arteta's tactical battle with his old boss at the Etihad. 

There's also plenty of time to enjoy Manuel Lanzini's wonder goal at Tottenham and When Amy met Arsene. 

The Athletic's new signing Art De Roché joins the pod to talk about Steve Bould's Under 23's.

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The Athletic's Amy Lawrence joins Lee Dixon and Ian Stone too discuss Arsene Wenger's new book "My Life In Red & White". 

There's also time to touch on Mesut Ozil's loyalty bonus, the problems with Project Big Picture, and just why Ian Stone turned up for a gig a week early.

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The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to discuss the much-anticipated arrival of Thomas Partey on deadline day.

They reflect on the rest of the business carried out by the club during the transfer window, and look back at some memorable transfer stories from yesteryear.

They focus on the not-so-illustrious list of players who have previously worn Thomas Partey's number 18 shirt, and a song that everyone can agree on, care of the Beastie Boys.

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The Athletic's Amy Lawrence and James McNicholas join Ian Stone to reflect on the away trip to Anfield.

The panel muse on their most memorable Arsenal misses, the gap between us and the Champions, and what needs to be done before the transfer window closes.

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