In this episode we enjoy the first Goodly Morning in a while after Arsenal got back to winning ways with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday. We discuss some unexpected elements in Mikel Arteta's team selection, more brilliance from Bukayo Saka, the influence of Martin Odegaard on the overall performance and his connection with Saka, and how well we controlled most of the game. We also chat about Ethan Nwaneri's first Premier League goal before we answer questions about him in part 2, as well as other questions about William Saliba, rotating the full-backs, David Raya, and lots more besides.

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In this episode I'm joined by Miguel Delaney to chat about his new book: 'States of play – How sportwashing took over football'. We discuss what sportswashing actually means, and how in this book we come to understand it's a very broad term to quickly describe how football, money and politics have become inextricably linked. We chat about the impact it has had on competitiveness in the game, why Roman Abramovich's arrival at Chelsea in 2003 opened a Pandora's Box, the Premier League's culpability, how FIFA and UEFA have failed to safeguard the game and instead jumped on the gravy train, and lots more. You can also win one of two copies of the book.

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In this Interlull episode we catch up with the latest injury news, as Leandro Trossard seemingly picks up a knock while away with Belgium, and we round up the other Arsenal player involvement during the break. We take listener questions from all of social media throughout, discussing Kieran Tierney, Robin van Persie, whether or not Arsenal can expand the capacity of the Emirates, and how many points we'll accrue when the football resumes. There's also a helping of the player ratings game, quite a bit on trampolines, details of the all new Goodly Morning mugs, and lots more.

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