EFL and FA Cup thread

We had True Geordie as one of ours but now he’s got 2 million subscribers he’s jumped ship for the whole mma/boxing market and does the occasional videos on/with guests like Jordan Peterson.

His whole deal was just screaming about Pardew and Ashley though so I guess that’s run out of steam and now we’ve got Sam Fender instead.

I can't really imagine myself watching someone else watch the game live. I don't think the likes of AFTV or that ManU guy are where it's at for my generation at least.

However, I totally agree that the fan-generated content can be very high quality. I find the best tends to come from people with some degree of related professional training that happen to be fans and start them as a passion project. We are pretty lucky as Arsenal fans to have several really excellent long-running podcasts. They are established enough to attract high-profile guests and professional journalists.

I thought it was interesting that when the Athletic started they clearly tried to buy into this market and actively recruited talent from this pool. I was kind of worried it would ruin the independent nature of the pods or make them struggle to get talent themselves but pleasingly all that seems to have happened is the indies have got stronger (still get the same guests and presenters who seemingly combine it with being on Athletic payroll) and The Athletic puts out plenty of quality club-specific stuff too, that benefits from the fact their writers do follow 'their' clubs much more closely.

Stephen Howson is our best one.
He's a bit of a nob but he really knows his football and does great scouting reports too.
Basically you get a prematch video the day before, where he talks line ups, tactics etc. Then a quick post game video normally a couple of hours after the match (because he actually attends all the games) and then a match/team review video the next day. Mixed in with the scouting reports and other stuff.
He's linked to Stretford Paddock, but I don't really follow them.

Ironically, the Athletic's own Arsenal podcast I find less interesting than the two or three independent Arsenal podcasts from where they poached their presenters. It's not bad, it's just a bit overly formulaic, briefer and ends up feeling more superficial, as if the producer doesn't quite understand what makes the fan pods they are clearly trying to emulate, good.

He does regular stuff with Gamespot on video game depictions of weapons and he's on the Royal Armouries YouTube channel most weeks too.

Theres some stuff in the more general reaction sphere that has more value like a vocal coach listening to a song and describing what happens to hit certain notes. Or a music video director showing how ones are edited to get a certain look. An experts opinion and analysis has more worth than regular joe listening to a song or movie because 9 times out of a 10, the reaction is always positive so as not to piss any fans off. Pointless

Me too, she's great.  It just feels less than the sum of it's parts.  I'm not really a fan of the 'regular features' style format which is more radio show than podcast.  Whilst not bad, Ian Stone isn't a particularly good presenter and he was more fun when messing around with Alan Davies on the Tuesday Club.  James McNicholas, being less of a name, doesn't really get as much time for his thoughts as on the Arsecast.  To begin with they also kept making a big play of having Lee Dixon on, and actually though he is a legend, he came across as a bit patronising (started every sentence with 'when I watch football' as if us more mortals couldn't possibly hope to attain his perspective) and not especially insightful either.

As I say, it's good, but it's still a firm third place of the Arsenal specific ones (4th whilst Tuesday Club was active), and given that I try and listen to a couple of non-club specific football ones as well (to briefly step outside the echo chamber), I often just don't get time for it.

Arsecast, then Arsenal Vision for me. I enjoyed this season so much that I actually joined AV's Patreon (also wanted to give them something for the hundreds of hours I've had free). Clive Palmer and Tim Stillman are very good. The tactical analysis they do (both post-game and looking at underlying trends) and Clive and Elliot's scouting videos for potential signings are to a depth that you don't really get elsewhere (it's not just the youtube compilation packages that everyone watches excitedly).  They are video not just audio (don't know how they get around the rights issues).

Again struggle to find the time to listen to everything I'd like to, so have paused that Patreon again for now but would recommend it.

And they're underway in the EFL. Had missed the draw, some good games there.

Just too many changes for us. Appreciate you’ve got to use the squad but none of these guys are Ange’s players and it shows. Needs to make big changes at halftime if we’re taking this cup seriously (which we absolutely should be).

LO Celso off at HT. It’s strange how none of our managers seem to fancy him. Seems well thought of in Spain and Argentina. Maybe just not suited to the PL.

And that big change was brining on Dane Scarlett!?!

Whoot! Prove us (me) wrong Richi… save us £60mil!

That’s really disappointing. When was the last time we weren’t in the 3rd round?