Arsecast Extra Episode 699 - 15.06.2026
6/15/20261 hr 32 min
In this episode we chat about a milestone birthday for James, talking on planes, and first impressions of the World Cup – in particular the fact the games are being broken into four quarters by unnecessary 'hydration breaks' which are being used to introduce more advertising slots. Beyond the commercial elements, they also have a material impact on the games, and it's not positive. We then round up the Arsenal involvement in the games so far, and some of the results we've seen, before we answer listener questions about changes the medical staff, transfer stories involving Christos Tzolis and Ayyoub Bouaddi, what we might do at right back with injury worries over Jurrien Timber and Ben White, potential surprise sales, what a midfield arrival might mean for Myles Lewis-Skelly, and lots more.
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First 90 secondsAndrew Mangan· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to another Arsecast Extra, as always, with James from Gunnerblog. James, good morning to you.
James McNicholas· Host0:20
Good morning, Andrew. How are you today?
Andrew Mangan· Host0:22
I'm okay. I'm, I'm slowly on the mend. You know, still got the lingering effects of whatever this thing was that I, uh, came back from Budapest with. But I'm, I'm less bad. I'm coughing up less stuff than I was a week ago, so I guess that's progress. It's a lot- That's good.
James McNicholas· Host0:40
The graph is going in the right direction.
Andrew Mangan· Host0:42
Yes, it is. It is. Uh, I know that's a lovely image to start the podcast with- [laughs] ... so I apologize to everybody for that, but, you know, I could have been more graphic about it, I wasn't. Um, how are you, by the way? Uh, happy birthday. Congratulations. A big milestone birthday for you, uh, over the course of the- Yes, it's actually tomorrow. Yeah, I know, but y- you got the, you got the party, you know, at the weekend.
James McNicholas· Host1:07
Yeah, I had a little party on Saturday.
Andrew Mangan· Host1:08
Yeah.
James McNicholas· Host1:08
The, the big birthday is tomorrow. Um, I won't say how old I'm gonna be, but I will tell you I'm 39 right now. [laughs] So, the mathematicians among you may make the leap.
Andrew Mangan· Host1:21
Yeah.
James McNicholas· Host1:22
Um, I actually feel all right about it. I feel- Hmm ... you know, I-- All is right in my world, Andrew. Arsenal won the Premier League,