LE GROVE: Podcast

THERAPY SESSION | CAN'T SELL ODEGAARD + RETHINK ON ATLETI | AD FREE

Pedro — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:59:57 GMT

Pete and Jacob reconvene the morning after the Metropolitano and the mood — despite everything — is genuinely electric. A 1-1. Players returning. Atletico coming to the Emirates. And a week that could define the season.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Jacob slept on the VAR decision, woke up, watched it back and gave himself a slap. His take on what Arsenal’s war scars mean heading into a potential final is one of the best of the season. Pete’s take involves Arteta sending a message to the next set of referees — and why it might be the smartest thing he’s done all year

😤 The Pitch, The Penalty, The Fury — the grass story, the watering, the Ben White handball. Pete and Jacob go through everything Atletico did to tilt the playing field and ask whether the Emirates reverse leg looks very different now

🏆 Are We Good Enough To Win This? — a brilliant conversation about why Arsenal look like a different team in Europe, why PSG and Bayern’s pretty football doesn’t frighten either of them, and why the rest of the continent has started looking at Arsenal as the template

🌟 Saliba — Player Of The Season? — Jacob makes the case and Pete struggles to argue with it. An extraordinary player who doesn’t get nearly enough credit

💸 Andrea Berta In Turkey — what’s he actually doing out there? Buying or selling? The Saudi money drying up, the age profile concern, and why Jacob wants nothing to do with Osimhen

🧒 Ethan, Miles and Killing Your Darlings — a frank conversation about the academy boys, who stays and who goes, and why Max Dowman and Marley Salmon might matter more than either of them next season

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON THE WHISTLE | ARSENAL EXIT WITH A VERY GOOD DRAW! | MEMBERS

Pedro — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:22:00 GMT

A draw in the Metropolitano. The lads will take it. And now it’s at home.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔴 Big Vik On Fire — the big man turns up on the biggest stage. PEDRO MUDDED

✨ Eze Off The Bench — a saucy cameo at exactly the right moment

🧤 Raya — Man of the Match Again — becoming a habit in Europe. The lads discuss

😤 Shocking VAR — the boys have conflicting…

ATLETICO VS ARSENAL | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL | ON THE WHISTLE | MEMBERS

Pedro — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:08:38 GMT

Come join the boys right after the game and get a fix of whatever they need to serve up.

This is where we want to be… BIG NIGHT FOR A BIG TEAM.

Good luck.

POWER 30 | OSHIMEN, KAI RETURN, BREAKING DOWN WIN ROUTE! | AD FREE

Pedro — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:32:54 GMT

Pete puts the bat signal out and Johnny answers. An impromptu Power 30 on the eve of the biggest game of the season — because sometimes you just have to get on the mic and talk it through.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Johnny goes somewhere unexpected and immediately wishes he hadn’t. Pete’s take is about what this week means more than any o…

RATINGS | NEWCASTLE UNITED (H) | MEMBERS

Pedro — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:01:14 GMT

Three points in the bag. Four games to go. Johnny’s back doing ratings after a win — and he’s not going to pretend it was pretty. But there are standout performers, some serious concerns, and a debate about whether the handbrake needs to come off for good.

Here’s what’s inside:

📊 The Stats — Newcastle out-possessed us, out-chanced us, and came very close to equalising. Johnny explains why the win was right but the xG column makes uncomfortable reading

🧤 Raya Reborn — after a few weeks of wobbles, a performance Johnny calls genuinely exceptional. His quick distribution was one of our best weapons in the second half

🛡️ Hincapié — Man of the Match — the Ecuadorian Martin Keown. Tank behaviour. Leading the team in tackles, stepping up when everyone around him was flustered. An eight

😤 Madüeke — A Four — Johnny’s seen this film before and he’s done being patient. The verdict is damning

⚽ Eze — The Bergkamp Moment — world-class technique, premeditated set-piece brilliance, and the look of a man entering his best form at exactly the right time

💪 Saka — The Aura Effect — ten minutes, but the entire game changed the moment he came on. Johnny asks whether Arteta left it too long and whether those ten minutes told us everything about what this run-in needs

🔴 Arteta — 7 — an improvement on recent weeks. Credit for the set-piece innovation. But the substitutions and the nervousness filtering down to the pitch? Johnny’s not letting it go

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ARSENAL GUT OUT HORRIBLE, GROTESQUE, BEAUTIFUL 1-0 WIN! | EARLY BIRD

Pedro — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:57:21 GMT

Nervy. Scrappy. Three points. The boys are home and the title race is alive.

Here’s what’s inside:

⚡ Saka Is Back — and he made his presence felt immediately. The cameo we’ve been waiting for

🤕 Kai Havertz — Down Again — how long is he out this time? And what does it mean for the run-in?

✨ Eze — The Bergkamp Moment — you know the one. Pete and Johnny lose their minds

📊 Points vs Goals — Why Are People Moaning? — three points is three points. The lads make the case for perspective

🧤 Unsung Raya — doing what he does, quietly, brilliantly, every single week

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ON THE WHISTLE | NEWCASTLE UNITED (H) | EARLY BIRD LIVE SHOW

Pedro — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:26:41 GMT

The boys are back for the first game of the five-game shootout!

It’s Newcastle at home.

Join up now for the early bird special! If you want to join the LIVE chat, click the video and join via YouTube.

NEWCASTLE (H) | BEFORE THE WHISTLE | MEMBERS

Pedro — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:10:26 GMT

Pete and Johnny — Johnny in the lucky green jacket — are back for the Newcastle before the whistle. Same points, same goal difference as City. Five games. It is on.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Johnny’s take is one of liberation: now that goal difference matters, Arsenal have no choice but to attack. No handbrake. Pete goes toxic positive: …

ARSENAL 5 GAME SHOOTOUT FOR GLORY! | EARLY BIRD

Pedro — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:00:25 GMT

Pete and Johnny are back with an unscheduled session because Man City only beat Burnley 1-0, and that changes everything. Same points, same goal difference, same record. Five games left. It’s a shootout.

Here’s what’s inside:

📊 The Five-Game Shootout — Pete and Johnny go through Man City’s remaining fixtures game by game. Which ones could they drop? Wher…

THE DUGOUT | DUTCH & GRAFT ARE BACK! | AD FREE

Pedro — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:53:50 GMT

Jacob brings back Dutch and Graft — Jonny and Danny — for their third Dugout appearance of the season. They’re recording while City vs Burnley is on in the background, Arsenal are level on points with City, and the run-in has never felt more alive.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Danny has been defending Gyökeres all season in the group chats,…

KEYS TO WINNING IT ALL | AD FREE

Pedro — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:11:27 GMT

Pete and Jacob drop a Tuesday session because that’s the kind of week it is. Three points clear, five games to go, Saka and Timber reportedly back — and two lads who aren’t ready to give up yet.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Jacob makes the case that bad football isn’t a tactics problem, it’s a players problem. And he’s got a stat about Kai …

RATINGS | MAN CITY (A) | MEMBERS

Pedro — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:48:34 GMT

No rah-rah. No rally cry. Just raw truths after a result that’s left the title race feeling very different. Johnny shows up anyway and delivers.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 The State of Play — Johnny gives his honest assessment of where this leaves us, whether the title is still genuinely ours, and what City will be feeling right now

🧤 Raya — Johnny’s been h…

MAN CITY (A) | ON THE WHISTLE | EARLY BIRD

Pedro — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:44:03 GMT

A painful one. But the title is still in our hands, and there were green shoots worth talking about.

Here’s what’s inside:

⚡ Kai Havertz Returns — looked like himself again. Pete and the lads on what his return means for the run-in

🎯 Odegaard Back In The Mixer — the captain showing signs of life at exactly the right time

😮 THAT Eze Shot — you know the one

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MAN CITY (A) | ON THE WHISTLE | TITLE DECIDER | MEMBERS

Pedro — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:38:25 GMT

The biggest game on the planet today... is Arsenal vs Man City.

The title could be decided by one of the Arsenal players.

It could be the most glorious day of the last 25 years.

MAN CITY (A) | BEFORE THE WHISTLE | HISTORY AWAITS, WILL HEROES STEP UP? | MEMBERS

Pedro — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 21:37:12 GMT

Pedro, Johnny and Matt. The biggest game of the season. Sunday at the Etihad. Everyone’s nervous, everyone’s excited, and nobody is pretending otherwise. This is the one.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Matt calls out Arsenal fans for being weaker than the team they’re supposed to be supporting. Johnny calls for respect to be put on Arsenal’s name. Pete goes GYOK-free for the day in a remarkable act of discipline

🧤 Raya vs Kepa — The Reminder — a brief, glorious reminder of what we spent most of the season dealing with in domestic cups, and why going to Man City with the best keeper in the world matters enormously

🏥 Saka, Odegaard, Timber — Will They Start? — Matt is more pessimistic than Pete. The bench slots vs starts debate. Who’s realistic and who’s wishful thinking

⚔️ Kai Havertz — The Man City Game Plan — Pete pulls out the data, Johnny makes the case for Kai as a nine specifically at the Etihad, and Matt reveals the height matchup that should worry Kúsanov and Gvardiol

🥊 The Rope-A-Dope Theory — Pete goes full Muhammad Ali vs George Foreman. If Arsenal can survive the first 20 minutes and make City ask themselves whether they have enough, this could completely change

🔮 Predictions — The predictions are unambiguously positive going into Sunday. Too positive? Who knows!

THERAPY SESSION 🧠 | NEW CAPTAIN FANTASTIC IMPLICATIONS

Pedro — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:22:38 GMT

Pete had a colonoscopy yesterday. Arsenal are in the Champions League semi-finals. He’s fine on both counts. Pete and Matt Candela are together on Thursday morning and the energy is genuinely electric — because Sunday at the Etihad is everything.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Matt has a hot take about the first goal on Sunday that cuts right…

ARSENAL MAKE SEMI FINAL! SPORTING LISBON ON THE WHISTLE | MEMBERS

Pedro — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:35:52 GMT

Pedro, Johnny and Matt are back together and the mood — after the worst week of the season — has shifted dramatically. Arsenal are in the Champions League semi-finals for the second year running. That’s the first time in the club’s history. And now there’s City on Sunday.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Johnny makes a passionate case for one p…

EMERGENCY THERAPY SESSION | IS EVERYTHING F*CKED? | EARLY BIRD

Pedro — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:01:33 GMT

Pete breaks glass and calls in Jacob and Matt Kandela for an unscheduled therapy session the day after losing to Bournemouth. Man City beat Chelsea. The title race has swung. Nobody is okay. This podcast exists because they needed to talk.

Here’s what’s inside:

🔥 Hottest of Takes — Jacob goes after Arsenal’s recruitment in a way that will make some peopl…

BOURNEMOUTH (H) | RATINGS | MEMBERS

Pedro — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:30:43 GMT

The Arsenal Opinion | Johnny’s Ratings — Bournemouth (Home)

Johnny is calling in from Ibiza, tanned and furious. Arsenal lost to Bournemouth at home, Man City won, and the title race just got very real. This is not a fun podcast. But it is an honest one.

Here’s what’s inside:

📊 The Numbers — Johnny goes through the match stats before the ratings begin, an…

IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN!!! | EARY BIRD HORROR POD

Pedro — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:59:02 GMT

MATT AND PEDRO GET TOGETHER TO DISCUS A DISGUSTING AFTERNOON OF HORRIBLE FOOTBALL MANY OF US HAVE SEEN BEFORE... IS IT HAPPENING AGAIN?

WE GO DEEP ON THE MISERY... BUT ALSO TRY AND FRAME SOME TOXCIC POSITIVITY!

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