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Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast

Episode 422 - In conversation with Donald McRae

Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast

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Football, Arsenal, Premier League, Gunners, Sports & Recreation, Sports, Sport, Soccer

4.86.9K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

I don't know about you, but I genuinely couldn't face another conversation about what's going on, or not going on, at the club right now. I don't think there's anything I could add to what James and I spoke at length about on Monday's Arsecast Extra. So, with that in mind we have something a little different for you today. Joining me to talk a little bit about Arsenal, but much more about himself, writing, the art of interviewing, what makes a good interview, books and lots more is the brilliant Donald McRae. I'm sure many of you read his interviews in the Guardian, or might well have enjoyed one of his 11 books – two of which have won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award. We chat about growing up in South Africa, how he became an Arsenal fan, and lots more.

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0:00.0

Hello there, welcome to a brand new R-Splug R-Scast right here on R-Splug.com.

0:25.9

How are you?

0:26.9

Hope you're well.

0:27.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

0:34.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

0:41.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

0:46.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

0:50.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

0:54.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

1:01.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

1:06.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

1:13.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

1:17.9

We're going to have a new R-Splug in the future.

1:22.9

Where Stan Crunky does anybody really care where Stan Crunky is?

1:25.9

Could he do more than he's doing already?

1:28.9

What about the coaches?

1:29.9

What about the players?

1:31.9

And we've done it.

1:33.9

Everything that we needed to say about this current situation at Arsenal, James and I said on the R-Scast extra on Monday.

1:40.9

So it would be just like rehashing what we already talked about because nothing much has happened this week.

1:45.9

And anyway, I've been writing about it all week on R-Splug.com.

1:50.9

So what is the point in me doing another podcast in which we talk about the same things and come to more or less the same conclusions about what should happen and probably what won't happen, etc., etc.

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