Kevin Campbell's Arsenal legacy: with Alan Smith, Lee Dixon, Paul Davis & Andy Cole
Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show
The Athletic
4.6 • 650 Ratings
🗓️ 31 March 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Welcome to a special episode of The Athletic’s Arsenal podcast, Handbrake Off, in honour of a much loved Arsenal great Kevin Campbell.
Amy Lawrence and Adrian Clarke are joined by a quartet of legends. Alan Smith twice won the golden boot as the best goalscorer in England as well as delivering Arsenal’s last European trophy. Lee Dixon played a phenomenal 619 games for the club over 15 years of service. Paul Davis holds a special place in the hearts of Black Arsenal as a trailblazer, and masterful midfielder. Andy Cole came through the club’s youth system at a similar time to Kevin, before leaving for a hugely successful career elsewhere, particularly at Newcastle and Man United.
The panel reflect on Kevin's legacy, a champion of a wonderful and very important generation of young black players at Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri's rise to the first team, comparisons between George Graham and Mikel Arteta, and Arsenal's 31 year wait for a European trophy are also discussed.
Produced by Jay Beale.
With thanks to the Kevin Campbell Foundation.
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| 0:00.0 | The Athletic FC Podcast Network. |
| 0:07.0 | The only way to score is, of course, to play with a handbreak-off. |
| 0:14.9 | Hello, I'm Amy Lawrence. |
| 0:16.9 | Welcome to a special episode of the Athletics Arsenal podcast Handbreak Off in honour of a much-loved Arsenal great Kevin Campbell. |
| 0:25.9 | A group of Kevin's friends from his playing days are here and it is my pleasure to introduce a quartet of proper legends. |
| 0:33.6 | Alan Smith twice won the Golden Boot as the best goal scorer in England, as well as delivering Arsenal's last European trophy. |
| 0:41.0 | Lee Dixon, friend of this podcast from the very original days, played a phenomenal 619 games for the club over 15 years of service. |
| 0:50.5 | Paul Davis holds a special place in the hearts of Black Arsenal as a trailblazer and masterful midfielder. |
| 0:56.9 | Andy Cole came through the club's youth system at a similar time to Kevin before leaving for a hugely successful career elsewhere, particularly at Newcastle and Man United. |
| 1:06.8 | As if that's not illustrious enough, also round the table is my handbrake mate and another Arsenal Academy graduate Adrian Clark, |
| 1:14.9 | therefore making me the only person here who never kicked a ball for the club. |
| 1:19.4 | For that, you should all be extremely grateful. |
| 1:22.5 | Yeah, there's a grand total of 1,179 Arsenal appearances sat around this table with Mrs. Coler Smith, also |
| 1:29.8 | responsible for 321 top flight goals. I'm not including myself in this, but what a squad. |
| 1:37.9 | What about my goals? Yeah, that wasn't your forte, wasn't Lee? I'll get... |
| 1:42.1 | I did score. You've just taught them off the record. |
| 1:44.8 | I've taken it off. |
| 1:46.9 | I've taken it off. |
| 1:47.7 | Look, tonight, I've just got to say, |
| 1:49.3 | tonight we are speaking to you |
| 1:50.2 | from the Finnsby Park Picture House |
| 1:51.5 | where we would gather |
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