🎙️ THE DUGOUT | ALEX MONEYPENNY FROM THE DIFFERENT KNOCK

THE ARSENAL OPINION - BY LE GROVE

LE GROVE MEDIA LLC

Sports, Soccer

4.6 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In this week’s Dugout, Jacob Hawley sits down with YouTuber, actor, and writer Alex Moneypenny for a wide-ranging chat that moves from the Emirates media box to the London theatre stage. The two talk Arsenal from every angle — the view from behind the goal at the Man City game, why Victor Gyökeres divides the fanbase, and how Mikel Marino might have shifted the title race if you ran the season in an AI sim. They debate open-play goals, Odegaard’s influence, Arteta’s tactical tweaks, and the fine margins separating “functioning at 60 percent” from a title-winning 100 percent. Beyond tactics, Alex opens up about pivoting from acting to writing, staging his own musical (“about a woman who thinks the Earth is flat”), and what it’s like to build creative work from scratch — on stage and on YouTube. Smart football talk, creative energy, and a few laughs about coping with Arsenal trauma in the stands — it’s a grounded, honest Dugout you’ll want to play through twice. Find Alex below: Personal: https://x.com/alexmoneypenny The Different Knock: https://x.com/DiffKnock Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheDifferentKnock Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode is brought to you by Skybet. You know the feeling you've backed your striker to score and he's looking sharp and then bang disaster strikes. He pulls up with a tight hammy but you're an Arsenal fan so you know that tight hammy is a blown hammy. Surgery incoming.
0:17.1	Worse than injury, your main man is hitting Rosie rather than a net.
0:21.8	Arsenal 2425 in a nutshell.
0:24.6	If the manager pulls him off, normally that would be your bet done and dusted, but not with Skybet super suck.
0:30.7	Because if your player goes off, your bet carries over to the player coming on.
0:35.1	So, if Bacayosaka comes off and Noni Madi Madewake comes on, you're still in with a shout.
0:40.5	And right now, Skybet are giving you one pound as a free bet to use on Build a Bet for the Premier League.
0:47.5	Back by Super Sub.
0:49.1	Skybet for the fans.
0:51.4	T and C's apply.
0:53.0	Head to the Skybet app for details 18 plus gambleaware.org.
0:58.8	Thanks for listening to another episode of Football Social Daily.
1:02.2	It's Niall here and this episode is brought to you by Skybet.
1:06.0	You know the feeling you've backed your striker to score.
1:08.4	He's looking sharp and then disaster. He pulls up with a tight
1:12.2	hammy or probably worse. He's firing them into the stands rather than the back of the net.
1:17.1	I've definitely seen that happen to Pompey players over the years. If the manager pulls him off,
1:22.0	normally that would be your bet done and dusted, but not with Skybet's Super Sub. Because if
1:27.2	your player goes off, your bet carries
1:29.5	over to the player coming on. And right now, Skybet are giving you a £1 free bet to use
1:34.8	on Builder Bet for the Premier League backed by Super Sub. Skybet for the fans, T's and CES
1:41.3	and Capply. Head to the Skybet app for details 18 plus gamblerware.org.
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