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THE ARSENAL OPINION - BY LE GROVE

TRANSFER MARKET IS BROKEN! | DUGOUT SPECIAL WITH TIM STILLMAN

THE ARSENAL OPINION - BY LE GROVE

LE GROVE MEDIA LLC

Sports, Soccer

4.5754 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2026

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

Jacob is joined by Tim Stillman — of Arsenal Vision and Arseblog fame, and the most thorough writer covering the Arsenal women's team — for a Dugout that goes deep on the season just gone and the summer ahead. Here's what's inside: 🔥 Hottest of Takes — Tim opens with a claim that will provoke debate: Myles Lewis-Skelly starts in central midfield next season. Permanently. And Zubimendi quietly finds himself in a Jorginho role. Jacob asks whether we might be watching a repeat of Ben White at right back — accidental permanence 💸 The Transfer Market Is Broken — Jacob's hot take: there are no players worth a hundred million pounds, which means every player costs a hundred million pounds. Tim has a lot of sympathy for what Berta is trying to do this summer and explains why in a way that makes you feel slightly better about everything ⚽ Gyökeres — The Honest Assessment — Tim fell on Pete's side. And then Gyökeres just quietly got on with it. No side changing the outcome of the argument, but undeniably no title without him. Where does he fit next year? 🌟 Max Dowman — The Fabregas Comparison — Tim goes there. Carefully. Jacob talks about a World Cup preseason and what happened to a certain Spanish teenager in the summer of 2004 🔴 What Does Arsenal Actually Need This Summer? — the left wing spot, the striker question, and why Tim thinks Arteta might have to sacrifice one of his principles to find the attacker that changes everything 🌱 Calafiori — Keep Him — Tim's horse-without-a-jockey analogy will become the definitive description of watching Calafiori run at full pelt down the right wing having started at left back. The lads agree: don't sell this man Subscribe at patreon.com/theArsenalOpinion for ad-free episodes and support the show. And for the best Arsenal writing on the internet, sign up to the newsletter at le-grove.co.uk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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You know, when I first started the Arsenal opinion, I thought the hard part would be the football analysis and slightly above average jokes.

0:06.3

But honestly, the hardest part was everything else.

0:08.7

It's a bit like being the manager and the kit man and the video analyst all at once.

0:12.9

You feel massive pressure to wear every single hat and it can get lonely and overwhelming trying to figure out logos, schedules and tech set up on your own.

0:21.0

You realise quickly you can't win the league without a proper backroom staff.

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