Episode 3481: Spurs Go Arse Up, The Melancholy Of Private Rice, Skinny Legs In Libreville, Bored Of FIFA
Miguel Delaney and Jonathan Wilson join us to talk through the North London derby – a near-historic margin of victory for Arsenal, yet a victory that felt almost routine. Will this settle the nerves? Has big Vik answered the critics? Could Arsenal benefit from a night in the old Tuesday Club style?
Meanwhile, have Spurs been wise to appoint a fixer-coach who favours an unfamiliar system? How has a club this rich fallen this low? And how low can they still go?
Igor Tudor’s post-match reaction ? pic.twitter.com/LetjLQIoy6
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 22, 2026
We also talk about FIFA’s new role in burnishing the public image of Trump’s Board of Peace initiative.
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