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'Police Academy' is 42 years old today! The Academy it self used to be the Mimico Lunatic Asylum. It's now renovated and an educational establishment. - Jamie

@gunnerpunner Hmmmm, I think you're being a tad generous to Kai. It's a bit of a pillow-feet finish. Warwick Davis could've saved it.

I think the mistake Kai made was not hitting the ball earlier. Looked like the stride before this was the one. Trafford does really well here to rush out and make himself big. The finish is fine - it’s not a bad miss. You just need to take your chances in big games.

@DaleJohnsonBBC Can always switch it off if it's not floating your boat. Presumably no-one holding a gun to your head saying "you must watch this"?

"An absorbing tactical battle." #ARSMCI #CarabaoCup

@YankeeGunner I honestly don't understand why people get so triggered by what he says. It's soooo obviously rage-bait. Is it really that hard to just ignore it?

Carragher has built himself a bully pulpit for idiots. He reaches the lowest common denominator of football fans, pandering to fools, and driving intelligent, thoughtful fans straight to the independent platforms where quality analysis and genuine community exists. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude.

@charles_watts Should all pull out with 'niggles'.

Saka, Rice, Eze and Madueke all named in the England squad.

@MarkOgden_ ''And with that, Mark accepted his fate. He knew he was no longer, if indeed he ever had been, a journalist plying his trade with integrity and honesty. Mark had taken the same road as so many of his peers. The road of writing absolute brainless shite in the quest for clicks''.

Arsenal are taking the joy out of football and that’s why Max Dowman’s goal was such a welcome surprise espn.com/soccer/story/_…

@DarrenArsenal1 Ah, I see🤯 Cheers

@PabloEagle 50 yrs later

Disclosure Day I wasnt buying the Close Encounters rumours. But....

Leverkusen vs. Arsenal is at 5.45pm on a Wednesday. It is an absolute shambles to have such an early KO.

@cfcAds @JanAageFjortoft Errr....maybe just don't watch it then🤔

@JanAageFjortoft They been playing like this for 3 seasons now, after spending £1BN. People are tired and bored of this football. It’s unbearable to watch

There’s a weird agenda around Arsenal right now. “Boring.” “Only set-pieces.” “Bottlers.” “No winning culture.” Let’s talk facts: Went away to Brighton. Took three massive points. Stayed ahead in the title race. Increased their lead Was it a classic? No. Did it need to be? Also no. Title races aren’t won on vibes. They’re won on results. We’ve seen champion teams grind out ugly away wins for years. When they do it, it’s “mentality.” When Arsenal do it, it’s “boring.” Three points. Away from home. Under pressure. That’s not bottling. That’s growing up. That’s getting closer to the title

@henrywinter Needs to convert back to a midfielder. He's a liability at LB because his awareness for defensive positioning is dreadful and he severely lacks pace. He's sloooooow.

This season should have been about Myles Lewis-Skelly nailing down positions with Arsenal and England. New season, new contract, fit and fresh after the summer, everything seemed in place. Yet, frustratingly to his many supporters, he’s now third-choice left-back at Arsenal, second choice at best with England and perhaps slipping further given his lack of game-time in the Premier League. It’s important to remember he's still only 19, still learning his trade, a player of huge potential but Lewis-Skelly clearly has some convincing of Mikel Arteta to do. You can't question Arteta's judgement. He currently has better options ahead of MLS. It's down to the player to respond. MLS has been an unused sub in 7 of Arsenal’s last 8 PL games and was not in the match-day squad against Leeds. He’s not started a PL game since Dec 27. He started both rounds of the FA Cup as Arteta rotated and started Arsenal’s last two UCL games, particularly impressing against Inter Milan in January. But Arsenal are all about the PL this season. It’s why they will not worry about criticism of their approach (and they do play free-flowing football, as against Spurs, as well as unleashing their set-piece prowess which accounted for Chelsea). MLS will surely want more involvement in Arsenal’s No 1 mission – the title. He just has to win Arteta back over with his work in training, his constant application and showing an obvious determination to succeed at the highest level. He's got to fight for the right to start. Because at left-back, Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori are deservedly ahead. Given the way Hincapie is playing, Arsenal will surely be tempted to make his loan from Bayer Leverkusen permanent. Hincapie is tough, already a champion with Leverkusen (23/24), sees possibilities and picks out attackers (to Gyokeres and Saka v Spurs). Hincapie may not be as eye-catching in his surges upfield as Calafiori but he’s less injury-prone and more reliable defensively (7 tackles v Spurs, outstanding v Chelsea, unlucky with og). Hincapie stood out even when team struggled (draw v Wolves). Arteta's belief in Hincapie is well-founded. And does MLS have a future in his best position, central midfield, with Christian Norgaard coming on in PL games ahead of him and Arsenal linked with Sandro Tonali? Even with Mikel Merino out, he’s not getting a look-in as cover. So does MLS fight to regain his place, prove to Arteta that he can play in midfield or move on? Do Arsenal cash in on an academy player, and all the pure profit that brings to PSR calculations? MLS has a contract to 2030, he’s versatile, has a very good injury record, so Arsenal could generate a substantial sum. He’s also an England international which would add to his price. MLS started the first game of the Thomas Tuchel era, scored the first goal, but this season has lost the left-back spot to Nico O’Reilly. Lewis Hall is in form. Tuchel has used Djed Spence at left-back as well as right. The similarly versatile Tino Livramento is an obvious contender for the squad when fit. MLS has competition with club and country. It’s just how he responds now. He has the ability. #AFC #ENG

@football_pb Reported by whom?

Odegaard (reportedly) and Saka out for tonight. With that in mind, this would be my XI Raya White, Gabriel, Saliba, Calafiori Zubi, Norgaard, Madueke, Eze, Martinelli Gyokeres

@toplevl @TouchlineX If you don't like it....don't watch it. Simple.

@TouchlineX Arsenal games feel like a set-piece rehearsal more than a football match. Corner, recycle, side pass, reset… repeat for 90 minutes. All that possession just to end up spamming crosses into traffic. Efficient maybe, but excitement 👎🏼👎🏼

• Reporter: "There are critics saying Arsenal's style is not very exciting." 🚨🗣️ Arteta: "I heard completely the opposite. All around Europe they say we are the most exciting team. Most goals, most clean sheets, most this…" • Reporter: "Why do you think people are saying this?" 🚨🗣️ Arteta: "I don't know the people. You tell me the names, surname, address and the email." • Reporter: "Mr Paul Scholes of Manchester." 🚨🗣️ Arteta: "Okay, good."

@TeleFootball @SamWallaceTel @geochesterton The Telegraph - where journalism goes to die.

✍️ 'From embarrassing tifos to the groundbreaking AFTV, Arsenal’s supporters are increasingly regarded as undignified weirdos' | Writes @geochesterton 'The over-celebrating, the panic attacks over every dropped point in the Premier League and the unfounded conspiracy theories make them football’s “flat Earthers”' Read the full column 👇 telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/…

@football_pb Ødegaard didn't play a minute tonight.

Havertz needs minutes in Milan so he can start against Manchester United. We are wasting time. Gabriel, Timber, Rice, Zubi, Odegaard should not play a minute in Milan.

@AFCAMDEN Stopped watching after the first test debacle. It's a total mismatch.

177-3 turns into 194-6. All starts with Brook who opened the door with the dumbest shot. What was needed was an hour of serene batting to take England to the close @ 215-3. Braindead cricket.

@YankeeGunner 8 games already scheduled for January. The Carabao Cup semi-finals would add another, and a further in early-Feb. Our injury-prone squad is already creaking. Palace QF - you taking a win or loss? Gotta be honest, I'd be happy taking an L in this one.

Last call for pod questions

@LASTEXITshirts "Merry Christmas! Shitter was full"

'National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation was released across the US 36 years ago today. Chris Columbus, John Hughes and George Roy Hill declined the directors chair, allegedly due to past difficulties working with Chevy Chase. - Jamie

@CFC_OBED Classy.

Enzo and madueke 😂😂😂

@jamesbenge "very late, very dangerous".....errrr, what?! The forward has to go for it there...and he does. Studs down, eyes in the ball. It's a football collision. Not everything has to be a talking point. Good play from both players.

Very late, very dangerous from Gyokeres. Taylor, however, books him. Instincts took over and replays suggest he slipped but it's careless.