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Michael Chanda's avatar

Really appreciate the part about questions outside of narratives and headlines. I feel like mainstream media covering football has slid too far on the narrativising scale. Often feels like we miss the "meat and bones" of the game(i.e what happens on the pitch) in an effort to frame what happens within a larger narrative of catchy headline. I understand the utility of covering football that way but I think its honestly to the detriment of discourse about football and the way more generalist fans interact with the game. Sometimes complexities of a performance are flattened for the sake of fitting into a grand narrative to be spun(see the men's team this season).Appreciate that you give us something a bit different to what we would see on more mainstream outlets.

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Kim Parker's avatar

Really interesting, Tim, and gives me tips on what to look out for in a game. I expect that other journalists, especially those who usually cover the opponents, find you a really useful person to talk to to get useful information on Arsenal!

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