Sophie Nicolaou has been a friend of Stretty News since I launched the blog in 2010. Even then, as a budding journalist in my teenage years, the devoted Gooner would invite me onto her shows for some throughly enjoyable football discussion.
Living in Southern California, @soccerdiva, as she prefers to be known as in the Twittersphere, still has her say on all things Arsenal by co-hosting the Highbury Squad podcast.
Knowing Manchester United are going through a rough patch at the moment, I accepted an invitation to go on this week’s podcast to preview Monday night’s encounter between the Red Devils and Arsenal.
Amanda (@goonergirl1969) hosts this week’s show and makes her feelings on United known from the very start.
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The three of us then engage in conversation and draw some parallels between the two teams and how they’ve dipped in mediocrity in recent years.
I want Granit Xhaka to start on Monday just as much as they want him axed from the team. The walking yellow card could be a deciding factor on the game.
The girls fear that despite United’s form of late, we’ll raise our game and beat Emery’s men.
Sit back and enjoy the podcast. It’s always a pleasure speaking to the Highbury Squad.
