“AVP is great — I listen to almost every episode, including patreon eps; such is the rabid Arsenal fan’s voracious appetite for content. I love the in-depth, nuanced, intelligent analysis, and I’ve learned a lot from them since I started listening about 5 years ago. BUT, sometimes it’s just too much tonnage, with a lot of repetition. (Paul will never say something with 100 words when 10,000 will do.) Host Elliott also tends to be very immersed in the online/twitter fan culture, which I avoid for it’s toxicity and overall dumbness, and assumes we know what he’s referencing from that world. I’d wager many fans/listeners are like me, and simply don’t. So while he’ll decry the toxicity of that discourse, at the same time can be shrill and bombastic and contribute to it at the same time.
This is coming off more critical than I intend, as I do love the pod and the guys. (Clive is the standout - wise, calm, sharp, and with a unique humanistic lens on the game and the players.) So give it a listen!”
TonyRobots via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/26/24