In the first 'It's All Kicking Off!' episode of 2024, Ian and Chris mark it in appropriate fashion, by bickering and debating their way through football's latest talking points. We start by delving into Arsenal, who've seen their title hopes falter significantly over a difficult festive period as the lads consider where their problems lie and whether they can be addressed in the January transfer window. To aid in this conversation, Chief Football Reporter, Sami Mokbel, joins us - who gives us the lowdown on the latest with: Ivan Toney, Kalvin Phillips, Aaron Ramsdale...and whether any stars who fled to Saudi Arabia are starting to get homesick. AND Chris has his say on Rangers' SFA rant, as the club demand the VAR audio after the controversial decision NOT to award them a penalty during Saturday's Old Firm. All this, plus Chris tells us who his top 5 managers of the season have been in the first edition of '5-aside' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.