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Arsenal’s four-nil drubbing at Liverpool was a humiliation for Arsenal fans, players and anyone involved with the club. For manager Arsene Wenger, it was simply another crass mistake he will get away with making, and a lesson to himself of how not to manage a football team. The trouble is, he isn’t learning. He’s been at the top of the game for twenty-one years. Arsene Wenger has been Arsenal manager since 1996. Everyone’s talking about it, as they always do. But everyone has an opinion. It’s been three or four years now and the same fans are still there, plugging away at the board to get Wenger out of the club. There are occasions when the manager cannot be blamed and still is. But this is different. He made countless mistakes against Liverpool and seems to have lost his touch. The only thing that is maybe more laughable than the team’s defeat to the Reds is the fact that the board haven’t sacked him yet, seemingly based off how he performed as a manager thirteen yea...

Summer is in full swing, the beers are out and the clothes are off. What more do you need? Oh yeah, a killer soundtrack to put the perfect finish on those long, warm evenings. With the current revival of indie and rock music as promising and fresh as it’s ever looked, here are five bands you need to get on your Spotify playlist this summer – and see live before they hit the mainstream. Joy Room Joy Room are a four-man rock band from West London, bashing out heavy tunes in just about as raw a fashion as possible. Signed to Primary talent, their debut track ‘late at night’ is a reckless punk track that will spark crowd riots if ever they get to a festival stage – which should happen very soon. Lead singer George’s vocals are a raspier echo of Johnny Borrell (ala Razorlight), with a hint of Luke Pritchards (ala the Kooks) creeping in too. The band go on a small UK tour in September, hitting eight venues over the country. Skegss An Australian three-piece cha...