On today’s episode of That Peter Crouch Podcast, Pete, Chris, and Steve are joined by the iconic Martin Keown, the legendary Arsenal defender and three-time Premier League winner. The conversation dives deep into Martin’s story-filled career, his experiences on the field, and the mentality that shaped his relentless playing style.
Known for his fierce competitiveness and discipline, Keown opens up about the influential figures who guided him and shares the values instilled in him at Arsenal. The episode covers unforgettable moments from his career, including rivalries with Manchester United, the intense training sessions with the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira and Tony Adams, as well as his role in Arsenal’s transformation into an elite powerhouse.
With candid anecdotes, humor, and Keown’s no-nonsense approach, this episode is a must-listen for fans of football history, leadership insights, and the gritty tales behind some of the Premier League’s greatest moments.
Chumbawamba
0:00 Intro
3:29 Messages & three of the buggers!
12:53 Enter Martin Keown…
13:38 Early days as a Gunner
14:40 The Arsenal hierarchy
38:42 The Gunner’s “Pioneer Group”
40:13 The Battle of Old Trafford
40:41 That van Nistelrooy picture
41:22 The fierce Man United rivalry
42:24 The “siege” mentality
55:50 The red Pumas
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30 Comments
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Steve Goesallnightwell
Man like Martin saying how it is with The Overlap, my fucking defender. Keeeeeown proper gooner
"i forced him to shake my hand" 😂
Martin forced an apology on Ruud
Key word being 'forced '
In reality no1s forgiven him 😂
Only the toughest survive now look at you simping for arteta.
Poor Neville always getting stick no matter what 🤣🤣
Good to see Keown is still an 'orrible bitter old bastard
Keown comes across way better in this than I thought he would. It's given me a completely different impression of him.
Only thing Viera is ahead of Keane in is height
Nothing about Keown but on the topic of Donkeys from last week. Id like to nominate ex-premier league player Carl Jenkinson, he's not loyal or hardworking but he kept trying to take my sister up Santorini!
Nice to actually have a proper podcast with a guest and proper football chat. the pods been getting a bit stale with what seems like a pod solely made around the unfunny stale repetitive back of the shirt names and sidwell 11s
Steve Snakeswell
Great player and legend of the game but there's something about Keown talking that makes me do a Starky zoneout 😂
David brent
No hairdressers in muff though
Sitwell using force of Tony Adams contract negotiations
I love Martin, he's brilliant but not the sharpest tool in the box when he's on talksport. I love that he was in his element on this pod, just a bunch of blokes talking about life and football, the real Martin comes through. Not like when he's on talksport trying to push back on that insipid globalist Simon Jordan who constantly tries to jump down his throat and embarass him.
Thanks to Martin and the Arsenal team that were one half of the greatest rivalry in Premier League history. Perhaps if he'd been a bit busier, he'd have eight Premier League medals rather than three.
Im guessing RedNev could give 0 f@cks mate the worst pundit in football period ,love crouchy but na keown is a joke Simon makes him cry all the time the big baby 😢😢
Please dont ever bring this guy on the pod now have to go watch Micah Richard laugh for 30 minutes. Simon Jordan needs to be here to make it listenable. Biased Arse
What shower if numpties 📢 Olive Oil macklown the crayon scribbler, all these podcasts reeeek of the bbc , $ky, talkshspooort . Olive oil macklown is a liar.
Talkspoort pooducers
Great stuff lads
Plug your book much Martin? Lol decent ep lads
I dont think WENGER gets enough credit for changing the football mentality not just at Arsenal but English football in general and to do that with that team,with that drinking culture,as a foreigner, a French foreigner from Japan nobody and i mean nobody knew about!unbelievable really.
I've never listened to someone's words as much as Martin's
A player I grew up watching!
57:24 i just realised why i was so shit at football……
Thank you
Wiltord.
Everyone forgets about him.