We chat EXCLUSIVELY to Phil Brown as Giroud signs

Context is a powerful thing.
Yesterday Arsenal finally officially announced the signing of Olivier Giroud from Montpellier for a rumoured fee of £12 million,  an event which despite us all knowing that it was going to happen for some weeks now, still provokes at least some of the childlike wonder and excitement that a reasonably big transfer deal should.
Add it to the signing of Lukas Podolski and we’ve snapped up two of the most exciting, highest scoring talents in Europe from last season. Between them they netted 43 goals and assisted 16 times last season and to have them in the bag before the official transfer window has even opened as replacements for the likes of Marouane Chamakh and Pa...