Choppin' It Up w/ Douglas Reyes-Ceron (PATREON 10 min sampler)

Douglas Reyes-Ceron (https://bsky.app/profile/dreyesceron.bsky.social) joins us to talk about how he fell in love with sports, football, the importance of going to games live, and much more!

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109Douglas Reyes-Ceron (https://bsky.app/profile/dreyesceron.bsky.social) joins Crunk and Sharpie Charlie to learn how he fell in love with soccer, his journey in joining Soccer media, Washington soccer clubs, and a little on American football and his love for hockey

John, Dillon, and Crunk are back together to discuss the most important things about Man City in a way that is so brilliant you ask yourself "are they brilliant?"TOPICS:Episode introductionWe experienced the 3rd kits vs Aston Villa. Are they better or worse than you thought seeing them on tvIsn’t this the result everyone should have expected given our record at VillaHaaland has 15 goals for Man City and 7 City players combined have 8 goals. Does that not worry you?The importance of Carabao CupSavio's worth

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109Santi Bauza (https://x.com/santi_bauza) joins CrunkChocolate to talk all things Argentinian Football teaching us all about Liga ProfesionalTOPICS:IntroWhat is something that is over rated and under rated about football? (on or off the pitch, culture, fashion, random bit of history)Two phases? Group A and B…30 clubs? Help me understand Liga Profesional de Fútbol or Argentine Primera División? Do you prefer this style over the traditional single season format?When Leicester City won the Premier League in the 2015-16 season they had 5000-1 odds. Has Liga Profesional de futbol had a major underdog win the league or major trophy?I know the traditional powers of the league are Boca, River, Independiante, Racing, and San Lorenzo. What club do you support?Is there a trendy up and coming club?Diego Maradona, Juan Romàn Riquelme, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Batistuta, Angel Di Maria, Javier Mascherano are one of the many names of greats that came from the Primera Division. Are there any current players in that league with huge potential? I was told to ask about the fan culture of “hinchas” could you explain who they are and their significance

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109Daps (https://www.instagram.com/mcfcdaps/) of Never A Foul and We Are South Stand joins CrunkChocolate to talk all things Manchester City

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109West Ham supporter Lesley (https://x.com/hayes_lesley) joins Crunk to learn all about West Ham leading up to their WSL matchup on SaturdayTOPICS:IntroductionWhat is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) Transfers made in the summerManager - Let us know about them and the style of football the manager Pick an attacker, midfielder, and defender from your club that are the standouts?How do you see the match playing out & score prediction?Plug socials/anything working on/ Goodbye

Tarik, Sharpie Charlie, and CrunkChocolate are back starting with a conversation of where does Nunes rank in the best RB's in the league, before talking Man City Men vs Aston, looking ahead to the two games this week, and ending with our Man City Women segment "Baby Blue Baddies"TOPICS:Cold Open questionAdmin/IntroAll Time Starting XI Black Man City players - Figure we can do a combined team instead of us all picking oneMan City Men Review: PL @ Aston VillaPreview and score predictions: Carabao Cup @ Swansea CityPreview and score predictions: PL vs BournemouthBaby Blue BaddiesPreview and score predictions: WSL vs West Ham United

Luke of Swan Cast Media (https://x.com/SwansCastMedia) joined CrunkChocolate to learn all about the Championship side before Carabao Cup on Wednesday! Enjoy Shady GangTOPICS:IntroductionWhat is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) Transfers made in the summerManager - Let us know about them and the style of football the manager Pick an attacker, midfielder, and defender from your club that are the standouts?Starting XI predictionHow do you see the match playing out & score prediction?

Jayne of the MCWFC Official Supporters Club (https://x.com/MCWFC_OSC) joins CrunkChocolate to discuss Man City Women's season so far. If you want to watch or listen to the full episode instead of the first 10 minutes. You have two options: subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon or you can rent the episode for $3 on Patreon. Tap this link for more information:  patreon.com/user?u=94168109TOPICS:IntroWhat is something that is over/under rated about football (rule, chant, player, etc)2nd place in the WSL. I know we always back the club but did you expect the team to be playing as well as they are?Andree Jeglertz has given the players freedom on the pitch and they seem to be thriving. What are you seeing from the players under Jeglertz that was missing last season?Which player has impressed you the most this season?What would you consider as a success for the club this season?Rate the 25/26 home, away, and third kit on a scale of 1(hideous)-10(perfect)

Tom Harrison (https://bsky.app/profile/tom-harrison.bsky.social) joins CrunkChocolate to talk the start of Manchester City's season! If you want to watch or listen to the full episode instead of the first 10 minutes. You have two options: subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon or you can rent the episode for $3 on Patreon. Tap this link for more information:  patreon.com/user?u=94168109TOPICS:IntroductionWhat is something that is over rated and under rated about football? (on or off the pitch, culture, fashion, random bit of history)Which player(s) have impressed you the most this season and why?Bernardo Silva and John Stones are the two players whose contracts expire at the end of the season. Nathan Ake and Mateo Kovacic's contracts expire next season. Hoping to see them stay or go?Between Vitor Reis, Claudio Echeverri, Juma Bah, and Sverre Nypan do you believe any of those players will become key to the future of Manchester City?Pep Guardiola has two more seasons to go. Would you like to see him extend or do you have another manager you want to see takeover?