E. 149 - Time to care about the Carabao Cup?

Sharpie Charlie, Tarik, and CrunkChocolate are back with another weekly dose of SoBP! Still buzzin' from a 6 point weekend The Show Bros look back at wins for the Men in the Manchester Derby and the Baby Blue Baddies comeback against Brighton, Tarik brings up the importance of the Carabao with a roster rebuild, and look ahead to the 3 games for Manchester City football clubTOPICS:Admin/IntroBaby Blue BaddiesReview: Man City vs BrightonPreview/Score predictions: Man City @ SpursMan City Men Review: Man City vs Man United Preview/Score prediction: UCL vs NapoliPreview/Score prediction: PL @ Arsenal

You get the first 10 minutes here. Subscribe to our $6/month tier of Patreon in order to enjoy the full episode which you can get on your podcast app if you prefer audio only! 20+ hours of extra content a month exclusively on Patreon for only $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109Manchester City start their UCL campaign by welcoming home Napoli and a familiar face in KDB. To discuss all things Napoli we welcome on Raffa Rispo (https://www.instagram.com/raffarispo/) of The Napoli Rant Podcast (https://www.instagram.com/napolirant/)TOPICS:- Introduction- Why do you love your club? Best attributes/reasons why you love the club?- Transfers made in the summer- Manager - 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 prediction- How do you see the match playing out & score prediction?

Crunk is joined by Simo of Simo Speaks Podcast (https://www.youtube.com/@SimoSpeaks) to honor the Manchester Derby to create the ultimate Starting XI consisting of Manchester City and United players throughout history

Every Thursday we bring 3 of our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social mediaSaul: https://x.com/BitterandBlue1Alex Campbell: https://x.com/acampbellsportsAlex: https://x.com/aaw_1998 Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs up to like the video! Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you perks like a live feed to weekly recordings, wonderful original series like “Choppin’ It Up” or “Breaking Bread.” 20+ hours of content you can only get on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109

CrunkChocolate is joined by Duncan of SheGulls media/podcast ( https://x.com/SheGulls ) for a conversation about Brighton Women before Friday's game. Subscribe to our Patreon to enjoy the full episode. 20+ hours of exclusive content about the world of football. patreon.com/user?u=94168109- Introduction- Why do you love your club? Best attributes/reasons why you love the club?- Transfers made in the summer- Manager - 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 prediction- How do you see the match playing out & score prediction?

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! 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=94168109TOPICS:0:00 - Intro/Admin8:15 - Mary Fowlers adds runway model to her CV9:12 - Final look at the summer transfer window21:50 - Review: Chelsea W 2-1 Man City W52:05 - Shock, Awe, and Applause56:46 - APT rules case settled1:04:50 - Preview/Score predictions: THE Manchester DerbyBuy yourself a shirt from the Official SoBP Store! Look good while helping our podcast grow! https://shades-of-blue-network.square.site/

Crunk Chocolate and Thom Bomb welcome Manchester City Women's Legend Steph Houghton on the show to talk about her career, the growth in the game, and more. THIS IS THE FIRST 10 MINUTES. To watch the full episode you will need to subscribe to the $6/ month tier of our Patreon or you can buy the episode as VOD here: patreon.com/u94168109A few of the topics:IntroductionHow did you fall in love with football? Growth of Man City Women since her first season in 2014 to nowHow to keep top level players happy w/o UWCLGrowth of women's football globally and in the UKProudest accomplishment in a Man City shirtHow does she describe her Man City legacyMentioned in this episode:Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guestsTake your "Shades of Blue Podcast" support to the next level

Teema (https://www.instagram.com/teems31/) from GoalDiggers joins CrunkChocolate for the first time to preview Chelsea's summer, learn a bit about Teema, and her perspective on Chelsea Women! Enjoy the first 10 minutes of the episode, if you find yourself really loving the episode think about subscribing to our Patreon. 20+ hours a month of football content that covers Men's and Women's football, different leagues, clubs, and cultures!patreon.com/user?u=94168109TOPICS:IntroductionWhy do you love your club? Best attributes/reasons why you love the club?What is something that is over/under rated about soccer/football (rule, chant, player, cultural, 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?Mentioned in this episode:Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guestsTake your "Shades of Blue Podcast" support to the next level

Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! 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=94168109Buy yourself a shirt from the Official SoBP Store! Look good while helping our podcast grow! https://shades-of-blue-network.square.site/ TOPICS:0:00 - Worst start of Pep's career? A word to the City fanbase6:25 - Intro/Admin13:00 - Final transfers of the summer33:00 - Man City 2-1 Brighton review1:16:10 - Baby Blue Baddies x MCWFC segment- New U21 side- Contract extensions- What about Bunny Shaw?- preview/score predictions: Man City v Chelsea- Top 4 WSL rankingMentioned in this episode:Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guestsTake your "Shades of Blue Podcast" support to the next level

CrunkChocolate welcomes on our good friend Mike Reid (https://bsky.app/profile/michaelreid.bsky.social) who works as a data editor for OptaJoe. Talked all things Liverpool and the Premier LeagueTOPICS:IntroductionRate from 1(bad) to 10(perfect) how would you rate Liverpool’s summer transfer window?Salah at PFA awards said the current Liverpool side isn’t as good as last year’s title winners. Do you agree?If Liverpool don’t win the league. Who will?Who gets relegated?Mentioned in this episode:Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guestsTake your "Shades of Blue Podcast" support to the next level