Episode 148 - Sad start to the season for BBB and THE Manchester Derby

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

Enjoy the first 15 minutes of our match preview. If you subscribe to our $6 a month tier of Patreon you can watch/listen to the full episode now. Link below!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=94168109Joe Sayers (https://x.com/SayersBHAFC) of Albion Obsessed podcast (https://x.com/AlbionObsessed) joins Crunk Chocolate to help us learn all about Man City's opponent on SundayTOPICS:IntroductionTransfers made in the summerBrighton are known for their incredible business finding lesser known up and coming players then selling them for 4xs the price Brighton paid. Can Brighton become a Top 6 club constantly selling their most promising players?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 predictionHow do you see the match playing out & score prediction?Plug socials/anything working on/ GoodbyeMentioned 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 - Huge spending in the Premier League this summer. Is that a good or bad?8:15 - Intro / Admin16:12 - Ruben Dias contract extension 24:30 - Transfer news latest43:15 - Review: Man City 0 - 2 Spurs1:07:45 - The perfect Man City CB pairing1:28:45 - Shock, Awe, and Applause1:38:20 - Preview/Score prediction: Man City @ BrightonMentioned 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

You have the first 15 minutes of the episode. If you find yourself enjoying the episode you might want to subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon. That is how you can enjoy the full episode along with our entire library of episodes, receive our Monday night recording immediately instead of Wednesday, receive a 15% discount to our merch store, and directly participate in the growth of Shades of Blue Podcast. Subscribe here: patreon.com/u94168109On her 2nd PhD, 5 caps for the Lebanon Women's National team, and overall most dope individual Assile Toufaily (https://x.com/Assile_T10) joins CrunkChocolate for a wonderful conversation about how she fell in love with football, how she uses her experiences and education to create change, women's football in France, and more! TOPICS:- How did you fall in love with football? - What is something that is over rated and under rated about soccer/football (rule, chant, player, culture, etc)- Do you have a favorite all time footballer? Man or Woman- Why sports sociology? How do you think your education has helped how you write and speak about football?- The upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup next summer will be hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Is there a worry from people outside the US about traveling - What is the average Premiere Ligue fan’s reaction to Jona Giraldez becoming the coach at OL Lyonnes? Has it caused lots of discourse around multi club ownership like there has been in the US?- Lots of exclusions from Les Bleus from this year’s Euros. Will we see the players over 30 that were excluded in the Nations League matches in October?- Delphine Cascarino is an NWSL MVP candidate. Should we be surprised that her game has translated so well in a different league?- Eugenie Le Sommer has taken to Liga MX Femenil very well. Does her move and Cascarino’s move represent a shift for more players to come to North America?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