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Santi Bauza (https://x.com/santi_bauza) joins CrunkChocolate to talk all things Argentinian Football teaching us all about Liga Profesional

TOPICS:

• Intro
• What 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

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Daps (https://www.instagram.com/mcfcdaps/) of Never A Foul and We Are South Stand joins CrunkChocolate to talk all things Manchester City

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West Ham supporter Lesley (https://x.com/hayes_lesley) joins Crunk to learn all about West Ham leading up to their WSL matchup on Saturday

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• What is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) 
• 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?
• 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 question

Admin/Intro

All Time Starting XI Black Man City players - Figure we can do a combined team instead of us all picking one

Man City Men 

• Review: PL @ Aston Villa
• Preview and score predictions: Carabao Cup @ Swansea City
• Preview and score predictions: PL vs Bournemouth

Baby Blue Baddies

• Preview and score predictions: WSL vs West Ham United
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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 Gang

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• What is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) 
• 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?

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=94168109

TOPICS:

• Intro
• What 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=94168109

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• What 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?

Former Manchester City player Steph Houghton MBE joins CrunkChocolate and Thom Bomb for a wonderful conversation about the growth of women's football, Steph's career, and Manchester City Women!

Episode originally recorded Sept 4th and released on Patreon first. Wanted something WoSo focused to drop during International Break. Subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon to enjoy all our exclusive premium content when it drops!

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Crunk, Sharpie Charlie, and Tarik start the episode laughing at Liverpool listening to Arne Slot's hypocrisy before moving on to City Women's disappointing draw to Newcastle United in the Subway Cup. Reviewing City Men's win over Everton wondering if Haaland's domination of the teams scoring could spell trouble. The review of Villarreal focusing on the dept of the squad and can the rotated players consistently step their game up. Ending the episode previewing their league match against Aston Villa.

Jack Gaughan of The Daily Mail (https://x.com/Jack_Gaughan) joins CrunkChocolate to talk about the beginning of the season, changes he has seen, and more. 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=94168109

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• Which player(s) have impressed you the most this season?
• Last season Pep and the player lacked the fire from previous seasons. The fire seems to be back. Is this something you have noticed?
• Rodri only has two years left on his City contract. Last season was lost to the injury and this season is lost due to him rehabbing. Are you hearing anything about an extension?
• Bernardo Silva all but admitted he was leaving at the Monaco pre match presser to me. Is that how you took his words?
• How close was Savinho to joining Tottenham
• Jack Grealish is thriving at Everton but I heard from many people that the 50m fee would be too much for Everton. What are the chances Everton make the loan permanent?
• Nico O’Reilly has made the LB position his own with Ait Nouri being out due to injury. Does O’Reilly hold onto the spot when Ait Nouri returns?