Shades of Blue: A Manchester City FC Podcast

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 League

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• Rate 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?

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Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guests

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Joe 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 Sunday

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• Transfers made in the summer
• Brighton 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 prediction
• How do you see the match playing out & score prediction?
• Plug socials/anything working on/ Goodbye

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Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guests

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TOPICS:

0:00 - Huge spending in the Premier League this summer. Is that a good or bad?

8:15 - Intro / Admin

16:12 - Ruben Dias contract extension

24:30 - Transfer news latest

43:15 - Review: Man City 0 - 2 Spurs

1:07:45 - The perfect Man City CB pairing

1:28:45 - Shock, Awe, and Applause

1:38:20 - Preview/Score prediction: Man City @ Brighton

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On 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?

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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 media

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Lauren (https://x.com/laurencoys) of Tottenham Podcast 'Hometown Glory' (https://x.com/_HometownGlory) joins CrunkChocolate to preview the Premier League match up on Saturday

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• Last season broadcasters were made aware that when talking about your club in London. Refer to them as Tottenham Hotspur or Spurs, never call them simply Tottenham. Do you support this move? Is this one of your football icks?
• 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?

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Mentioned in this episode:

Michael Reid, Steph Houghton, and Teema Nicholls are this week's guests

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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=94168109

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TOPICS:

0:00 - Intro

5:50 - Grealish to Everton

10:22 - McAtee to Forest

16:20 - Savio's saga is over

21:30 - Does Ederson leave or nah?

33:59 - Wolverhampton 0-4 Man City review

1:19:48 - Man City vs Tottenham review and score predictions

1:30:31 - Shock, Awe, and Applause

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Danny (https://x.com/BaltimoreWolves) of Whole Lotta Wolves Podcast (https://x.com/wlwpod) joins CrunkChocolate to learn all about Wolverhampton before the season kicks on Saturday

TOPICS:

• 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?

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Crunk, Sharpie Charlie, Tarik, and Thom Bomb bringing the vibes, hilarity, and expert analysis that you can only get from the Show Bros at Shades of Blue Podcast

TOPICS:

0:00 - Intro/Admin

6:32 - Was Club World Cup a success or failure?

14:57 - Transfer rumors: Donnarumma, McAtee, Goodbye Grealish!

32:46 - How many CFG academy players in the squad is a good thing

35:46 - Savio to Tottenham? Rodrygo replacement???

51:40 - Top 7 predictions

1:20:45 - Man City vs Palermo review

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Welcome Bas (https://x.com/amarutuf) on to the show for the first time. He's a Man City supporter which meant him and Crunk had a wonderful discussion about the best team in the land and all the world

TOPICS:

• Introduction
• What is something that is over/under rated about soccer/football (rule, chant, player, etc)
• How did you fall in love with football? How did you become a Manchester City fan?
• Do you have a favorite all time Man City kit?
• Who is someone unexpected you have on the back of your jersey?
• Puma or Nike
• Who is your favorite all time Man City player?
• Using the power of hindsight. Can you think of any positives from the 24/25 season?
• Not so great 24/25 season and we all were hoping for a strong summer transfer window. On a scale of 1(terrible) - 10(perfect) what would you rate Man City’s transfer window?
• Which player(s) are you expecting a big season from? Which player(s) are you worried about?

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