With the England men's senior side competing in World Cup Qualifiers in the same week that the Women's Super League starts for the 25/26 season, Matt is inspired to ask the following question...

What can Thomas Tuchel's Three Lions learn from Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses?

While the debate mainly centres around the domination of the Premier League at the expense of the men's England team, the lads also discuss the positive impact of the WSL for the women's side as they reminisce about Euro 2025 as well as how lucky they are as Chelsea fans to have the likes of Hannah Hampton, Aggie Beaver-Jones and Lucy Bronze playing for their favourite team.

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After beginning the episode with some tips when it comes to watching Match of the Day, the lads get stuck into analysing their game week 3 performances.

While it wasn't his preferred option, Nick's decision to play his wildcard sees him get the better of his bro with a very credible 67 points to Matt's 63.

With an upcoming international break, there's a bit more time to prepare for game week 4. Nick is thinking of sticking with a winning formula whereas Matt is wary of complacency as he considers some big moves in the transfer market. Will he be able to fashion a Salah and Haaland team, or will he bring back Cole Palmer after his well deserved rest at the Notting Hill Carnival?

Speaking of transfers, the lads talk about the repercussions of a Marc Guehi transfer for our FPL Teams and Marc Guiu Chelsea return. Matt and Nick also wrangle with pronucing the players' surnames the right way.

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Matt and Nick begin this week's episode by giving kudos to AFC Croydon who beat Sittingbourne FC in the first qualifying round of the FA Cup.

There's also talk about the Transfer Window with the lads mulling over, amongst others, the proposed moves of Tyrique George to Fulham from Chelsea. Although the chaps thought it was a done deal, it did not go through just like Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi to Liverpool.

Chelsea's 2-0 victory against Fulham, which was dominated by video technology controversy, proves to be the inspiration behind this week's question which is: "is there still a place for VAR in football?"

Nick believes its here to stay, but thinks that the Premier League would benefit from how the technology was used in the recent Africa Cup of Nations. He is also adamant that the officials should be held more accountable for VAR led decisions that end up being wrong.

Matt draws on an article from the New Scientist, (originally published on the November the 23rd 2024), and which was written by Daisy Christodoulou. "It's Not Football Any More" questions the game's new obsession with accuracy and wonders whether this ultimately ruins the sport loved by so many around the world. It also discusses the arduous road of perfecting measurement and the potential role of AI when it comes to refereeing decisions.

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With Matt returning from International Beatles Week in Liverpool and Nick coming back from Portsmouth's Victorious Festival, we just have the one show this week.

However, in this edition of FPL Bridge Brothers, the lads review where things went wrong in game week 2, acknowledge the moments where their tactics worked well and make plans ahead of the upcoming Premier League fixtures this Saturday.

While Matt is considering a couple of adjustments, Nick is bringing in the Wildcard in an attempt to overhaul his squad and get back on track.

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With the dust nearly settled from game week one, Matt and Nick compare the performances of their respective teams with the older of the two siblings drawing first blood with an impressive score of 73. However, with Matt looking to patch up his defence after Villa defender Konsa's red card, there's still plenty of opportunities for Nick to get his revenge in game week 2.

There's praise for Sunderland, who turned up to declare war, and criticism for West Ham who Nick thinks could be in trouble alongside Wolves who will be licking their wounds from their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Manchester City. The Hammers' dreadful performance against the Black Cats sees Matt question how West Ham were framed as title contenders in the third season of Ted Lasso.

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Matt and Nick open the show by discussing AFC Croydon's progression in the FA Cup at the expense of resilient Tooting and Mitcham. Alongside recounting the Rams' victory against the Terrors, Nick also talks about his trip to see the "Boys from the Crem" take on Merstham FC.

The lads then go all Premier League as Nick recounts his trip to Chelsea FC for the Stamford Bridge Stadium Tour as well his match day experience of the Blues' 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.

The brothers then talk about their topic of the week. Inspired by stand-off between Alexander Isak and Newcastle United, Matt and Nick try and answer the question: "does it still pay to be loyal in football these days?" They start by answering this quandary more generally but then focus on the situation at St. James' Park, where Nick stands up for the Swedish centre forward and says that he is entitled to be ambitious, whereas Matt is more on the side of the Magpies given that Isak has signed a six year contract with three years left to go.

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Matt and Nick reconvene to discuss their teams ahead of game week one in the Premier League.

From goal-keepers to their forward lines, the lads go through their squads as their FPL rivalry resumes. Will Matt regret selecting Martin Dúbravka? Will Lewis-Skelley come good for Nick and does Granit Xhaka look like Super-Man? Give us a listen to find out more.

One slight correction is that Matt did mention that Joachim Andersen previously played for Brentford, whereas it was, of course, Crystal Palace.

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The Bridge Brothers begin this episode by discussing the fall-out from Crystal Palace's unsuccessful appeal to be reinstated into the UEFA Europa League. Needless to say, as a Croydon resident, Nick isn't happy with the outcome.

Discussions of local sides and the question of multi-club ownership also prompts the lads to discuss the question: "can you support more than one football club?" This is a quandary that was inspired by Matt and Nick's affection for AFC Wimbledon, AFC Croydon and Tooting and Mitcham.

The lads also swing by a few tangents including Matt's efforts to be a UN Ambassador through the medium of football kits, their newfound Millwall fans following and the iconic Blackburn Rovers title winning team.

One note of correction is that the brothers state that Nick and Dad will be visiting the Mayfield Stadium to see AFC Croydon VS Merstham however, in the end, the game was held Merstham's Hybrid Stadium.

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In the first episode of FPL Bridge Brothers, the lads talk through their early efforts at assembling their squads with Matt going for the big names and Nick taking a, slightly more nuanced approach.

Some of Matt's inspiration comes from the 59th Minute Pod as well as FPL Denis, whereas Nick is putting his together based on his efforts to follow the pre-season friendlies.

The ending gets a bit lively as Nick responds to one of our listeners comments, but we still encourage you all to engage with us as we begin another FPL campaign.

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Matt and Nick cover a range of subjects in this first episode of The Bridge Brothers Podcast.

The lads begin with more discussion about the Lionesses Euro 2025 success with Chelsea's Hannah Hampton and Arsenal's Chloe Kelly being lined up for recognition in the New Years' Honours list.

They then turn to AFC Croydon's progress in the FA Cup and talk about the prospects of the Rams defeating their next opponent, the mighty Tooting and Mitcham. This promises to be a hotly contested South London derby as the boys from the Crem take on the Terrors!

Conversation them turns to West London where the brothers talk about the Chelsea men's team's transfer window and the pod reaches it's conclusion as they go from the Blue's billions to the financial travails of Morecambe and Sheffield Wednesday respectively.

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