Chelsea Drop Points, City Extend League Lead And Trinity Rodman Secures Huge New Deal

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0:58Hello and welcome to Daily Brightness. We are here as always to discuss the weekend's football but before we do here's our check-in. Bestie, how are you? Hiya Bestie, I'm really good actually. Yeah obviously I had a little bit of a in my emotions kind of day after the resort but quickly got out of that and yeah I think just in those moments just again zooming out a little bit it's been a good week it's been a really good week spoke to my nephews a lot been getting funny videos off my mum of Albie Finn and Harvey are doing well with their football and school so that's been nice but yeah it's been good I've actually had a declutter in the house as well which we love to do I was going to do that today but I got I had a really lazy day today I just felt like it was needed you need a lazy day sometimes I know but yeah just had a declutter and that makes me always feel better So yeah, life has been good.

1:51How about you? Yeah, good. It's quite slow at the minute, obviously. Not playing football, but just sort of taking day by day and rolling with it, trying to be there for the team as much as I can off the pitch. The one good thing we can say is summer's coming. Yeah, it is. I'm excited for summer, actually. I've just been looking at holidays the other day. What are you looking at? Just everywhere, really. Just having a little nose. I think I'm just a bit bored, you know, when your routine gets taken away and you're just like, what am I doing now? Don't you feel like this month's been super long, though?

2:18January yeah and like roll on payday because it's like 84 weeks since we've been paid it's so annoying seriously and a million outgoings in this month like a million January is so expensive but no yeah I think just trying just plodding along steady weeks are a good week we can't be on the go all the time yeah but I think that's also what's been really hard for me because I've had to like really slow down yeah not something you're good at best no and like routine change is not something I'm good at either we don't like change do we No, we really don't. So like yesterday, obviously I was at the game and I've never watched a game at Villa Park.

2:54I've never watched us play. How are you finding it watching? It's hard, isn't it? It's hard. It's really, really hard. Yeah, really hard. But I think it's probably more so harder for me because I haven't done it. Like it's all new. It's all like a new experience. So it's like, you know, I don't have the same prep. I'm showing up for kickoff. Like I'm doing Q &As with the fans. I'm not on the pitch. It's like, it's all a lot. It's a lot of change. The WSL was back this weekend, so let's start it with your game. Unfortunately, a loss against Arsenal, which is never good for you, obviously. Any loss, but I think for you, Arsenal's probably the worst one, so hit me off with that one, I think.

3:30Really weird game, actually. Really, really bizarre. Firstly, the crowd, the fans were incredible. It was such a good atmosphere. And we started the game really strongly. First half, just felt in control, felt solid. And defensively, we felt really good. We're creating chances. But again, we're not converting. We're not scoring. And this is the difference. And it goes back to that point, what we spoke about last time, when we beat a West Ham 5-0 or whatever. and I'm kind of like, oh, but we should have scored more. And everyone's like, yeah, but you won 5-0. And I'm like, yeah, but I know that when it comes to these sorts of games and it's a top opposition and you're limited to chances, you need to score.

4:11Dexter, please stop that. You need to score. So it's like, that's when it matters. You've got to take your chances against this team. And we had equal opportunities. They scored two, we didn't. But it was really bizarre because half-time we came in, we felt really good. like everything was was was yeah like we felt comfortable and listen they had like a couple shots and whatever and dragged them wide but you're playing against the top opposition I think people start panicking sometimes when you concede chances against top teams but that's going to happen you're not going to keep Arsenal from like having a shot you're not like that's just the nature of the game it's super competitive they're a top top team but I thought it was like even Stevens to be honest at halftime um and then second half they literally for their two goals They had two moments, scored them both.

4:58And yeah, I could say like errors from us. And then we just couldn't score. Like we couldn't. And then they started piling the pressure on. And yeah, I think momentum was with them second half more so than us. But it was a weird one because you came away with a loss, but it didn't feel like you got battered kind of thing. I think the hardest thing is now, obviously, you went into that game six points behind City now it's nine that is a huge gap for you to bridge and a bit of a mountain to climb I think you like that sort of like you relish in that sort of fight you know what I mean yeah I mean we won not last year the year before we should have not won the league like we shouldn't have we had to make up a goal difference something crazy goal difference and then we ended up beating a team 8-0 and then we beat Man United at Old Trafford 6-0 we won the league we'd all been wrote off like people were already celebrating that Chelsea that's when the Chelsea fans like me for scoring against City yeah and it was like we didn't rely on anyone out we actually technically should have been relying on other people to to do a job and you obviously helped us out kindly but we won it through just we never accept defeat like it is never over until it's over like it isn't so I am never ever far ahead because anything can happen there's so many games left and we've got City to play and you as you've seen in this league so far this season.

6:22Anyone can beat anyone. Did you watch the London City game? No, we were playing at the same time. So I was obviously, it was on the telly, but listen, like people probably would have expected City just to walk the floor, but they really didn't. Like they hit the post. They had so many one-on-ones, like they could have scored like two or three goals easy. It could have been a complete different game. So, and they're a top team, but listen, there's far too many games left in this season to be saying that anything's done with so in my eyes we've got a massive game this weekend we've got city you know we go and beat that back to six and then it's all to play for like everyone's still got everyone to play and yeah I just think I don't know there's just too many games left like it's it's it's not over till it's over I think that's what I really really enjoy about the league and especially this year I think the league's wide open for like not wide open as such but wide open for like anyone to sort of achieve something.

7:15So much can happen. So much can happen from now until the last game. You lose one game and it's like you can drop like three three places in the league. It's mad honestly but that's what I really enjoy. But I think you've moved on to the London City game. I think we should talk about that because obviously Bunny scoring late I think that's another thing you've got to do against City. Bunny's always going to pop up. That's the type of like the calibre of player that she is and I think that she can But she can make things happen at any point in the game. And I think when you draw them with City, by the 84th minute, I think it was, 86th minute, like, listen, they could have had chances.

7:56They hit the bar so many times. I know, yeah, it's always about hitting the bar. City's second goal was so scrappy. Like, it was so scrappy. And to be fair, it was preventable. Like, London City tried to play out. It was a bad pass back to the keeper. Could have prevented the corner. You don't get that corner, you know. Do they end up going and scoring? I don't know. But even that, I'm hoping my players are watching that game and believing that we can go away and get a win this weekend. And then I think it goes to show, like I said, people would have just expected City to walk all over them. That is not this league whatsoever.

8:29It goes back to what I was saying about Chelsea in the past. When you're that good and you're playing that well and momentum's with you and it's almost like luck is on your side, you create your own luck by the talent that you have. They fall for you. They definitely fall. You create it yourself, but they do fall for you. That's what I mean. And maybe City last year, two years ago, that's a 1-1 game. That finishes 1-1. So I think that's credit to them and the team that they've built and the energy around them. I think they've learned how to do that. I think they've learned how to win Scrappy. And I think that's something that's always been lacking in their game, like finding the way over the line and finding whatever it takes to get the win.

9:06I think that's because you see City as a pretty football kind of team, but you need all the elements. Oh, listen, they've been fantastic this season. They really have. But I love how interesting this last block of the season is. I always call it business end of the season and I think it's going to be fantastic for supporters because, like you said, you drop a point or a couple of points, lose a game, you can go from third to fifth real quick. So it is going to be interesting. But I thought Godfrey was brilliant for London City Lionesses. I think just a shout out to her for a young player as well I think she's one that's on the rise isn't she?

9:44I think she's a really tidy the confidence to play like she did though take players on 1v1 her goal was fantastic and I think London City I think just a mention on them is the quality that they showed against City and the bravery like high in attack aggressive playing out playing through the thirds they had some really good passages of play so it was actually really it was a good game to watch But I think, yeah, obviously City showing their grit and a new side to them, I guess, that we're not used to seeing and doing whatever it takes to win. Something that we're not used to seeing. So, yeah, game on.

10:22Game on, bestie. Love that. Moving on to your game. Weird one, really weird one. Because if anyone watched that game, like it wasn't a 4-1 to United game at all. I'm not being biased, but we go down, conceded a corner, straight from a corner. and they always think they're jammy. I don't think many people mean to put them all in the back of a corner. But nonetheless, we went on and scored. Kirsty, who's absolutely flying on fire at the minute, went and scored not long after. Brilliant goal. I did see a goal, actually. Yeah, about two or three minutes after. So going into half-time at 1-1, I think it was a pretty fair representation of the first half.

11:00And then second half, they stepped up a little bit. They sort of got into a new gear, made a couple of subs. we made a couple of subs and then we conceded three in seven minutes and that's so unlike us I think we've had a we had a struggle against City obviously but it was hard to watch that because I thought we actually were really not in control but you know at 1-1 you're thinking 71st minute 1-1 against Man United is you know yeah you take it it's a really good place and I think when the second goal went in it felt almost like they were going they were coming for blood then. You know, it's 2-1 to them.

11:40You can think they could sit off, they could just play it safe a little bit, but they went all guns blazing. And I think that's something, again, that you can't do against top teams. If it's 2-1, you know, you sort of got to think, right, we can chase the game in here. It's 71 minutes. You've got 20 minutes, 20 plus minutes to get an equaliser. We had a big chance, which I think, can't remember if it was before 2-1 or after 2-1, which again then could have been 2-2 or 2-1-0s. And that's a different game. And, you know, they've scored 71, 75, 79. And it's like, it's a tough pill to swallow that because it just did not reflect the game.

12:17Like that was, that's mad seven minutes. Like does not reflect the game whatsoever. I think they're the hardest games, you know, when the result, like people see the result, but it's not how the game is. They're like the worst games for me. I hate it. Yeah, it was frustrating, I think, especially to watch and knowing that you can't influence the game where you can't help out or, you know, is that also a hard one to watch? Because I'm like, 71st minutes, 1-1, we're doing fine. Yeah, I think just a little shout out to Jess Park though. I think she's been amazing for them and I think she's really starting to be their playmaker.

12:46I saw her after the game, she was like, I'm knackered, my legs are killing. She really is a playmaker for them though. And I think, again, it just goes to show what a move does for her. And yeah, I think she's really at like a peak performance now. Yeah, I think she is always going to be a world-class player, but seeing her thrive at United this year has been really nice to see for her. I think she had a bit of a tough run going out on loan a lot, not really getting much playing time at City, and then making that move to better a career and better herself and give her the best opportunity, I think it's really, really taken her game to the next level.

13:23But yeah, positives to take for us. I think we got one of our youngsters came in, made a debut for us, and that was nice. It's always nice and pleasing to see. Jenna Naiswonger got her first appearance at Villa. Yeah, I've seen that. That's nice. Little things like that you want to run with rather than focusing too much on conceding three and seven minutes. But anyway, Liverpool-Spurs, wild. Like, wild. I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever would have predicted that to happen. Like, obviously, Spurs are flying. Liverpool, bottom of the league. You don't expect that to happen. But Mirinda B, two in a minute.

13:58Like, straight from kick-off. Take a bow, girl. Take a bow. So I think massive for Liverpool, really bad result for Spurs. Yeah, hopefully they keep their momentum going though. They've had a rough period, Liverpool, but yeah, maybe they're on the up now. Yeah, and then Leicester again, another loss, which is a tough one to take. Obviously get more of the scoop from Sarah, obviously being there, but she said it was from her opinion, not a game that was like, they shouldn't have won that game. First away win for West Ham. Yeah, I think it was a big, big loss for Leicester, that one. But it's bottom of the table is going to be a tight one, I think, in this part of the season.

14:38Brighton-Everton. I actually watched that one. Didn't really know which way that was going to swing, but Everton... Yeah, I think it was a bit of an even game, you know. Everton haven't won at home this year. I think that's wild. Like their first year at Goodison, like... That's not a great start, is it? You want your home ground to be, you know, they're the fixtures where you're relishing them and, you know, that's the place where it should be the hardest to beat. But maybe learn after next weekend because we've got them away next weekend. Yeah, if you could just hold off till the besties. Hold off on that one.

15:06Guys, that is it for the WSL. We are going to take a quick break and we will be back.

15:45Welcome back everybody. Before we get into some big news over in the NWSL, we are just going to quickly chat over the League Cup game Chelsea against City. We've been playing them a lot lately. We've got them again this weekend. As always. But that game was like a final. It always is. We always play City in the semifinals, but I think it's always a great game against them. And it was, yeah, nerve-wracking at times and hitting the bar and they had chances, we had chances. But yeah, I think it was everything that you could have expected from a semifinal. And the most important thing is we got the win.

16:22Good header, really good goal. Enjoyed that goal. Yeah, brilliant goal, but awful conditions to play in. And listen, we don't care if we have to play a scrappy game and knee, bobble, shin, wind's taking it everywhere, get it up the pitch, you know, we'll adapt to anything. And it was one of them games where we just had to see it out pretty much for 90 minutes. And yeah, we had a little bit of luck on our side, but I think we worked hard for it. And honestly, it could have gone either way, to be honest. But yeah, I think for the fans, it was exciting at least. But yeah, I'd much prefer not to be 1-0 for majority of the game next time.

16:56But we're in the final. That's all that matters. They're going to be a final against Man U as they beat Arsenal. So we'll be all eyes on that on March 15th. Can't wait. We shall. Now on to the big NWSL, Trinity-Rodmond deal. How good is that? I think that it's just absolutely massive for women's football because... I think it's huge. She was linked with Arsenal. She was linked with Chelsea. She would have had a big move overseas. And that is a player who I think has one of the biggest futures ahead of her. I remember playing against her for England like directly up against her and I was just like this girl's got it man like she's just got it like she's got a swagger she's got a little bit of everything yeah and I just think like she's 1v1 she's creative she scores loads of goals she's just got that like aura it's a bit like LJ I think yeah she gets stuck in though yeah like I think that aura that you can't sort of you just know that they know they've got it and you know they've got it and you can't really do a right lot what else I love though I love her celebrations and I would love to see do you know why because that it shows what it means and some people say oh you celebrate too much you never ever can celebrate too much in football like whenever she scores she's so passionate and it means something and it's so engaging for the fans I wish more people would like would celebrate that and maybe I'd love to to see that a little bit more in our league which is yeah but I love it I absolutely I've seen her when she scored for American she's going trying to dance with Emma and Emma's like absolutely not but I also think her being captain at 23 I think she is 23 yeah like huge thing massive and it shows the respect that Emma has for her and the nation has for her and her team have for her so I think again yeah it's massive that a team in the NWSL has gone all out to do that to keep her I think it shows how much one they value the women's game out there two they show that they value the growth and that's going to come with this deal and also the fact that they're willing to make change and compromise to protect their players and to make sure that they've got the best league and that they're attracting players to the NWSL.

18:59They could have let her go and made thousands. Like she would have gone for a lot of money. Exactly. Which in the NWSL, like that's huge. Like you could have signed four or five unbelievable players for what you'd have sold her for. But I think it shows, like you say, like how much they value her and what qualities that she has that Washington Spirit like may want to nail down for three years. So amazing for her, amazing for Spirit, amazing for the NWSL and amazing for women's football. Right, on to Millie's favourite thing. Block and delete. Before we get into minor ratios, we are going to have a few from the audience.

19:33First one, help me with the... April. It's just spelt different. Yeah. Okay. Trendy. People putting tuna... People putting tuna, anything in the work fridge. Like anything with tuna. yeah I would agree with that it stinks the smell goes through everything yeah block and delete also I don't like when players pack like food up at lunch and then they go and leave it in the changing room no that's block and delete it stinks absolutely stinks leave it outside and collect it on your way out yeah I agree with the tuna I like tuna but it does stink block and delete yeah we agree with you next one from Zoe block and delete knobs saying, not saying thank you and you let them pass in the road.

20:21I agree with that. Yeah, I agree. It's rude. Because that's fun courtesy, isn't it? Someone lets you go, thank you, mate. It's not hard, is it? If you do that and I would purposefully then go, you're welcome, you're welcome, or just flash, little flash, little hands up, simple. It's just a fun courtesy on the road. Block and delete. I'm loving these ones because we agree with them. Last one from Sue. Cyclists who ignore red lights completely, exclamation mark, she's fuming. it always causes me so much stress well i mean yeah like if you're gonna i'm not gonna lie right this could get so many people's backs up but i don't like cyclists at all like i just think yeah if you're if you're gonna be on the road right abide by the rules abide by the road's rules if i drove through a red light and hit a cyclist they'd have a lot to say exactly and i'll agree with cyclists because when I used to when I was little and we used to take the horses out on the road bearing in mind horses come before cars period we were there first thank you very much with the carts horse and carts and all that and cyclists always used to get moody and be like get off the roads we were like we were here first and we legally allowed to be on the roads and they were the aggiest people ever and my horse will stomp you off your bike pal darling I'll gain to boot you in your head I agree with all these these are good ones today I like these today a round of applause for our audience block and delete block and delete baby right bestie what's yours mine this week is well as you can see there's a carrier bag there so mine is how expensive carrier bags are at a shop like ridiculous okay I get it do you save them though I get it nearly I have 300 bags yeah but then do you forget to take them back yeah that's my fault I get that I fold them up like my mum taught me where you put them in the triangles and wrap the handles over so they're all like in one big bag I'm just shoving them in a bag.

22:13No, it's great. It's easy because you can just throw them in your car. But you don't take them back to the shop though, do you? I forget every single time. But I've been better because I've bought a bag for life and I keep putting it back in my car. So it's there now because I know it'll annoy me being on the side. So I will put it in my car. But it's so frustrating. I'm like, you see me, I'd be the one that carries stuff all over my head like trying to work out the shop because I'm not paying for it. I hate that. Everything's so expensive. Even freaking drop-offs at Gatwick now. £10. pound. Is that your block and delete?

22:42No, my block and delete is putting bedding on. Anybody want to be paid to do my bedding? I freaking hate it. Why can't you just throw your bedding on your bedding and just go... Trying to put the bed sheet on the mattress and then you've got one corner and it pings off and the other side pings off. No, but I go on my knees and I'm like crawling along. Yeah, but then I'm just starfishing and I'm stuck. It's a super king bed, king sized bed and I'm like this, I'm just ready to like sleep with no sheets, whatever. I'm over it. You need to maybe just weigh it down with something. then. That's my block and delete.

23:11Changing bed and I freaking ate it. Now my favourite time of the day, gratitude. Millie, what are you grateful for this week? This week I am grateful for do you know what it is? I'm grateful for my best friend AJ or one of my best friends. Excuse me. Bestie, we're related by blood honey. We are so our souls are so together like that. Do you want to rephrase that before we go on alright I'm very grateful for one of my best friends AJ Rachel is my soul sister we could have said like my guy best friend yeah my guy best friend it's just been it's just been a really funny week like we had a really good catch when we came to the game and it's one of them things like schedules are so busy we don't really get chance like god known him like 10 years now and it's just one of them weeks where we've just been sending reels loads of reels and just you just find yourself stuck in reels and then you're just laughing and I feel like I needed that.

24:08I needed to, 2026, I've promised myself that I'm going to make sure I have more check-ins with people and not just like on the phone, but taking time to actually physically go. Because you know what it is, life takes over, things get too busy. Before you know it, you've got no time left in your week or your schedule and I just think that's not good enough. Like I'm not going to allow that to be a reason why I don't see people for months on end. So, I like that. For all my close people, I'm going to do better. Nice. My, you're going to laugh at my gratitude this week. I went like with a person last week, so I thought I needed to switch it up.

24:43I'm really grateful for chickpeas. Right, they are so versatile. So today I have made. All right, Gordon Ramsay, here she goes. Chickpeas, roasted them in the air fryer, tossed them with paprika, salt. Go on, the girl. Everything but the bagel seasoning, which by the way, chef's kiss. And what a great light snack, full of protein, healthy. keep your poos regular and then I've made roasted another lot in the air fryer dark chocolate literally chickpea dark chocolate bites healthy snack right we are going to be bringing out a Daily Brightness snack book right that is it for this episode I've enjoyed this episode thank you as always for listening to Daily Brightness look out for Thursday's episode we've got a fab interview for you so something a little bit different do not miss it get in touch on socials at Daily Brightness and have a great week goodbye from me goodbye from me