Euro 2025: Quarter-Final Previews & Predictions

0:00Before we kick off today's episode of Daily Brightness, a massive thank you to our proud partners, Shaw, for backing us since day one. What started as a leap into the unknown has turned into something really special for us and it means a lot to have Shaw with us on the journey backing us like teammates. Right Rach, we're into the summer. What does life after the WSL season look like for you? This year I just had a nice week at home, which was really nice to just get my feet back on the ground after travelling and everything. And then I went away for a couple of weeks and then it's hit the ground running.

0:28pre-season program starts it's like the hardest thing ever what about you yeah i've really just taken a little bit of time to just do me really not been on any luxury holidays like you have because she sent me pictures every time you're away which has been nice but very jealous obviously we're going into a massive summer ahead for women's football we're going to be back in the lionesses aren't we always so a big thank you to shore for always showing up for us on and off the pitch and supporting the podcast and thank you all for tuning in whether you've been with us from the start or you're just jumping in now, there's so much more to come.

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2:03Hello everyone and welcome to today's episode of Daily Brightness with myself, Rachel and Ben. You are both looking lovely today. Both give you a compliment. Take note Ben. That's how you approach a podcast beginning Ben. Look at how smug she is as well. I've been waiting to get that in let's just preface this to everyone that's listening Ben decided to jump on the podcast the other day and said oh Millie you look lovely

2:35cool that was funny so you know I'm just setting the tone and letting everyone know everyone looks beautiful everyone looks good making it nice and inclusive very good exactly but guys we're through to the knockout stages of the tournament obviously this is the most exciting part this is where it really heats up but before we get into that how are you both go on ben you you're probably going to want to say something out there i'm all right it's raining a lot in switzerland are you blushing yeah i've got very red there um yeah it's all right it's rained a lot in switzerland so it's kind of um but it's a bit weird having these down days sort of don't know what to do with yourself because you're so used to kind of scurrying around and being game to game to game and then suddenly it just stopped and i don't know if this is the same when you're playing but you really feel the pace of the tournament drop you suddenly are like oh there's no football there's nothing to sort of keep across um and we went up we had the we had a sort of double press conference yesterday leah and chloe did a did a press conference just sort of talking about how the tournament's been so far which is really interesting yeah it's been quite quite a quiet couple of days how have you Is it still busy, like around the streets?

3:52No, this is the weird thing. It's kind of, it's gone very, very chill. It's one of the things actually I've been a bit, I found it strange in Switzerland because I'd say the average person on the street is probably not as engaged as say how people were in England or to be fair, it looked like in Australia. I mean, I wasn't in Australia, but it looked like they really, really sort of grew into it and bought into it. I don't know if that's how it felt. It was advertised everywhere, to be fair. I remember that. Like, for being in a country that's massive, like, I mean, do you remember, Rach, that we always used to see, like, little posters?

4:29Yeah, we couldn't go anywhere, really, could we? Remember we had that day off and we were, like, walking around, did a bit of shopping and stuff. We went for that massage.

4:40We've got to tell the story. when I say we were basically in this couple's massage butt naked Thai massage and we didn't we thought you know what we're going for a really nice like deep massage get ready for the knockouts like get our bodies ready when I tell you we looked across each other at one pose and like this lady had us like this we literally I was like my back is literally no because obviously I think we hadn't done any research on what a Thai massage actually was so we just thought we were going in for a nice massage next thing like i was laying there burning my head we had no clothes on like nothing she was like take it all off so we were like okay and i could see rachel she could see me i was laying there and i was thinking right let's just like let's just make the most of this this could be a really pleasant experience and at one point i remember laying then i thought hang on a minute there's four things on me on my back right now she's got two hands what is she on her hands and knees i looked around at millie and i said is she on her knees we thought we had two people she'd hoist hoist herself up onto the bed and was crawling up my back on all fours and i was like i'm not sure this is normal but i'm just gonna roll with it because it feels quite nice i'm not sure what sort of ending we were getting but we were a bit nervous to be honest but i just saw i remember getting off that bed millie and i googled it and i was like what is the time i had and that is what it's supposed to be so at least we got what we paid for but we walked up this like it was in like a back alleyway as well it was creepy i was like little stairs she was like are you ready to put all this like relaxing music on and just put us both in the same room in a bed next to each other they're like couple yeah i was like no but okay whatever it's fine and then the last stretch right so they were literally on our backs and pulled us all the way.

6:34Can you just picture that? We are literally butt naked and we're looking at each other whilst we're like, it's like, what's one of those scary movies when you like go upside down and that's what we looked like. I love the idea that you had this image in your mind of that is really relaxing spa session. And you've got now some dodgy back alley and had someone crawling around. It absolutely weren't relaxing, but I tell you what, I felt good after it. Oh, did you? Oh, that's good. Ben, maybe you should find a Thai massage place in Switzerland and tell us about your experience. Just make sure you go alone.

7:06Go alone. Luckily, I was with my best friend who's seen everything anyway. But other than that, we literally looked across. I can't get that image out, mate. We looked across each other. We were both... I was like, I hope no one comes through the front door.

7:23We have so many stories like this. So many. Oh, that's so good. Most normal people on their day off just go do a little shopping and have a coffee and just chill out playing the games room not us not us and walks all over literally I just honestly it's only you two that sort of like find yourself in that situation as well when you've gone to have like a relaxing massage we'll tell you another story one day about how we got stranded on a boat in the middle of the sea basically on the way to Ibiza we were and it was going dark as well and we had to get like this little fisherman boat it literally is though it is us because I swear I come back we'd come back from an off day and everyone's like oh did you have a nice how are you been up to and we're like well who's the enabler out of you two who's the one that like when you know it's probably not the best idea and nobody says no it's fine it'll be fine both of us that's the problem we don't have a logical brain cell between us so we're just like let's do it we're like sod the the consequences just do it we'll deal with them later like we always do shit like that always that see that means that there's no one actually kind of it's like a safe there's no safety net this this could be a disaster here it's just like yeah why not yeah yeah it's always brilliant love it i think if you did stop me from doing that video i'd be like well i'm going anyway well then we just get stubborn and i'm like well now you've told me not to do it i'm gonna do it so we just both go let's do it and how are you rachel otherwise i'm very aware i sidetracked us there quite significantly are you okay are you okay asking me if i'm okay that's bloody hell are you actually paying attention to me today how are you getting on like and then you asked me and And I was like, very well, we've just kind of not even touched on you at all.

9:02No, I'm OK. We started, we had like two optional drop-in sessions for pre-season Monday, Tuesday, which was nice. And then we start full throttle tomorrow. So testing. Is it optional? Yeah, the first two were optional. There was like three or four of us from the first team. And then we had about 12 academy kids come in just to sort of make the numbers up to make the session. And which was nice because it's a bit easier when you've got more players involved. But I feel like with me, I have not really been away. Me and Sarah have been in to training like three days a week all summer because it's like I'm local.

9:36So I'd rather just come in, do my sessions with a coach or with the S &C than just try and put myself through my own paces. You actually get pushed to your limits then. So it doesn't really feel like I've been away, which is probably not a good thing. But here we are. Pre-season starts tomorrow. Right. It means that you don't start from a point where you're panicking, that you're not going to. like that feeling must be horrible if you let it go if you don't do anything and then you turn up i mean that feeling's there even when i do work hard like i'm not one of those i'm not one of those people that has been blessed with like natural fitness like i have to really really kick on and work for it um i'm not that is the biggest load of bullshit i've ever heard in my life it's not you are athletic like you are that build i'm athletic yeah but in terms of like okay so we've got the math test on Thursday.

10:24Like, I'll still have anxiety about that. Yeah, but you'll blitz it. You've blitzed it every time you've done it. No, I haven't. You have. Did you say the maths test? No, we're not in school, darling. No, maths. M-A-S. Maths. I was like, why are you nervous about a maths test? We're not doing mathematics. Hold on, let me just work out this algebra. Still taking GCSEs at this point. No, it's a fitness test where you've got to do like 10 pitch lengths, so it's 1K as fast as you can. Yeah. Lots of the clubs have been like sharing that, haven't they? It looks brutal. Yeah, but the men have started a new one now because I was talking to the men at Villa the other day because they came across to us.

11:00And they have to do a 2K test now. How savage is that now? They've got to get like 2K in under seven minutes and it's like just round. Oh, just round, yeah. No, I'd absolutely hate that. That's so quick as well. Three and a half minute, a kilometre. It's just like disgusting. Absolutely. Can I very quickly sidetrack us? I know we have to talk about the quarterfinals, but I was walking down the road yesterday laughing like a madman at your uh spain pod the the i was genuinely laughing out loud and had people looking at me about rach talking about being put on her ass like that honestly absolutely sent me like i was in tears it's so funny like and and then also like on the uh if people haven't seen it let's check out the instagram social post the way they cut you being like sent down for a hot dog like it's honestly rich do you watch the things back and like wet yourself because i watched the episode on jill back and i couldn't stop i was crying all over again and i was like is it sad that i'm watching it it made me laugh even more that jill had commented and said like she's okay thanks guys did you know she'd fallen off a scooter here in switzerland why am i not surprised she went down for a um so this is jill scott by the way i'm sure everyone knows this is listening But she decided she wanted to go and see around the area.

12:24And while she was scooting along, she got her phone out to film the lake. And she recorded herself falling off the scooter. So there's this video of her like going along. And because she's got her phone out, the handlebars just kind of turn around. I don't know how that girl survives from life, seriously. It is incredible. It's so funny. and then she had all these people like trying to come up and help her and she got really embarrassed so she had to like run away. That is Jill to a T. So good. Literally to a T. Yeah, in a nutshell. Sorry, right, quarter finals. I really sidetracked us there. Where should we go first?

13:00Norway, Italy. Done deal. Right, who are you thinking? I think this might be a bit of an even game, you know. I think both teams have been very underwhelming. Yeah, that's why I'm just not sure. And both teams can equally turn it on and go to another level because they've not really hit their peak at all there's still so much more to come from both teams and Norway are one of them they've got exceptional individuals but it's whether they all decide to turn up or not I think Norway will edge it I think they have more quality but again it's whether they show that I don't know player for player they're better right if you go through that squad looking at that you'd think they should like Rach said they should like tip it and they should have more quality but I've just not seen it like I've not seen it from both teams I've not seen that gritty side but you'd like to think in knockout stages now that you're ready to give absolutely everything.

13:48Don't matter whoever wins because they're going to lose in the semis against England anyway, so whatever. I think that Norway have got really lucky so far. I don't think they've been that good in any of the games and yet somehow they've come through relatively comfortably. Against Switzerland, I thought Switzerland sort of shot themselves in the foot a little bit. They were a bit unfortunate there, to be honest. They managed to make the game against Iceland really, really difficult for themselves as well. They were cruising. And did that in 4-3 or something? Yeah, finished 4-3. And then I actually think against Finland, Carolyn Graham-Hanson scored basically from two crosses.

14:23There was an own goal and then there was a cross that kind of drifted to the back post and dropped in at the back post. So it wasn't like they'd been totally dominant. I do think that young kid's good though. I don't know how to pronounce her name. Oh, Senior Gulpza. She's absolutely amazing. I think they need to start with her because she did really well last game. I think as well, Italy have more of an attacking threat than the teams that they've played. I think that's where they might get a little bit undone because defensively they've not looked solid at all. And I just, I think when you look at their group, the teams that they played didn't really pose like a lot of attacking threat.

14:57Whereas I think Italy have more to offer going forward than the other teams. They're a bit an unusual team, I think. It's always a bit of a strange game when you play against Italy. They do have some moments where you're like, oh, decent. and then you're like flat hit and miss I think both just lack consistency so it is going to be interesting but that for me that quarter final is whoever turns up because both have been very like you said underwhelming Italy had that window where they scored against Spain and you thought oh wow they actually look half decent here and then Spain just kind of turned it on and it was over but they've got enough that they could hurt teams should we do England?

15:31Yes come on I'm buzzing for this game I'm so excited for it this is going to be a sick game but do you know what's annoying this is like a semi-final game. Yeah. Well, we played them in the semis, didn't we, in the Orioles? Don't you always think that? We always end up playing teams that is like the calibre of the game is more like a semi-final than a quarter-final. Yeah. And it's always a hard game. Sweden are tough, but I think we've got a lot of quality. Other than England, are they the best team in this half of the draw, do you think? Yeah. And look at their record in the group stages, like best defensive record, scoring goals, like very strong, got the momentum, like all players are very confident they have that grit and that like Rachel remember last time we played them that like never die mentality they do not stop they do not stop like they just keep going and going and going 100 % they're like I would say they're they've had a bit of a weird few years I think like they're they're always up there but never quite up there do you know what I mean like and I think they're sort of similar to Norway in the fact that they've got some unbelievable individual players but they just play it better as a team but it's I mean even in the Euros like I remember when we played them in the semis and we came off that pitch like how was big Sweden 4-0 like everyone going into that game being like this is a big game like not just because it's a semi-final but the severity of it but the fact that Sweden are dominant in most games like they beat Germany 4-1 in their last game.

16:53They've looked really good so far I think they've had a lot of consistency because that's why this is going to be so hard and both teams England and Sweden will be looking at this side of the draw to the final and you'd like to back yourselves so So it's even like extra motivation. Do you know what I mean? Like Rach said, they've always been up there, but they've never got there. So they might see this as their opportunity to finally go one further than they've ever done. And Sweden have my second favourite Chelsea player in the team. Go on, tell us about her. Canna Ridd. Is that how you say last name?

17:26She is so good. Honestly, for the last two years, she's been in my team of the year. I actually think I voted her for player of the year. I think she's so good. that little chop she does the chop mate you know it's coming i'm like why are you so foolish to fall for it you know it's coming she's always gonna do it no but it's like but you've always said that about me about my cruif like you know it's coming but you just she chops and then chopped and then chopped and the defenders just fall down like honestly thank god thank god i didn't play against her in my left back era because she is very very good like 1v1 she will she'll take you on every single time and she's fast she's powerful she's so athletic like she will not stop I remember when Chelsea played Barca and when we beat him away I think it was 1-0 and literally in the like 85th minute the girl is literally playing wing back and sprinted from our goal line carried the ball the whole length of the pitch and everyone else is like just take it to the corner get to the corner and my girl is just sprinting away like she yeah she is a pain for any fallback she will take you on like that is definitely an outlet I think For me, she's the biggest threat for Sweden, like, about a country mile.

18:32Like, yeah, they do have really good individuals, but I think they're a team that are solid defensively, but very good going forward, which I would say that is like England. Not like England, because we're better, but like, it's a game where it's quite evenly matched in terms of, like, the style that they both want to play. I think the first bit might be a bit cagey, like, trying to suss each other out, like, who plays what formation, like, what's the... But again, they are very similar because like you said, Rach, Sweden will also go very direct. If they can get to goal in one pass, they'll do it.

19:03If they can build up, they'll build up. Especially Blacksternius up front. Yeah, they've got a lot of runners. Can I quickly ask you about her? I'm so intrigued by this because I think she's one of those players that in any given game, just suddenly out of nothing can make something happen on her own. And equally, I can imagine that maybe as a teammate or actually even as an opponent, you don't really know what you're going to get from her. Because one minute she'll tie the run to perfection. She's a little bit unpredictable, yeah. Yeah. And I wondered if she's difficult to defend against because she is constantly on the line.

19:40She's constantly looking to get in behind to the point where she's offside maybe three, four times a game. I mean, perhaps at times when she shouldn't be, but I imagine that's really, really tough to actually pick, to be like, God, I might have to just go with her just in case she's on this time. Definitely. She's one of those players that she always makes you check your position defensively and you can never, ever cheat. Like she's one of those where, especially the team and the players that they have, they'll look to draw someone in and she'll just take that space in behind. because she's always on the move.

20:12You're always thinking more about her than your game or in possession. You've always got to know where she is. And like you said, she'll make something out of nothing. And I actually think she don't get enough credit. I think a lot of the other bigger names get all the credit and all the limelight. But she is someone that works her absolute arse off. She'll press anything. She'll run in behind at any given moment. She will come into feet, but I think her best game is the counterattacks and running in behind, which kind of suits the way Sweden play as well. They've got a lot of pocket players. And then she's stretching the back line, which is so hard to defend.

20:46Like you just feel so expansive. But like I say, she's quick, she's powerful. They've got a lot of aerial threats. So she's definitely one. I think her and Yo-Yo, if they both play together, then it's definitely something that you need to lock in on. Otherwise, yeah, they can be very, very dangerous. Just quickly, finally, do you keep, I know I asked you this before, but knowing that you're going to have Plaquistinius on that side do you keep Jess in the middle and Alex at left back? I don't think she'll change it I don't think she'll change it but I think that could potentially be a problem and I think we'd probably have to drop a little bit and defend the space you'd rather the ball be going to feet than in behind because if you let Yo-Yo in behind she'll be in on she's either in on goal or she's putting a cross in so I just think you have to defend smart but Alex is a she's a very experienced defender she's come up against players like that but she's not played fullback for a long time so you know it's whether you can keep that intensity up for 90 minutes against someone that can keep that intensity for 90 minutes can be some good battles in there isn't there but yeah I don't like Rachel I don't think anything will change I just think that we have to be very mindful of that and really think about defending the space and not cheating because they will just put the ball in behind especially if you've got someone like Magda playing at the back she can ping it straight in behind so you've just got to know their threats right time for us to take a short break when we come back we'll talk about the other two quarterfinals and obviously end with what we've been grateful for this week this episode is brought to you by welch's fruit snacks back to school season can be tough on parents but choosing a snack you and your kids can both get behind doesn't have to be stock up on welch's fruit snacks made with whole fruit and now made with no artificial dyes It's a snack kids already love and one you can feel good about giving them.

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24:53It's a little bit later on in the week. And it just means there's a chance for locally people to get a little bit excited about it. And I think the best chance that Switzerland have is to try and make the game a bit emotional. Try and make it feel like a bit of a ding dong, feel like a bit of a clash. get as much home advantage as they possibly can to try and just do anything to get Spain out of their rhythm because we saw the other night, even when Italy managed to get their noses in front, as soon as Spain get into a rhythm and just start to suck the life out of the game, you just go, oh, they're just going to win it.

25:27So you sort of feel that Switzerland have to do anything they can to try and make it feel almost like an FA Cup game, right? You want to try and make it feel really bitty, fractious, as many fouls as possible, get Spain out of a rhythm and then whenever you can counter-attack be ruthlessly direct because I don't think it's going to work for them to try and play on the ball at all. Spain are just that team where when you think oh right this is their level they just go up another level they just have that ability that the individuals have that ability they have that mindset and I do agree I just think this is Spain front to back like I think first half second half I think they'll just motor on they've got the momentum the only positive for Switzerland is Spain are conceding like they have been conceding no matter like how many goals they score they are vulnerable defensively and you know you can put the ball on the back of the net but I just think Spain's quality is just going to be too much and when you're chasing goals you're then opening yourselves open with Spain's quality I just think yeah I think it's a strong position for them to go into Exactly the same as you guys I think this has got Spain written all over it but equally I do think Switzerland can like they are a team that can annoy you Who's the chick in midfield?

26:37she's won all the player of the matches Reuteler I think she's been outstanding do you know what she could be the player for Switzerland that really get a hold of this game and like break up play put fouls in Spain hate that they're always whinging they're always on the floor they hate being tackled that's what I think you've got to do because it's not like like rattle them Reutel them rattle them oh I see what you did there you didn't pick up what I was putting down there did you Bill sorry I thought it was a lag on the internet I feel bad now because I've like absolutely battered Switzerland and said they're going to get steamrolled because they have got some brilliant players like Schurtenleib is a really really exciting young player Benny on the right wing back is really really exciting as well midfield three have been fantastic Roy to like obviously now this is becoming a fake podcast because he's not speaking the truth Ben has now just realised he wants to remain in Switzerland keep on digging I don't want to get kicked out hey listen Spain are just a higher quality team like that's just it.

27:36You literally could put on pretty much all of Spain's bench and barely feel like there's any drop in quality. I think what I'll say about like a team like say Switzerland who is historically probably not got as far as this I think if it was like an England-Spain you're not going to tell England to go or make it defensively horrible for them like sit back and like annoy them. The top tier teams like top four, top five teams are going to play against them because that equally that annoys them as well so there's ways of getting at them but I think for a team like Switzerland it is smarter to go a bit more on the how do we rattle them side Don't play into their hands almost like if that means going long and tucking in and that's the way you don't concede for 70 minutes and then you get an off chance counter and then you win the game then do it like this is knockout stages you do whatever it takes to win and regardless of what it looks like you do that and sometimes you have to accept that you're playing against a team that's better than you you're always going confident but with how Spain have been performing you'd be very naive to go in with any other mentality other than shit we need to be fucking on it this time like this game has to be our best game no silly fouls no silly set pieces like no silly goals like if it needs to go in the channels stick it in the channels they do not want to be running towards their own goal they're not comfortable doing that Rachel said it before they like to be on the ball they're not used to defending so make them run backwards make them run to their own goal so you never know you never know we'll wait and see Ideally you want to see Switzerland nick a goal don't you just nick a go and actually suddenly make Spain feel like a game well it's been done Italy did it need to be going in though I think nil-nil at a minimum half time nil-nil then you can start to like take a few risks but still be compact knowing that you've got 45 minutes to make history and go to the semis so we will see but very exciting game next France-Germany I think it's going to be the quarter final to look out for isn't it I don't think it is Ben I think England-Sweden is going to be more of an exciting game than this I think I've been a little bit, again, underwhelmed with Germany.

29:37But they do have the quality to turn it on, and especially in knockouts, right? But I just think, for me, coming off the back of a 4-1 drumming, that was like your last game going into the quarterfinal off Sweden. Like, that's got to have knocked their confidence a little bit. That was such a weird game, though. Don't you think it was like a bizarre game? The red card. Either of you ever done that before? No, what are you doing? I didn't actually see it. Save it on the line, Rach. Whamza She's on the line They're only 2-1 down At this point So it's not even like It's not even like The game's over And she's gone and like Dived and made a save It's ridiculous I'd be so pissed I'd be so pissed Oh my god I have not seen this It was unbelievable It was ridiculous One you've just Cossed yourself Like for the next game Game's over then right Yeah the game You've made it very Very difficult You're playing against A top team that can Punish you Like you've put yourself In a very difficult position And now you've made The rest of your team Tired because they're playing with a player down for a huge amount of minutes i'm not talking like less 10 minutes you've made them play a player down like that is tiring yeah i think that's a bit of a silly move to be honest it's 2-1 like you said it's 2-1 even if it goes in like all right well you've got enough quality to get one back problem is sometimes though sometimes people's instinct is to just do that i don't know why but like i don't know if people always mean like oh yeah let me just get myself sent off here like sometimes like you just want to stop from going in i don't know So if you watch it back, for me, that's not an accidental...

31:02Well, I haven't seen it, to be fair. Go and watch it. And on the next episode, let me know. But personally, it doesn't look... Ben, does it look accidental to you? Because I... Oh, it's nonsense. I think she's... I think she's... I'm like, what are you... There's the AR. You can see as well. It's on the biggest stage in a tournament. Maybe she was a goalkeeper in her previous life. You can see as well as she's walking off. She's like, sort of speaking to herself like, what on earth did I just do? Yeah, she didn't react in a way that was like, oh, no way, ref. Like she was like, oh, fuck. But also now, think of it as well.

31:34If you're a defender that's on the bench and you've now got to come in for a quarterfinal against a team that are very much in form and very, very powerful, France, that defender, now you're stepping in and yes, you always say, be ready, be ready for your moment. But coming in at a quarterfinal against France as a defender, bearing in mind their front three are their best players, that's hard. and as defenders you don't come on for 10 minutes 20 minutes like you either start or you don't start chuck this out there Julia Gwynn obviously got injured at the beginning of the tournament so that's both of their first choice right backs out and whoever comes in will be playing against Sunday Baltimore so it's imagine that what a baptism of fire that is in you come all I'm going to say is get your shots in get your Red Bull down your neck you're going to be busy as much caffeine as you possibly can before that game and it's then it's the relationship so and right back as well you're very much involved in the attacking play just as much as the defensive play so it's like a complete disruption and that's where maybe germany have been a little bit underwhelming as well rach like you said because losing your captain as well that's a she was a big part of the way they play and she was like their driver like she was their energy it's like she started attack she's defensively solid so it's like now there's another change oh and then another change it is really hard to just quickly adapt like that tournament so yeah I think it was just silly I think it was really really silly I think France win this I think they'll edge it I think it'll be exciting because I don't think Germany are easy to beat and I hope France don't go into it thinking oh Sweden battered them like we'll do the same because they'll just go yeah we're back wait so what are your four semi-finalists then France Spain England Norway yeah good semi-finals them as well aren't they it's gonna be exciting in the quarters the quarters are very exciting games because it's not like you're not quite in the thick of it yet once you get to the semis it's like right shit but I think yeah knockouts it's anyone's isn't it anyone's but anyway so before we get on to our gratitudes guys we have noticed just a little something that more than half of you watching on YouTube haven't subscribed yet to the Daily Brightness podcast so if you haven't so what are you doing click the damn button stop hanging about and get your notifications turned on and we'll make you laugh and smile.

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34:26I'm grateful for Sam Fender's new song that's kind of got stuck in my head. Bit of an earworm. And I've just been listening to it all the time. I don't know if you two are like this, right? But with music, I'm one of those people that can just get like latched on to something. Yeah, me, that's me. Quite on repeat. I can listen to it and then click start again. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I probably drive people around me mad. but I just kind of like get a bit obsessive with it. Like I'd be walking down the road and I'd listen to the song and I'd be like, oh, that is that. And then I'm just like, 10 more times.