Horrible Halo, Manchester Is Blue and Some Dubious Refereeing

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2:50Rach:How are you? I'm good, thanks, Bestie. Do you want some good news? Yeah, come on, please. Guess what I surprised my mum and dad with the other day? What? I've bought their house, so my childhood house. No way. Yeah, I bought it, so it's done and dusted. They weren't going to let me do it, but I was always going to do it, and then I've been umming and ahhing about moving, and one thing and another's, like, not really going to plan, and things, like, everything I've viewed I've not liked. Nice. So yeah, a little bit of investment there But also I get to keep our childhood home I love that I love stuff like sentimental Like keeping it in the family That's exciting I told mum and dad after the game And they were like My mum slapped me straight away She was like Millie, what the hell?

3:31Rach:That's so exciting Well, congrats, I guess Thanks, bestie So yeah, a little bit of good news there But I'm okay And how weird is this? This is a bit freaky, bestie Why? so my plumber was putting my boiler in um he was doing it last week so i finally got that in and he was like oh you know you've got um your loft's quite big and i've never been in it it's in my bedroom but obviously it's a high ceiling so i've got no ladders that fit and i was like no and he was like it's all boarded out and he was like there's some boxes up there i went well i've never been in loft that's weird so what is it i don't know at best i didn't look i was too scared to look i just threw them all the way chucked them all the way he went there's three boxes up here but now i've got loads of storage space but more importantly who's been in my down loft someone's living up there yeah but the people before you probably left something there i said i watch all them films where people are living in the walls and stuff no thanks anyway we are now going to talk about dun dun dun sky sport flop halo the tiktok channel now this is something that i think a lot of women in sport would feel really strongly about.

4:39Like when I saw it, thought it was a joke. I actually thought it was a joke. Like, you know them Twitter accounts that's like a spin-off of like Sky Sports or Sky Sports of USL spin-off. I was like, oh, it's got to be a joke. Like they're taking the piss.

4:51Rach:You almost think like, oh, it's just another one of those accounts like trying to like almost like mock the game. Like I don't know who was behind it. Like I'm not digging on Sky. I'm not shitting on Sky like I love Sky, right? I'm not shitting on them whatsoever, right? But I just think, first of all, the label, the little sister, you may as well have just called us little girls like what do you mean the little sister like when did sky sports become the big brother like i also we are strong independent athletic women i think it's a good lesson learned and i think this is why it's important that we talk about it because i think especially in the women's game and everything that we've experienced and all the barriers that we have to constantly break down and all the comments that are made about us and how we're labelled and we've had people mock the women's game oh they shouldn't be on the pitch, get back to the kitchen da da da da, like I feel like this is why it's so important we do talk about it because I think it is it should be a lesson learnt and it should be a lesson for anyone else out there that's trying to do something a little bit different, just remember that firstly I'd like to know the reasoning behind it and where the idea came from.

6:02I think use your power and your platform as Sky to speak to those that it affects, right? So like if it's directly impacting females in sport, not just football, like whatever, women in sport, right? Speak to them and see, just gauge an opinion on what they feel is right. Because I believe that majority of the women would be like, don't think it's a great idea. Because do you know what? Like we fought so long and hard to get women's sport, women's football to where we want it to be, right? On equal playing field. So when I turn on Sky Sports News in the morning, which I do every single morning, first thing I do when I come downstairs, make a coffee, put Sky Sports News on, bit of background noise, can see what's happening.

6:44I want the headlines to be Serena's naming her team at 11am. Millie has broken another record in the WSL. I want these things to be seen. I don't want to have to go navigate TikTok to a female-friendly orange and pink and peach and cutesy thing butterflies to find out what the news is like we fought long and hard to get onto this platform where to exist in the same spaces as men so like the WSL comes on the side live with all of the sport all of the fixtures of the weekend and like the results like we have in our changing rooms at Villa Park like Sky Sports is just on yeah so like we were able to see like if you kick off at 12 and we're at three for example we'll be able to see like your results and like live updates.

7:32Like I don't want to be going on my phone and looking on TikTok to find out those results. Like, I don't know. I get the concept.

7:39Rach:I think good intentions. Yes. I think they've noticed, they've obviously noticed that something needed, something extra needs to be done. But I think as people, as women that have fought for many, many, many, many years, I think just like we've been working so hard to like bridge the gap and for men and women to exist in sport at the same capacity, with the same rights. No, we'll get a five-minute showing on Sky, the men get hours and hours. We've fought so hard to exist in the same capacity. We don't want it to be separate. We also don't want our fans to be separate to the men's. Fans are fans.

8:19Rach:This is what I would love to happen in the next generation. It's not women's fans and men's fans. It's just fans. You're just fans of Chelsea, you're just fans of England. always say right about tennis like you go to wimbledon you don't say oh i'm going to watch the ladies tennis like you're going to watch tennis and i have this idea with everyone all exactly that's like the my staple thing that i go to because it's just like that's a fact it's not sky men's sport sky sports men's news i do i do need i do need an explanation i need to understand where the idea came from do you know what though what i will say is massive respect to Sky for rectifying it like instantly as well like it didn't last long did it, like it didn't age well but fair play to go we dropped the ball there a little bit probably did things a little bit wrong appreciate your feedback, we're not going to do that I actually, I think that is a huge compliment to Sky and the producers and whoever's working on this behind the scenes that okay hold my hands up drop the ball, won't do that let's look at something else.

9:21Rach:I think even the for me, the other lesson is just widen your your thought process that in sport women we're strong we're athletic we have broad shoulders we might not we don't want to be referred to as like little sis or little girls or we might not all like pink and and like the glitz and the glam like in in women's sport you can be whatever you want to be and that is the beauty of it we all look very different we all have different body shapes different builds we can be very muscular and be very feminine at the same time like i think it's very dangerous to try and create a bracket where like women's fans have to be a type of way or if you're in sport you have to look a type of way no you can be what you want to be and i do genuinely believe that the intentions were good but i do think i'm so so happy that it's been rectified and taken down on that note we're going to take a quick break and then we've got more to come after.

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11:32welcome back to daily brightness let's move on to the footy obviously we started the week off with the manchester derby which manchester turned blue did you watch the game i watched part of it yeah yeah we turned it on like after training and that might i feel like the city was just all over them i think having hempo back hempo makes a massive difference like you notice when alex goes out from them and you notice when he goes out and then there are two people that just like get them through the gears. And I think Hemphill coming back brought a massive shift in a positive direction

12:03Rach:for City. They've got a new energy about them. But yeah, they obviously would be disappointing for United. They've been on such a good run. But listen, everyone has blips in the season. So it's what makes it interesting now. It's got to be a hard one. I think obviously you know like Champions League midweek like it is tough. But obviously coming off the back of a loss against us then going and getting a really good win against PSG and then getting in a pretty tough beating against City. It's tough to then pick yourself up again. Two in a row in the league. It's hard. And also, you can't help but think when you're competing at the top and you're competing for that end result, which is the title, you can't afford any more losses.

12:44Rach:You can't afford to be dropping a lot of points. It's just not... Because then you're constantly relying on the next team to drop points and you don't ever want to be in that position. You need to be in control of it, don't you? 100 % you can't have two losses like that's it makes a big difference I'm telling you it's hard but listen it's hard but at the top you have to and it's hard doing that schedule Champions League it's really hard really really hard but I do think City were really really strong and I think I saw a clip of like even me tomorrow like tracking back and slide tackling and it seems like a different energy like they brought a slight about that's how I thought also did you see them to bump their heads.

13:26I've actually never seen that where two people just like massive egg on their head. Instant.

13:33Rach:Medically, I need an explanation of why it just goes boop. They were like two like a woojo. It's perfect. Did you see them both go like this? They were looking at each other like Oh, they do hurt those. But medically, if someone can like text into the podcast, what is it? Why does it just go boop? Straight away as well. Instant. But yeah, hopefully they're both alright though because that was a nasty clash that was a nasty clash yeah probably should ask our physios and doctors tomorrow shouldn't we really they'll be like why do you want to know that nothing just intrigue just want to know moving on Liverpool Chelsea obviously not the result you wanted but your 211th WSL appearance breaking little peanuts record hi Rich hi Millie it's Jordan here I'm just here to congratulate the legend that is Millie Bright on becoming the all time appearance holder in the WSL I think we all know how much hard work and dedication goes into playing that many games and at such a high level so yeah we're all proud of you and keep smashing it and doing what you're doing and long may it continue but yeah what an achievement Millie, absolute legend and hopefully see you both soon Aww, she's so cute thanks little bean that's her nickname by the way for anyone wondering That's for you innit but for me it's peanut for me I think I think I've touched on it before but like it's two of my favourite people like battling out for that record like I just it it couldn't have become like more full circle for me I love Peanut she doesn't get anywhere near as much credit as she as she should no I would agree and she's also a massive legend within her own right like she's won everything like shout out to Peanut and yeah shout out to her podcast with Nikita Pitched Pod check it out put that on your Monday morning listen after ours obviously obviously you subscribed to us first now that's obviously got to be a special one for you as well breaking the record of all time appearance holder yeah it was nice but it just kind of went over my head it's always a way in it when you don't get the win I was so pissed off with the performance yeah it was just an off day for us but I think it's one of these moments where we all sit here and say we had an off day but Liverpool were Liverpool were brilliant I feel like they're starting to just take off their season now aren't they Yeah they were so hard to break down Like they literally gave everything You know like normally when a team's in a low block And you're like oh they'll tie you soon Just like they didn't tie you And then they hit us on the counter Like obviously they got the goal off the counter Which defensively like we were poor But then they had chances in the second half as well Where they could have scored again And again we had chances But we're not you know we need to be a little bit more ruthless And putting it in the back of the net But listen they were tough like they just defended and defended and defended and defended but I think for them they'll take a lot of positives from that but for us it was just a real bad day and everyone will say it's still a point it's not the end of the world but like I just said if you're competing to win and for titles like we have to be we have to demand a lot a lot more from ourselves and yeah we just came off really disappointed so the appearance thing just went poop I just went straight over me and I was like, whatever, go again.

16:46Rach:We've got a massive game Thursday, so we're just focusing on that now. Another Derby, Spurs-Arsenal. I was shocked at this one. No, Neil. See, I wasn't. Really? I called this being a draw from... I thought they would have been goals, though. No, I didn't. Hi, this is Garolinica from Goalhangers. The rest is football. This episode is brought to you by Wise. It's only when you start moving money between currencies that you really think about the exchange rate, the fee and what might be hidden away in the small print. Whether you're living abroad, paying someone overseas or just trying to manage your money across borders, you want a fair exchange rate, an easy transfer and no surprises along the way.

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19:28Rach:I seen the stat the other day Of a ridiculous amount of minutes-wise is like super, super low to then come on and start in a massive derby game like this. No, she was playing really well. I thought she played really well. But obviously like Mido and McKay came off at half-time. Obviously don't know the reasons behind that. But yeah, I think Arsenal were on top. But I don't know, I think Spurs are one to watch this year for me. I think they play nice football. They've always got that grit though, aren't they? Yeah, I think obviously Arsenal struggled recently to get wins. So I didn't, for me, I thought it would be a draw.

20:01I didn't think nil-nil, but I didn't think it'd be like a 4-3 thriller. I thought it'd be a draw, like a tight game. Yeah, it's interesting. Tough again coming off the back of their game against Bayern in the week. Again, midweek changed everything, doesn't it? Especially Champions League. It's definitely interesting, more at the top at the minute. It really is.

20:19Rach:And then, on to your game, Villa-London City. Yeah, really disappointing actually. I think especially to concede two offset pieces, that was frustrating for us because obviously we've we've done really well on set pieces this year attacking and defending so that's always disappointing but do you know what I think going into the game I was thinking like London City they're just really random in my opinion in terms of their results so not the way they play like they're a good team like obviously played that game yeah it's been very up and down though but yeah it's like they'll lose against Everton but then they'll thump Tottenham 4-2 and it's just very like sort of like hit and miss that you don't really know which because obviously they're new in the league it's quite a hard way to predict which way they're going to go but I thought they were really good I think I came in that game obviously really late last minute because Patsy was sick so I had to throw myself in the deep end against a comer guy but they're good, they're really good I think they're growing something I think they will be, they can become amazing I said that, I didn't think they were going to fly at the start of the season but I think they're definitely a team that are going to grow the longer the season goes on they're going to grow a team but they have too good of a player to just not be good do you know what I mean?

21:29Yeah Gayora midfield joke absolute joke mate like she's amazing

21:33Rach:they have a lot of quality a lot of quality it's just getting that and I think they are starting to gel we said that from the beginning didn't we we did and they're starting to get results like they're putting the ball on the back of the net that's another thing they went from conceding a lot to now not conceding a lot and now scoring a lot so like the scales have completely flipped but that's a strange one it's a strange one it's going to be interesting to see like I think they'll be absolutely fine it's just how high up they go but yeah I think really frustrating for us I mean we've got a massive massive massive game this week right in the grand scheme of things probably it's the outside looking in anyone that doesn't know Birmingham and the history it's like just a whatever game but Villa against Birmingham is like that is a big big big derby like doesn't happen often doesn't happen in the men's game often if anyone in Birmingham is listening to this go and support that game go to the game be a fan because I think that is going to be an entertaining game.

22:28I think it's...

22:28Rach:Please do me one thing. Give Gigi a massive hug and tell her that I miss her and I love her. Also, never knew she played for Blues. Literally never knew. What? Honestly, I didn't know she'd signed for them and then I saw something on Martha Harris' Instagram and I was like, G's so young, plays for Birmingham. How did that happen? She is. I tell you what, if you get any free kicks, just make sure they're far away from goal because she is one of the best free kick takers I've ever witnessed. I can't believe she's there. That's a wild one. In my time. But yeah, give her a hug. I will do I miss her so much I will do But yeah that is a huge game So I wish you all the best And yeah like she said If you are in the local area Get yourself down there Cheer them on Big game Big derby game Up the villa Brighton Leicester That was a bit of a whitewash wasn't it 4-1 I think but Brighton are a bit of They're a bit of one of them as well for me They like can't really like work out where they're going But I think on the outside looking in We're probably one of those teams as well Like we beat Man United and then we draw against Leicester, we draw against Everton, we lose against...

23:29But don't you think that's credit to the league as well?

23:31Rach:Yeah, absolutely. That also is how much better this league has got. And that's also now like all what was before has gone. Like for the first time this year, I feel like you can't actually predict results or be like, oh, they tipped that one. They have the better advantage, they should potentially win or they've got the better chance of winning. I feel like for this season first time ever I'm like God I really don't know how that's going to go I feel like it's so competitive I think that's why we're seeing results up and down but I think it's a good thing for the league I think it's definitely a lot more competitive top to bottom in terms of where people are in standings and we're at the top and Liverpool at the bottom and people go into that and just assume we'd go and win but it's not the case at all and I think sometimes as well where you are in the league does not reflect on your performances and it doesn't reflect what teams are displaying.

24:27I think that's what, like, when I was in the end of WSL, that's, like, kind of what I loved about it. It's, like, on any given day, any team can beat any team. And when I first came back to the WSL, I was like, that doesn't happen. Like, you've got your top four and then everyone underneath is kind of like, oh, are they going to win? Are they not going to win? It's, like, it's almost like survival, right? If you rewind to this time last year, and we would be talking about how, where we were in the league, right? It's like, if you're not in the top four, it's kind of like, oh, the points are kind of really close.

24:58Now I feel like there's a lot of change in the league. And again, I think it is credit to the league and it's credit to the strength and depth of what teams are now creating. But it is getting a lot more competitive. And I quite like that. It's exciting, I think. However many games you've drawn this season, you would have absolutely walked those games in the past. Do you know what I mean? So I think it is a credit to the league, But yeah, I feel for Leicester because I think they've got a really good side and they are hard to beat. They are hard to break down. Obviously, I know the scoreline doesn't reflect that.

25:33Rach:That's the thing, it doesn't always reflect. Also, people think 4-1, oh my God, whatever. But you don't see the chances created by the team that necessarily lost. So I do think it's competitive, but I also like that there is a lot of goals. I think it's like 4-2 or 4-3 or 2-1. I think it's super, super close. And I just think, yeah, I think this after Christmas is going to get real tasty. So I'm excited. It's a really, really tough league this year. Like really, really tough. I think the next game sums it up. West Ham 3, Everton 1. Like that's a wild one. Never, ever, ever, ever predicted that.

26:13Obviously, we played Everton a couple of weeks ago, drew against them. and again they're like a solid side they're like quite hard to play against but I just like West Ham was struggling at the bottom like no points on the board you know really struggling but I mean huge for West Ham to get a win on the board huge and probably a little bit of a shout out for Anouk Denton getting her goal and getting an England call up in the same week so shout out to you congrats girly I think it's good for West Ham to get that win I think Everton will be disappointed but West Ham's not an easy place to go to it never is it's always a battle exciting week i think it is more to come block and delete time my favorite part of the day okay so before before we get into some that we've been sent in what's yours for this week can you go i need to have a think mine is temporary traffic lights no it causes so much so much chaos it's actually less about temporary lights and more about people dilly-dallying the way through at the temporary lights.

27:15Yeah. It's a yellow. It's yellow.

27:18Rach:Don't stop there. No, red means stop. Yellow and green means go. Anyway. Mine, you've kind of triggered one because it did happen to me the other day. Pottles. Why do I pay the government? Why am I paying for stuff if you're not going to fix the damn roads? Because you know what's happened? I've hit a pottle and guess what's happened to my tyre? I've now got an egg on it and I've been driving, which is very dangerous, and now I've got to get a brand new tyre. What are we paying for? When you ask the physios and the doctors about the lump on everyone's head, ask what happens to your tyre. Yeah.