“Ruthless” City Dominate Title Race, Arsenal Are Champions Cup Winners, And A Healthy Dose of 90s Nostalgia

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1:53Rach:hello everyone welcome to daily brightness if you haven't listened to our previous episode with ellie roebuck it's a good one so make sure you don't miss out on it but first of all before we move on rach how are we good yeah um pretty same as last week really obviously still out so yeah a bit frustrating yeah it's a bit of a different week for me what my week usually looks like but other than that yeah all good yeah aside from your result yeah it's obviously hard like we we ain't lost we haven't had a result like that since 2018 when we lost to arsenal at kings meadow 5-1 i think it was i actually saw a post today that said that you've not not lost back to back since our gb jones was 11 yeah it's crazy i don't know why it was comparable to that it's crazy it's really hard to take um so i think for me like i don't know like i take losses really really hard i think first and foremost you always look at yourself don't you and yeah i think spent the whole of last night just like i should have done this could have done that so yeah it's a bit of a bit of a hard one to be honest i had a day off today so just kind of just been chilling with the dogs and just reset yeah sorting sort myself out ready to get back in tomorrow but other than that all all good um some exciting things going on in life so that's nice my sister's one day closer to giving birth to the baby so yeah i'm really excited i can't wait and it literally falls on international break as well so i'll be back home um for that whole week so yeah hopefully she has it and i'm praying i want a little baby niece please please I was going to say, you need a little girl.

3:32Rach:Too many nephews and, God, yeah, too many. Too many men. Too many, many men. As long as the baby's healthy, we're all happy and, yeah, I'll be buzzing. But, yeah, super excited for that. So, lots to look forward to. But, yeah, all is good. All is good. Good. One foot in front of the other. You know how it goes. One day after the other. A journey starts with a single step. Exactly. Shall we crack on to the game? Yeah, let's go straight into your game. Get it out of the way. Bit of a drumming against Man City. But I think, like I said to you before, we lost, was it 6-1 or 6-0? 6-1, I think, against City.

4:10And obviously you lost 5-1. And I said to you after that game, I was like, they're ruthless this year. Like, they're relentless. Like, they never fail to just keep pumping, pumping, pumping.

4:20Rach:Listen, they're at the top of the table for a reason. They're the best team in the league right now. And yeah, I think it was a, listen, we'd already put ourselves in a hard position anyway. And I think playing against a team like that away is extremely difficult, but it was such a weird, it was such a weird game, like first half. And I will say this, I said it in an interview and I think there's been a little bit of a misunderstanding in what I've said, which I think for the ones that don't really understand football, I think it's easy to take this out of context. and yeah I've copped a lot of copped a lot of heat to be honest and as always a lot of hate comes with bad results but I guess it's becoming part and parcel of the game now unfortunately from fans but yeah first half what I was trying to say is their keeper made more saves than Hannah meaning we're putting the pressure on we were in their half like it felt like we were in City's half the whole of the first half they had those two chances and to be honest both are preventable I think again like in these games it's fine margins it's down to such small things and and these sorts of teams you just can't give them off half a yard like they just city are so clinical and so ruthless and they have been all season they don't necessarily need a million chances they'll they'll score off like two or three and in the first half they had two and scored two so that's what you know I was trying to get that point across is like we came in at half time actually really positive although we were two nil down we were positive because we were like you know we were playing good we had more of the ball we had a lot of possession we were in their half like keeper made a lot of saves had a lot of corners so we were putting the pressure on so we were thinking you know we're creating a lot let's let's try and finish now and then second half obviously chasing the game spaces open up they've got fantastic front line and and caroline adds you probably one of her best games all season but again like we we concede from a corner where corner comes in don't win the first ball we don't win the second ball and then she is fast as hell on on the counter attack and and she scores but honestly what I will say is the team gave absolutely everything and yeah you could look at every single player and we gave absolutely everything like not one of us had anything left to give and we were trying and trying and trying and you know we managed to pull one back we had another opportunity where you know they lost the ball in the back line and and we could have scored again which again you get another goal it changes the game yet again but listen it was a mountain to climb in the second half against a team that's in its best form I've seen City in for a long time so yeah super disappointing but you just have to dust yourselves off It's never over until the Fat Lady Sings obviously like you said business end of the season like anything could happen between now and then but obviously it's looking a little bit unlikely that you'll go on and jump above them so does that mean you now switch main focus to finish as strong as you can Champions League secured Yeah 100 % I think every game before was a must win game Anyway whereas now it absolutely Is a must win game and we've got a huge game Coming up at Spurs away Which now The focus is to And it's really weird I've never been in this position I've never in all the years I've been at Chelsea We've never been in a position where we're saying Finish as high as possible So it is like a New weird experience And I think that's why the loss was so hard to take.

7:42What I will say is though if I'm going to put a positive spin on this, you know me like to give a positive spin to everything It me bestie because I'm in need of one come on. You keep winning the league right every year for however many years but you've never won the Champions League so maybe you don't win the league you win the Champions League Maybe that's what this test for you is.

8:04Rach:I mean I'll manifest that for sure but yeah There's still so much to play for though that's the thing like it's not a matter of it's not a matter of like oh we can't win the league like we stop trying like no we have to finish we have to finish second like that's that's the aim to finish as high as possible um and it's hard not it's hard not for me to think we can go on and win the league like it's really really hard and even if that's like absolutely impossible which some people will think it is my mentality is still like we go out with that mentality that we we still want to win the league yeah I think that shows from like the back end of where you played yeah the way you finished yesterday like obviously going on and getting the goal but you can still see like it's not like you know and you get when you get five goals put past you especially when you're not used to that yeah it's a bit like what could which way could it go but like you said yeah everything and you could see that later it's hard but yeah there's still so much to play for like that's I think that's one thing in the group like with there's no time to dwell at all there's no pity party around here and we certainly won't be allowing that we've got league cup final fa cup champions league um you know still so much to play for in the league as well like this is not a time to to be having a pity party yes we've had a bad loss um but listen the fans are incredible for sticking behind as well so definitely appreciate those but yeah anyway moving on city of playing out the skin they're they're listen there they are at the top for a reason um credit where credit's due and like I said from our point a lot was preventable which is really really frustrating but against the top teams it's fine margins and yeah we have to reflect and we have to take the good parts out though because like I said the first half their keeper did make more saves than we had to meaning we had the pressure on so we have to find the positives we can't just look at everything that went wrong we have to find the positives, move forward and as always one foot in front of the other that's what we do exactly, moving on your game oh really really annoying yeah I didn't go to the game I needed a bit of a break from life in general really so I went home spent some time with my family because I just needed to yeah I've seen that it's nice yeah so that was nice to get home but obviously watch the game and I think having not been in all the meetings this week my understanding was Everton were loading the backposts and set pieces so really disappointed to concede two set pieces at the backpost and I said it last week I was like just keep that run going of losing at home because we've got them next but you know these things happen and it's something for us where I think it's really frustrating because I think we've been quite dominant in attacking set pieces but conceded quite a few off defensive set pieces and as a team we do pride ourselves in that yeah intrigued to see like what the review's like of that but yeah I think for us it's extremely disappointing conceding two set pieces but one so late on 89th minute is never it's an awful one to be on the receiving end of but I think we need to like you always say quickly move on because our next run of games are huge, we've got Liverpool away so we've gone Everton away, Liverpool away and Tottenham at home in the next 2-3 so I think Liverpool obviously lost yesterday but I think they're definitely on the rise and they'll be a tough opposition so I think even more so, that one was disappointing because there obviously haven't had the best run at home Everton you know we haven't started the season this part of the season as strong as we ended the last half of the season really strong and you kind of want to take that momentum into the start of this half of the season obviously we beat Brighton my last game that I played in and that was a good win like good one for the fans at home being a goal down and then we've had Arsenal Man United two really tough games, obviously, and then Everton, which is one where I thought that we could get over the line, which is no disrespect to Everton at all.

12:05I just thought we... I always back us, especially, you know, against teams that are below us. But it's not put us in the best spot now, obviously falling down to eighth. So really, really disappointed with that. But, you know, like you say, regroup, pick ourselves up and then go and try and do the best we can to get three points away at Liverpool in the weekend.

12:25Rach:So you can do, bestie. I think it's been a really weird season, to be honest. I think there's been a lot of fixtures that one minute it's up, then it's down, then it's up, then it's down. I think for all teams have experienced that. I will say Ruby Macy's deliveries, though, were bad on the money. Honestly, I've screamed out for her all season. I think she's been solid all season. I think she's definitely a play that goes under the radar for me, to be honest. I think she's very consistent in her game. I mean, I'm always full of praise for her, one of the youngsters coming through. But I think for you as well I always think something like Set pieces It's an easier fix than if it was open play And you were getting pulled apart Do you know what I mean?

13:05Rach:It seems solid in open play That's why I think it stings a little bit more Yeah, it's a little bit hard to take Exactly But listen, I wish you all the best moving forward And hopefully you can get three points You sounded like we just broke up I know I wish you all the best Could you come and collect your shit? It's not you, it's me moving on to Man United Liverpool that was you know a victory for Man United at home which I think they've been on a good run the last couple games one against us which we won't talk about again but yeah I think a weird one really because I think Liverpool are definitely on the rise when I saw Man United against Villa last week it was like they're just again it's another team that once they go once they get going they can really get going and maybe just a little bit too late for Liverpool to try and pull anything back with two quick goals, 52 and 60 from Niles and so unlucky for Liverpool but another good win for United.

13:59Moving on, West Ham 1, Spurs 2.

14:03Rach:That was a close one to be fair. I thought Spurs would more comfortably win than what they did. Yeah, but West Ham are picking up though aren't they? Yeah, they've definitely improved this half of the season. I think they've also just made a couple of really good signings as well. Good signings, new manager. Yeah, I do think this will be a turning point for them, I really, really do. I think it It was a massive loss though for Spurs losing Drew Spence late on. Yeah, that's red card. Never nice, especially in stoppage time. I think she's been really good for them this season. She's been really good.

14:34Rach:Yeah, they'll have to figure that one out because she's a key player for them. Breaks up a lot of play. Brilliant on the ball. Always rated Drewby. But yeah, if it's a red, it's a red, isn't it? You can't really argue it. London City 2, Brighton 1. I did not see this game. I didn't see the game, but I didn't see that. coming either I didn't expect I would have predicted a draw on that one yeah I think Brighton have maybe slipped off a little bit and I think I watched London City's game against City and I thought they were really unlucky not to come away with something just couldn't get that final product but I thought they had a brilliant game against City the fair Godfrey's goal was lovely I saw that one I saw that actually because I was watching it on like a multi-view thing and she just cut inside like top corner left foot I thought I think she's been a tidy little player she's exciting for them she's really really exciting different type of winger as well like different type of player yeah she has been brilliant for them I think she's been really good so yeah I did not expect that I think that's a hard one for Brighton to take but again keeps the league interesting yeah and then finally we obviously Leicester didn't play because they had Arsenal so that got postponed for the Champions Cup what did you make of this I think quite cool actually to see like different teams play but what I did find strange right is that the finals played at Arsenal's home ground like when does that ever happen Yeah I didn't think that was right to be fair I think the final should be played It should be a neutral venue no matter what Yeah I don't think it should be at a home stadium I feel like you're always going to get It's an advantage It is I did find that really weird I didn't expect it though I did not expect it to go extra time I did think Arsenal would have pulled away from the game But yeah I think again playing a different opponent Someone you're not used to Different type of players I think like Brazilian teams are always exciting And like you don't get to see their club football much Do you?

16:23Rach:They have no fear by the way whatsoever No and I love the culture Like I love that they're dancing The fans were incredible One of my teammates Gabby She's Brazilian she went there And she was in with it It's so cool There were a little clip of Mido taking a free kick And it was like if I was Mido Like the camera was on me And they were just all fans in the background Just like jumping from the side And it was insane I love culture like that I think it's sick but I was surprised initially I think that Corinthians beat Gotham like I would have I think everyone predicted Gotham Arsenal final but yeah it was exciting yeah it was I would have liked to have seen an English team play against an end of the Southside though to see how they fared up but yeah it's a good little tournament I suppose but yeah I think my only thing would be that I don't it shouldn't have been at a home stadium it's an advantage you shouldn't do that but yeah congratulations to them and yeah It was nice to see different opponents playing each other.

17:22Rach:But guys, that is it. We are going to take a quick break and we'll be back very soon.

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18:53Welcome back to the second part of Daily Brightness. We are mixing things up a little bit this week and we are about to talk about 90s and noughties nostalgia. Come on! So there's been a lot of news over the last week about revolution bars closing across the UK. I think it's fair to say that we've both spent a good few hours in those establishments over the years. I remember growing up being like, off to Rebs, mate! I'll meet you at Rebs

19:19Rach:it was like you were like the cool kids if you were going there like you were like you were cool you were part of the cool group that's devastating you know that's actually really upsetting it's like it feels like end of an era like I feel like I'm losing part of like my childhood like my memories I felt like that when like blockbuster and stuff shot anyway anyway following that news we thought we'd have a trip down memory lane and discuss the things we're most nostalgic about from the 90s and the noughties that we wish could make a return so Since we do things in threes Millie you go first and tell us something That you would love to bring back My first one I think I weren't a big like TV kid I was always at the farm like always with the horses But when I did watch TV Keenan and Kel was the best Program ever Orange soda It was so sick It was literally I don't know If you were to watch it now People would be like oh the quality is not very good nobody cares like nobody cared about the quality of the tv or the the picture or oh my god it wasn't caught in 4k like nobody cares like it was just so i don't know we had little tellies that were that big with a video player yeah the little bubble tvs what makes me laugh so much is when the kids the kids these days don't know what videos are i'm like what oh my flat screen's not big enough it's not a 52 inch i'm like 52 inch i used to have a big cube as a tv mate i used to be sat there in front of you like this oh my god that would be mine though i'd keenan and kelly i'd bring back tv shows like that i think yeah i remember used to watch it used to watch keenan and kelly and saved by the bell before school every day yeah it was always on i used to get my breakfast sit and watch um i think keenan and kelly was first then saved by the band sometimes mum's like get up like absolutely that's like a real core for me keenan and kelly and orange And so it's like, it's cool.

21:06Rach:What about yours? What a show. They don't make it like that anymore. They don't. They really don't. Everything's different. I'm trying to think of something that's relatable now. I don't know what the kids... I don't think kids are even bothered with it, do they? They're just always playing on the iPads and that now. Well, now it's like they just watch YouTube and like... Out of Montana or something like that. I don't know. Yeah. Okay, so I could go a million directions with this. but i think one of my number one things would be msn because well you used to put your status on brb just going for my dinner mine used to have like all like emojis and everything was typed like every word was typed starting with a capital letter and it's like or you put who you were with yeah you put who you were with like m loves such and such oh my god or if your mates if your mates didn't put you in the status, you're like, have we fallen out or something?

22:01Yeah, but have we fell out? I just remember going to so many internet cafes when I was on holiday because I'm just like, And logging on. Yeah. I was like, like now I'm thinking, I couldn't think of anything worse than going on a computer when I'm on holiday, but I used to find the internet cafe.

22:15Rach:Just explain what MSN is because I reckon there's a lot of people out there listening that I have no idea and thinking, what the hell is that? Do you remember Bebo as well? Bebo. Was literally the, like Bebo, MSN, MySpace all the same. Basically, you used to log on to your computer, and when I say you used to log on to your computer, I used to pull my chair out pull the keyboard out and I'd have a massive cube screen, we're not talking Macbooks and all this smart technology dial up internet, you had to wait till it go literally, and then you'd watch the little bubbles of the people just spinning around like that and MSN was like a chat I would say it's a bit like WhatsApp, but for your computer WhatsApp but on a computer and it was the way you communicated when we didn't have phone, you'd be like right I'll meet you at bottom at park, I'll meet you at park in 10 minutes I used to like give my friends three rings when I was going online so it didn't cost to top my, you know because back in the day you used to top your phone up so every time they picked up the phone it was like 15p so I was like right I'll give you three rings when I'm going on.

23:08Rach:Yeah exactly but that was literally. My dad had it and everything like I remember he was at work logged in and that's how you speak to him like it's all if I needed to talk to him Bebo you could have a profile that's the only thing I remember that was different it was black and purple that's what I remember and then you add like an actual page and it'd be like you create your own page and you could have a song and everything Yeah, your relationship are such and such forever. No, but also in my experience, when you had top friends. Like, if someone got bumped up, if you got bumped up, literally.

23:36Rach:Oh, my God, Millie's just bumped from a top three. Yeah, too right. You annoyed me. Get out. I'd also bring back topping up your phone. That, I used to love that. I wouldn't. I hated that. I used to hate running out of credit. I'd be like, you know when it used to cost you, like, my mum used to text me, right, and say, I'll pick you up at seven or whatever. Like now you'd be like Alright see you at 7 But now she used to put DTB at the end Like don't text back Because it would cost me But also That forced you like When I was little This is another thing We've got more than three besties Because I've got so many Going and knocking on for your mate to play out I know You don't do that anymore No Kids don't play out anymore When I tell you I kid you not My best mate Who was called Daniel Who were my best friend through all of school Everyone out doing God knows what else We were playing on skateboard Making ramps And oh can you go down that steep hill doing this or can you do this?

24:25Rach:You live like a few doors up from me. I just play footy in the street all the time. Honestly, but you'd have to go and knock on. I'd be like, is Daniel playing? Or he'd knock on for me. Is Millie playing? Is she allowed to play? Like that's, or meet you down there at 10 and your mum would be like, be back before dark for your tea. Like that was it. That's how we communicated and you were lucky if you got a top up on your phone. Like, but you didn't really need it. No. You didn't need it. Like you communicated properly with people. I feel like more when you got into your teenage years, you started needing it when like everyone was mixing and stuff.

24:50But like You just used to go MSN Didn't you It was classic MSN

24:54Rach:Honestly I might bring it back Does it still exist Should we make an account Imagine It's like BBM Do you remember that When you used to have a pit You used to ping people Yeah Oh my god Honestly I've just gone on a bit of a ranting Right My second big one though My second big one Would be

25:13Rach:The little thing Keep it live That's how I got you Yes I used to collect those I've got one oh my god and it's quickly i need to feed it i need to feed it it's gonna die i've got one right and i don't know how to use it i'm like i was playing on it when i got it and i was like one of my friends got me and i was like it's poo it needs it's pooing but i'm like i don't know how i do it i couldn't figure out but i used to love stuff like that i remember furbies yes i used to collect all the right i've got a i've got a confession as a kid i used to have so many teddies and used to collect them all yeah same but beanie babies yeah remember them T.Y.

25:49Beanie Babies

25:50Rach:You never pull the tag off Ever You pull the tag off Throw it in the bin There were loads now Them you know Yeah I know Well Freaking that man All on fire at field Burnt them all Right then Okay my next one Okay really random right But me and Sarah Were talking about this The other day Do you remember Cat's Cradle No You do Do you not remember Them pieces They were like string right And like I'd make a pattern With it And then you'd have to Come in and like lift it out Oh my god You'd cross your fingers Over like that and then you pull it round. And you used to have to... How do you do... What do you do that with?

26:21Rach:Right, we're going to get some of that. No, I'm going to order one. I looked on Amazon last night and I thought I'm going to get one because all I remember is... You'll know what I'm doing here, right? All I remember is... You loop it like that and then you pick it over and then you push it through. Pull it underneath, yeah. And then you'd scoop in and pull it through and then scoop it back. I used to love that. I used to love that. That and like board games and stuff. Like, well, I used to get really angry. Like my mum used to say, obviously, when I used to play Frustration, I used to If anyone was getting to the end About to win I'd tip the board up So no one could win That game on Old Sky I remember it We're all blue and yellow The B game Yeah The B game What is that called?

26:57Rach:There were a chicken one as well Oh that's when What was that website When you were in IT Yeah when you were in IT at school Miniclip Miniclip Yeah the mobile bike game With the little monkey on I absolutely As you can tell Millie did not pay attention That's all I did in IT at school All I did Straight on Miniclip Straight away and it was like meee and you used to use little arrows and spacebar where you like break they used to know that you were doing it because you were just like this you were like this yeah melee get off a mini clip do your work I'll be two seconds I'm just completing this level oh my god these were the days man I do miss it same with Nokia Snake or Nokia but tell you why I miss a Nokia it's because all you could do is ring text and play a game have you ever seen them little posts on Instagram when they're like if you know you know and it's like it'll be like, obviously with the old phones, for the kids these days, you're blessed, but when we were young, we used to have Nokias, you might not even know what a Nokia is, but basically you had all your numbers on your actual buttons, they weren't touchscreen, and to say like UOK, you'd have to click like, well, if you were just doing it as a U or whatever, but you'd have to tap that number that many times to get the letter up, and I always see it when it's like Y-R-S-T, whatever, it's like, 8-8-8-8-8-9-3-1, spell it, and the kids, they don't understand it.

28:15Rach:They just don't get it. It's so funny. Oh,

28:23Rach:take me back. Snake was banging. I might go and buy an Oculus to play Snake. Honestly, how good would it be to go back to a bog standard phone that has no social media on it? Oh, I'd love it. All you could do is text and ring. Anyway, that was really nostalgic. I absolutely loved all of it. I love that. I might actually get one thing, though, that takes me back to it because those are good days then. Really good days. Let's get a Nokia. I'm ordering a Cat's Cradle tonight though because I want to play. Yeah, I'm going to get a little Nokia for a snake game. And I might play Miniclip tonight actually.

28:53Rach:See how far I get. Yeah, I love Miniclip. Right, let's go on to Millie's favourite thing ever. Block and delete. Also, just before that, to the fans that are listening, send in your 90s nostalgia. Yeah, send them in. I'm intrigued because I feel like I've forgot a million things. So send them in, tag us, and we'll reveal a couple on the next episode. But yeah, on to block and delete. Bestie, do you want to do the audience ones first? Yeah, so from Zara, soggy tea bags left by the sink. Just put it in the bin. Agreed, agreed. I don't do that, but I have a little tea, like... A little tea plate.