Shades of Blue: A Manchester City FC Podcast
The place to get the latest news on Manchester City Football Club covering both the Men and Women's game. "Football perspectives you connect with". If you are a lover of football or your knowledge is minimal the "Show Bros" perspectives and expert analysis is the perfect way to grow your fandom
Breaking Bread: Newcastle w/ Elijah Newsome (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
Welcome to our match preview series "Breaking Bread" where today we welcome on Elijah Newsome of "Coming Home Newcastle" apart of SB Nation to discuss the Premier League matchup between Man City Men and Newcastle
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man Cit...
Ep. 158 - Gettin' Jeggy wit it / Manchester is Blue (but we knew this)
Crunk, Sharpie, and Thom discuss a dominate victory in the Manchester Derby for Man City Women! Alex Greenwood signed a contract extension and the Show Bros preview games in the Subway Cup for City Women and City Men take on Newcastle
TOPICS:
00:00 Introduction and Initial Thoughts on Sports Motivation
04:56 Personal Experiences in Sports and Competition
09:53 Manchester City Women: Contract Extensions and Player Development
19:55 The Impact of Coaching on Player Performance
30:02 Previewing the Manchester Derby and Team Dynamics
37:16 Dominance in the Derby
39:11 Key Players...
11/13 Thursday night LIT Stream w/ Christele, Chad Jarvis, and Simo
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Christele: https://bsky.app/profile/xtel007.bsky.social
Chad: https://x.com/Cjarvis_13
Simo: https://x.com/SimoSpeaks
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs up to like the video! Become...
Manchester City & United combined Starting XI w/ All For United WFC
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
CrunkChocolate continues his conversation with Barry https://x.com/OTismychurch of "All For United WFC" for a Man City/United combined Starting XI. Do you agree with the lineup? Let us know your thoughts on social media! Follow us on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/shadesofbluenw.bsky.social
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content l...
Breaking Bread: Manchester Women's Derby w/ Barry of All For United WFC
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
CrunkChocolate welcomes on Barry (https://x.com/OTismychurch) of "All For United WFC" to discuss both clubs in detail and all important facets of the game leading up to a Manchester Derby that has huge implications on the rest of the WSL season
Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games...
Episode 157 - Merseyside is Sky Blue
All the Show Bros are back together for a wild week of football for Manchester City football club! Thanks to Aston Villa beating Man Utd with the draw of Chelsea vs Arsenal our Baby Blue Baddies stand top of the WSL after their win against Everton. Man City Men make light work of Dortmund and the surprise thrashing of Liverpool sets the lads up for success leading into International break. Listen to Thom Bomb, Tarik, Sharpie Charlie, and Crunk discuss all things Man City in this week's episode
Topics:
Admin/Intro
Man City...
11/6 Thursday Night LIT Stream w/ Grant, Fed, and Meghan
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Grant: https://bsky.app/profile/intothechannel.bsky.social
Fed: https://www.instagram.com/nutmegcity.fc/
Meghan: https://bsky.app/profile/wardamnmegs.bsky.social
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs up...
Breaking Bread: Everton Women w/ Peter Macca (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Crunk welcomes on Peter Ma...
Breaking Bread: Man City vs Liverpool w/ Michael Reid (10 min Patreon sampler)
CrunkChocolate welcomes on Michael Reid, data editor for OptaJoe (https://bsky.app/profile/michaelreid.bsky.social) to learn all about Liverpool before the big match on Sunday
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.co...
Episode 156 - Cherki's pleasure
Crunk, Sharpie Charlie, and Tarik are back talking all things City Men before a wild week of games leading into the International Break.
TOPICS:
- Admin/Intro
- Man City Men
- Review: Carabao Cup @ Swansea City
- Review: PL vs Bournemouth
- Preview and score predictions: UCL vs Dortmund
- Preview and score predictions: PL vs Liverpool
Breaking Bread: Man City vs Dortmund w/ B-Flem (Patreon First 10 minutes)
Hey Hey! In this episode of our match preview series CrunkChocolate welcomes on B-Flem. (https://www.twitch.tv/b__flem) Learn all about Dortmund in the Champions League on Wednesday.
TOPICS:
IntroductionWhat is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) Transfers made in the summerManager - Let us know about them and the style of football the manager Pick an attacker, midfielder, and defender from your club that are the standouts?Starting XI predictionHow do you see the match playing out & score prediction?Plug socials/anything working on/ GoodbyeChoppin' It Up: Douglas Reyes-Ceron (Patreon Original)
Douglas Reyes-Ceron (https://bsky.app/profile/dreyesceron.bsky.social) joins us to talk about how he fell in love with sports, football, the importance of going to games live, and much more!
Choppin' It Up w/ Douglas Reyes-Ceron (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Douglas Reyes-Ceron (https://bsk...
Brilliant Blues Ep. 7 - Doxing yourself and the worst kit seen on television
John, Dillon, and Crunk are back together to discuss the most important things about Man City in a way that is so brilliant you ask yourself "are they brilliant?"
TOPICS:
Episode introductionWe experienced the 3rd kits vs Aston Villa. Are they better or worse than you thought seeing them on tvIsn’t this the result everyone should have expected given our record at VillaHaaland has 15 goals for Man City and 7 City players combined have 8 goals. Does that not worry you?The importance of Carabao CupSavio's worthChoppin' It Up w/ Santi Bauza (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Santi Bauza (https://x.c...
Choppin' It Up w/ Daps (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Daps (https://www.instagr...
Breaking Bread: Man City Women vs West Ham Women match preview (PATREON 10 min sampler)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
West Ham supporter L...
Episode 155 - Start/Bench/Send to Eredivisie: Bobb/Savio/Reijnders
Tarik, Sharpie Charlie, and CrunkChocolate are back starting with a conversation of where does Nunes rank in the best RB's in the league, before talking Man City Men vs Aston, looking ahead to the two games this week, and ending with our Man City Women segment "Baby Blue Baddies"
TOPICS:
Cold Open question
Admin/Intro
All Time Starting XI Black Man City players - Figure we can do a combined team instead of us all picking one
Man City MenÂ
Review: PL @ Aston VillaPreview and score predictions: Carabao C...Breaking Bread: Man City vs Swansea City w/ Luke of Swancast (PATREON 1st 10 minutes)
Luke of Swan Cast Media (https://x.com/SwansCastMedia) joined CrunkChocolate to learn all about the Championship side before Carabao Cup on Wednesday! Enjoy Shady Gang
TOPICS:
IntroductionWhat is something overrated and underrated about football? (chant, player, rule, manager, common belief, etc) Transfers made in the summerManager - Let us know about them and the style of football the manager Pick an attacker, midfielder, and defender from your club that are the standouts?Starting XI predictionHow do you see the match playing out & score prediction?Choppin' It Up w/ Jayne of MCWFC OSC (PATREON SNEAK PEAK)
Jayne of the MCWFC Official Supporters Club (https://x.com/MCWFC_OSC) joins CrunkChocolate to discuss Man City Women's season so far. If you want to watch or listen to the full episode instead of the first 10 minutes. You have two options: subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon or you can rent the episode for $3 on Patreon. Tap this link for more information: Â patreon.com/user?u=94168109
TOPICS:
IntroWhat is something that is over/under rated about football (rule, chant, player, etc)2nd place in the WSL. I know we always back the club but did y...Choppin' It Up w/ Tom Harrison (PATREON SNEAK PEAK)
Tom Harrison (https://bsky.app/profile/tom-harrison.bsky.social) joins CrunkChocolate to talk the start of Manchester City's season! If you want to watch or listen to the full episode instead of the first 10 minutes. You have two options: subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon or you can rent the episode for $3 on Patreon. Tap this link for more information: Â patreon.com/user?u=94168109
TOPICS:
IntroductionWhat is something that is over rated and under rated about football? (on or off the pitch, culture, fashion, random bit of history)Which player(s) have impressed you the most t...Choppin' It Up with Steph Houghton
Former Manchester City player Steph Houghton MBE joins CrunkChocolate and Thom Bomb for a wonderful conversation about the growth of women's football, Steph's career, and Manchester City Women!
Episode originally recorded Sept 4th and released on Patreon first. Wanted something WoSo focused to drop during International Break. Subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon to enjoy all our exclusive premium content when it drops!
Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
E. 154 - X-Men and And1 Mixtapes
Crunk, Sharpie Charlie, and Tarik start the episode laughing at Liverpool listening to Arne Slot's hypocrisy before moving on to City Women's disappointing draw to Newcastle United in the Subway Cup. Reviewing City Men's win over Everton wondering if Haaland's domination of the teams scoring could spell trouble. The review of Villarreal focusing on the dept of the squad and can the rotated players consistently step their game up. Ending the episode previewing their league match against Aston Villa.
Choppin' It Up w/ Jack Gaughan of The Daily Mail (Patreon Sneak Peak)
Jack Gaughan of The Daily Mail (https://x.com/Jack_Gaughan) joins CrunkChocolate to talk about the beginning of the season, changes he has seen, and more. If you want to watch or listen to the full episode instead of the first 10 minutes. You have two options: subscribe to our $6 tier of Patreon or you can rent the episode for $3 on Patreon. Tap this link for more information: Â patreon.com/user?u=94168109
TOPICS:
IntroductionWhich player(s) have impressed you the most this season?Last season Pep and the player lacked the fire from previous seasons. The f...Thursday Night LIT Stream w/ Lesley Ryder, Liz, and Marge
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Lesley: https://bsky.app/profile/lesleyryder.bsky.social
Liz: https://bsky.app/profile/sawyer08.bsky.social
Marge: https://bsky.app/profile/ohmarge.bsky.social
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs...
Breaking Bread: Man City vs Everton Match Preview (Patreon Exclusive)
First 10 minutes are available now. If you want to enjoy the full episode subscribe to our Patreon and check out our entire library of episodes
Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Crunk welcomes on Everton supporter Braedon to talk all things Everton before the league match this weekend
E. 153 - Family reunion
Thom Bomb, Sharpie Charlie, Tarik, and CrunkChocolate talk mainly Baby Blue Baddies since the Men were on International Break. Talking a visit to Anfield in a hard earned victory against Gareth Taylor led Liverpool and seeing Demi Stokes once again looking ahead to their match against Newcastle United. City Men return from International duty to welcome back Everton who are led by Jack Grealish who won't be able to play. How do the Show Bros think the toffees will do?
TOPICS:
Admin/Intro
Man City MenÂ
Preview: PL vs EvertonS...
Choppin' It Up w/ Jake of 50 Plus Doner (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Jake (https://bsky.app/pr...
Thursday Night LIT Stream w/ Kate, Trick Ricky, and Devin the Dude
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Kate MCFC: https://bsky.app/profile/katemcfc.bsky.social
Tricky Ricky: https://www.instagram.com/tricky_ricky55/
Devin the Dude: https://bsky.app/profile/devinpugh.bsky.social
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and...
Breaking Bread: Man City W vs Liverpool W match preview (PATREON First 10 minutes)
CrunkChocolate welcomes on Ashle Paige (https://bsky.app/profile/northstarashle.bsky.social) of Northwood Football on to learn all about the new look Liverpool after losing Olivia Smith and gaining Gareth Taylor!
E. 152 - A-jill-itee
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Buy yourself a shirt fro...
Thursday Night LIT Stream w/ Amy MCFC, Sal, and Gabby
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Amy: https://bsky.app/profile/amymcfc.bsky.social
Sal: https://x.com/CurvaMundialPod
Gabby: https://x.com/NocturnalGunner
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs up to like the video! Become...
(PATREON sneak peak) Choppin' It Up w/ Eric Wahl
CrunkChocolate and Thom Bomb welcome back Eric Wahl (https://bsky.app/profile/ericwahl.bsky.social) to talk
TOPICS:
Over and under rated about footballWhat KC Current does to build their fanbaseTemwa Chawinga deserves more recognitionNWSL players leaving for WSL. Is this going to become a problem?NWSL commissioner and does her goals match what is best for the league(PATREON First 10 minutes) Breaking Bread: Brentford w/ Charlie Corr
CrunkChocolate is joined by the head of NYC Brentford OSC Charlie Corr (https://x.com/CorrSports) to discuss all things Brentford leading up to the league match this weekend!
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you enjoy our content we have a Patreon where $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret Discord channel! 20+ hours of content...
(PATREON sneak peak) Breaking Bread: Man City W vs Arsenal W w/ Tiwa
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for every Man City Men & Women match! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Buy yourself a shirt from the Official SoBP Store! Look good while representing Shady Gang! https://shades-of-blue-network.square.site/
CrunkChocolate is joined by Tiwa (https://x.com/Tiwa_LeStrange...
Episode 151 - Return of the Mack
Crunk, Thom Bomb, and Tarik cover a busy last week for Manchester City Men and Women with FOUR match reviews. Looking ahead to the big games this week with score predictions.
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games...
(Patreon sneak peak) Breaking Bread: Man City vs Monaco match preview w/ Aleks Litz
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for every Man City Men & Women match! 20+ hours of content a month that is exclusively on Patreon for $6 a month. Subscribe here: patreon.com/user?u=94168109
Buy yourself a shirt from the Official SoBP Store! Look good while representing Shady Gang! https://shades-of-blue-network.square.site/
CrunkChocolate welcomes on Aleks Litz (https://x.com/AleksLitzOff) for the fir...
Thursday Night LIT Stream w/ Noisy Neighbors and Soni M.
Every Thursday we bring our favorite personalities in Football/Soccer to discuss the world of football in the most fun you'll have this week! Follow our guests on social media
Noisy Neighbors Podcast: https://x.com/NoisyPod
Soni M.: https://x.com/_SoniM
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself! Are you watching on Youtube? Please subscribe if you are new, leave a comment, and click the thumbs up to like the video! Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a...
Breaking Bread: Man City vs Burnley w/ Joe Redmond (PATREON EXCLUSIVE First 10 mins)
Joe Redmond of Turfcast Podcast (https://x.com/TurfCastPodcast) joins CrunkChocolate to learn all about the newly promoted side leading up to Saturday's match. Enjoy!
TOPICS:
IntroductionWhat is something overrated and underrated about football? Transfers made in the summerManager - Let us know about them and the style of football the manager Pick an attacker, midfielder, and defender from your club that are the standouts?Starting XI predictionHow do you see the match playing out & score prediction?Breaking Bread: Man City W v LCL w/ Nessy (PATREON EXCLUSIVE First 10 minutes)
CrunkChocolate welcomes on Nessy of 'LCL Pride' (https://www.instagram.com/lclpride/) on to talk all and I do mean ALL things London City Lionesses.
Rate the show 5 Stars! Leave a review to help the podcast get connected to most dope people like yourself!Â
If you find yourself enjoying this 10 minute sampler of the new episode. Become a Shades of Blue Patreon member. $6 a month gets you ad free episodes, Premium content like “Choppin’ It Up” interview series or “Breaking Bread” our match preview series for Man City Men & Women games, and get entry in our secret...
