The Whole 115 Yards: Women's Football Podcast

In our first ever 'Meet the Manager Special", Freya sits down with Lincoln United Women's First Team Manager, Ricky Pledger, to talk all things "Whites" as they enter the fourth tier of women's football for the first time.Ricky discusses his coaching experience in football so far and what lead him to recently take on this role. We also discuss the impact of preseason and the recent frustrating defeat to Notts County in their opening game. Additionally, Ricky's talked about his personal experience of the changes within the women's game over the past few years, his hopes and expectations for the season ahead and of course the importance of having a growing number fans in the stands to cheer the team on.P.S. Listen until the end to hear which team and stadium Ricky would love to experience playing against too!P.P.S. Freya realised she said "Dance of the Knights" rather than "March of the Knights" by Prokofiev for the Sunderland AFC walkout music... typical.

On this week's episode, Freya and Lyndsey are on their soapboxes about an incredible amount of topics; so come and join in the discussion! Key topics include: Match reviews and player performances from Villa's loss vs Manchester United and the draw with Bristol City. Detailed review of the Continental Cup win against Brighton and Hove AlbionDrama within officiating including THAT Chelsea vs Everton match and FA fines. The issue with introducing blue cards, when the thing we really need is goal-line technology. Rachel Daly's retrospective red card and massive gaps within the standards of officiating. And much, much more! Remember to find us across all social media channels @thewhole115yards and like and subscribe if you haven't already!

In this episode, Freya and Lyndsey are back kicking off the first pod of 2024 with a bang!Some of our talking points this week are: Villa's heartbreak at being knocked out of the FA Cup by Everton.Uncertainty within the squad, player performance and who we need to still bring in in the transfer window. Vital 3 point win against Leicester and a review of the squad performance. Looking ahead to the Continental Cup match against Freya's home team Sunderland (before THAT drama kicked off - stay tuned for our review coming very soon)

On this special New Year's podcast, Freya and Lyndsey not only recap the last match of the season against Brighton, their winter transfer window wishlist and discuss which players across the WSL might be on the move. But! The second half of the podcast is dedicated to our motto of "by the fans, for the fans" as we hear from friends of the podcast as they share their favourite moments of 2023 through voicenotes. Join us as we reminisce about women's football in 2023 and look ahead to the growth of the game in 2024.

On this week's episode, Freya and Lyndsey are joined by Peter @PeterJMacca who is the social sec for Everton Women! He gives us his take on the vital match at Villa Park. We talk: The importance of building an atmosphere at women's home grounds and the love of the friendly banter between the home and away fans. How key are the fans when it comes to supporting the club and their manager. Brian Sørensen as a manager and his plans for the club.We talk THAT Piemonte suspension and the impact it will have on the Villa vs Everton match. Proportional refereeing across the game, what makes a 3 match ban instead of a 1 match. Players to watch out for on Sunday. Peter always talks about the protests he's involved in concerning Everton Men's team and the Premier League sanctions. What do Everton need to do to challenge for those top spots?

On this week's episode Freya and Lyndsey cast their eye over the October International break and analyse the Aston Villa women's team as they stepped up for their countries. They also discuss: The Lionesses performance, what is missing from the squad? Should the Olympics become an Under 23 tournament, giving the rising stars experience at that level before taking on International duty for the Nations League, Euros and the World Cup? Should the Ballon D'Or continue to offer a women's award considering most people see it as a 'tick box' event; considering the snub from Rema in THAT performance (and why did Novak Djokovic present the award to Aitana Bonmati?)Preview of the return of the league and Villa's opening game against Chelsea!Follow us across all socials @thewhole115yards for more content

In this week's episode we focus on Villa's recent loss against Spurs at home and discuss what the team need to do to get back into their winning ways? Should we be already looking at who to bring in in the winter transfer window? And has the international break come at the right time to actually take a moment to regroup and refocus?Quick predictions and previews as we look ahead to both Lionesses games, especially with a game against Scotland at the Stadium of Light.

Freya (The Whole 115 Yards) is joined by Camilla from @ProfessioneCalciatrice for our first ever special!We discuss: Camilla's first time visiting the Emirates, her love for Arsenal and where her love of the WSL began. The current state of Serie A and the Italian national team and how leagues such as the WSL can be a beacon for other developing leagues around the world. We comment on how hard it is to buy women's football shirts with the correct font and patches What Jonas Eidevall's strongest starting XI looks like (following on from Alessia Russo's hostile reception at LSV)How the English FA have developed the women's game and what the future of women's football could look like. Find the video version of this podcast over on our Youtube Channel!