The Women's Football Talk Podcast

After the first managerial departure in the WSL this past week with Natalia Arroyo departing Aston Villa, we got together for a chat to react and give some thoughts on the news.Plus, we discussed the latest England squad announced by Sarina Wiegman for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers playoffs against Greece, as well as the extraordinary way that Arsenal drew with Paris FC in the Champions League and whether the pressure and scrutiny is increasing on Renée Slegers.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*

It was an entertaining WSL weekend just recently, and Regan and Brad react to a lot of the action that took place, including how Arsenal and Manchester United played out a draw at the Emirates, plus Manchester City’s perfect start, as well as Tottenham scoring seven goals against Crystal Palace.There’s also a preview discussion regarding the start of the league phase for this season’s UEFA Women’s Champions League, and a prediction as to who will be the teams that finish in the top four of that table.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*

Regan and Brad reflect back on the second week’s action in the Barclays Women’s Super League, which saw Arsenal draw a blank at home to Crystal Palace, plus Chelsea put five goals past a Manchester United side who have had a tough start to their campaign.There’s also discussion on the wins for Manchester City and West Ham, plus a few thoughts on the NWSL playoff battle and news of Fabrice Gautrat’s departure from Houston Dash.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e

The first weekend of the new WSL season certainly provided a lot of talking points, and we breakdown a lot of the action from this opening weekend, including Man City starting off their title defence on a positive note, Chelsea being unable to beat Aston Villa, plus the controversy surrounding the rule break from Crystal Palace in their game against Everton.We also touch on the NWSL and how things are looking in the States after a crazy weekend of results that have made things even more exciting in that league.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e

Not long left to go now until the start of the new WSL season, and we preview a couple of the opening games, with London City Lionesses vs Manchester United kicking everything off on Friday, and the defending champions starting against newly-promoted Birmingham City.Also, we discuss our predictions for the season ahead, talking about how we think the table will finish, and also individual awards such as Player of the Season, Golden Boot winner and the Signing of the Season.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e

The new WSL season has arrived, and we’re back to look ahead to the 2026/2027 campaign in the Barclays Women’s Super League and discuss what we think of all fourteen clubs heading into it, talking about the potential title favourites, which teams we can see being contenders for ‘best of the rest’, plus the expected relegation contenders as well.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e

In this episode, we discuss Marc Skinner’s departure, giving some thoughts on where it all went wrong and why he might have left. Plus, how things could look now for Manchester United ahead of the new season, with the idea of youth development becoming a key thing for them, as well as who could even be their next head coach.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e

England just missed out on automatic qualification for next summer's Women's World Cup, following a 4-0 loss to Spain last Friday and a 3-0 win v Ukraine yesterday. We give our thoughts on how the Lionesses just fell short as they now have to plan for the play-offs near the end of the year.We also discuss the four European nations that have qualified for the Women's World Cup next year, and the chaos that happened in yesterday's friendly involving Brazil and the USA, with Brazil shown eight red cards on the night.Subscribe to our free Substack newsletter: Women's Football Talk | SubstackIf you want to follow us on social media you can here:X (Twitter) - @WFTalksInstagram and Threads - @womensfootballtalkBluesky - @womensfootballtalk.bsky.socialIf you would like to leave us a question for us to discuss on a future podcast, then you can do so via the comment section below!*If you enjoy listening, you can give us a rating wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Thank you!*RSS Feed: 3817d2b0afdc0360dd563daa4e3ad683b190283e