London City Lionesses

Like if we'd sat there and gone, it's fine.

Yeah, no, you got battered by Chelsea and lost to London City Lionesses.

That's totally expected.

Don't worry about it.

I think probably maybe a fair result.

I think City missed chances, so did United, to be honest.

But yeah, in general, I think this weekend for WSL, the football was some exciting games and some interesting results, that's for sure.

Shall we do the Manchester derby first? Go for

They're really excited.

They seem to be enjoying their football.

And then from a Man City point of view, I was just watching the game being like, oh, Man United have not scored again.

I was like, Bunny's going to score now.

You know, Apple in your living room, if you like.

And on the more kind of traditional things that we talk, I want to talk to you about a football team, a soccer team you'll have never heard of, London City Lionesses, and a show you definitely have heard of, which is Ted Lasso.

Now, London City Lionesses are an interesting proposition.

They're in the Women's Super League here in the UK, which is the top tier of women's football.

It's like the NWSL over in the U.S., They are technically the only team in that division not associated with a men's team.

So most of the time there is, say, Manchester United women, Manchester United men.

London City Lionesses were kind of born out of Millwall.

but they're not associated with men's team anymore.

Like, well, that is also your job to identify who can come in and take this team if Rene Slagers was to leave.

I think now what does look better for Arsenal is that before this game on Saturday, there were nine points behind London City, who were taking that last Champions League spot at the minute.

That gap's now close to seven with the late goal against Liverpool for London City.

So that now feels a little bit closer.

And let's say London City, who play Man City next weekend, let's say they drop more points and Arsenal win again.

And suddenly you think we're a lot closer to third.

And yes, it's not the title, but things are looking a lot more positive because I think the biggest thing for Arsenal is if you if they're not going to win the title which it feels like they're not going to unless like there's going to be a massive drop off from City and Chelsea they have to get Champions League football because if they don't get that for next season that's when they have a real problem

And I think clubs need to bite the bullet in that sense.

We finally got another league victory and we're currently at the time of recording sitting, I think sixth in the table.

just have a quick check on that because there have been draws for Chelsea City and LCL I believe no City London City Lionesses and Man United all drew today so that means we are sixth in the WSL table and we are now 10 points off Chelsea and Man City who are joint tops.

Chelsea are just ahead on goal difference so not quite as bad as when I originally wrote the article accompanying this episode but still it's not exactly where we expected to be after winning the Champions League season before last and being world champions Last year all the transfers that we made in the summer and going into this season being favourites for the WSL but look we've beaten Tottenham and I'm hoping Saturday has given the players a bit of confidence to take into what could be a really important few weeks.

because confidence is a funny thing in football.

And we're seeing that in America now with the women's franchise leagues over there and the investment Gotham City and stuff like that.

And Michelle... excuse me, Michelle Kang, the serial investor London City Lionesses.

And she's kind of trying to make this a thing.

And I think it's important for her that she also owns the Lyons men's team, which is a deal that looks like it's going through because it means no one can say she's just latching on to being like a women's sports investor.