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Beyond the Pitch Episode 97: Transfers, Additions to the WSL and Football Fashion
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Join Alka and Paige as we discuss all the major transfer moves that have shaken up the Women's Super League (WSL) this January 2025. From high-profile arrivals to surprise departures, we’ll break down the biggest signings, key moves, and what they mean for the balance of power in England's top league.
But the excitement doesn’t stop there – could Celtic and Rangers be making the leap from the Scottish Women’s Premier League to the WSL? We explore the growing speculation, the financial and competitive implications, and whether the Glasgow giants are ready to take on the best in England’s top tier.
Finally, we’ll wrap up with a fun discussion about football fashion. From players' matchday looks to the stylish new kits, we’ll analyse the impact of fashion on the women’s game and why it's becoming as important as the football itself.
Join us for all the latest transfer gossip, WSL expansion talk, and a look at the sartorial side of women’s football.
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Transcript
00:00:00
Paige
The camera's gone by the way.
Introduction of 'Be On The Pitch' Podcast
00:00:02
officialgspn
every club
00:00:07
officialgspn
a car network Hello and welcome back to Be On The Pitch, a daily women's football podcast brought to you by the Global Sports Podcast Network. Today, it is brought to you by myself, Alka, and I am joined by the brilliant, the fabulous, Paige,
00:00:25
Paige
I like that. I like that intro.
00:00:27
officialgspn
the devil.
00:00:27
Paige
I'm gonna take it. I'm gonna take it. Yeah, the double one. Usually I just get one.
00:00:30
officialgspn
i was
00:00:31
Paige
I got double title today.
00:00:33
officialgspn
Get an extra nice today, it's not Monday morning, it's a Tuesday morning for you guys, it's
Overview of Discussion Topics
00:00:39
officialgspn
Wednesday.
00:00:39
Paige
Yeah.
00:00:40
officialgspn
um Right, so today we will be discussing, do you know what? It's just, it's it's uniform right now, it's timetable. We will be discussing transfers because when are you ever going to hear my voice and not hear me talk about transfers?
00:00:56
officialgspn
um
00:00:57
Paige
She's not there.
00:00:58
officialgspn
it's a little it's It's basically just a free ticket to gossip really and I love it. um We are going to also be talking about some interesting I don't know, set up?
00:01:13
officialgspn
Some some little old club affiliations, some new possibilities of the WSL. And last but not least, so we will be talking about the recent football fashion linkups on and off the pitch.
00:01:26
officialgspn
So what a lovely way to start my day.
00:01:26
Paige
My favourite things.
00:01:32
officialgspn
All my favourite topics. I love clothes and I love gossip.
00:01:35
Paige
Yup. What's what all of? I mean, I've got it!
00:01:38
officialgspn
There we Right, so let's actually start off with, i all it's not a confusing topic, but it's one that took me a little bit by surprise, I didn't expect it to happen.
Celtic, Rangers, and WSL Talks
00:01:51
officialgspn
But Celtic and the Rangers, they they all of a sudden went in.
00:01:58
Paige
Is it them or is it the WPLL?
00:02:02
officialgspn
True, I think it could be a good hand of both.
00:02:03
Paige
Yeah, yeah i think I think it obviously is very conversation heavy led by the League as opposed to the clubs themselves, but they've obviously shown interest, they've had that conversation or they've had those preliminary talks.
00:02:20
officialgspn
Because I feel like if they really didn't want to, it wouldn't have been brought up in the first place because ultimately, you even though it is a hierarchy, if two of your clubs don't want to play, they're not going to play.
00:02:21
Paige
um
00:02:35
Paige
Yeah, exactly, exactly.
British League Dynamics and WSL Expansion
00:02:37
Paige
um Yeah, I think it's an interesting concept. I think it's one that probably has never really been explored in the British leagues, like in in English, well, British, yes, call them British leagues, probably because of the scope or the sort of the difference in one finance, which then leads to talent. um But also, I think both sort of England and Scotland especially in this situation are very protective of their own football right.
00:03:10
Paige
I don't you know there's such a big rivalry still we're we're technically part of the same the same nation but we definitely don't fight like that.
00:03:11
officialgspn
Yes.
00:03:20
Paige
We fight you and completely the opposite ends obviously you know if England
00:03:23
officialgspn
Like a bit of me every March.
00:03:25
Paige
Exactly. England, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales all compete as individual nations when it comes to you know national tournaments. Well, when the others can make it in.
00:03:38
Paige
um So I think, yeah, from a domestic league perspective, it would be exactly the same. I don't see, you know, even, you know, the Scottish league in the men's game ever wanting to join with the Premier League. I'm sure they'd like the money and the, like, the sort of revenue that comes as a result from it. But I don't think there would ever be a conversation that any of the Scottish teams would join, the at would don't join the Premier League. But it could be something that is trialled within the women's game. I don't think it would ever translate across to the men's game. And I'm not even sure that it would happen in the women's game and how that would look.
00:04:09
Paige
But I think the expansion of the WSL is there's always a good sort of topic to discuss, isn't it? And to to look into and how they're expecting to try and do that.
00:04:19
officialgspn
Yes.
Growth Challenges in WSL
00:04:23
officialgspn
I think the topic, the like, The setup of the WSL has always been one that I could probably yap about for ages because we know we've got so many teams, yet we choose 12.
00:04:37
Paige
Yeah.
00:04:37
officialgspn
12 is not true. However, when are we going to slowly make it 14? When are we going to slowly make it 15? Obviously, I understand it's got to grow over the growth of the game, but within the last two years, we can see that growth of the game.
00:04:49
officialgspn
We've seen Crystal Palace. This is the first year where I think, wow, I'm a massive advocate for hating on the gaps between WSL Championship, Championship, you know, national. Any tier, I will always fight the the gap in in talent, but this is the first year where I've seen the bridging of the gap with Crystal Palace coming up from the championship to the WSL. Obviously, we've seen it fail many a times. Bristol City, unfortunately, relegated. Reading, unfortunately, relegated. like
00:05:24
officialgspn
it comes and goes part and parcel obviously that's the setup of the game but I'm feeling as if now in those leagues they're pushing each other further and further um even into some some sort of like you know tier 1, tier 2, tier 3 teams um maybe allowing for that WSL to slightly gain that maybe that one extra team obviously this year the championship has unfortunately had an odd number of of teams
00:05:54
Paige
Which is just weird to me.
00:05:56
officialgspn
It is because I get confused every time I see the timetable. Like where's that team gone? Why have they got two weeks? I don't know if that's a hindrance or a blessing that they've now got extra tea extra time to recollect themselves and train.
00:06:08
officialgspn
I don't know if it is, but maybe we can now see right to even that up a bit. We take two up and we just delegate the one for now and we
00:06:16
Paige
Yeah. I mean, even... Yeah. When you think about the development of like the Premier League though, so the Premier League started in 94 with 22 teams.
00:06:27
Paige
So never would they ever down to the numbers that WSL was.
00:06:27
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:06:31
Paige
And I recognise yes, it has to start somewhere. Obviously the women's game is a lot more different to the men's. The Premier League was the reinvention of the existing football league. But I still think like there's so few teams in that league that it becomes a little bit more predictable.
WSL Expansion and International Inclusion
00:06:48
Paige
And I think that we've had, you know, some upsets and some interest in ties and results this year, or in the last few seasons, yes, but specifically this year, that I think it does open up like the questions that should the league be bigger as, as an entirety.
00:06:48
officialgspn
yeah
00:07:06
Paige
And then what does that look like? Is it more championship teams that move up? Is it, you know, teams from Scotland, from Northern Ireland from Wales, is it that angle that we look to take just to see if that gap can be bridged across the nations?
00:07:23
Paige
um But i yeah, the I think the growth of the game is only going to encourage more teams to join in the top league in the country.
00:07:34
Paige
And potentially if they're looking to be the best league in the world period, like case point prove and like no ever question mark, then it has to be bigger than what it is.
00:07:39
officialgspn
Yes.
00:07:43
Paige
um But obviously an interesting way to consider it is bringing teams in from other nations. So. Yeah. I think they want to make it like a closed league, like the, um, like the league and in the States, but yeah.
00:07:58
officialgspn
Like even the NWSL have 14 teams. And you know, we see that it's so easy to just add in teams, obviously Bay FC is quite low.
00:08:08
Paige
Yeah.
00:08:09
officialgspn
ah Obviously it's different because they're just, you know, making their teams as they want to come and go and it's a bit difficult difficult for someone to say, right, I'm going to start a new WSL team, I'm going to base them in Cornwall and I'm going to call them Cornwall, you know?
00:08:24
officialgspn
And I'm going to transfer in at 25 of my best players around the world. Like that's something you can't do unlike the NWSL, but I still feel like you need
00:08:31
Paige
Yeah.
00:08:35
officialgspn
somewhat you you need more of a challenge like you were saying it's so predictable it's like especially now that once a team loses two games or maybe draws quite a few significantly you know where this is gonna go.
00:08:51
Paige
Yeah.
00:08:52
officialgspn
In no ideal world can I see not only Chelsea dropping points before the end of the season but anyone being able to reach that and bridge that gap to even make there a title race.
00:09:06
Paige
Yeah, seven points clear of Arsenal.
00:09:09
officialgspn
It's crazy. and like
00:09:09
Paige
Except they're the same games played, like everything else is, you know, the same across the board.
00:09:12
officialgspn
yeah
00:09:15
Paige
Yeah, and now it's more of ah of an exciting sort of second, third, fourth type tie, because the top one is basically taken care of, but like, you know,
00:09:15
officialgspn
not we
00:09:26
officialgspn
It'll slowly get boring seeing right who's getting the Champions League spots, why are we watching the WSL to see who's only getting the, track like who's fighting for that third Champions League spot, not the title, you know?
00:09:37
Paige
Yeah, exactly. So, do we want them?
00:09:43
officialgspn
no oh No, but yeah, but no.
00:09:46
Paige
i think I think it's got to be an expansion for the championship first and foremost.
00:09:50
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:09:51
Paige
I think we look at the clubs there that could make that natural step into the WSL with a little bit more money and a little bit more, you know, better facilities perhaps um to sort of put them in good stead to be able to compete better than the likes of Leicester and Crystal Palace have done.
00:10:09
Paige
But making there be not such a massive gap. But I just think if the Celtics or the Rangers came to the WSL, they would they would not add any value to this to the competitiveness of the league.
00:10:20
officialgspn
no oh no it still be
00:10:25
Paige
Even if that, I would be consistently week on week to performing the WSL I think is interesting. So we'll see.
00:10:35
Paige
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Transfer Gossip and Kevin Cool
00:10:55
officialgspn
Right, so now on to the topic I've been waiting for, transfers.
00:11:01
Paige
Alka's favourite conversation of every podcast.
00:11:06
officialgspn
Do you know what? The only reason I like to i like to have a conversation on but um podcasts, on transfers, is because I really like to come up with some sort of conspiracy as to why they've left their club.
00:11:18
Paige
You're looking at all the dark angles.
00:11:20
officialgspn
ah Yeah, a little like, ooh, what sparked that little interest in moving? Right, so we're just going to start with a really basic one, which should have happened a long time ago, and I'm very grateful it has.
00:11:36
officialgspn
Kevin Cool from Arsenal, she has decided to leave the club and sign a permanent contract with Roma.
00:11:45
Paige
Why not?
00:11:46
officialgspn
I think perfect.
00:11:46
Paige
Not London or Rome? I don't know where I'm going.
00:11:49
officialgspn
Oh, by all means, I'd go for a gazelle.
00:11:51
Paige
and
00:11:52
officialgspn
That kit is beautiful as well. I can't even begin to start.
00:11:54
Paige
yeah
00:11:55
officialgspn
Another thing, I love kits. Ugh. um But this is what she needed. I think it we saw it slowly. First we saw Taya leave, London City Liners, and she's absolutely smashing it there. We're slowly seeing the little glimpses of people who we know aren't going to make that first team, aren't going to make that subs in that first team. And so it's time for them to go in the most respectful way to better their career. And that is what I'm excited for. She already managed to get some minutes earlier this week as Roma had a game. She came on as a substitute.
00:12:29
officialgspn
um this is this is what I think individual players need to start doing for themselves and this I think came more from Cole than Renee obviously Renee probably is like yeah like I'd love to keep you but obviously I genuinely think now at this point it's a bit of a 50-50 because you can tell by the dynamic at Arsenal it's all about just pure respect for each other.
00:12:54
officialgspn
And so I'm sure, like I mean, I'm sure I've never met her, but I'm sure Renee is not one to shy away from a conversation saying, look, I want what's best for you. Staying here won't be what's best for you.
00:13:05
officialgspn
Let me help you find a place that's gonna suit you.
00:13:05
Paige
Yeah.
00:13:08
Paige
Yeah, exactly.
00:13:09
officialgspn
but Not just where can I get the most money? Where can I loan you off to and maybe keep you so I can pull you back? No, where is it fully best for you? Whether that means leaving or whether that means blown in or whatever and I think that is a perfect example. We also have Maddie Elle who just signed her permanent contract at the same week as Leah and Viv Leah last week because they both just turned 18 and I was speaking to I think it must have been Catherine about one of them is going to leave That's just part and parcel. You can't sign two fresh new players' youth's first senior contract and keep them. we Like I know Katie Reed is staying. Jonas has already had this conversation. Katie's had this conversation. And from past matches, you can tell that Vivlia is more set in the senior team than Marielle. So we've had Marielle leave as well. and But that's all alone, I'm assuming.
00:14:03
officialgspn
um
00:14:03
Paige
Yeah, loan moves, I think, are so beneficial, though. I think they give you that real opportunity to go and um prove your worth in potentially a less pressured environment, you know, a less title seeking club, um but still with a real ambition to be successful within the women's set up.
00:14:13
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:14:22
Paige
So loan moves, especially for, you know, young, fresh academy kind of talent, let's call them, um where they can start to get that first team football in obviously the highest league in the country.
00:14:35
Paige
And yeah, go out and um prove a point, prove that they're deserving of it. um And then you can start to sort of regain your spot in in the Arsenal law or whoever it might be.
00:14:46
officialgspn
Yeah.
Player Loans and Development
00:14:52
officialgspn
I think, yeah, 100% I'm such an advocate for loan, whether like, sometimes I think it's a bit weird, they go into maybe a club that isn't even like a tiered club, but like at the end of the day, whatever's going to get them that experience. And just overall life skills is more scary than the best.
00:15:13
Paige
Yeah. Or did we see that with Grace Clinton as ah as a very sort of basic example?
00:15:18
officialgspn
Yeah, 100%. She thrived at Tottenham.
00:15:21
Paige
Exactly.
00:15:21
officialgspn
She thrived at...
00:15:21
Paige
And now look at her. Do you know what I mean? Now look at what she's, we we literally spoke about the last time you and I spoke, we spoke about her contract.
00:15:29
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:15:30
Paige
So she's gone and she's got the experience in a club like Tottenham, massive club,
00:15:32
officialgspn
as
00:15:38
Paige
you know, fighting for and battling week in week out, you know, to improve themselves within the domestic league.
00:15:42
officialgspn
yeah
00:15:43
Paige
But the pressure from.
00:15:46
officialgspn
is slightly lower because obviously she'd gone from your united who had just been second in the second in the league um to obviously top maybe fifth or sixth obviously it's different but it's a very more it's a subtle subtle pressure um moving on we've had two villa departures we've had freya gregory who has left villa and also ken zidali
00:15:51
Paige
Yeah, exactly that. Yeah.
00:16:09
officialgspn
With Freya, she is still so young. Again, I'm going down the same route of sometimes it's time for a change. I always used to think of Aston Villa as a bit of a retirement club.
00:16:18
Paige
o
00:16:20
officialgspn
Yeah, I know, I'm so sorry, I've said it. But usually that is kind of the part, that's the sequence, you know, we see it right now with Rachel Daly, not saying she's gonna retire soon, but like, you know, back end of the career, sort of Jill Scott, like,
00:16:38
officialgspn
but it's still such an amazing club to the fact that they can withhold such high standards while also upkeeping a certain
00:16:43
Paige
Ooh! Yeah.
00:16:46
officialgspn
Not demographic, I'd like to say.
00:16:49
Paige
and a move
00:16:50
officialgspn
Carly, on the other hand, is someone I didn't expect to leave right now. I didn't have her on my transfer list. I think when she's fit and when she gets that game time, she smashes it.
00:17:04
officialgspn
And obviously, she she's put out a statement. She's posted a little Instagram post as to why she's left.
00:17:11
Paige
I
00:17:14
officialgspn
ah Which is totally understandable, and I can agree with that, but I have no clue what she's gonna do now yeah
00:17:15
Paige
move.
00:17:21
Paige
Yeah, I mean, well, just going back to Freya Gregory, signed contact with Newcastle. So I think it's one of those where the pressure is off. You're now playing for a championship side that will give you the growth and the progression that maybe you won't get in week in week out at Villa in a club that is her.
00:17:47
officialgspn
game time yeah
00:17:48
Paige
Exactly and for a club who has such a massive following and backing of their women's side this is the perfect move I think for for any young player um looking to to still be in a high pressure environment because don't get me wrong you know the Newcastle team are are there's expectations but I think an environment where she can really thrive and Yeah, great move. But back to obviously, Kendra Dali, which was what you were saying, I think.
00:18:20
Paige
Yeah, you have to ultimately put your mental health first. And I think obviously she's had a lot, a lot, a lot of pressures that potentially she's put on herself to perform and just maybe hasn't reached the heights that she's expected to. And that that's got to weigh you down a little bit. That's got to be on your mind. And if it then impacts your mental health off the pitch, you'll play performers on the pitch. it's it It's a tricky one. It's a tricky balance.
00:18:48
officialgspn
Yeah, definitely. I think it's one that we see players getting right more often these days, but then again, it's one that even like any sort of player, professional or de like ah recreational,
00:19:04
officialgspn
you if you love football, you're ultimately always putting football first.
00:19:08
Paige
Yeah.
00:19:09
officialgspn
whether you're injured, whether you it's just, you know, you're not in the right space, that's just, it's just drilled into you as a player. You know, you're a team player, so you're gonna play.
00:19:18
Paige
yeah
00:19:19
officialgspn
ah And so it's nice to see her take that step back. Obviously we want her to be able to get back and get healthy in both senses, ah ready for the Euros because she is such a key, key player in that France squad. ah We also want her ultimately to be able to enjoy that Euros and not go just to play a full stop.
00:19:40
Paige
yeah
00:19:40
officialgspn
ah And so I can only think that this move is then going to be, it is going to be a bit of a alone move, you know, like a youth move.
00:19:48
Paige
Yeah.
00:19:49
officialgspn
So let's go somewhere that's going to take the pressure off of me, maybe back to France, um feeling a bit comfort-esque sort of ways.
00:19:57
Paige
Yeah, NWSL seems to be the probable move.
00:20:01
officialgspn
The call is a wave, isn't it?
00:20:03
Paige
Yeah, the probable move, which again, I mean,
00:20:03
officialgspn
That's the one I'm laughing at.
00:20:08
officialgspn
that
00:20:08
Paige
would I rather live Birmingham or San Diego for my mental health?
00:20:14
officialgspn
So and maybe Birmingham, you're right.
00:20:14
Paige
I'm gonna go with um probably Birmingham to be honest. San Diego is a bit of as a...
00:20:21
Paige
um no yeah i I think it's got to be the right the right move for her um you know she's come from obviously being with PSG and in a really sort of pressured environment there, WSL, a lot of adjustments moving to England, even though you know France, England, it's not all that far away, but I think there's still, you know, there's still um changes you've got to make in your life, in your day to day.
00:20:42
officialgspn
so
00:20:47
officialgspn
yeah There's been many are international fixtures as well, so there's not actually been very many chances just to slow down.
00:20:49
Paige
and
00:20:57
Paige
Yeah.
00:20:58
officialgspn
Obviously the England girls had an opportunity to slow down when we didn't make it to the Olympics, but for all those teams that did make it to the Olympics, that's like third year running on international competitions.
00:21:07
Paige
Yeah.
00:21:09
officialgspn
And so I think hopefully after this Euros, everyone can just settle down a bit more.
00:21:17
officialgspn
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Fashion Meets Football
00:21:43
Paige
So straight back into it final topic of the day and probably my favorite topic because of the link up between football and fashion. But recently we saw Cortese who for those who aren't familiar and are listening from overseas is a yeah UK streetwear brand from a designer named Clint and a lot of the the sort of stuff that he makes is heavily influenced by sport, street culture and the intertwinement of those and he's recently had a collaboration with Nike on a bunch of Air Max 95s and recently on a new hirachi but what I want to focus on is a new commercial that was created to sort of showcase this new collection, this new and
00:22:32
Paige
Yeah, this new partnership with with Nike and it's based on like an old school 90s basketball commercial. um If you haven't already seen the commercial that we're discussing, but also the original, I highly recommend going to watch it because it's really nostalgic. It's really cool. um The basketball one was really, I remember it being so sick back in the day and they've kind of taken the same sort of theme. It's all set situated in one sort of blank warehouse type space. And it's a real opportunity to just showcase like,
00:23:02
Paige
skills obviously with the basketball it was like ball skills in the hands like I don't know how what you describe ball skills with basketball is but the new one that they've sort of redesigned and and gone with obviously it's like a football based one they've got some ex-pros Ed Godavids is in there they've got some obviously current and up and coming massive players ah for Real Madrid with Eduardo Camavinga in there but we've also seen guest appearances from female footballers which I just love to see and I think is just so inspiring because, you you know, whether you're just someone that loves fashion or you're someone that loves the combination of the two, to see your favourite athletes participate in in brand campaigns such as this, obviously Nike do a lot of brand campaigns with our female footballers, the same obviously with Adidas, Puma, New Balance, etc, etc. It's just really exciting to see. And in the Cortese commercial, we had Chloe Kelly,
00:23:57
Paige
the lioness, the euros celebrant and um freedia who i think she does play but i've also seen her all over social media with just her ridiculous skills yeah and for the two of them to be part of like something like this which is really just like
00:24:09
officialgspn
but ahery Yeah.
00:24:20
Paige
It's really British, it's really London, but it's really global at the same time.
00:24:23
officialgspn
Yeah.
00:24:26
Paige
And I love the fact that, you know, Clint's obviously tapped into, obviously Nike talent, i.e. Chloe Kelly, but also female football talent with Frida. um the It's just sick.
00:24:36
Paige
I just love to see it. And I love to see female footballers participating in this kind of thing because It's just refreshing to see and I hope that it continues to inspire like you know that new generation coming through that are interested in both worlds. um So yeah, I've talked for like enough time, but I love it. Go.
00:24:59
officialgspn
No, I totally agree. I think being able to see, like, both sides, obviously you can use the big names, use the big brands, like, so big.
00:25:09
officialgspn
You kind of, like, not that I expect it, but you slowly come into the territory of expecting it more and more, especially off of brands like Alina's Puma, who sponsored female footballers, then also now bri i like drawing attention to, like, Frida, for example, who,
00:25:20
Paige
Yeah.
00:25:28
officialgspn
You know her, if you know her, if you don't, you don't, you know?
00:25:31
Paige
and Yeah.
00:25:32
officialgspn
It will No, I don't, yeah.
00:25:32
Paige
You'll have definitely seen her on your For You page if you are interested in women's football, but you wouldn't know her name if someone said to you on the street, oh you know Frida, meh.
00:25:45
officialgspn
And I want to see more of this. I want to see this in smaller brands. I want to see this in bigger brands. Obviously, it's going to be easier for bigger brands to be able to draw that attention in. But anything that boosts anything in the women's game will always be a massive bonus.
00:26:01
officialgspn
And I think we need to keep going like that way with it. Obviously, we see loads of like fashion linkups on like with celebrities, obviously. um but For example, Antonia Bronz, she is so incredibly talented.
00:26:17
officialgspn
What I would give to own an Antonia Bronz jacket is if I could own it, just have a picture in it.
00:26:20
Paige
Right.
00:26:24
officialgspn
I just want a picture.
00:26:25
Paige
Yeah.
00:26:26
officialgspn
It's insane.
00:26:27
Paige
Just for the rims.
00:26:29
officialgspn
because I even watch her TikToks of how she actually makes them and the process behind the designs and stuff like that. And I think it's sick. I'm a sucker for a jacket, especially like a lever or bomber jacket, something of that sort.
00:26:43
officialgspn
And so her jackets, obviously we've seen it on, we've seen it on loads of people.
00:26:46
Paige
Yeah.
00:26:51
officialgspn
We've seen it on Gabby, we've seen it on, ah Leah Williamson, Sarah Benson. bedson um You've definitely seen her jackets even if you don't think you have.
00:27:02
Paige
Yeah, exactly. And I just think she's done it in such a way that like is still so feminine because I think it's so it's often difficult to wear like a football inspired item and still make it like feminine or sexy and cute and something that like, pardon,
00:27:16
officialgspn
yeah
00:27:24
officialgspn
It's a bit of a biker jacket.
00:27:26
Paige
Yeah, yeah, it's it definitely is. And I think obviously with biker jackets, you can, the the way that you shape them, the croppedness of them exactly can make it more female friendly, right? But I think like it is often at times difficult, I think, to really sell to like a non-football girl. But like, Talami Benson, I'm not being funny, but this girl ain't here playing Sunday League football, let's see. And the same way Gabby's Misses, like, she's not out here playing football, she's literally She's literally a footballer's wife, but she's able to wear a football themed, yeah, apparel and make it look really good.
00:28:01
officialgspn
ah yeah
00:28:06
Paige
um So definitely shout out to Antonio Bronn, shout out to obviously all the jackets that she's making. It is, it's incredible. And if, you know, you want to hook your girls up at GSP and go to the Sports Podcast Network, the Women's WSL, you can, because we would love a jacket.
00:28:20
officialgspn
We're not planning, absolutely.
00:28:22
Paige
Yeah, we would we would absolutely love that. But I think, yeah, the more pop-up collabs, ah fusion of the fashion of football that we can see, like, the better as far as I'm concerned, because I absolutely love it.
Conclusion and Social Media Plug
00:28:40
Paige
I think, to be honest, that might be all we have time for today. We just want to thank you guys for taking the time to give us a listen. If you haven't already, give us a follow on all the social media platforms. You can find us on Instagram, TikTok, X, all over the shop. um But thank you for joining us. We've been beyond the pitch and have a great day.
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