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Wildcard Wednesday: Who am I?!
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This is your Wildcard Wednesday, where we play a guessing game of Brentford players of the modern era. Join us to play along and let us know on social media how you got on!!
Host: Daniel Toppin
Lydia Batalona
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Transcript
Introduction & Game Setup
00:00:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
hello and welcome to another episode of the daily brentford podcast with myself daniel where today we'll be having another game of who am i that means i'm joined again by lydia who is going to be put through the paces once more you got the prediction right as well after i slated you for it
00:00:26
Lydia
Yeah, I'm good thanks. I'm happy after the weekend's result but slightly scared what you've got in store today. We'll see how I do. Yeah, I know. I should have put money on that. What the hell?
00:00:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I was convinced that you weren't going to be right, but I'm glad you were.
00:00:41
Lydia
Yeah.
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00:00:45
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00:01:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
So then we did play this game a few weeks ago. I will give you five facts about a player that has played for Brentford in the recent past.
00:01:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
After each fact, you can guess who that might be. And obviously, it will get more revealing as we get through the facts.
00:01:21
Lydia
Yeah.
00:01:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
So your first couple might just be a guess, but you never know. You might you might guess it correctly.
00:01:26
Lydia
We'll see.
00:01:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
and So we're ready to go with the first one. We've got three in total to- today.
00:01:33
Lydia
All
First Round: Player Clues
00:01:34
Lydia
right. Okay. Hit me with the first one.
00:01:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
um The first clue is I made 63 appearances for Brentford in the championship scoring eight goals.
00:01:44
Lydia
Um, eight goals.
00:01:48
Lydia
Okay. Championship.
00:01:51
Lydia
Okay. Next question. Next clue.
00:01:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah All you might be able to guess from this is maybe what position they play i in if it adds up.
00:01:58
Lydia
Midfield.
00:02:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
might It might give you an idea but it might not.
00:02:02
Lydia
Yeah. I'll say midfield.
00:02:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
I mean you can probably say they're not a goalkeeper.
00:02:06
Lydia
Yeah.
00:02:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was just 21 years old when I joined the club having only previously played semi-professionally.
00:02:18
Lydia
I feel like we have taken quite a few people that had only played like semi-professionally before, but I can't think of anyone that was that young. Like normally it's when they are a bit older.
00:02:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, I mean, the level we're at now, it's quite rare to get anyone much older who's only played semi-pro.
00:02:41
Lydia
Okay, I have no idea, continue.
00:02:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
No? Okay. I went on to make 62 appearances for my national team, scoring eight goals, and I only formally retired from playing football in the summer following a long injury. That's this summer, just gone.
00:03:00
Lydia
Okay, from that, I'm thinking country-wise.
00:03:06
Lydia
Somewhere a bit random.
00:03:11
Lydia
Can you give me a compliment?
00:03:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
The last two clues are the easiest two clues.
00:03:14
Lydia
Okay, wait, wait, wait, no, no, no.
00:03:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do not want to have a guess. Three clues in, no guesses yet.
00:03:23
Lydia
How many things? How many appearances was it?
00:03:27
Global Sports Podcast Network
They've played 62 appearances for their national team.
00:03:32
Lydia
Was that, oh, I got confused, wait, that wasn't for Brentford. How many was it for Brentford?
00:03:35
Global Sports Podcast Network
63 for Brentford, so very similar.
00:03:36
Lydia
Oh, okay, okay, so it's similar. um No, next clue.
00:03:47
Global Sports Podcast Network
My best Brentford moment was scoring twice in the famous 4-1 victory at Fulham in 2014.
00:03:57
Lydia
Fotsu.
00:03:58
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. I think this is a bit before Fosse's time. I think Fosse was more 2020-ish.
00:04:08
Lydia
2014, oh god. um Yeah, last one.
00:04:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Last one.
00:04:15
Global Sports Podcast Network
A fan opinion of me felt when I was recording singing dero derogatory songs about Thomas Frank following being promoted from the championship with the club I left Brentford to sign for.
00:04:28
Lydia
Oh my, wait, okay, let me think.
00:04:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
So this this player left Brentford to sign for another championship club.
00:04:32
Lydia
Yeah.
00:04:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
That championship club got promoted and then there's there was video circling on social media. of him and his new teammates singing songs about Thomas Rank.
00:04:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
So think what club could that have been?
00:04:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes.
00:04:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
So who played for Leeds that also played for Brentford?
00:04:57
Lydia
left.
00:05:01
Lydia
Did Bidwell leave for Leeds? He's English, right?
00:05:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he wouldn't have played City two times for England.
00:05:08
Lydia
Yeah, no, I was gonna say what.
00:05:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
He didn't go to Leeds anyway, he went to he he's played for QPR and Swansea.
00:05:13
Lydia
Okay, someone that left for Leeds. Oh, wait.
00:05:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
He was still at Leeds until he retired this summer, but he had been injured for the last couple of years.
00:05:27
Lydia
um so ah okay let me think of people that may have left elites in ah i oh is he french no oh no he wouldn't be french he'd definitely wouldn't be
00:05:44
Global Sports Podcast Network
He would have left him probably about 2016-2017 and has played for Leeds ever since. He's played in the Premier League for Leeds.
00:05:55
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:05:57
Lydia
um
00:05:59
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you want me to give you the national team?
00:06:02
Lydia
Give me the last nationality.
00:06:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Northern Ireland.
00:06:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
That's where we signed him from too. So he was playing semi-pro in Northern Ireland.
00:06:18
Lydia
Alan George? He's not orange, is he?
00:06:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
No. He is Irish.
00:06:22
Lydia
Oh okay, getting confused.
00:06:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Republic of Ireland though.
00:06:25
Lydia
Wrong eyelid. ah
00:06:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:06:30
Lydia
It's gonna be really obvious, isn't it? Okay, I give up, I actually don't know.
00:06:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
Stuart Dallas.
00:06:37
Lydia
I'm not gonna lie, I never would've caught that.
00:06:38
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you remember him?
00:06:42
Lydia
No.
00:06:43
Global Sports Podcast Network
You don't remember him?
00:06:44
Lydia
No. I don't remember the name, sorry.
00:06:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
yes You're so young, Lydia. I mean, these next two are even more recent than Stuart Dallas.
00:06:51
Lydia
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
00:06:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
but oh
00:06:53
Lydia
Wait, what was he saying about Thomas Frank? what They were just singing stuff.
00:06:56
Global Sports Podcast Network
Mind the gap, mind the gap, Thomas Frank. When when when they got promoted, and we came like third, so um there was a bit of beef between Brentford and Leeds at the time.
00:06:59
Lydia
Oh, okay, when they got promoted. Yeah.
00:07:07
Global Sports Podcast Network
And that video still circulates every now and then, especially when Leeds have not done so well in recent years when we have.
00:07:13
Lydia
Yeah.
00:07:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
and But after the break then we'll be seeing if you can get it second time lucky with the next one.
00:07:20
Lydia
Hopefully I get more light.
Second Round: 'Who Am I' Game
00:08:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to part two of the Daily Brentford Podcast. Are you ready to go again Lydia?
00:08:18
Lydia
Uh, yeah, just stop.
00:08:18
Global Sports Podcast Network
You gotta put that one behind you and really go again.
00:08:20
Lydia
Okay, yeah. Move it, God.
00:08:24
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe the listeners might might think that they can do a better job than you.
00:08:28
Lydia
They probably can't.
00:08:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
We'll see.
00:08:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
The first clue is, I mean to be fair, these players have played less than the ones when we did it a few weeks ago. I think I made it quite easy a few weeks ago.
00:08:40
Global Sports Podcast Network
This is more advanced.
00:08:40
Lydia
Yeah.
00:08:42
Lydia
Okay.
00:08:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
um I made 56 league appearances raant for Brentford scoring two goals.
00:08:50
Lydia
Okay, I'm thinking midfield or defender.
00:08:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Do you want to just throw a name out there?
00:09:00
Lydia
56.
00:09:02
Global Sports Podcast Network
56 league appearances, two goals.
00:09:07
Lydia
Do I know what league championship?
00:09:10
Global Sports Podcast Network
That might come in the next clue.
00:09:12
Lydia
Okay, continue, continue.
00:09:13
Global Sports Podcast Network
Although I was never a regular in the side, I was part of the squad that won promotion to the Premier League and I featured 15 times in our first year in the Premier League.
00:09:27
Lydia
Okay. Um, Pontus.
00:09:29
Global Sports Podcast Network
Can't say you're too young for this one now.
00:09:33
Global Sports Podcast Network
No, he was a regular in the side.
00:09:35
Lydia
Okay. Yeah. you know Okay.
00:09:36
Global Sports Podcast Network
He played way more than 56 games of Redfin.
00:09:38
Lydia
Yeah, fine.
00:09:39
Global Sports Podcast Network
Man's a legend.
00:09:40
Lydia
hey
00:09:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
Third one. I was known for my ability to take a long throw.
00:09:50
Lydia
One of the mats.
00:09:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
Which one?
00:09:55
Lydia
Bitstrap.
00:09:57
Global Sports Podcast Network
Nope. But maybe you're on the right lines. Who knows?
00:10:00
Lydia
Okay.
00:10:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
I was at Brentford for six years in total and can be considered a graduate of the club's B team.
00:10:10
Lydia
Um, Sorenson?
00:10:12
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yes, you got it.
00:10:14
Lydia
Yeah, as soon as you said long throw, I was like, it's definitely one of them.
00:10:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
You've redeemed yourself. He was like the original long thrower before Jenson obviously took the mantle.
00:10:19
Lydia
Yeah.
00:10:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
The last one was, I remain only 25 years old and I currently play for FCM, FC, you know, that team.
00:10:30
Global Sports Podcast Network
Brentford's former sister club in Denmark.
00:10:30
Lydia
Yeah, yeah.
00:10:34
Global Sports Podcast Network
So you've you've you've got you've got one back there. So after the break again, we will see if you can make it two out of three.
00:10:34
Lydia
Okay.
00:10:42
Lydia
We'll see, hopefully.
Third Round: Player Clues
00:11:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Hello and welcome to part three of the daily Brentford podcast where we are playing a little game of who am I. Let's go on to the third one then. The first clue for you is I made 54 league appearances for Brentford scoring eight goals.
00:11:46
Lydia
Okay, I'm thinking, I think, was that the same as last time?
00:11:49
Global Sports Podcast Network
Last time it's 56 and two goals.
00:11:50
Lydia
Eight goals. Oh, two goals, okay. i'm I'm thinking midfield.
00:12:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
Any guesses?
00:12:03
Lydia
No, continue.
00:12:04
Global Sports Podcast Network
Okay. I was signed from West Brom and also had loan periods at AFC Wimbledon and Hull City whilst at the club.
00:12:15
Lydia
um no one's springing to mind to be honest wait sign from west brom no continue i've got no clue
00:12:20
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yep. And then during his time at Brentford he was loaned out to Wimbledon and Hull as different points.
00:12:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
okay I now play in the championship and have scored 17 goals over the last 3 seasons whilst I have also suffered of injury during this time.
00:12:45
Lydia
Someone, okay, so now sign another team in the championship.
00:12:52
Lydia
Leads, though.
00:12:54
Global Sports Podcast Network
no
00:12:56
Lydia
I'm just guessing championship teams, okay, no.
00:13:01
Global Sports Podcast Network
This next clue is probably the easiest one.
00:13:04
Lydia
Oh, I'll have a guess before.
00:13:08
Lydia
Is it anyone I've mentioned today?
00:13:11
Global Sports Podcast Network
No.
00:13:12
Lydia
Okay, nevermind. um
00:13:14
Global Sports Podcast Network
It's not Mads Biz Drop.
00:13:18
Lydia
It's gonna say, how many, wait, 17 goals the last three seasons for whatever team, but you say they've been injured.
00:13:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, so do you still think it's a midfielder?
00:13:35
Lydia
Probably not. I'm trying to think age range, wait, when did they leave Frankfurt? Who's that, I don't like to leave.
00:13:45
Global Sports Podcast Network
Around like our first Premier League season, around then. First or second Premier League season.
00:13:53
Lydia
um
00:14:00
Lydia
Um... No, continue next.
00:14:03
Global Sports Podcast Network
this You should get it after this one, I think. My most famous Brentford moment was a goal in the playoff semi-final against Bournemouth to send us to Wembley.
00:14:12
Lydia
and
00:14:15
Lydia
Um...
00:14:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
You can't
00:14:16
Lydia
I can't remember.
00:14:19
Global Sports Podcast Network
remember. Were you there that day? I know that it was um ah it was um reduced capacity at the G-Tech, wasn't it?
00:14:24
Lydia
No, I think I couldn't go. My auntie did, though. I do remember.
00:14:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
Well, if you had gone, you might remember who this was.
00:14:28
Lydia
I remember being jealous about that. Yeah.
00:14:32
Global Sports Podcast Network
and Do you want the final one?
00:14:36
Lydia
um
00:14:40
Lydia
Um... Yeah, go on. Final one.
00:14:42
Global Sports Podcast Network
I have made 21 appearances for the Finland national team, scoring twice.
00:14:50
Lydia
Finland? God, why is that such like a...
00:14:52
Global Sports Podcast Network
yeah
00:14:54
Lydia
I feel like I'd remember if someone's from Finland because it's a really random country. um Okay, maybe it's just because I get confused between all the Nordic countries, don't we think?
00:15:09
Global Sports Podcast Network
He would have left at a similar time to Sørensen.
00:15:19
Lydia
Oh, Forst? Forst?
00:15:22
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, he got it.
00:15:22
Lydia
Is that his name?
00:15:23
Global Sports Podcast Network
Markus Vors. He plays the Middlesbrough now.
00:15:26
Lydia
oh
00:15:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
But he doesn't actually seem to play too much.
00:15:27
Lydia
ah
00:15:28
Global Sports Podcast Network
I think he's struggled with injuries for the last couple of years. But when he has played, he has scored for them. but um yeah we'll give it to you got there in the end two out of three and well I've got to use all my clues I think partly I don't really want you to get it after one or two because we need content Lydia we need content I think we should do this again one time but I think you should make them and I'll have a go at guessing
00:15:39
Lydia
I feel like I only deserve like 1.5, sorry.
00:15:50
Lydia
yeah lost street there content
00:15:57
Lydia
Yeah. ah Next I'll wait though.
00:16:05
Global Sports Podcast Network
um just to mix it up a little bit and we we can see who the real champion is.
00:16:09
Lydia
like We could even do all purely on like Danish players because you've got so many.
00:16:16
Global Sports Podcast Network
Yeah, I wouldn't limit it to that. I would just have a look online about at random players that you might have forgotten about from years gone by and we will try it again.
00:16:21
Lydia
Yeah.
00:16:26
Global Sports Podcast Network
Maybe next week. I don't i don't know what we've got planned next week, but we will try it again.
00:16:28
Lydia
yeah
00:16:31
Global Sports Podcast Network
That'll do for today. Anyway, thank you for listening to the daily brand for podcast. We hope you've enjoyed today's episode. And once again, We'd be extremely grateful for your support as this will enable us to get bigger and better moving forwards.
Closing & Social Media
00:16:41
Global Sports Podcast Network
Daily Brentford can be found on X Instagram and TikTok under the handle at GSPN Brentford. It is international break now, so there's no game this weekend. So we'll be back next Wednesday for another wildcard where we could be playing this again, or we could be doing something else. We haven't quite planned it yet, but until then, for myself and Lydia, thank you for being with us.
00:17:05
Lydia
See ya.