Counter Pressed with Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Friends

Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Becky Taylor-Gill and Gary James, academic and author of Manchester City Women: An Oral History, to chat through the history City. We chart the rise from the club’s early foundations in 1988 to the relaunch in 2014, WSL success and everything in between.

Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

Guests: Becky Taylor-Gill & Gary James

Producer: Katie Baxter
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Kathryn Batte and Jessy Parker Humphreys to breakdown the news that Marc Skinner has left Manchester United after five years at the club. We get into how it happened and what United do next. We also touch on the transfer window so far and the WSL’s kick off changes for the new season.

Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

Guests: Kathryn Batte & Jessy Parker Humphreys

Producer: Katie Baxter
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill and Sue Smith for a deep dive on the history of Doncaster Rovers Belles, aka Donny Belles, one of women’s football’s most culturally defining sides. We also check in on the start of WAFCON 26.

Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys, Becky Taylor-Gill & Sue Smith

Producer: Katie Baxter
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Jessy Parker Humphreys sit down with Madeline Pape, a former international track athlete, academic and researcher who has worked with the International Olympic Committee on gender and inclusion in sport. We chat to Madeline about the IOC’s recent ruling on sex testing for the LA 2028 Olympics, the impact this has already had on all women in sport and how it trickles down to the grassroots. We also discuss the growing political influence of anti trans movements in sport and what we can do to push back.

Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Madeline Pape

Producer: Katie Baxter
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Ollie Glanvill to unpack the history of Chelsea Women. A dominant force in recent years, Chelsea started out several tiers below the top of English women’s football. Long before Emma Hayes transformed the club and the whole English game, Chelsea were trying to rustle together the money to survive. We trace their origins and reflect on the current iteration of the team and what’s next in the Sonia Bompastor era.

Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes

Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Ollie Glanvill

Producer: Katie Baxter
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