Podcast
Counter Pressed with Flo Lloyd-Hughes and Friends
An unfiltered, fun look at the world of football, with a focus on the women's game, featuring commentator Flo Lloyd-Hughes, and a rotating group of friends.
- Soccer chart
- #130
- Episodes
- 326
- Releases
- Twice a week
- Typical length
- 58 min
- On air since
- 2022
- Latest episode
- 1 day ago
Episodes
326 episodes, newest first
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53 min
City get away with one in Bromley
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through the drama of Manchester City’s 2-1 win over London City Lionesses. What might have been for Eder Maestre’s side?! We also touch on Liverpool’s shock defeat to West Ham, Chelsea padding their goal difference again Charlton, and another poor performance from Arsenal.
YouTube and Spotify video viewers, unfortunately we had an issue with the cameras on today’s show so this an audio only episode. Apologies, but we’ll be back with full video on Thursday!
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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49 min
Alexia Ballon d’Or again!
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by The Observer's Jessy Parker Humphreys and Kathryn Batte from The Telegraph to chat about Alexia Putellas' Ballon d'or victory. The former Barcelona star won her third gong, but why was there so much discourse about the event? We also talk Champions League and look ahead to the WSL games this weekend.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Kathryn Batte
Producer: Katie Baxter
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56 min
Feisty weekend of WSL derbies
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys to breakdown the action-packed weekend of derbies. There was an edgy stalemate as United held City to draw, while Arsenal finally got back to winning ways against Spurs in north London. Plus Chelsea come from behind against Palace and Villa make it two on the bounce.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guest: Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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58 min
Best WSL derbies of all time
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through some of greatest derby moments in the WSL as we look ahead to some big games this weekend. We also have a big announcement as we head to London City for a special live show!
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Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Becky Taylor-Gill & Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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55 min
Arsenal booed off at the Emirates and Sarina Wiegman’s new England deal
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through another poor result and performance from Arsenal. Their 1-1 draw with Birmingham was met with boos from the home crowd at full time, could things finally start to turn for Renee Slegers? Then we react to the breaking news that Sarina Wiegman has signed a new contract with England, before diving into another Lauren James masterclass.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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43 min
England party in Leicester!
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through England’s emphatic win in the second leg of their World Cup qualifier against Greece. We then chat through some of the other big stories from Uefa qualifying and USA’s second friendly against Spain, before looking ahead to the return of the WSL.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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54 min
Advantage England, Spain's dominance, and Molly Bartrip's mental health journey
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined The Observer's Jessy Parker Humphreys and Crystal Palace defender Molly Bartrip. We chat through the first leg of England's World Cup qualifier against Greece, and check in on the other home nations. We also reflect on Spain’s dominance against the US, before chatting to Molly about her new project, focused on supporting footballers with their mental health.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Molly Bartrip
Producer: Katie Baxter
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55 min
Is there any way back for Arsenal?
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through another bad moment for Arsenal. A 4-2 defeat to Manchester City leaves them 10th in the WSL table and 10 points behind league leaders City. What now? We also look at London City’s huge win over Spurs, United beating Liverpool and other highlights across the league.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 4 min
Arsenal’s disaster in Paris and England squad bombshell
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by The Telegraph’s Kathryn Batte and The Observer’s Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat about a huge week of news in women’s football. We reflect on the sacking of Natalia Arroyo at Aston Villa, before diving into Arsenal’s madness in Paris and Renee Slegers’ skipped interview. We then chat about Manchester City’s and Chelsea’s draws in the Champions League and the big England squad news.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Kathryn Batte & Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 9 min
Are Arsenal out of the WSL title race?
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to breakdown a weekend of big derbies in the WSL. We start with Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Arsenal. How Sonia Bompastor’s side delivered and where this leaves Arsenal and Slegers now? We then dive into Liverpool finally winning a Merseyside derby at Anfield, and some other big results across the league.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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56 min
Disney’s Women’s Champions League drama, and the lacklustre performances from English teams
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat through the eventful return of the Uefa Women’s Champions League. We dive into our thoughts on Disney’s refreshed coverage before diving into the football and three far from perfect performances from the WSL sides in the competition.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 5 min
United up and running as Arsenal struggle again
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to chat through another big weekend in the WSL. Manchester United got their first point of the season but it could have been all three as Arsenal grabbed a very late equaliser. What does this mean for United moving forwards? And how are we back here talking about Arsenal's issues, again!? We also chat Manchester City’s defensive chaos and Spurs' huge win.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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52 min
Champions League preview
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat look ahead to the return of the Women’s Champions League. We run through the fixtures, favourites, ones to watch and potential surprises.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 9 min
London City punished, Arsenal draw a blank, as Chelsea and City push on
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Jessy Parker Humphreys to talk through a big weekend in the WSL. Points were taken off the top teams as London City fell to West Ham in Dagenham and Arsenal drew with Crystal Palace. Meanwhile Chelsea got back to winning ways and City keep steaming ahead.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Jessy Parker Humphreys
Producer: Katie Baxter
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50 min
Is Ted Lasso ready for women’s football?
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill to chat about Season 4 of Ted Lasso, the first season to feature women’s football. We discuss how this season measures up to the show’s other seasons, whether the women’s football content was actually realistic and what the wider cultural impact might be.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 3 min
Palace in hot water, Chelsea drop points and Alexia is here
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by The Observer’s Jessy Parker Humphreys and Kathryn Batte from The Telegraph, to breakdown the opening weekend of the WSL season. We discuss the investigation into Crystal Palace’s rule break against Everton, before diving into the pressure already on Sonia Bompastor at Chelsea. We then touch on London City’s WSL opener against United and what happened across the rest of the league.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys & Kathryn Batte
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 16 min
WSL season preview (part two)
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for part two of our WSL season previews. We react to the news that Dario Vidosic has left Brighton just before the season kicks off. Then, we go through our predictions for who we think will finish 7th to 1st in the WSL.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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56 min
WSL season preview (part one)
Show notes
Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill for part one of our WSL season previews. We run through who we think will finish in spots 14-8 in the WSL table and why. Who's going down and who’s making the playoff?!
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Jessy Parker Humphreys and Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr 1 min
Lionesses all-time XI
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Flo Lloyd-Hughes is joined by Gilly Flaherty and Becky Taylor-Gill to put together the best Lionesses team of all time. We run through some of the great names to have played for England and assemble our best XI.
Host: Flo Lloyd-Hughes
Guests: Gilly Flaherty & Becky Taylor-Gill
Producer: Katie Baxter
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1 hr
History of Manchester City Women
Show notes
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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