OK, welcome to Into the channel podcast premiere about ones football.

I'm rehost Dino de suspicious and as always, I'm joined by my Co host Mr.

Grant Angle.

What's up, man?

Buddy, I'm feeling fantastic.

It is the most wonderful time of the year.

I'm not talking about the holiday season, what about the UEFA Women's Champions League?

I mean, we're not all the way, all the way there yet, but we got some big matches coming up that I think you and I need to discuss expeditiously.

Let's go, but give me a second.

Yep, the oven's preheating, we're getting ready, some balls are getting kicked around, there's some stretching happening.

We're doing some research, we've got some takes ruminating.

We're not going to get into the full blown Champions League preview.

Obviously 99 teams are playing for a spot in not the group stage, but whatever replace the group stage, this weird round Robin thing that they've got going on, which now will will include eighteen teams.

So nine teams are in and nine teams are going to battle it out.

First leg coming up here on Thursday, September 11th, second leg next Thursday, September 18th.

And there is one team in particular, my good man, that I want to talk to you about, and that is.

Goddamn.

Our beloved who are we talking about?

Let them know.

You're goddamn right it's SK Bron from beautiful Bergen, Norway.

I can't wait to discuss this.

I'm so excited.

I'm actually I'm warm in this hoodie.

Can you just give me like one second here?

Yeah, no doubt.

All right, my apologies there.

So now I'm ready.

Let's discuss.

Let's discuss the UEFA Women's Champions League in the mighty SK Bron.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

That is incredibly sharp.

What a kid.

Appreciate that.

Unbelievable.

You are so ready.

I'm sure as everybody knows watching this broadcast, this is the 2009, 2010 away kit for SK Braun.

Now the men's side.

Yes, it turns out men do play football as well, but it's able to pluck this baby off the off the old Internet.

Shout out to Eric Huzel.

Klep.

Who's Klepp?

Pardon me, Obviously, I'm a lifelong bronze fan.

Yeah.

Shout out to the Who's 20.

Shout out to the Who's 25 goals in two seasons, 2009, 2010.

Let's go.

Yeah, had had to be done.

Unbelievable, unbelievable shout out to you.

Very bummed I didn't.

I didn't wear my jersey, but I feel like I've gotten I've gotten some reps out of it, you know, so I'm going to save it.

I'm going to save it.

You know, we know that bronze tournament.

It's got some real legs to it.

So there's no rush.

I don't need to kind of, you know, as my mom says, haste makes waste.

We're going to leave, leave that baby in in the closet for one of for one of the big matches.

This is just, I don't know what was a sparring session a little warm up.

Who who, who does our beloved SK Bron have on the docket?

Well, it'll.

Be taken on Manchester United.

But this is not a Manchester United podcast.

This is all about SK Bron.

Let's go, you know.

Made their way, making their way into this third qualifying round, defeating Inter Milan 21-A Valiant come from behind victory, gave up an early goal almost immediately, got it back, then gets the winner later on.

You know what, if there's one thing that we like about our pals in Norway, that we like about SK Bron as a whole.

Heart of a lion?

Absolutely.

I mean, I think that intra Milan squad, I'm kind of pulling it up here because they've got a real squad.

When I was looking at who they trotted out there, Tessa Wooler, Lena Mcgool.

Tessa Wooler didn't play in that in that match against Braun, but Olivia Skoo played for Rosengard, Bruner Sturtier in goal, Villemsdoltier, who scored against the US, you know, for Iceland, she's the one that put Inter up.

And let's not gloss over that.

This play, this game was played in Milan on the road.

Bron had to go into their house and come from behind.

They get it done.

Zomer's scores in the 13th and then the 56th minute.

One of the patron Saints of the End of the Channel podcast, Senior Gapsa.

You got damn right.

What can't she do?

Power, finesse, speed, grace, every everything that you want in a player.

Obviously you know for for.

I'm going to guess most of the people watching this who who have tuned in specifically for this episode, you've probably been rocking with us for a little while.

You may even be located in Bergen, Norway itself.

So obviously we love and appreciate all you guys.

But for anybody else who's just tuning in, like wait a minute, what's happening here?

These two American guys started really enjoying SK Bron in the 202324 Champions League when they just came out and were super spicy in in a group against Lyon and like we started to really follow them even before they played Leon.

Then they played Leon in Bergen, get a draw out of it in like an an incredible match.

Get it.

I think it was Galpstead who got the equalizer in that match.

And so we've been fans ever since.

So, so that's why all this is happening for anybody who might be not clued into that just.

Yeah, I wanted to talk a little bit about that Sidney Gobsett goal, just because you mentioned it.

Tremendous power to her game and the touch that she gets on that one to like, it was like the power and the finesse in one play because she kind of like chests it down in traffic.

Super duper soft touch.

And then she whips around super violently just just like cracks into the net.

I was like, that's senior Gobsett right there.

That's what I want to see as we go on into this tournament.

She's got eleven goals this year in top Syrian, leading our beloved SK Bron and I want to call it one one other player from Scotland, Lauren Davidson, who scored against Braga 1, you know, in A1 no win.

And that's basically how Braun got here.

They get the win versus Inter, the win versus Braga.

Lauren Davidson also leads SK Braun and assists with eight.

Well, she Co leads senior Gobset.

I mean, what, what can't she do?

Also 8 assists for senior Gobset.

So I I, I don't know, man, I'm just pumped.

I don't know, like my my mind's in a million different places.

I can't believe we're here already.

Just a couple days.

Well now we're about a day and a half away from from football kicking off more properly.

With this match specifically, is there anything you're going to be looking for?

I want to be looking for Lauren Davidson because she has a knack for scoring big goals.

She scored a stoppage time goal versus Rangers on the final day of the 2223 Scottish woman's Premier League season to clinch the title for her Glasgow City squad.

I, I screwed up a squad and I can't do.

But yeah, I want to, you know, I want to see this this team get out and run.

Obviously we have a hard time watching full top Syrian matches over here.

So, you know, we're piercing these together with highlights.

I think it's worth pointing out they are in a top Syrian league title race versus our old pals Valarenga, who were in last year's Champions League.

Last season in the 2024 Top Syrian, Braun went zero wins, 0 draws, 3 losses versus Valarenga in in league play.

They play in that league.

They play each other three times and they had a -5 goal differential already, though this year as they sit atop the table, they're sitting at two wins, 0 draws, 0 losses verse Ball Loringa with a + 4 goal differential.

They can get out and run.

They look maybe a wee bit vulnerable on defense at times, but who cares about that?

Because we're in this.

We're in the business of scoring goals.

That's what we're here to do.

Yes, I'm, I'm with that.

And I think I mean, defensively it's going to be interesting because Manchester United, Elizabeth Turlin on that side, I mean, she's cooking.

If you look at the 2 Champions League qualifying matches and the opener in WSO, she's got five goals in those three matches.

Melvin Millar has had two goals to United's tally.

They look OK, but as mentioned, you know, they're probably going to be up against it and the first tie is in Bergen.

So, I mean, you know, like, let's put off to the side how Manchester United is going to get to Bergen and how they're going to get back.

You know what, that's something to be discussed for sure.

Whether they'll be flown or maybe maybe there's there'll be some horse and carriages or maybe they'll be forced to walk and go on some sort of long ferry ride.

We're not sure.

But either way, doesn't matter how they're going to get there.

They're going to be for a long a long evening of of punishing football, I think.

And I think if they if they get a little bit unlucky with the weather too, I mean, I think it's still kind of a nice time of year, but you know that that can always be a factor.

How can Manchester United prep themselves for the intensity and the toughness?

Because I think even when you watch that Intermatch that that that Brown defense was all like they were really intense.

I think they got they got inter off guard a little bit.

I think there there could be a little bit of that coming on Thursday as well for Manchester United.

Yeah, I mean, you mentioned it, you never know with Manchester United's bum ass ownership, they might have to hang glide there.

So I mean that could be the toughness that they need to show just to get to Bergen, Norway.

I I do think it's probably important to to point out a couple things.

First thing being that Elizabeth Turland, Norwegian watched her play in the EUR.

One thing that we do know about the Braun Battalion, the life force behind SK Braun, the one of the the greatest, not one of what am I talking about, the greatest supportive group in the history of planet Earth.

They're going to Boo the shit out of Elizabeth Turley every time she gets the ball, and we love that about it.

There's nothing malicious about it.

They're just going to Boo a fellow Norwegian who's playing on the other team.

So there's that that United is going to have to contend with.

And, you know, I think people are going to be surprised by this because I think people know, you know, my allegiances in in the in the Women's Super League, in the English Premier League, on the men's side of football lie with Manchester City Football Club.

They're my first, my first footballing love.

So I think it's important for me to mention this.

Do you know what I like about this Manchester United side?

No.

Not a God damn thing.

I cannot wait for SK Braun to, figuratively speaking, cave their heads in and knock them out of the Champions League.

They don't deserve to be there.

Braun deserves to be there.

I can't wait for it.

I mean, I think that this is this is where we've been leading to.

We had to sit on the sidelines as Braun supporters last year, you know, but as you know, the the into the channel Braun Battalion honorary members that we are, that was that was a tough 12 months.

You know.

Didn't like it?

Arsenal.

Arsenal winning the Champions League?

Soften the blow.

Sure, that helps.

Helps for you, yes.

Now we're back now.

Oh, and you're missing your Manchester City that you mentioned.

Not, not in this, in this tournament, this competition.

So now you're invited.

Your heart just must be pulsating.

Yeah, what what else do I got, buddy?

I mean, this is this is it for me.

So you know, when the draw happened, I, I woke up, I had an alarm set for the draw, which happened at 3:00 AM Pacific Time a few weeks back.

I woke up to 55.

I watched the draw shake out.

I think it was the Austrian team was one of the first ones drawn.

I was like, what would have liked to play them?

And then Braun draws draws united.

And there was a split second where I was like, wow, isn't that funny how that works out?

And then it was just pure excitement because now I get to live even more Manchester United suffering.

I love, I cannot wait.

All right, man, anything else you want to hit?

Anything else we need to hit before we get into this match up?

I know we're going to be back after the first leg with some proper recaps.

I'm not sure if we're going to, you know, bang through all nine match ups, but we'll definitely get into it.

We're going to cover the teams that we feel like have some legs.

You know, some of our old friends I think are are in the mix here trying to work their way into that final 18.

So we will be back after like one, but anything else you want to hit before we wrap up this SK Bron Manchester United preview I.

Believe that was comprehensive enough.

Just as comprehensive as SK Bron's victory will be over those sheisty Red Devils from the wrong side of Manchester.

You know, I mean, I wouldn't put it past Bron to to just give them an ass whooping and then put them on a plane back to Manchester themselves.

Yeah, we'll show your broke ass club owner how to actually operate a real football club.

Oh yeah, all right, man, I cannot wait.

All right, man, I think we did it.

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Grant Engel for bringing.

I mean, I'm not sure if if you get labeled a fashion icon very often, but I, I like what you've done here from a fashion standpoint, You know, like just letting everybody know what this show is about, what you're about, what we're about.

And for that, and for many other reasons, I appreciate you bro.

Likewise, buddy, thank you for the kind words.

You know, I had to, you know, I scoured the Internet.

I knew Bron had black jerseys somewhere.

Even then, this is probably the most color I've worn in several months.

But you know what?

Sometimes you got to do it for the team.

You got to do it for the show.

And that's why we appreciate all of you for rocking with the show.

It's not possible without you.

Please drop some more knowledge in the comments.

Help me with the pronunciations of these names.

I can't believe I butchered Eric.

Who's Klep in the opener of the show?

Please forgive me for that.

He's an assistant coach for men's bronze team.

Bronze men's team right now, as a matter of fact.

So who's Klep?

The legend?

Shout out to him.

Hopefully, hopefully that that goal scoring mantra, that goal scoring energy continues on the women's side and we will see you all next time.

Shout out to the who's.