Bristol City Vixencast

D-M and Nat talk sparingly about the opening day blip at Birmingham; we mainly discuss our 2-0 victory over Portsmouth at a wet and windy RHPC. We reflect on an exciting performance from loanee Vera Jones and the squad mentality that will help us get promoted.

Reasons to be cheerful? Sophie Ingle? Vicky Losada? Charlotte Healy? There's that, and much, much more. The good times are BACK at Bristol City Women. With three promotion places up for grabs in 25/26 season, WSL 2 is drawing the big players in and we're reaping the benefits. Nat & D-M discuss the ins and outs, and reflect on a brilliant summer in the transfer market, and look forward...

The first of many? A live Bristol City Vixencast, covering the season so far... Jamie Lee Napier captain fantastic, beating Birmingham (yes!!), the Steve Kirby difference, transfer windows. We cover everything that has happened this season, and more! Instagram - @bcvixencast #Vixenstilwedie

10 years ago this November, Bristol Academy WFC beat Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Bristol Academy - the Vixens - were established in 2005 and became founder members of the WSL in 2011. In the club's short history, we punched well above our weight: twice FA Cup finalists (2011 and 2013) and WSL runners-up in 2013. The Vixens also qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League tw...

10 years ago this November, Bristol Academy WFC beat Barcelona in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Bristol Academy - the Vixens - were established in 2005 and became founder members of the WSL in 2011. In the club's short history, we punched well above our weight: twice FA Cup finalists (2011 and 2013) and WSL runners-up in 2013. The Vixens also qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League tw...

Have we finally arrived in the WS Hell? After two absurd drubbings - 5-2 at Leicester and 3-7 at home, to Brighton & Hove Albion - it looks like the end of the top flight road for Bristol City Women. And it's only the start of March. Where do we go from here? Nat & D-M try to understand what happened in our last two league encounters. Not sure we get to the bottom of it! We also discus...

"Her name is Rachel Furness and she is wonderful. When she heads the ball It's so beautiful, magical" A very special episode of the Bristol City Vixencast - we are joined by Rachel Furness! OMG! D-M & Nat go the RHPC and speak with the living legend about: Furney beginnings Coaching Presence on the pitch Gum shields and biting Diversity and Inclusion Dogs being awesome Injury and recovery Furney F...

Layzell starts, Brooke is back for the second 45 Rachel Daly is in a strop. Bristol City Women claim a hard-earned and hugely entertaining point away at Aston Villa - what's not to like? D-M & Nat discuss City Women's battling, earn-your-luck draw, which saw formation changes and stellar full 90+5 performances from the whole team, with notable mentions to Thestrup, Yanez and that Carrie Jones worl...

City lose at home (again!) This is getting frustrating... Despite the great atmosphere, despite 6,000 home supporters cheering our team on, City fell at the most cruel of hurdles against a match-smart West Ham, who lapped up the expansive Ashton Gate pitch, their win orchestrated by a majestic performance from the midfield dynamo, Katrina Gorry. Gutted. Two huge matches in January, two relegation...

Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! City Women lose on the road, that wasn't meant to happen! Foiled by a last minute Terland strike in an entertaining ding dong against a determined Brighton & Hove Albion side. Join us as we relive what was - nonetheless - a fun away day. D-M speaks with several City Women supporters (and one BHAWFC fan) about Saturday night transfer news dropping; Panini Stickers...

Happy 2024 City Women fans! Ok, it might be a bit too late to be saying that, but it's our first episode of the year, so let us off! D-M and Nat return with a bumper episode in which we discuss the not as bad as it could have been 3-0 defeat to Chelsea before Xmas; our newest goalkeeping recruit Shae Yanez; loving Amy Rodgers and bumping into Brighton's Julia Margareta Zigiotti Olme and Emma Kullb...

D-M and Nat giddily skip through a 1-1 draw away at Liverpool, an excellent point that leaves us sitting pretty in 11th, one ahead of a hapless West Ham United. Amalie Thestrup's insouciant heeled goal - her fifth of the season - enabled City Women to take a share of the spoils in Birkenhead. This was a solid performance from the whole team, with Syme and Mustaki stepping in with great distinc...

Bristol City Women slip to a 2-0 defeat to Manchester United in front of a record-breaking crowd at Ashton Gate stadium. Just over 14,000 people flocked to BS3 to watch a solid performance with plenty of stand-out defensive moments. While at least half the crowd were there to see ex-Vixen and now football legend Mary Earps, it was the shot-stopping of City keeper Liv Clark that caught the eye. Cit...

Well, that was a bit disappointing, wasn't it? Not our podcast, silly! We're talking about Bristol City Women's 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa on a dreary Sunday at Ashton Gate. We struggle to pick out the positives from a lack lustre and low energy performance which sees us slip back to the bottom of the WSL. But we do try and make sense of what happened, and what needs to be different nex...

Toot toot! All aboard the away day train! D-M and Nat are joined by a bumper crew (Shahan, Dan, Magda, Dave and Mike) on a victorious journey to Dagenham East to watch City Women convincingly beat West Ham to claim our first W of the WSL season. Our hearty travellers were treated to an entertaining 3-2 victory with goals from Amalie Thestrup, Ella Powell and Brooke Aspin. We talk about the season...

Relive Sunday night's magical game under the fire-breathing lights at Ashton Gate! Savour the many marvels of Furney's head, goalkeeping brilliance from WSL debutant Liv Clark, and blocks to die for from Megan Connolly and Jamie-Lee Napier. Ok, so we didn't win. But it felt like we had won, in a way. Along with 12,008 people wanting a fun Sunday night out, Bristol City Women turned up...

D-M & Nat go again at Spurs! We discuss City Women's 3-1 stumble in North East London, and continue to pick out the positives despite no W. Yet. We rue silly mistakes but praise creative intentions in a performance that offered greater degrees of coherence and composure. Now that the so-called 'easier' games are over, we look ahead to clashes with Man City and Arsenal in the weeks...

D-M & Nat offer a surprisingly upbeat appraisal of Bristol City Women's 4-2 season-opening loss to Leicester City Women. Why not? After all, we scored two goals today. In the WSL. That's two more than Arsenal did. We cover the inevitable screamer from Aimee Palmer, good feelings at the Gate, promising forward play from Carrie Jones, a brilliant shift from the ever-blossoming Layzell, r...

We're back! After a pre-season sat on the sofa watching the World Cup, D-M & Nat return to share their thoughts ahead of the brand new WSL season. We discuss transfer outs and transfer ins and look forward to our first clash of the season against our fellow bottom six contenders, Leicester City. Vixens ‘Til We Die! COYR! Not sure how much longer we'll be on X but follow us there if inclined @BCVix...

We couldn't let the occasion of Bristol City Women's promotion back to the Women's Super League go by without registering our - very happy! - thoughts about it. Hugest congratulations to the players, coaching and backroom staff. It's an incredible achievement and we're excited for what comes next. In Lauren in trust. So sit back, relax and enjoy our dissection of the match. Drink in hot takes on p...

What a busy month it has been for Bristol City Women and, so far, we've not covered any of it! D-M & Nat catch their breath and discuss four weeks of football packed with endless incident, on and off the pitch. We talk through a productive January transfer window, which has seen our squad bolstered with three quality players in defence, midfield and attack. Then we dissect the game of the seas...

2-1 down with 5 minutes to play, you say?  An injury time comeback with an Abi Harrison wonder-heed winner in the 90+7 minute? Well, we didn't see that coming, but: Coventry Utd came for a battle, and the RHPC regulars were treated to a dramatic start to 2023.  D-M and Nat talk through the ebbs and flows of City's 3-2 victory against a dogged - and impressive - Coventry team.  We ce...

D-M & Nat get in the festive spirit with a bumper Vixencast that covers everything that has happened since our last episode - way back in mid-November.  And oh, what a lot of things have happened! We pay particular attention to our 2-0 home victory in the FA Cup against bette noirs Southampton, and discuss which player has impressed us most in the first half of the season. We also look ahead to a...

There's only a few things that are certain in life.  Death, taxes, and Bristol City Women losing at home to Birmingham City Women.  D-M and Nat spend the 50th Vixencast grousing about our 1-0 loss to the Blues at Ashton Gate Stadium - a defeat that sees us slip to second place in the Barclays Women's Championship, a point behind London City Lionesses.  It was an off-day for many players wearing re...

It's been a while - three games, in fact.  D-M and Nat discuss three, epic, back-to-back City Women league victories. We're starting to pull away from the pack, and currently sit five points clear at the top of the Barclays Women's Championship. In this episode we cover wins against Sheffield United (3-1) & Crystal Palace (3-0), before delving deeply into our latest away 2-0 triumph against Charlt...