Fara and Anita bring you a very special Christmas episode as they gear up for the festive period! They discuss a range of topics, from their ideal Christmas dinner, dream dinner guests, and should Brussel Sprouts be anywhere near a Christmas dinner?

All of this plus more on this festive episode of Boots Balls & Bras. What really happens on football club's Christmas Parties? And which current player do the pair both think would be the best company on Christmas day?

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Fran Kirby joins Fara Williams for our latest episode of Fara Meets, discussing her career so far. She speaks out on her "biggest regret" while at Chelsea, nearly being forced to retire early due to illness, and ongoing issues in the women's game around positive body image.

All of this, plus her dream 5-a-side team and what's next for her in the game of football! Fran deep dives into the issues surrounding the women's game currently, as well as revealing which player she's "devastated" she never played with.

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Fara and Anita are back in the studio together, and as the WSL approaches the festive period, the pair discuss managerial shifts, relegation struggles and all-time best strikers.

Is Bunny Shaw on course to end her career is being amongst the best strikers to ever play in the WSL? Should Renée Slegers be kept in charge of Arsenal beyond the Christmas break? And which sides look like their season could be a relegation dogfight?

All of this, plus much more on this weeks episode of Boots, Balls & Bras. Stick around for the fan questions segment at the end of the episode, and see if your question got included!

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Timecodes:

00:30 Anita on England U23s International break

02:20 Fara still recovering from Wembley day

03:05 Renee Slegers given the Arsenal job until Christmas

04:00 Anita “Slegers has done enough”

05:30 Fara compares Slegers situation to Arteta

07:50 Slegers relationship with players

11:00 Managers using a psychologist for pressure

12:20 New manager would be starting from scratch

13:00 Bunny Shaw WSL stats

14:30 Filling Ellen White’s shoes, coached by Shaun Goater

16:30 Anita still has “trauma” from playing vs Shaw

17:50 How do you defend Bunny Shaw?

20:00 What is Bunny Shaw’s biggest strength?

21:30 Bunny Shaw doesn’t get the hype she deserves

24:00 Why has no bigger team come in for Shaw?

26:15 Is Bunny Shaw the best WSL striker currently/ever?

28:30 Ranking current WSL strikers

29:45 Ranking best WSL strikers of all time

32:10 Anita on chat with Grace Williams at Crystal Palace

34:30 Can Crystal Palace stay up?

37:00 Anita on mentally dealing with a relegation battle

39:00 Analysing which teams could go down

40:00 How are Aston Villa so low down the WSL table?

42:00 Fan Question: Should Robert de Pauw be sacked?

45:20 Fan Question: Are there more post-retirement options now for players?

48:00 WSL predictions

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