More tanned that's for sure Being so pale I'm just jealous


Kelly was fine, but for a moment I was really worried that she was hurt
when she was on her neck - upside down, kicking the air, not able to come back to Earth
I recorded it and if you're nice to me, I can Byrne it for you + Julie's goal
and the celebrations after Jayne's goal when the whole team jumped on one another
with Kelly jumping on top of them (on someone's shoulders), screaming her head off

WHAT A GAME IT WAS !!!!!!!

Bless you seem all excited - glad ya's had a good time
just wish I didn't live all the way up ere then I could watch matches like that. Extra time aswell - you deffo got your moneys worth

That game was worth a lot more than those silly 3 Pounds

so cheap!!! I will make the effort to travel via train at some point and watch a game....

Borehamwood always charge 2 Pounds and you get the match programme gratis

And the season is nearly over...

I know the season is nearly over
so much to do, so little time there's always next season....
plus damallsvenskan starts soon - so figuring out all that Swedish will keep me occupied

On Sunday I will be celebrating 4 months of watching women's footie by watching the England - France game at Ewood. I've calculated that that will be my 10th game, and total entrance fees for those games will be £24.50

The last men's game I saw happened to be Blackburn - Arsenal, also at Ewood, and it cost £34.

Twmcat forgot to add that he will be proudly supporting ENGLAND women
May I never catch you shouting "Viva la France" or something!

Hahaha - oh dear - I don't know what I'll do until I get there.

I suppose I'll look stupid if I shout for Wales

Twm should support his second country England

We all know he's gonna or he's gonna be in trouble with a certain Agent S

I know I'm going to be in trouble lol, especially if I support my second country by ancestry (Ireland)

Especially?
I love Ireland! You can even support them when they ever play England
cos they will lose anyway
As long as you won't support France next Sunday, you'll survive

OK - I'll do my best not to sing the Marseillaise if France score lol

Back on topic: article from the Charlton site:

Keith coping with heartache

Charlton women's team manager Keith Boanas was still feeling the pain of defeat on Monday
- 24 hours after the Addicks exited the FA Cup in the semi-finals.

He had watched in disbelief on Sunday as an extraordinary performance from veteran goalkeeper Pauline Cope
came within seconds of taking his team into a penalty shootout against rivals Arsenal.

But ultimately there was heartbreak as Cope was unable to keep out a header from Jayne Ludlow
just before the end of injury time at the end of extra-time.

"It felt worse on Monday than it did after the match," admitted Keith.

"Copey was out of this world; I think she wanted to finish her career in the cup final
and maybe at The Den where she started her career.
Her performance alone deserved a win for us.

"We didn't deserve to lose in that manner,
and if it had gone to penalties I would have had us down as favourites." *

Ludlow's winner came via a corner,
and Boanas admitted his players has switched off slightly towards the close of the gruelling clash
as the final whistle drew nearer.

"It was one of the best games of women's football you will ever see for a long time
and I can't heap enough praise on the players," he said.

"The pace of the game was extraordinary.
It was a quickly taken corner and everyone was dead on their feet waiting for the whistle to go
to take it to penalties.
It was a split-second loss of concentration really."

"We hit the crossbar not long beforehand and had one or two goalmouth scrambles
where we could have nicked a goal, but you have to be honest and say
that on another day they could have scored four or five as well."


For the Gunners part, Arsenal manager Vic Akers admitted
Cope had been the player of the match and didn't deserve to be on the losing side.

"It was a close game and right up to the last few minutes it was a problem for us," he said.
"We made so many chances in the game but it just would not go in for us.

"We deserved to win and it would have been an injustice if it had gone to penalties.
But their goalkeeper was outstanding and, in fairness, did not deserve to be on the losing team.

"She pulled off four or five magnificent saves.
Any keeper would have been proud of the one from Julie Fleeting's volley."

Amazingly, the next instalment in the Charlton v Arsenal epic comes on Wednesday night
when the two teams face one another in the final of the London Cup.
And following the exit of the FA Cup from the Valley trophy cabinet,
the Addicks will be keen to hang on to another trophy they lifted last season.

The match takes place at Metropolitan Police FC on Wednesday, March 22nd,
and will feature a mixture of the two clubs' first and reserve sides,
with the England squad having met up ahead of Sunday's World Cup qualifier against France.

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* I have to agree here - Byrne v Cope - we wouldn't stand a chance.
Sorry Emma, but that's what I think...

It was one of the best games I've been to for skill and excitement, and I know Agent S was a bit bothered about the possible penalty shoot-out as Pauline Cope was brilliant.

It was a shame for Charlton that they they lost the way they did.

Yes it must be heartbreaking for them.
If it had been the other way around, I can't even imagine how gutted I'd be
So THANK YOU JAYNE! YOU'RE MY NEW HERO!

And she's Welsh

Yes, how is that possible? To be a good footie player AND Welsh

That's a contradiction isn't it - apart from John Charles

From Arsenal site:

FA Women's Cup Final Ticket Details

Details of Arsenal Ladies' FA Cup Final fixture has been annonunced as follows:

Arsenal v LEEDS
FA Women's Cup Final
Monday, May 1
At Millwall FC
New Den
Kick-off: 1pm

Tickets are now on sale from the Millwall Ticket Office 020 7231 9999, prices are as follows:

In Advance
Adults £3
Concessions £1

Group bookings (over 15 people) £1 a ticket.

On the day
Adults £5
Concessions £2.50

I found the video I made then
Here's the moment when it happened, I apologise for the spectators in front of me
who won't let you see HOW exactly it happened
but you can see the kicking the air Kelly very well Enjoy!

makes me laugh

was Katie Chapman wasnt it who tangles with Smith?
- least she checks on her afterwards

Yep, it was Katie and I don't think it was deliberate, but looked a bit dangerous and well funny too

Can you figure out what that man is shouting at the ref?

Leeds look for lucky omen

Leeds United Ladies are hoping to follow in the footsteps of the victorious 1972 Leeds United FA Cup final team,
by beating Arsenal in The FA Women's Cup on Monday 1 May.

The final will take place at Millwall FC (kick-off 1pm)
and is expected to attract a record crowd with more than 6,000 tickets already sold

Leeds United Captain Natalie Preston said:

"We know it will be a very tough game, but it's a one-off game in the cup final
and we have enough quality players in the squad to go down there and cause an upset.

"We want to bring the trophy back to Leeds just like the Leeds United team of 1972."


Source: The FA site.

WOW! Is sure to be a hell of an atmosphere there and rightly so! COME ON Arsenal!!