CHAT about women's football here

Please use this topic to chat about anything that's going on in women's footie

You wanted to know who I support xena - well I support Linköping FC (LFC) they're a team in Sweden
but I like loads of different teams for different reasons.

If you read around you will find out about the other leagues - the Swedish is the best

I agree Swedish League is the best in Europe - maybe even in the world

But as I live in London and have been supporting Arsenal men for some time,
I started supporting Arsenal Ladies a few months ago as well,
after I accidentally discovered they existed
and how much cheaper it is to get to their games than the men's

how did you discover they existed?

I subscribed to this Arsenal (men) email/newsletter long time ago
and suddenly one day it says there's a UEFA Women's Cup QF in Barnet (!!!) - so close!
and it costs................................ £2 !!!
I went there then and had a heart attack and a stroke
when I saw the Great Kelly Philadelphia Charge Smith on the pitch

Yes, I discovered them very late, after living in England for nearly 5 years
It just never occured me to check the website or anything

hmmm glad you recovered from those minor medical incidents & I too am suprised you didnt check the website
- at least you get to watch 'em now though
if they get drawn against UIK I think I might come and watch

You better!

You can come to a League game as well Well worth watching.

And how did you discover and started supporting LFC?

Internet - was a wedbite about Swedish football (after I discovered the Sweden Nat Team) - then found more sites and links & the rest is history

It only cost £2 to watch a UEFA cup match? Wow!!

That is quite tempting - it would mean that if I had the free time, travelling down from the NW wouldn't be so expensive - I might be able to go to one of their UEFA Cup matches next season. I'd certainly like to.

yeah women's footie is cheap which annoys me even more that i cant go and watch!
my problem isnt the money for matches/travelling, its the transport;
espc when most womens footie matches are on Sundays
- and we all know how rubbish British transport is - and less frequent on Sunday's

but i will make an extra effort if UIK-Arsenal meet

I know what you mean, smoggie - if I had a car it would be so much easier! Public transport is nasty in the UK!

I really want to go and watch Blackburn next season, but the academy where most of their games are played is difficult to get to *frustrated*. I'd better start trying to blag some lifts

Smoogie I know where you are!
Agent S you been in England 5 years? Where you form?
Fruitcake you from Blackburn? Looking forward to playing them next season! I believe you got mgr of the year!

Well I am from Liverpool, I have a season ticket for EFC. When the chaps are not playing I watch the women, I am very lucky to see Fara Williams and Amy Kane once a week as she they are my coaches. I am 40 years of age, I did used to play at a very high level between 82-85 they just club sides at that time women's football way not so big. The biggest regret of my life! NOT going to USA when offered to play football. Who knows were I would be today! Well you now know about me, I live with my partner of 5 years in Cronton, Cheshire. It is only 15 mins from Liverpool though.

Often get those probs don't you Agent S

It's unbelievable how little it usually costs to see Women's games. Three of us went to the women's FA cup final for less than a tenner.

I went to see Wales play a WWC qualifier a few miles from here (in Rhyl) for so little entrance fee.
But - transport is so difficult as Smog and Fruit have said - especially on Sundays when so many of these games are played. If I hadn't got a car, I would have had a helluva job to get to the game in Rhyl even.

haha i could always take a tent and camp on the pitch so the train times would be better hahaha
well i booked me tickets to visit me mam which means am deffo going to watch Scotland v Finland!

Does your mam live in Scotland then Smog?

aye i'm half Scottish - Celtic is me Scottish team!

Lots of Celts() on this forum

I'm doing all I can to reschedule my holidays and go to this game as well
If I won't succed, I will just have to come back earlier, I think.
I wanna go to this gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame!

you would cut short your holidays for a footie match?! credit to you!
you should deffo go, then you can take loads of piccys and i can chill and watch the match!

Not just the game, but I've never been to Scotland before
and it's not like I can go there every day
so I wanted to join two pleasures in one,
sightsee some Scotland and go to a Scotland game

I wanted to go to the Sco v Ger qualifier in September
but I'd like to see a Sco v Fin game a lot more
If I decide to go, will you help me find a cheap hotel/b&b?