"I can't exactly remember the header,
I just remember the crowd going mad.
I did feel it but I'm not sure where it ended up."
Jayne Ludlow on her FA Cup Semi-Final winner

You can watch the postgame interview with Jayne here. Enjoy!

Jayne after that ^ game

you've got loads of pictures mate
- much appreciated, of course

My pleasure

I take a lot of pix - Twmcat makes fun of me cos I even take pix from the car
when I spot something interesting, or ask him to stop the car so I can take a proper pic

you must be a nightmare,
- getting twmcat to stop the car for a pic
so can twmcat blame you & your picture taking if ya late getting to anywhere

We're never late, we're always at the stadium at least 1h before the game

one hour before the game
why?? what do you do??

Erm... Find a good place to park the car,
take some pix of the stadium if I've never been there before
and then enter so we can see the players warm up before the game

She is a nightmare lol - you wouldn't believe where she's got me to stop the car

Right! I almost forgot about those pix - will post them tonight

There's a town in UK...










And this one cracked me up completelly

hmmm...I dunno what to say Agent S
...nice pictures

just messing I like the last one the best

Yes, my psychiatrist said the same

haha glad ya got someone to 'talk' to mate

I hope Agent S is not implying that I'm her psychiatrist

...erm...anyway, here's our Happy Jayne after winning the League (Arsenal v Charlton, April 13th, 2006)

Jayne has phenomenal work rate, it is impressive to see , she must be running about 8 miles a game.

Luds is such a wicked a player a really gives her everything in every game she plays in... shes someone i really admire and look up to, and it helps that i plays in the same position i do!
Just hope she recovers from that swollen knee before the FA cup final... would be such a shame if she missed out

What swollen knee?

Its true...

Arsenal.com: 'Akers will be without defender Yvonne Tracy while Ludlow, Arsenal's Semi-Final hero, is struggling with a swollen knee suffered on international duty for Wales last week. She didn't train on Thursday night and, unless she gets through a session on Sunday, Akers will not risk her.'

Just hope she's ok for tomorrow!

Oh it's such a shame! Not that Arsenal are in danger now
but it must be heartbreaking for Jayne if she can't play tomorrow...
I hope she can play, she deserves it

As you say she deserves it!! She has been on great form in the build up matches and now to be injured must be so gutting! Please, please, pleaseeee be ok Jayne!!

On my way home from yesterday's final, I listened out on the radio for mentions of the game, regularly changing stations, and during a long journey, only heard one mention of the result, and that was on BBC West Midlands.

So, whilst returning from the shops today, I was surprised to hear, even on BBC Radio Wales, mention of Cardiff Ladies' imminent promotion to the Premier League, and then they had an interview with Jayne.

She was asked about the final, in which she did eventually play of course, and she gave a lot of credit to the coaching and management for the success of the team.
When asked about the success of the Cardiff team she said how they were a young team who should develop well in the Premier League, and how she knew many of the players through the Welsh squad, and several of their players were Welsh internationals. [Note from Twmcat: Two Cardiff players started the recent Wales game v Estonia and a further 4 were named in the squad.]
She said it would be beneficial for the Welsh team for these players to have the opportunity to play against decent opposition more frequently, and so develop their games ready for playing in the Welsh team.
The interviewer mentioned that Arsenal had beaten Cardiff on their way to the FA final 4-1 or 5-1, and Jayne told her it was 4-1, and they gave Arsenal a good game.

Arsenal Ladies - they beat everyone, give the credit to the opponents even if they are crap,
credit each other, refuse to name just one star in the team, credit the management etc.
- how not to love'em?

Thanx Twm!



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Apparently Linköping FC (Sweden) are interested in Jayne (and Fara Williams)
and will be watching her at the UEFA Cup Final in Umeå, in April.

Fara will probably stay in England because of the upcoming World Cup
but Jayne doesn't have to as she is Welsh