Hahaha sure she does - then she'll put it on her door...
and will throw darts at it

I forgot to credit kipax.com for the wonderful photos I used
(There's a link there though so I hope it's ok)

Jayne Ludlow has called for Arsenal Ladies manager Vic Akers to be honoured for his contribution to Ladies football.

Akers has won 27 major trophies and led his team to an astonishing Quadruple last season, including the UEFA Women's Cup, which no British club had won before.

Ludlow stayed on as stand-in captain for the Arsenal Ladies' team while Faye White recovered from a serious knee injury. She now hopes that Akers will receive national recognition for his incredible achievements.

Ludlow said: "He does deserve an honour. We're surprised as a group that he hasn't actually had any recognition.

"The MBEs, the OBEs come around every so often and if you are looking for someone who has made an impact with a sport like women's football, apart from Hope Powell, the main manager in the country, then Vic has got to be the next one.

"For whatever reason he hasn't been recognised yet but hopefully that will get sorted in the next 12 months because he thoroughly deserves that. I know his enjoyment is about watching the girls progress and do well but it would be good for him to have something even nicer to remember it by.

"He's got the medals now, he's got the clips to watch, but I think some national recognition would polish off the season for him."

Last season's success should also be credited to Ludlow's own contribution. White damaged knee ligaments, handing the captain's armband to Ludlow who rose to the challenge. Being a natural born leader and a driving force in Arsenal's midfield and she also contributed valuable goals, notably in both domestic Cup finals.

Ludlow insisted that, without Akers, she would not be the successful player that she is today.

Ludlow added: "He's made me more aggressive. Vic and I clash a lot but we also have the same aims and a lot of respect for each other, especially me for him.

"As a Valleys girl coming here at the age of 20 or 21, while I was still a student, he gave me so much support. Football-wise he's made me a better player.

"In my first few years I probably didn't acknowledge him that much because, as the girls will tell you, I'm always right! But he's had an immense impact on me as a person and a player and I think a lot of the senior girls especially will say the same. He makes a big difference."

"'Sir Vic' certainly has a nice ring to it. So how would Ludlow enjoy playing for a knight of the realm? "Sir Vic? Oh I don't know if I'd go that far! I'd have to bow every time he took a [training] session."

"But it would be good recognition for a guy who has put a lot of effort and a lot of years into the sport he loves."

Jayne on the cover of the best footie magazine in the world



How long ago did you guys get your copies? I still haven't got mine

I ordered mine yesterday, don't do the 12 issue thingy because I'm stupid

I got it a few days ago. It now in the hand of the only English players in the Topserrien league as I gave it to her as a present.

I got mine on thursday it's an excellent issue I really like the magazine I don't keep them all as I can't hoard too much but save certain articles/posters which are handy for getting signed

That makes 2 of us! Hope it hurrys up and gets here!
I keep all my FG Mags

Ditto! I'm going to need to get a bigger box

That's a nice wall paper she's a lovely smile, she seems a right laugh and friendly too I love those pics of her and the one of ciara with the boots round their necks.

I give FGs away sometimes even signed ones to lucky people I'm keeping this months though complete.

Article On Jayne and her views on not being allowed to play in the Olympics. And since when has she been married

http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/footballnation/football-in-wales/2007/12/07/wales-star-ludlow-vows-to-fight-ruling-91466-20215371/

I can't find any reference to her ever having another surname, so maybe she's married a guy called Ludlow too

Or they could of got it wrong

I think they wanted to write Ms Ludlow

But they made a right mess of it

She'll be getting blanked by her team mates for not inviting them to her wedding

Nice article though Jayne's a top las

Jaynes in this months Arsenal magazine I'm tight and just look at it in the shops she looks very different with her hair down

She seems a right laugh

I'm tight too and I now can't go in the newsagents because the man doesn't like me and keeps saying 'It's not Library!' I can't read quickly!!

Will have to go into WHSmith to read it

A mate at work gives me the ladies section For those who can't get it or are banned from newagents I'll type it up later

Here's Jayne's interview :

Although things are going well domestically , Jayne , the fixture list has been a bit stop-start hasn't it ?

It's true that we haven't really got any momentum going. Obviously we started later than the others sides due to the World Cup , and pre-season was extended which isn't a good thing sometimes. With the internationals and some games called off it has been a very on - and - off season so far. Hopefully over the next few weeks we can start rolling and get into a rhythm.

Has it been difficult to pick yourselves up after losing to Lyon in the Uefa Women's Cup and knowing you can't now match last season's feats?

Yes. It's a little bit difficult because obviously we want to be in the main competitions like the Uefa Cup but it's gone now for this year and all we can do is play as well as we can , hopefully winning our domestic trophies and getting the confidence up before we start again next year. While it's not an excuse , we did have a few injuries and didn't have that settled a team when we played Lyon and I think it showed. To be honest I think the girls were very frustrated afterwards. We weren't arrogrant enough to think we were going to steamroller everyone and get to the final again , but I think it did kind of wake us up a bit - it told us that we had to get back to basics and work hard as a team. We want to achieve that status again and win the biggest competition around.

Did the World Cup disrupt things for our England players a bit ?

I think it did disrupt them. They had to put a huge amount of work in before the World Cup and were a little fatigued mentally too. All the girls went out there against Lyon and tried their hardest for the club , but sometimes you just haven't got it in the tank and I think the break we had over christmas will help them.

The League Cup Final will provide a nice opportunity to kick-start things...

Hopefully! We always like to pick up trophies and domestically we're just going to go hell-for-leather and win all the domestic honours we can. Once we get a few more games under our belts now we'll be able to get back to our best. Prior to christmas we probably didn't manage that.

You're known for being a dynamic goalscoring midfielder - not unlike your men's team sponsor , Cesc Fabregas...

He's had a great first half of the seaosn , hasn't he? When I first came to the club I'd say that was my role for the first four or five years , but in the last couple of years the system's changed and we've had player's with different strengths coming in , in an attacking sense. So I've actually gone a bit more defensively -minded , in theory at least! Myself and Katie Chapman are usually the ones holding the midfield area while Kelly Smith does more of the attacking. I still get forward when I can though , provided that Vic's not too annoyed on the sidelines!

Your're the captain of Wales - is it frustrating for you that , like Ryan Giggs in the men's game , you clearly have the talent to play in a World Cup but , with all respect , may not achieve this ?

Yes , it's frustrating - as a player I want to be involved in the best competitions and competing for the biggest trophies. Unfortunately for Wales , unless things change in the future we are not really going to get to the world Cup and compete against the best teams. That said , we have stepped up to the A Group for qualifying so we are improving and will be playing against sides like Germany but because of the standard that we're up against it's going to be hard to get to the finals. It's got to be our ambition to qualify eventually - you know , our ambition for the last five or ten years has been to get into the A Group and we have achieved that so let's build on it.

Wales played a friendly against Arsenal Ladies in pre-season was that useful excercise ?

In all honestly it wasn't very enjoyable , we lost 6-0 and many of our senior team weren't able to play. All of the girls work full-time and it's hard to get time off for friendlies -it's quite different to the situation the England girls have. So quite a few of the under - 19 girls turned out for us and it will have done them good in some ways - it opened their eyes to the level they need to aim for. It was a strong Arsenal side as it was just before the World Cup and everyone was at peak fitness really going for it. We've got a welsh girl in the academy here at Arsenal and a couple have just gone over to America , so some of the youngsters are getting the right kind of education and that can only stand them in good stead.

Finally Jayne , what's your day-to-day role at the club ?

I work with the academy girls day in , day out , which I really enjoy. I'm their full-time physio and these days also do some coaching. It's a great place to be and I find it really rewarding.

She must be popular in New York they have named a street after her near Katz Deli (the one used in when harry met sally and a rather famous scene)

Our Jayne does get about

Blimey Byrnefan - you're getting like Agent S finding signs that Jayne helped create

I should tell Jayne and explain about the deli it's near !

Perhaps she'd like to audition for a remake of the movie