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All the team news and background information ahead of Friday evening's game
at Oakwell
05.04.2012
BARNSLEY v WEST HAM UNITED
npower CHAMPIONSHIP
FRIDAY 5 APRIL 2012
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Introduction
• West Ham United go into Good Friday's match at Barnsley looking to set a
new club record of 12 away wins in a season having equalled the record in
their last away game at Peterborough.
• The Hammers will be looking to bounce back from defeat to Reading in their
last game; their first at home since the beginning of December. The result
sees West Ham sitting in third place in the npower Championship.
• Barnsley entertain the Hammers having lost 1-0 away to Ipswich Town on
Saturday afternoon. It was the Tykes' fifth loss in their last six games and
leaves them in 18th place in the npower championship - just four places
above the relegation zone.
• The visit to Barnsley will be Ricardo Vaz Te's first visit back to Oakwell
since he moved to the Hammers in January.
• The match will be shown live on BBC One. Coverage starts at 5:00pm.
Team News
West Ham United
• West Ham United could be without the services of Mark Noble, who came off
at half-time against Reading, and Joey O'Brien who didn't make the game.
• A trio of players could make their return for the Hammers after a spell on
the sidelines. Papa Bouba Diop, Guy Demel and Winston Reid all played in a
behind closed doors match with QPR and could feature on Friday.
Barnsley
• Barnsley will be unable to call upon Frank Nouble as he is on loan from
West Ham United.
• Barnsley have no new injury concerns but are still without seven first
team players who have long-term injuries.
• Midfielder Nathan Doyle sits out the second game of his three match ban
and goalkeeper David Button will continue in the absence of Luke Steele out
with a stomach problem.
Last Time Out
Saturday 31 March 2012
npower Championship
West Ham United 2-4 Reading
West Ham United: Green, McCartney, Tomkins, Faye, Faubert, Nolan, Taylor
(Baldock 60), Noble (Collins 46), O'Neil, Cole (Maynard 72), Vaz Te
Subs not used: Lansbury, Carew
Goals: Cole (8), Vaz Te (77)
Saturday 31 March 2012
npower Championship
Ipswich Town 1-0 Barnsley
Barnsley: Button, Foster, Wiseman, McNulty, Golbourne, Dawson, Done
(Higginbotham 37), Smith (O'Brien 78), Cotterill, Davies, Gray (Nouble 66)
Subs not used: Lidakevicius, Collins
Last six meetings
(Championship unless stated)
17 December 2011 - West Ham United 1-0 Barnsley
8 January 2011 - West Ham United 2-0 Barnsley (FA Cup third round)
3 January 2009 - West Ham United 3-0 Barnsley (FA Cup third round)
10 January 1998 - West Ham United 6-0 Barnsley
9 August 1997 - Barnsley 1-2 West Ham United
6 February 1993 - West Ham United 1-1 Barnsley
Overall record v Barnsley (all competitions): W 31, D 14, L 9
Ten Year Records
West Ham United
2010/11 Premier League 20th (relegated to Championship)
2009/10 Premier League 17th
2008/09 Premier League 9th
2007/08 Premier League 10th
2006/07 Premier League 15th
2005/06 Premier League 9th
2004/05 Championship 6th (promoted to Premier League via Play-Offs)
2003/04 Division One 4th
2002/03 Premier League 18th (relegated to Championship)
2001/02 Premier League 7th
Barnsley
2010/11 Championship, 17th
2009/10 Championship, 18th
2008/09 Championship, 20th
2007/08 Championship, 18th
2006/07 Championship, 20th
2005/06 League One, 5th (promoted via Play-Offs)
2004/05 League One, 13th
2003/04 Division Two, 12th
2002/03 Division Two, 19th
2001/02 Division One, 23rd (relegated to Division Two)
Referee
• Friday evening's referee will be Mr. Tony Bates.
• Bates is the longest-serving referee in the Football League. Aged 50, he
has been officiating in the Football League since being appointed as an
assistant referee as long ago as 1993, having begun his career a decade
earlier at junior level.
• Two years later, he took the flag in the Charity Shield before doing the
same job as England hosted the UEFA European Championship in 1996, running
the line in the group-stage meeting between eventual finalists Germany and
Czech Republic. The same year, he also ran the line at the FA Cup final.
Bates completed a fine year by being appointed to the Football League List
of referees for the 1996/97 season.
• More recently, during a Championship fixture between Coventry City and
Nottingham Forest in February 2010, an injury to Bates saw him replaced by
assistant Amy Fearn, who subsequently became the first female to referee a
Football League match.
• Bates officiated his first West Ham United match when he took charge of
the 1-0 home npower Championship win over Peterborough United on 24
September 2011. He Also took charge of the Hammers 2-1 home win over
Nottingham Forest in January 2012.
• Away from football, Bates is a big speedway fan.
• Bates will be assisted by Christopher Kavanagh and Tony Peart. The fourth
official will be Gary Sutton.
Us and Them
• The following players have worn the colours of both West Ham United and
Barnsley - Anton Otulakowski, Joseph Jackson, Kyel Reid and Ricardo Vaz Te.
• West Ham have won the last five meetings of the sides, and have not
conceded in the last four
• West Ham United's first-ever away Football League fixture saw the Hammers
travel to Barnsley on 1 September 1919. The Division Two fixture ended in a
7-0 victory for the Tykes in front of a 6,000-strong crowd at Oakwell.
• Sam Allardyce has never lost to Barnsley in five matches as a manager.
During his time at Bolton Wanderers, Big Sam recorded two wins and a draw in
Division One, including a Division One 'double' in 2000/01. He also guided
Newcastle United to a 2-0 Carling Cup victory over the Tykes in August 2007
and he won with West Ham back in December.
• Ten players have made their West Ham United debuts against Barnsley -
Horace Biggin and Tommy Green (both 1 September 1919), George Kay (8
September 1919), Harry Hooper (February 1951), Ray Stewart (September 1979),
Jimmy Quinn (January 1990), Peter Butler and Mark Robson (both August 1992),
Eyal Berkovic and David Terrier (both August 1997).
Up next
West Ham United will play host to Birmingham City on Monday afternoon with
kick off set for 5:20pm. Tickets will be available on the door with kids
available for just £1. To buy a ticket and for more information click here.
Barnsley will travel to Blackpool on the same day kicking off at 3pm.
General Information
Tickets for the game at Oakwell can be bought on the day from the North
Stand turnstiles from 3.45pm [information correct at time of writing]. The
weather for Barnsley on Friday evening is chilly at 9C with a high chance of
rain.
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Anti-OS meeting staged
KUMB.com
Filed: Friday, 6th April 2012
By: Staff Writer
A group of supporters actively opposed to the board's plans to move West Ham
United to the Olympic Stadium held their inaugural meeting at the West Ham
United Supporter's Club on Wednesday evening.
In attendance were a number of supporters, many long terms fans of the club,
who convened for the open meeting hosted by campaign group WHUs View? The
group have been campaigning for a ballot of season ticket holders over the
move - a request that the owners and vice-chair Karren Brady have thus far
ignored.
"WHUs View? arranged a meeting at the Supporters' Club on the 4th April to
confirm the polling of supporters at the home matches against Birmingham and
Brighton," read a statement released post-event.
"Once again we discussed the merits and deficiencies in carrying out a poll
ourselves before any plans have been shown to supporters. Once again,
however, it was agreed that in the absence of any proper consultation by the
club, with the outcome being decided by the 21st May and with no plans to be
shown until after that final decision, that this will represent the only
opportunity for attending supporters to have any say in the biggest decision
our Club will ever take.
"Tara Warren, the Club's Marketing Director, attended the meeting to listen
to further pleas that the Club conducts an independent ballot. This could be
more sophisticated than a simple yes/no vote, could be sent to a large
database of fans and could be based on an undertaking from the Club with
regards sightlines, roofing and branding etc. Ms Warren said she would speak
with Ms Brady about such, but it seems obvious that the Club will not
conduct a ballot despite previous assurances to the contrary.
"One supporter remarked that if the Club were asking the fans to trust them
in deciding to move stadium, then the Club should equally trust the fans in
asking for their opinion on such. It is worth noting that it seems to be
accepted by the Club that there was a requirement to consult and that they
say they have done so.
"The Supporter's Club were also represented at the meeting. They have 500
members, have an elected structure, are independent of the club and own the
freehold to the premises in Castle Street and they, perhaps, more than
anyone else can be said to represent our fan base. They too have not been
consulted about a move from The Boleyn and complaint was made to Ms Warren
about such.
"At the Birmingham game, then, supporters will meet at the Bobby Moore
statue from 3pm to distribute leaflets containing a polling slip that can be
completed and collected at the game, posted to a PO Box or completed on
line. We have 15,000 leaflets printed and the more help we can get in
handing them out and in encouraging all supporters, whatever their opinion,
to vote the better.
"The leaflets also contain a Comments box. Some may not wish to vote and to
say why, which is why we have included such. We repeat that we are not a
protest movement but a single issue campaign that has pressed for a ballot
of all fans, whatever their views. Our poll will be imperfect, we know this,
but all we are trying to do is what the Club should have done and indeed
pledged to do.
Please have your say – it will be the only one you have."
Karren Brady claimed on Tuesday to have 100 per cent backing over the move
to Stratford from members of the Supporters Advisory Board - a claim that
was later denied by members of the SAB itself.
David Gold, speaking to LBC 24 hours later adjusted his numbers slightly to
boast 98 per cent support from the club-led SAB - before insisting that 70
per cent of West Ham supporters backed the move to the OS.
However Gold's claim was in stark contrast to the results of four KUMB.com
polls held over the course of the last two years, from which no more than 57
per cent of voters have ever backed the move (see previous results).
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Barnsley v West Ham United
KUMb.com
Filed: Friday, 6th April 2012
By: Preview Percy
Usually we call around Preview Percy's relatives this time of year to find
out whose turn it is to have the old fool over for Easter. However, when we
called this time, three of his relatives said they were going abroad, two
just hung up and the lawyers acting for the remaining branch of the family
simply sent over another copy of the High Court injunction banning him from
within 100 miles of their home. So, while he's still stuck at the Avram
Grant Rest Home For The Bewildered, we thought we'd keep him busy anyway. We
sent someone else over to pick up the manuscript obviously. John Northcutt
and his stats follow...
Next we traipse up the M1 to somewhere called 'Yorkshire' where we will be
meeting Barnsley at Oakwell on Good Friday. Kick-off is 5.20pm and the match
is being broadcast on that there wireless with pictures thing on the
televisual service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. I expect they'll
use that splendid fellow Alvar Liddell for the commentary.
We will arrive with our opponents sitting in 18th place, some three places
and nine points clear of Bristol City in the drop zone having gained 46
points from their 40 games. One would have thought that a nine-point cushion
at this time of the season ought to be enough to keep them up. However,
recent current form has been rather poor with one win and five defeats
coming from their last six.
So, they'll be keeping a nervous eye over their shoulders during the run in
to the end of the season. The sole win came a couple of weeks back in the
1-0 home win over Peterborough. The defeats have come away at Ipswich and
Palace (both 1-0), 4-0 at home to Reading and 2-0 away at both Southampton
and Middlesbrough.
When you look at that run of results, a good reason for their current
position can be gleaned from a brief glance at the "goals for" column over
that period. There's only the one, that being Cotterill's effort in the 1-0
win over Posh. Other than that there's been nothing.
Clearly their top scorer, some chap called Ricardo Vaz Te who has 12 for
them this season, hasn't been pulling his weight in recent months. Tykes'
manager Keith Hill was less than happy when RVT elected to move on when Mr
Allardyce came knocking back in January. Market forces kept the fee down as
well with RVT's contract at Barnsley expiring at the end of the season – he
would have ended up going for nothing. All in all it will be interesting to
see what sort of reception he gets should he be selected.
They recently brought in Spurs 'keeper David Button on loan following
injuries to both regular net minder and serial undergarment regulation
infringer Luke Steele and his understudy David Preece. Although nominally on
the pro books at White Hart Lane since 2008, Button has been changing
address more frequently than someone under the Witness Protection Scheme,
and in the last 3-4 years he's been to (pauses for breath): Grays, Rochdale,
Bournemouth, Luton, Dagenham & Redbridge, Crewe, Shrewsbury, Plymouth,
Leyton Orient, Doncaster and now Barnsley.
I make that eleven clubs in under four years – which would have been
thirteen but for double spells at Grays and Crewe. Presumably he has a
lifetime of holidays to come with his loyalty points from Red Spotted Hanky
when he finally gets to cash them in.
They have a number of loanees in. Norwich City sent along Korey Smith, a
midfielder for a month back in January, since when the 21 year-old impressed
enough for the deal to be extended until the end of the season. He is the
only person in the real world to be called "Korey", that particular name
being generally reserved for characters in US cartoon series and comic
books.
One loanee we won't be seeing feature against us will be Frank Nouble.
Nouble is in his second loan spell at Oakwell having played up there for a
spell this time last season. Nouble's days at the Boleyn are seemingly
numbered, with the club having accepted a bid from Crawley for him back in
the last transfer window, only for the player to decided that Sussex was not
for him. The loan rules will mean that we will at least be spared the
embarrassment of having him score against us.
In the absence of Vaz Te they have turned to Huddersfield for a loan of
Kallum Higginbotham to provide something in the "goals for" column.
Higginbotham spent a while with Falkirk north of the border and, in the
January window, both Celtic & Rangers were said to have been sniffing about,
though they always are up there aren't they. In any case Rangers proved to
be "a bit short this month" and Celtic's interest, if it genuinely existed,
didn't manifest itself in the form of a move for the player.
Higginbotham headed back to the side of the border with running water and
electricity on deadline day, moving down to Huddersfield Town to join up
with Lee Clark who, two weeks later, was promptly sacked. The new boss
(Simon Grayson) doesn't seem to be a fan of Higginbotham's and so, less than
two months after arriving, the player finds himself shipped out on loan at
Oakwell. Funny old game.
And so to us. Injury news is that the thigh injury to Mark Noble that caused
all our woes on Saturday will keep him out of this one. On the bright side
Demel, Diop and Reid are all now fit and available for selection. Regular
readers will be aware that this column has noted the demise of the use of
the word "metatarsal" in injury bulletins over the past couple of years,
with the more prosaic – and equally accurate – "toe" coming back into recent
fashion.
What, therefore, are we to make of the news that George McCartney was a
doubt for this one having picked up a suspected broken metatarsal in the
Reading debacle? Thankfully the "suspected fractured metatarsal" turned out
to be merely a "bruised toe" and Linda ought to be up and running for this
one.
Last week was highly disappointing in that we gave away a win to a very
average side. I cannot help but comment on a few words attributed to the
manager earlier this week. In particular I would refer to his statement that
suggests that anyone who reckons that James Tomkins cannot play in midfield
is talking "b*llocks".
In defence of his position the manager has pointed to the player having done
that job in the three sending-off games. It is true that Tomkins "did a job"
during those particular emergencies, but even then he seemed particularly
uncomfortable in the role. He's a fine central defender and the manager's
insistence on playing him out of position in the second half against Reading
disrupted both the midfield – where the player appeared lost – and the
defence where Faye had to get used to playing alongside Collins.
So, in my opinion, the decision to bring on Collins rather than Lansbury was
a mistake. My opinion is backed up by the way the second half went. If that
is "talking bollocks" perhaps somebody could explain to me exactly where I'm
wrong and show me exactly where the move was so successful. Preferably using
examples, because from where I'm sitting we lost a game we ought to have
won.
All is not lost though, although the manager is going to have to realise
that we are still in with a shout despite the way we've been playing rather
than because of it. Reading won't always get the rub of the green – and some
awful refereeing decisions going for them – every week and we'll just need
to keep plugging away and see where we end up.
This weekend we are up against opponents who, with all due respect, are
finding goals harder to come by than a petrol station without a queue. So
let's pretend we need a win first and that a draw would be very much second
best. I'm therefore putting the Rest Home Easter Egg Fund (£2.50) on a 3-1
win this time, more in hope than expectation but what the hell.
Enjoy the game!
When Last We Met: Won 1-0 Diop's header gave all three points to a side that
was down to the bare bones through injury and suspension. A fine debut for
Dan Potts and a cat ran on the pitch. Now THAT'S entertainment.
Referee: Anthony Bates – in the papers this week apologising to Cardiff for
disallowing a perfectly good goal on the say so of his linesman. This is his
third match involving us this season. All our goals in the previous two (1-0
v Peterborough and 2-1 v Forest) came from penalties. Make of that what you
will.
Danger Man: ...was a 1960's TV series starring the late Patrick McGoohan as
John Drake, a NATO (or, in some episodes, British) secret agent. The
programme was retitled as Secret Agent for the US market where they don't
like to think too much about things. When McGoohan went on to make the
marvellous The Prisoner many postulated that the "No.6" character was in
fact Danger Man's Drake, though McGoohan himself denied this and.....
Ok, ok, I was struggling for a danger man since we went out and signed him
in the transfer window. I'll therefore go for Craig Davies, sometime Welsh
international who is the top scorer (with 10) of those players still with
our opponents.
Daft Fact of the Week: I happened across a website that had a subsection
entitled "The Best Thing About Barnsley" . The site was full of people
failing to come up with anything positive to say, except this chap to whom a
doff of the cap is duly proffered:.
"Barnsley has the culture and elegance of Paris, the chic of Barcelona, the
affluence of Monte Carlo, the attractions of Orlando, the education of
Oxbridge, the career opportunities of New York, the shopping of London, the
fashion boutiques of Milan and the nightlife of Las Vegas. Wellington Street
is just like Orlando's International Drive. The women all look like Shania
Twain, Britney Spears, Andrea Corr and Jennifer Lopez, while the men
resemble Antonio Banderas and Tom Cruise.
The population lives in large detached houses complete with their own
swimming pools, drive around in Rollers, Bentleys, Ferraris and Mercedes,
and pick oranges from their acres of well-maintained and manicured gardens,
whilst Kendray, Lundwood and Athersley are amongst the world's most
desirable addresses. Oakwell is just like the Nou Camp stadium, and inspired
by signings like Beckham, Zidane, Ronaldo, Van Nistelrooy and Rio Ferdinand,
Barnsley FC went on to win the coveted Grand Slam of the Worthington and FA
Cups, the Premier League title and European Champions Cup after outclassing
Real Madrid in the all-conquering 2002-3 season, showing a dominance which
left Steve Waugh and his Aussies as green as their felt caps.
Pity this idyll was spoiled by the alarm clock ringing and
millstone-around-the-neck reality set in. just as the Barnsley FC squad were
about to ride around, displaying this season's trophy hoard from on board
their open top Tracky bus..."
Stat man John: Northcutt's corner
Head to Head
Pld 54; West Ham Utd 31, Barnsley 9, Draws 14.
Biggest Win
10th January 1998: West Ham Utd 6-0 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, Premiership)
Heaviest Defeat
1st September 1919: Barnsley 7-0 West Ham Utd (Oakwell, Division Two)
First Meeting
1st September 1919: Barnsley 7-0 West Ham Utd (Oakwell, Division Two)
Last Five Meetings
17th December 2011: West Ham Utd 1-0 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, Championship)
8th January 2011: West Ham Utd 2-0 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, FA Cup 3rd
Round)
3rd January 2009: West Ham Utd 3-0 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, FA Cup 3rd
Round)
10th January 1998: West Ham Utd 6-0 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, Premiership)
9th August 1997: Barnsley 1-2 West Ham Utd (Oakwell, Premiership)
Memorable Match
6th October 1987: West Ham Utd 2-5 Barnsley (Boleyn Ground, Littlewoods Cup
2nd Round)
An impotent West Ham, with just one win from the opening nine games of their
1987/88 Barclays Division One league campaign were lucky to escape with a
goalless draw from the first tie against Second Division Barnsley at
Oakwell. The replay resulted in supporters calling for the head of John
Lyall - how little some things change - after his side blew a 2-0 half time
lead to lose in extra time. Kevin Keen and Stewart Robson (scoring from the
rebound after Tony Cottee's penalty was saved) gave West Ham a comfortable
lead before a second half brace from Agnew (one from the penalty spot) took
the game to extra game - where goals from Beresford, Lowndes and MacDonald
secured a memorable win for Barnsley. West Ham went on to narrowly avoid the
drop and relegate Chelsea in the process, so it wasn't all bad.
They Played For Both
Bill Johnson; Kyel Reid; Anton Otulakowski; Ricardo Vaz Te; Frank Nouble.
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Big Sam after a Barnstormer
The Sun
Published: Today at 00:07
SAM ALLARDYCE reckons West Ham can kiss automatic promotion goodbye if they
fail to win at Oakwell. One victory in seven games has seen the Hammers slip
to third — four points behind Reading with just six games to play. Boss
Allardyce, desperate to avoid the play-offs, said: "What worries me is
making sure we keep our destiny in our own hands. To do that, I think we
have to beat Barnsley. "The last thing I want is to be looking forward to
the play-offs. We've been getting the wrong results but we're still in with
a shout."
Despite a dismal home record, the Londoners will be looking to set a new
club record of 12 league away wins in a season. Allardyce is boosted by the
return of defender Winston Reid and Papa Bouba Diop, who has been sidelined
since January with a thigh injury. Barnsley striker Andy Gray aims to help
his side to the win he feels will secure their Championship place. He
admitted: "We are frustrated at the moment as we are not playing badly but
maybe not getting the results we deserve. We need a win."
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It's win or else for West Ham today says Big Sam
Published 08:30 06/04/12 By MirrorFootball
The Mirror
West Ham boss Sam Allardyce believes his side can kiss goodbye to automatic
promotion if they fail to beat Barnsley at Oakwell today. Big Sam is
desperate to avoid the lottery of the play-offs, but his Hammers have hit a
barren spell at a vital stage, winning just one of their last seven games.
Defeat against Reading last week has seen them slip to third in the table,
four points off the top two with just six games left to play. He said: "What
worries me is making sure we keep our own destiny in our own hands and to do
that we have got to beat Barnsley. "If we don't, we are very much kissing
automatic promotion goodbye and only looking forward to the play-offs.
"That is the last thing I want to do. "We've let our own destiny slip by
getting the wrong results at the wrong places. In the last 10 games we've
won three and drawn two away from home. "That's a fact of life, but we are
in with a shout and there are still 18 points to play for."
West Ham aim to break a club record of 11 away wins in a season and are
boosted by the return of Kiwi defender Winston Reid and Papa Bouba Diop,
who's been sidelined since January.
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Setford proud of girls
WHUFC.com
Ladies manager Julia Setford was pleased with the efforts of her side in the
Essex FA County Cup final
06.04.2012
West Ham United Ladies manager Julia Setford was beaten but not bowed
following Thursday's heart-breaking Essex FA County Cup final penalty
shootout defeat by Colchester United. The Hammers battled back from a
one-goal half-time deficit to storm into the lead, only for a late equaliser
to take the tie into extra time. After 30 further goalless minutes, the
final went to penalties, with Colchester prevailing 4-2 on spot-kicks.
Setford was naturally disappointed, but rightly proud of her players'
efforts against their biggest rivals and FA Women's Premier League Southern
Division leaders. "We didn't play too well in the first ten minutes but then
we got into our stride," said the manager, who also acts as the club's
chairman. "We went in 1-0 down but I knew we could come back from that, it
wasn't a problem. "We had a good chat at half-time and put things right and
made a few changes. After that we went at them and dominated the rest of the
game. Becky got a great goal 12 seconds into the second half and then we got
another one. For their second goal, a shot got blocked and it just dropped
to them. "After that, we still dominated but couldn't put the game to rest.
It went to penalties and they are just a lottery. We were just unlucky we
lost out in the shootout."
For the hundreds of spectators who attended the final at AFC Hornchurch -
including Joint Chairman David Gold - the standard and pace of the game were
something to behold. Both teams showed great technical ability and fitness
levels, with the players still going at full-tilt deep into extra time. To
cap an enthralling evening, West Ham forward Becky Merritt scored an
individual goal of such high quality that it would have graced any level of
football anywhere in the world. While her team were ultimately beaten,
Setford was happy with the performance put on by her players. "When these
two teams get together there is always a good rivalry. The tempo and the
pace that the game can be played at by these girls shows how far women's
football has come. Anyone who turned up I can guarantee will have gone away
having enjoyed it."
The Ladies cannot afford to mope after Thursday's heartache. They welcome
Coventry City to Ship Lane, Thurrock, on Sunday afternoon - 2pm kick-off -
for an FA Women's Premier League Cup quarter-final. "We've got to pick
ourselves up and hopefully that one won't go to extra time! We want to try
and win that one in the 90 minutes. I know my girls and they will dig in and
work hard and hopefully we can get through to the semi-finals and move on
from there."
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