FA WSL Season 4 : The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

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  1. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Division 2 result yesterday :
    Doncaster Belles 4 Oxford United 1

    Donnie Belles top of the Division 2.

    Reminder no automatic promotion for the Division 2 winner. Promotion depends on the team achieving Division 1 criteria on money and marketing terms.

    7 games today. 3 in division 1 and 4 in division 2. Arsenal v Birmingham postponed due the UEFA WCL.
    Division 1 season takes a break until the 18th of May for cup games after today.
     
  2. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Division 1 results

    Chelsea 0 Liverpool 0
    Everton 0 Notts County 2
    Man City 0 Bristol 2

    Man City bottom of the League with 0 point in 2. Surprisingly Notts County are top of the League with 4 points in 2. They are fully professional after taking over the Lincoln franchise.

    Unofficial news came on Saturday that Ellen White has done her ACL. Someone at the Birmingham Tyreso game asked Rachel Unitt why Ellen White wasn't playing and got the dreaded answer.
     
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  3. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    There you go : ACL injury confirmed for Ellen White, will probably miss the whole season



    I forgot to put the table yesterday :


    1. Notts County 4 pts pl 2 +2

    2. Chelsea 4 pts pl 2 +2

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    3. Liverpool 4 pts pl 2 + 1

    4. Bristol Academy 3 pts pl 2 0

    5. Arsenal Ladies 1 pt pl 1 0

    6. Birmingham City 1 pt pl 1 0

    7. Everton 1 pt pl 2 -2

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    8. Man City 0 pt pl 2 – 3
     
  4. mumf

    mumf Member+

    Nov 7, 2008
    Heard you attended (as did Lt_Golub/DB of WSU) - per these posts HERE and HERE - can you confirm this reporting? Just saw these HIGHLIGHTS.
     
  5. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Yes I was there the referee was poor for the whole game, disgraceful decision for the red card. I could mention 3 potential red cards flashpoints during the game : an off the ball elbow in the face from Dowie to Flaherty a violent and dangerous tackle from Easton and Blundell and Ogimi kicking the goalkeeper in the face after her late tackle ( between yellow and red cad for me, as she is endangering the safety of the opponent) .

    I am actually on the video at 02:26 when Laura Commbs #19 for Chelsea shapes up for the shot, 3 guys I am the one with the grey coat and the hood.
     
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  6. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Lol, I know it was raining hard, so there wasn't much to be enthousiastic about, but you seemed to follow the game in a very calm and relaxed way: everytime the camera was capturing you, you were standing still in the same exact position with your hands in your pockets, shlj... :giggle:
     
  7. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Just my normal modus operandi at a football game. What annoyed me most is the referee not protecting the physical integrity of the players. It is raining heavily sliding tackle at full force are extremely dangerous.
    Liverpool lost 2 players due to injury, Longhurst who injured herself tackling a Chelsea player and Stout kicked in the face by Ogimi. There is no doubt it was not intentional, but late and extremely dangerous.
     
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  8. mumf

    mumf Member+

    Nov 7, 2008
     
  9. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    The goalscorers table is as followed

    1. Jess Clarke, Notts County 3
    2. Yuki Ogimi, Chelsea 2
    3. Alex Scott, Arsenal, Natasha Dowie, Liverpool, Angharad James, Bristol, Jasmine Matthews, Bristol 1
     
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  10. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    FA Women's Cup result from last night :

    Liverpool 0 Everton 2 quite an upset for the champions. They are paying the price for their limited squad. To their 3 long terms injury Zelem, Staniforth and Rolser, were added Stout and Longhurst as the result of the Chelsea game last Sunday. They now have only 2 fit forwards. Davison and Dowie.

    In Division 2

    Doncaster Belles 5 Reading Women 2
    After 3 games Reading promotion hopes have gone down after loosing to their 2 rivals and now 6 points behind the Belles already.
     
  11. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Go the Belles, go ! :)
     
  12. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    If you remember what happened after gameday 1 of the 2013 season :
    Doncaster Belles demoted to Division 2 and City promoted to Division 1 whilst they finished 4th at the 2nd level.

    Yesterday's Continental Cup result :

    Doncaster 2 Man City 1
     
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  13. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Well done, Belles. :cool:

    The injustice remains, but the revenge is taken.
     
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  14. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    I love it, I love, I love it ! I remember all the petitions we signed at the time, protesting against the FA decision. Sweeet reveeenge ! Now, we hope that the Belles will finish top of FAWSL2 and City at the bottom of FAWSL1, and see how FA will justify (money, money) to keep City in the league instead the Rovers one more year......
     
  15. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Match day 1 results in full (Div 2 team with an * ) all the WSL 2 teams playing WSL 1 teams beaten except Man City


    Group 1
    Arsenal 3 - 0 Watford*
    London Bees* 0 - 0 Millwall*
    Reading* 1 - 2 Chelsea

    Group 2
    Sunderland* 3 - 0 Durham*
    Liverpool 0 - 0 Everton
    Doncaster* 2 - 1 City

    Group 3
    Notts County 5 - 0 Aston Villa*
    Bristol 9 - 2 Oxford*
    Yeovil* 1 - 2 Birmingham
     
  16. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    :ROFLMAO: (well, I like some City players, I'm not naughtily laughing at them personally, but at the club).

    Disappointed by the Bees, I hope they will be better next time.

    I saw that Ohno scored her first goal with the Gunners, and that she and Kinga haven't been called for the AFC Cup. Do you know if Arsenal officially refused to let them go ? Ogimi (I suppose Ji too) has been call, but will come back after the group stage (and Japan's qualification for the WWC obtained).

    Liverpool unable to beat (and score !) again against Everton... Do the girls sing "You'll never walk alone" too ?

    Bristol is brilliant ! Go, Aardman team, go !
     
  17. blissett

    blissett Member+

    Aug 20, 2011
    Italy
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Just one question: what's exactly Continental Cup, and how many competitions there are in a single season for FA WSL's teams?

    For instance, do I remember well that Ji So-Yun served her one-match-suspension in a match from a different cup?
     
  18. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Shlj will give you all explanations. Meanwhile, let's just say that the Continental Cup (Conti Cup) is a Cup with FAWSL1 and 2 competing. The other cup is the FA Cup with all division teams.

    Here is the video of the Belles's success against Man City

     
  19. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Continental is a tyre sponsor, this is not a cup from teams around Europe :cool: it is replacing the old FA WPL League Cup and as Gromit said is played by all the WSL sides. The last 3 seasons there were 8 teams in it and this season there are 18 teams.

    The FA WSL teams also play the FA Women's Cup and the FA WSL (the League) and 2 teams also compete in the UEFA Women's Champions League. Teams are guaranteed to play ( 14 + 1 + 5 ) 20 games minimum per sason.
    Domestic suspension apply to any of those 3 competitions, whichever game comes first in the calendar.
     
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  20. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Highlights of Reading-Chelsea in the Conti Cup (1-2)

     
  21. Gromit06

    Gromit06 Member+

    Oct 22, 2012
    Nice
    Club:
    Olympique de Marseille
    Highlights of Arsenal - Watford (3-0) wit ha Nadeshiko show from Ohno and Kinga :

     
  22. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    FA Cup semi-finals :

    Underdog and financially poor with homegrown players Everton beat quite rich and full of foreigners Notts County 2-0. I am exagerating the tone but the FA must have been pleased that the team with many young English players won.

    In the other game, it was just crazy, Arsenal won 5-3 against Chelsea after extra time. Chelsea took the lead twice in normal and twice Kelly Smith scored to put Arsenal level inside 2 minutes of the restart. Smith operated at an exceptional level yesterday. Hopefully we will see some highlights because it was a great game.

    So Arsenal v Everton in the final on Sunday the 1st of June at MK Stadium.
     
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  23. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    #198 shlj, May 19, 2014
    Last edited: May 19, 2014
    Match Day 3 ( out of 14) yesterday

    Arsenal 0 Man City 1 :eek:
    Birmingham 2 Chelsea 1
    Everton 1 Bristol 1
    Notts County 0 Liverpool 0

    And the table ( Arsenal and Birmingham have played 2 games only)

    1. Notts County 5 pts 3-1
    2. Liverpool 5 pts 1-0
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    3. Chelsea 4 pts 3-2
    4. Birmingham 4 pts 2-1
    5. Bristol 4 pts 3-3
    6. Man City 3 pts 1-3
    7. Everton 2 pts 1-3
    -----------------------------
    8. Arsenal 1 pt 1-2

    Arsenal v Birmingham postponed game due to Champions League is played on Wed 21 May
    Blues could be top of the table by Wednesday evening with a win at Borehamwood.



    Matchday 4 (last game before the Summer break )

    Man City v Everton 21.05
    Liverpool v Birmingham 24.05
    Arsenal v Bristol 25.05
    Chelsea v Notts County 25.05 at 12.45 pm live on BT Sport (streams available) ;)

    Summer transfer window 06.06 to 03.07
     
  24. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    Yesterday's results

    Arsenal 0 Birmingham 2
    Man City 2 Everton 0

    Table

    1. Birmingham 7 pts
    2. Man City 6 pts
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    3. Notts County 5 pts
    4. Liverpool 5 pts
    5. Chelsea 4 pts
    6. Bristol 4 pts
    7. Everton 2 pts
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    8. Arsenal 1 pt

    That League is so tight that City was bottom on Sunday morning and top yesterday night for 15 minutes...
     
  25. shlj

    shlj Member+

    Apr 16, 2007
    London
    Club:
    FC Nantes
    Nat'l Team:
    France
    This week-end results

    Liverpool 1 Birmingham 1
    Chelsea 0 Notts County
    Arsenal 0 Bristol 2

    Table after 4 games

    1. Birmingham 8 pts
    2. Bristol 7 pts
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    3. Notts County 6 pts
    4. Liverpool 6 pts
    5. Man City 6 pts
    6. Chelsea 5 pts
    7. Everton 2 pts
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    8. Arsenal 1 pt

    This is now the mid season break ( after 4 league games) and the transfer window will open for a month. There is one last game before the break starts on the 1st of June with the FA Cup final between old rivals Arsenal and Everton.

    This will be Shelley Kerr last game as she will step down after the FA Cup final.
     

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