Women's football stuff that doesn't deserve its own thread

[wpdavid]

Outstanding performance by Arsenal yesterday. Barcelona will be another level altogether in the final, but walloping Lyon on their own patch is one for the ages.

 

[Molehill]

Outstanding performance by Arsenal yesterday. Barcelona will be another level altogether in the final, but walloping Lyon on their own patch is one for the ages.

I was very surprised when I spotted that score, especially after losing the first leg. But how they get anything out of Barcelona is beyond me, just a completely different level.

Meanwhile, Portsmouth Ladies survived their first season in the Women's Championship having been cannon fodder early on, and looks like they'll be playing Palace next season.

 

[wpdavid]

Meanwhile, Portsmouth Ladies survived their first season in the Women's Championship having been cannon fodder early on, and looks like they'll be playing Palace next season.

Yeah, Palace were never quite good enough for the WSL, which I think is generally the way of it for promoted teams. They've mostly acquitted themselves pretty well against stronger opponents, although the 7-1 defeat at home to West Ham must have been embarrassing to behold. Now that my daughter's season has finished, we'll probably go and see their final home match next Sunday, especially as Gander Green Lane is only a couple of miles from where we live. The only other game we were able to attend was when Man City visited Selhurst Park and won 3-0 without breaking into a sweat.

 

[wpdavid]

I watched this last night, and it's simply wonderful.

BBC Four - Storyville, Copa '71: The Lost Lionesses - Storyville

Story of an extraordinary tournament, told through the voices of the women who took part.

www.bbc.co.uk

To the uninitiated (like me beforehand) it's about what was really the first ever women's football world cup, which took place in Mexico in 1971. But it's not officially recognised as that due to the attitude of FIFA towards something that they didn't approve of at the time. The footage, only recently recovered, is glorious. The interviews with the players (from Mexico, England, Italy, France and Denmark) are fascinating and heart-breaking. And the attitudes of football associations (all male, naturally) are shocking. Oh, and the Italy vs Mexico brawl is spectacular. 100% recommended.

The Guardian review does it far more justice than I just did.

Copa 71: The Lost Lionesses review – the wild tale of the Women’s World Cup that Fifa tried to stop

This spectacular, thrilling documentary celebrates the 70s female football tournament that had 110,000 people at its final – despite attempts to suppress it. It’s a rollicking underdog tale

www.theguardian.com

 

[wpdavid]

Meanwhile, Portsmouth Ladies survived their first season in the Women's Championship having been cannon fodder early on, and looks like they'll be playing Palace next season.

I think one of my daughter's ex team-mates has been playing for Portsmouth this season. Does the name Lily Dent ring a bell?

 

[Molehill]

I think one of my daughter's ex team-mates has been playing for Portsmouth this season. Does the name Lily Dent ring a bell?

I don't follow it that closely, but I see she played games up until Feb but seems to have gone missing since. I'm guessing she was injured seeing as they didn't fill out the subs bench for a couple of games.