New Women's football thread (inc World Cup) 2023-26

[Durhamfootman]

were you there for that one, ginger?

[Gingerfinch]

No, watched it on you tube.

[Durhamfootman]

[Durhamfootman]

I didn't know (or if I did, I'd forgotten) that Ellie Roebuck has been out for almost a year after suffering a stroke. That's quite extreme for a 25 year old. She played her first game for Barca at the weekend

[Durhamfootman]

I presume that brings the curtain down on Newcastle's participation in the league cup, although I don't actually know what happens next

Away to Man Utd tonight. A gulf in quality between the two sides, but 5-3 was an interesting scoreline. The two sides actually put the ball in the net the same number of times. Newcastle had 7 shots, with 3 on target and 3 goals. Man U had 22 shots with 10 on target and 5 goals (one of which was an OG).

So, in review against 3 WSL teams, they drew with Everton, but lost the pen shoot out, got mullered by Liverpool, but then played their part in a bit of a thriller. These are the level of teams that Newcastle aspire to reach and there is still a long way to go, but it won't hurt to let the owners actually see the road ahead while pondering the direction of travel

[Durhamfootman]

in other news, Durham beat Sunderland 2-1 in the Wearside derby, to finish top of group B

[Durhamfootman]

draw for the Euro's

Switzerland, Iceland, Norway, Finland

Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal

Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Poland

France, England, Holland, Wales

The hosts get the easiest draw, funny that, followed by the world champions

Groups C and D look pretty tough to me. It was nailed on that England and Wales were destined to meet and I imagine England will be very happy about that.... it might be the only match they win, unless they can find some quicker centre backs

[alfie]

That is a tough draw for England ! Will need to sort out the optimum line-up (which seems to have been a bit ...muddled ? lately.

[Durhamfootman]

Sunderland and Newcastle both made it through to the FA cup 5th round unscathed, although Newcastle could easily have lost to Forest in that 4th round tie

Durham, for some reason, don't play their 4th round game until the end of this month. An away fixture at Brighton