About time we started a thread.

0-0 against Sunderland in the FA Cup in ET. Looks like it’s going to Pens.

Hope thy cheer me up.

1-0 us

Win 3-1 on pens, in to 4th round.

Seems the girls know how to defend & like a cup run!!

Well done Ladies!

Any decent players who can move into the men’s 1st team!!!???

Well done Burnley Women

Man Utd next I believe, that'll be a tough test, but it'll be a good gauge as to how far we've come, and how much progress we still need to make.

Always good to read positive news about all levels of the club including the ladies team.

G'wan the Claretesses!!

... or is it Clarettes?

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:58 pm

Man Utd next I believe, that'll be a tough test, but it'll be a good gauge as to how far we've come, and how much progress we still need to make.

Always good to read positive news about all levels of the club including the ladies team.

They've done really well without much training but what a reward. Playing a professional team will be a tough task - come on you Clarets

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:58 pm

Man Utd next I believe, that'll be a tough test, but it'll be a good gauge as to how far we've come, and how much progress we still need to make.

Always good to read positive news about all levels of the club including the ladies team.

It is and next Sunday as well so it’s a double header

That’ll be a drubbing then

wilks_bfc wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 5:52 pm

It is and next Sunday as well so it’s a double header

I’m going to make an effort to take my daughter up and watch one before the season finishes.

A few in my family have played for them over the years, as well as the enemy, they played on parks back then though

They will be on tv against Utd.

Edit - it’s BT Sports.

Cheers. Was just wondering that. Will definitely give it a watch (assuming it’s a different time)?

I am not up on women's footie. Is this 'local women' playing football, in their spare time, against the professional elite?

Is Payton's daughter still with the set up? She was a machine like her father!

Never watched a game of ladies football and don't intend to, much prefer watching beach volleyball

IanMcL wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:38 am

I am not up on women's footie. Is this 'local women' playing football, in their spare time, against the professional elite?

I think at the moment the Burnley women would be classed as semi-pro or perhaps amateur. Though Alan Pace did an interview recently to confirm the ladies team now all train at Barnfield, we have plans for a ladies academy and he is aiming to be in the Championship within the next 5 years. A good article below about it before we played Sunderland from BBC:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56017220

Thanks Claretburns.

Matt and Bertie Bee do us proud!

Good luck to our women's team.

Top Claret wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 10:56 am

Never watched a game of ladies football and don't intend to, much prefer watching beach volleyball

Women's?

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:09 pm

Women's?

If you say so

According to Twitter it looks like their cup fixture with Man U will be moved to Leyland from their usual ground at Padiham FC.

Bit of a downer for Padiham if true.

Jimmymaccer wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 4:53 pm

Any decent players who can move into the men’s 1st team!!!???

Any decent male players who can move into the women's 1st team!!!???

Quickenthetempo wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 15, 2021 4:14 pm

According to Twitter it looks like their cup fixture with Man U will be moved to Leyland from their usual ground at Padiham FC.

Bit of a downer for Padiham if true.

Poor form that switching the venue.

djemba-djemba wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 11, 2021 6:28 pm

They will be on tv against Utd.

Edit - it’s BT Sports.

Where have you seen this? I can only find that it's on MUTV

Are there any plans to get an actual facility in Burnley for the girls/U23’s?? And why can’t they use the Turf? Surely a football pitch can host more than one game every two weeks??

claretgoss wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:33 pm

Where have you seen this? I can only find that it's on MUTV

I’ve just looked and can only find it on MUTV.

My son has a 1pm game so will only make second half but a shame it’s not on TV.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 6:51 pm

Are there any plans to get an actual facility in Burnley for the girls/U23’s?? And why can’t they use the Turf? Surely a football pitch can host more than one game every two weeks??

Not sure ours can. Looking a bit rough now.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:09 pm

Not sure ours can. Looking a bit rough now.

Really? I did think that back in Jan but has seemed very good recently?

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:08 pm

I’ve just looked and can only find it on MUTV.

My son has a 1pm game so will only make second half but a shame it’s not on TV.

Just seen clarets+ are streaming it now

claretgoss wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:18 pm

Just seen clarets+ are streaming it now

Phew! Looking forward to it.

NewClaret wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:14 pm

Really? I did think that back in Jan but has seemed very good recently?

I use the "Mikel Arteta Guide To Good Playing Surfaces" to ascertain pitch quality.

boatshed bill wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 16, 2021 7:57 pm

I use the "Mikel Arteta Guide To Good Playing Surfaces" to ascertain pitch quality.

Oh yeah I’m that case the grass looks very long!

Sat here trying to pay with my pound. ‘Authentication code not set’ is the message.

0 - 0 after 7 mins. Utd well on top.

1 down after 10 mins.

2 down after 16 mins

Hhhmm... awkward

3 down after 29 mins.

I’m in via the computer. Shame we’re 2 nil down but clitheroe Sainsbury’s had the own brand Czech lager in - proper stuff 5.1% brewed in Prague by staropramen so happy ish days. Nice warm up for our trip to old Trafford

Make that Man Utd 3 Prague 1.5

4 down after 44 mins

Not been able to watch, but shame for them
It’s been a bit of a pasting. Hopefully tighten up second half & nick a goal or something.

5 down after 47 mins.

6 down on 58 mins

exactly what you would expect from fully professional internationals against amateurs - they have done great to get there

This hiding just shows the true gulf between the top WSL teams who have huge backing, and the rest who are trying to emerge and compete on a level playing field.

Man City won 8-0 against Aston Villa yesterday, so it's not only the Clarets suffering this weekend,

Chester Perry wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:22 pm

exactly what you would expect from fully professional internationals against amateurs - they have done great to get there

Very true.

tiger76 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:23 pm

This hiding just shows the true gulf between the top WSL teams who have huge backing, and the rest who are trying to emerge and compete on a level playing field.

Man City won 8-0 against Aston Villa yesterday, so it's not only the Clarets suffering this weekend,

To be fair there's been similar results because of the gulf in mens football in recent times.

superdimitri wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 18, 2021 3:31 pm

To be fair there's been similar results because of the gulf in mens football in recent times.

True but this just highlights the huge gulf in class and money that exists even in the women's game, and now all the PL teams are ploughing big bucks into their women's teams this gap will more likely grow than close.

We have to remember it's a long-term project for Pace, hence why it's better to assess any progress in 5 years time when we can make a proper judgement.

It was only a few years ago that Man Utd women were in the lower reaches of the women's pyramid, of course the difference is they have the money to throw at it, and they probably also have a bigger potential fanbase than the likes of Burnley.