lining up for the FA Cup...
Many congratulations to the Everton Ladies team who beat Arsenal in the FA Cup Final 3-2 yesterday in extra time. I’m blogging it because you won’t find much reference to it in the sports pages, as per usual. Everton’s win was a huge upset as Arsenal have been the winners so often. I reckon its a good thing for the game – when one m or a handful of teams dominate leagues, it can become tedious for them as well as everyone else.
I watched the match on TV (Sky channel) and it was exciting stuff; the football was much more free-flowing and skilful this year because the two teams were so evenly matched. Everton striker Natasha Dowie, niece to Iain Dowie the Hull City manager, won the Player of the Match award. She absolutely deserved it. Can’t wait to watch her playing for England in the 2011 World Cup.
Attendance was down on previous years at the City Ground (Nottingham Forest). 17, 500 compared to 25,000. I wonder why?
Right, off to London today to meet the Premier League Reading Stars at Fulham Road Library. FulhamFC territory – now there’s another team confounding expectation.