The Hotel End

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/september/women_sixfields/

I would like to see them play all of their games at Sixfields.

Agree.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/table-topping-cobblers-women-hit-nine-in-front-of-record-crowd-at-sixfields-3397743
Not a bad turn out... 8)

Played 4, won 4, GD +23!
6-0, 3-0, 7-0, 9-2!

Mansfield are 3/3. Would be good to get that game at sixfields too on 28th November

Maybe we could get them to give the male strikers some coaching, they seem to know where the goal is.

Many a true word is spoken in jest.😁

Hope they start playing more gmaes at Sixfields, they are doing well this season.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-women-make-history-by-reaching-fa-cup-first-round-proper-3432020

And they are top of their league.  8)

That'll be us soon..

All jesting apart.. well done to the good lasses..

Have we got the sell on clause's in their contracts?

Playing Bedworth in the next round who are one level up in the Pyramid. Be interesting to see how they get on against that level as hopefully that's where they will be next season

Notice Northampton Town Women, have Mansfield final game of the season, could be very interesting.

Not entirely sure that Bedworth is one level up from anything on Earth!  ;)

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/november/women_071121/
"The win continued the Cobblers’ perfect start to the season in all competitions."  8)

We host Bedworth United Ladies in the FA Cup next week.
The tie will be the Cobblers’ first ever appearance in round one of the competition.
Not sure if it's being played at Sixfields or not?

It's not. Will be at Harpole
I hope the club are planning more games at Sixfields this season, starting with the top of the table clash on 28th November vs Mansfield.

https://twitter.com/NTFCWomen/status/1457660011723776001/photo/1

Not meant to offend Harpole but surely the women deserve a better pitch than this

https://twitter.com/ntfcwomen/status/1459869709382393861?s=21

Why can’t we partner with Cogenhoe, Sileby etc with a proper stadium And decent pitch

Northampton Ladies win on penalties and go through to the next round, which really ought to be at Sixfields if they are drawn at home.

Indeed. Think it makes for a better footie experience having some semblance of a stadium/ground.
Strangely admission prices too. When lived abroad, took away the feeling of actually supporting the club (FK RĪGA in this instance) when you could just walk in for free!

Since Sixfields was a success last time, would have thought could be used far more.

For me the Cobblers Women are a great oportunity to get people involved in the club.
Play their games at Sixfields(whenever possible), it will lead to better football and a better atmosphere for the players.
Get round the schools and hand out free tickets for the kids. An adult with kids is a fiver and eight quid if you don't have an ankle biter with you(you can always borrow one on the way in).
A small burger or hotdog and a can for a couple of quid for the kids.
How f***ing difficult is it?

Agree. Women's football is in the ascendancy, which is great from an equality point of view as well as another opportunity to get more of the community involved in the club. We don't  seem to be doing much about it  beyond the odd tweet or Facebook post, which is little more than paying lip service to it, really. The club should be doing more to promote it and make it something else that gets people in the ground and spending money.

There was a piece on RN on Friday evening and an interview with players which suggested that the Women had enjoyed their Sixfields experience a great deal, and that they were continually asking the club if they could play there again, but as yet their requests have not been granted.

Away to Lye Town in the next round.

Looks like they are at the same level in the Pyramid and beat Shrewsbury in the last round. Played in front of 543 at Shrewsbury's ground.
The big guns come in round 4 I believe.
Championship teams in R3
Super League in R4

If they were, wouldn't it mess up the pitch a bit too much for the proper games?

 :o

That’s more like it  8)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/report-and-pictures-as-cobblers-women-make-more-history-with-dramatic-shoot-out-win-in-fa-cup-3457812

Excellent result, well done The NTFC Women... ;)

Great result, one more round to get through to comeup against the big guns.
Mind you some think it's not proper football.

It’s definitely Football but it’s played by women and girls and basically a (subtle) different game for some. The nearest comparison I can think of is Hockey; Womens/Girls hockey is slightly more civilised than mens and generally played at reduced tempo. Mixed Hockey is quite popular in Northants but is dominated by the more physical male players.
Perhaps we will see women being selected for the Cobblers first team in the future; how would that work out?

The big guns from the WSL enter in Round 4

Don't see there ever being mixed teams at the professional level but could happen at semi pro maybe.

As we know there are female officials, and I dont think it will be too long until we see a female coach a mens team. I know there is one already in the lower leagues.
It was interesting when the Chelsea women's manager was mentioned for the AFC Wimbledon job and she essentially said they couldn't afford her and why would she go from coaching world class players to the lower men's league.

Have any of the ladies been pulled up yet for having too much natural testosterone like they have in some track athletics events?
That'll put the cat among the pigeons (or something like that).

Emma Hayes is class.

I'm not sure why they feel the need?
It's not like as men we interfere in their game of netball.

You clearly don’t know your history. Educate yourself, I’m sure you will agree with the comment made in 1921. Luckily some have evolved from then

We had an Empire then young man and half the world’s population was under our crown.

That history is quite a big subject Woody.
Any chance of pointing me in a more precise direction than just referencing a comment made by someone in 1921 so that I can reply more comprehensively?

Why?

Why not?

https://www.englandmmna.com/
Unfortunately you are very misinformed.
Yours and others comments posted either seriously or intended as humour reveal a lot about yourselves that is not acceptable nor welcome on this board.
I'm sure that you will be able to find another forum to display your overt misogyny, don't use this one.

I guess its a case of supply and demand.

Looking at the image I can see a total of 5 people watching.

This is a ridiculous overreaction mate, we all wish the girls every success, it’s a bit of banter, the way the world is going free speech will soon be lost in a vanilla world of apologies.
The woke element of our society fuel racism by labelling literally everything as either misogynistic, racist or discrimination.
Is it no wonder the right wing in just about every country is growing.

Based on the news about Rafiq and the YCCC racism scandal, you might want to be thinking 'am I personally doing the right thing/do I have the skills to realise if people might be uncomfortable when I call things 'banter', either based around race or sex?' ...instead of lazily using lines that come out of the Daily Mail without a thought.

The women's team should be playing at a better location than a playing field out in the sticks, and a set number of games at Sixfields per year.

Come Deepcut, this is the first time I've seen anything from an administrator for ages. We didn't even see anything when one of the other administrators commented about our own supporters travelling on "The Covid Bus" without any reprimand or apogee. I found that a lot more offensive than what CJ posted which was, more than likely, tongue in cheek.

I hope the Chelsea Woman’s Manager did not suggest as outlined in your final para. To me it is an arrogant statement lacking any sympathy or even respect for AFC. Please advise the source of this information so I can judge for myself. Also why post under the guise of a so called guest?

It was largely tongue in cheek Carton, you're right but there is a serious side to this.

To answer DC.
Not really, no. Less than 1% of all netballers are men (as of 20 odd years ago. Wiki) which kind of supports my view that it's a ladies only sport in which men 'don't mess'.
Comparing netball to football and highlighting the difference in representation of the sexes within the sports and asking why is not in my view misogyny.
If you want to accuse me of anything, try a poor or unappreciated sense of humour.

Why do you think ladies football isn't played at Sixfields? Why do you think Curle made us train at Sixfields? Why do you think other managers don't want us to train at Sixfields?

When I go to watch a game of football I want to be impressed by what I see. I want to watch players do things that I wasn't capable of even when I was their age. I might be wrong but I don't think I'd be impressed if I watched the Cobblers ladies football team. I might be if I watched the WSL, but I don't. I can't get past the standard of goalkeeping to be frank. If there is a WFA (Is there?) they should implement changes to the rule book and reduce the size of the goals IMO.

Better still though, football should be a sport, that doesn't distinguish between the sexes. Men and women should play in the same teams and against each other. Let ladies find their own particular level within the footballing pyramid. I think kids play unisex football these days don't they, why not adults?
Just like exists in your area of the sport...refereeing.

In fact that's my mantra regards sport generally. There should be no artificial barriers or classes between the sexes or between the able bodied and the disabled. The point i made earlier about intersex athletes/sports people is a serious one. If there was only one Olympic 200m competition rather than a female and male event this issue would not exist. Sport has never been a level playing field with regard to the sexes or physical abilities and never will be. What constitutes a 'sex' and what constitutes a 'physical disadvantage''? I was fortunate enough to be a track and field athlete of decent status when I was in my teens and twenties and I can tell you I was absolutely disadvantaged physically when compared to some because of my stature, my Caucasian status with my inherent anatomy and physiology. I found my level though and enjoyed the sport for what it was.

As for watching football, I limit myself to live Cobblers matches, MOTD, EFL highlights and live games shown on terrestrial TV only. I have no time or desire for ladies football. I wish them well but as Mysterious Curle has said, this is probably about supply and demand of which atm I am obviousky still indicative of the local population at least.

I recently sat through a series of Phil Campion lectures after which he held a question and answer session. One of the questions after he'd got through the nonsense surrounding how realistic were these TV programme competitions based around SAS selection was should women be allowed to join the Regiment? I found his answer satisfyingly reassuring...after admitting that for all he knew there might already be women blades, it was yes but only on absolute merit.
If only sport were that simple.

I would seriously advise you to stop wishing people who don’t agree with you to die, maybe then I would read the utter drivel you post.
You are completely irrelevant.

If you can't be bothered to read the whole thread don't ask questions that are already answered.

Ok I take it back I hope you live for ever. Fancy changing your mind now? What is the point in having it otherwise.

I get a lot of what you are saying CJ but I'm afraid I don't agree with most of it. If you look at sports like darts, snooker or bowling then there's absolutely no reason men and women can't compete on an equal basis. In sports that require a degree of physicality though then men will always have a physical advantage (well, similarly trained men will; I'm sure any female athlete would hand any of us our sorry arses on a plate if we took them on!)

That's not misogyny, it's just biology.

If women were competing head to head with men of similar ability then I think in many sports they wouldn't even be close. Taking a fairly arbitrary example of the 100m, the fastest time ever recorded by a woman is 10.49 seconds by Florence Griffith-Joyner. That would put her around about the 6,300 mark in the men's table (figures courtesy of worldathletics.org). She can rightfully claim to be the fastest woman ever, but claiming to be the 6,300th fastest person ever carries far less cache. So where would the motivation or achievement be? A woman would almost certainly never stand a chance when running a 100m against male sprinters, they'd never make the podium and probably wouldn't even qualify. Who'd participate in a sport they couldn't win? All it would do is drive women out of sport.

OK, that's a fairly extreme example and in a lot of other sports it's probably a bit of a greyer area, but this one is nicely quantifiable for the sake of an example. I suspect you'd see similar things if you looked at throwing, jumping or lifting events.

To address one point you make in particular though:


I'll put my hands up here, I haven't watched the Cobblers Ladies play either, but I'm quite interested in doing so, I'd just rather do so sitting in a stadium than standing in a field. What I have watched though is the Cobblers girls sides as they used to play in the same league as my daughter's team.

And do you know what? They were bloody brilliant. Genuinely skillful players playing a good quality of football and really playing as a team. They were head and shoulders above every other team at that level and absolutely destroyed the opposition in every game they played. My daughter gave up playing (apparently football couldn't compete with slouching on a sofa watching TikTok videos and having inane facetime calls once she hit her teens) but I believe the Cobblers Girls team ended up playing in the boys league as it's the only way they could get a decent match.

I wouldn't be so quick to make snap judgements without seeing them as you may be surprised!

Having said all that, I wish the BBC would give women's football its own results page on their website as I'm fed up of scrolling past all the women's scores to get to the League 2 ones... ;D

I have played hockey at similar fields in the ‘sticks’ as you eloquently put it; to me it is a case of supply and demand. Womens football as a spectacle although attracting more attention now than ever before does not as yet attract the same spectator interest as mens football. On TV it is shoved into unsuitable time slots and very much an afterthought in most national news papers. Furthermore playing at a stadium in front of a few hundred people if that, is not a sound commercial proposition for NTFC to incur on a regular basis?  Perhaps you have the means to finance Ladies Football at Sixfields; if not justify your comments with practical commercial proposals.

That’s a poor reply  - please justify your comments with more details/facts/proposals to support your comment.To issue bland statements on here without any justification is a fatal flaw on your part.

Just read and you will find out, wether or not you understand is another matter.

Thank you for your patronising reply ::).

I have reread your emotive comments in support of Ladies Football at Sixfields. Plenty of good ideas and support but no mention of financial support. I broadly agree with the idea of the Ladies playing at Sixfields but the right has to be earned and that can take time? You trumpet well for the Ladies to play at Sixfields(regularly); are these Ladies semi or even full professional players? You campaign for the privilege to play at  Sixfields detailing free or significantly reduced entry admission and refreshments is great publicity. Not once do you bother to discuss the financial lmplications to the Club, the Vendors etc. Let alone up keep of the ground. It’s all very well posturing great ideas without considering the financial implications of supporting the Ladies but they should also contribute to the costs as no doubt you will. Please try to debate this issue without resorting to dubious snide and unnecessary add ons. It demeans the conversation.

The only example of 'ladies playing football' I've seen in the flesh is from some of the displays that the kids have put on at halftime at Sixfields and I'd agree that some individuals have surprised me with how good their ball skills have been. But I suppose the playground stuff that I remember as a kid is not a true reflection of a game itself. There were always lads at my school who could juggle a ball in the air seemingly all break time and were fantastic at playing on a limited sized tarmac surface but that didn't always translate on the pitch. Taking onboard what you say though, If Cobblers ladies start playing at Sixfields, providing entrance is not too high, perhaps like you I should take in a game to satisfy curiosity my then?
Regards there being no incentive if women competed directly against men, why is that any different from NTFC competing for example in the FA Cup? We will have only a marginally more realistic chance of winning the Cup than a lady would of winning the men's 100m Olympic final I would think, but that doesn't stop players from wanting to compete and thousands from watching us.
Regards biology in sport, absolutely I agree there will always be a difference between the average male and female.
You use Flo Jo as an example... Just as a  foot note to that stat of 6900 men having run quicker (and leaving her suspected use of performance enhancing drugs to one side), at the time she ran her world record less than a thousand men had ever run quicker. The sport has come on some since then though, sports science and better coaching has improved the times of men's ecord sprinting but not yet the ladies and that only casts further doubt on FJ's credibility in my opinion.
Sprints and horizontal jumps is 'what I did' in my teens and twenties so I have an invested interest in this. There is another stat concerning inequalities amongst purely male sprinters that you might find interesting if you don't already know of it. When Christophe Lemaitre broke 10 seconds in 2011 he was the first white man ever to do so legally (electronically timed and wind legal) but at that time 70 other sprinters of colour had already broken the ten second barrier. Now in 2021 circa 140 sprinters in total have broken ten seconds and I don't think many if any more of those have been white. There is inequality in sport beyond the sexes.
Thanks for the link to those lists, I haven't seen it before. I have to hold my hand up and say I'm only 0.05 of a second off making the alltime 100m mens list, not bad considering my legal pb goes back to 1983. My first athletics coach had a saying, a good 'big one' will always beat a good 'small one'. Not absolutely true but a good pointer in the main. Considering I only have a 28.5 inch inside leg and am white I didn't do too bad!

I think the take away from this section...is that women are rubbish at running!  ;D

Do agree, as stated previously, it would give the NTFC Ladies set up a more professional feel if they could play at a recognised ground or stadium, if not always at Sixfields.

Will try and get to Lye/Stourbridge for the next round...good place for a couple (that's just two!) ales.

Is that rubbish at running as well as football?!

What you fail to grasp is the obvious. It is an opinion, not a statement of fact. Therefore does not require re-inforcement with stats or some of Melly's business accumen.
If I could be bothered to do some more acurate figures it would be because I would be passing them on to someone who could make a decision.

What a shame that a thread that should be celebrating a highly successful, hard working and talented womens side should be spoilt by pages of pointless debate and argument most of which by old men who have barely if ever seen the side play.

The womens setup is full of some of the most hard working individuals I've ever met in amateur football.  The success on the pitch and the profile off the pitch has been massively elevated in recent years through pure hard work and commitment and is a real success story that is nowhere near finished yet.

The results while impressive are on occasions pretty one sided but that's because the side through no fault of their own are playing at a level below that in which they should be.

I know for a fact they would love to play every home match at Sixfields and that is their ambition however they also know they have to earn that right both on the pitch through performances and off the pitch through support/profile.  I hope they achieve everything they are aiming for and all of us as supporters of the club should be immensely proud of what they have and will achieve in the future.

A bit of a tangent here, but that reminds me of a sports expo I went to a few years ago at Olympia. They had some group of football freestylers doing demonstrations of their ball skills, which it has to be said were very impressive. Later in the day there was a 5 a side tournament featuring teams made up of representatives of the various companies that were sponsoring the event (one of which featured my mate). These freestylers also entered a team. This'll be a massacre, we thought. And it was, just not the way we expected - every single corporate team whupped them, because every time one of them got the ball they tried to do something clever with it and immediately got barged off the ball!!

Sounds about right BOTN.
I once briefly worked for a sportswear manufacturer and did the trade shows for them (not sure I know the difference between an expo and a trade show tbh so we might not be talking of the same type of event here) but the main highlight of the week back then was the after show 'show' normally involving ladies who would take their clothes off to music. ;D
I don't suppose they do that sort of thing now, do they?!

That sounds like my kind of Expo CJ.

Serious question then Hammer.
Do you think there is any misogyny attaching in having women participate in a sport on the condition it's separately and apart from men? That's one step up from preventing women from participating in a sport at all as was the persuasion in the Victorian times but don't you think single sex sport is a little repressive and illiberal towards ladies in these modern times?

This Forum is full of opinions and/or statements or even so called facts. So as you included or mentioned reduced admission and refreshment charges; I thought it was fair to consider how you would achieve your aims and objectives in pursuing these admirable proposals. Presumably money would have to come from somewhere?

I like women’s football for several reasons. They tend not to feign injury. They are fast (especially at the top level), very skilful and competitive. For the youngsters the players are a lot more accessible. My daughter knows many of the England players, has several photos with most of them, been mascot at internationals, gets birthday messages etc. It’s also a lot cheaper to attend at any level. There are a couple of obvious differences….the keepers are no where near as proficient, often due to height and players generally can’t strike the ball as hard.

Suggestions of mixing are daft though, the same as Emma Raducanu facing Andy Murray at Wimbledon. The integration of transgender athletes is controversial enough.

I doubt women’s football will ever get close to the mens game in money or popularity but it definitely has its place, helped massively by the England Ladies in the last decade.

I’m not sure about the restrictions within any league. But this is my opinion.

If you want to compete, or show that you can compete on a level footing, then enter the current league/non league structure and work you’re way up. It is just as discriminatory and patronising, to offer something to a women’s team, that you would not afford anyone at their level. Plus by putting yourself in the current male league structure, you offer yourself up for integrated teams.

It is absolutely imperative that all people, regardless of any characteristic is offered the same chance. I would do away with woman’s gold, women’s tennis, in fact any sport where women say they want to compete on a level playing field. But I will say one thing. Don’t be so sure that would be met with the acceptance that some think it would be.

You are obviously not old enough to remember Billie Jean King vs Bobby Riggs.

To be honest at the moment I don't have the time to look into it in depth.
Though I will keep it in mind as something to while away the dark evenings.

She won relatively easily against a hyped up guy who was not very good. What impressed me was BJK kind and warm remarks when he passed away. They actually became friends and recalled fond memories of their match. Decent woman able to forgive and move on.

World number one 3 times, won Wimbledon, US Open and French Open. I'd say he was a bit more than a "hyped up guy who was not very good".

True, but Riggs was 55 and BJK was 30, which has to be taken into account as well.

He probably didn’t serve at 130 MPH

Riggs v BJK 1973  Bobby Riggs was 55 and BJK was 29  not surprisingly BJK won convincingly in 6-3 in 3 sets. Riggs had a reputation as a showman, often promoting himself. He was also a prominent play between '39 - '47. Earlier he had walloped Margaret Court (35yr)

Nevertheless after her victory she warmly commended Riggs for his efforts and they both remained on good terms until Riggs death in 1995. Both had a sense of humour!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMtOwwtJW0

Brilliant result for the Womens team as they continue to break new ground.

Into Round 3 of the Womens FA Cup.  Outstanding achievement.

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/women_281121/ (https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/women_281121/)

Great news well done girls, we are all very proud of you.

Hopefully they'll start taking notice and have the next tie at Sixfields with the chance of some bigger opponents.

It's Lincoln City away!

Bugger

Going to be a really good indicator of how good the team are. They are absolutely storming the league and doing amazingly in the cup but Lincoln are doing similar in the league above.
Cobblers beat Bedworth who are bottom of the national league but Lincoln are 2nd with 2 games in hand and only 1 point behind top.

Fair to say they did themselves and the club proud. Now time to focus on the league and get promoted to be playing Lincoln again next season.
Be amazing if both the men's and women's teams can get promoted in the same season

To get taken to extra time by a last minute equaliser and then lose must be gut wrenching.

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2021/december/women_121221/

What a sickener that must have been.

To be fair, they did a similar thing themselves in the previous round at Lye!

3-0 win over Notts County in the league today. Surely promotion beckons again! 👍

Women returning to Sixfields for their game against Loughborough on 13th March

https://twitter.com/NTFC_CT/status/1486330584687423492?s=20

They always seem to pick the most unoportune time. Briefly got half excited about attending before checking...Sure I'll be driving back from Carlisle then!

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/february/women_060222/

A 2-0 win against Florist to progress to the semi's of the East Mids Regional League Cup...the season gets better for our women.  ;)

They're the greatest..

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/women_sixfields_080322/

I tried to convince my wife and daughters to come to this with me today, what with it being international Women's Day and all that but was told that it "sounds shìt".

I was going to go on my own but we've now unexpectedly found ourselves child-free this afternoon and my wife suggested it would be nice to do something with just the two of us for a change and I feel it would be poorly received if I said no and buggered off to Sixfields. I'm really disappointed because I was quite looking forward to it! Hopefully they'll get a decent gate and I'll get another opportunity to see them play at Sixfields before too long.

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2022/march/women_130322/

Stuttering but well on to win the league.
838 attendees. Well done...get to 1000 by the end of the season?

Rare Sunday free for me so went along to watch.  Really enjoyed it as did my daughter.  Decent game and we should have won comfortably.

Looks like the long season and cup runs are taking a bit of a toll on the squad.  Just looked at the league table and it's tighter than I thought but long way to go still!  With only one team promoted really hope we can find our top form again and get over the line. 

POS   Team                                   P   W   D   L   F   A   GD   PTS
1   Chesterfield FC Women First   12   8   2   2   50   14   36   26
2   Northampton Town Women First   10   8   2   0   37   7   30   26
3   Mansfield Town Ladies F.C. First   10   7   2   1   35   9   26   23

Looks like back to back games against Mansfield this weekend and next and then 'easier games' to follow.

Well done to the Invincibles!
https://twitter.com/NTFCWomen/status/1527388102024515596

Invincibles. ;D

Pedantry aside, that is some achievement from the ladies team.

Dont know what you mean  ???  8)
Teach me to check spellcheck  ;D

Fantastic achievement by the team. Hopefully the club will wake up and have them play their home games at Sixfields and work to get bums on seats to cheer them on.

19 clean sheets from 20, that's the way to win a league.

That's one of the issues with the women's game, especially lower down the pyramid. There are big differences in abilities within the leagues.
It doesn't help with their development. Not sure if they will now progress to face better opposition.
England beating Latvia 20 nil is a prime example that it can happen at all levels.

Great achievement though and you can only beat what's in front of you. Would be good to see a few more games at Sixfields.

They get promoted in to the Division 1 Midlands of the Womens National League. My knowledge is limited but its the lower tier of the national pyramid, but regional.

Posh Women won the league last time it was completed and finished 8th out of 12 (the women beat Posh women in the Northamptonshire cup recently). They beat Bedworth in the FA cup who finished bottom of the Midlands league and the they lost to Lincoln in the FA cup (Lincoln equalised in the 90th minute) who finished 3rd. So will be a step up but no reason they cant do it!

Agree be good to get more games at Sixfields.... If they put a womens game on before a mens game, how many would go early to watch? They do it with rugby and cricket so could be a good option.

I popped along to see the Cobblers Women this afternoon. I don't know where Wem Town sit in terms of ability but if they are typical of teams the next level up then the Cobblers are in for a long season.
It was a funny one - we actually played the better football most of the time but after good spells of build up play we repeatedly gave the ball away instead of finding a final ball. The opposition didn't play great football but looked shaper in the final third, taking their chances where we didn't.

I'm not sure of her name but the number 8 who came on for us in the second half stood out - the best player on the pitch by far.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/cobblers-women-claim-landmark-victory-after-putting-seven-past-long-eaton-3864914

Great to see the ladies get there first win in a higher division

 Surprised they have not pencilled in a game at Sixfields yet.

Promoted.  And on the back of the Euros, would pull in a decent crowd.

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/two-cobblers-women-games-to-be-played-at-sixfields-3876384

Dates for your fixtures diary.  8)

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/delight-for-joint-managers-as-cobblers-women-go-back-to-back-with-sheffield-win-3874921

About time 👏👏👏👏 aiming for 1000+ crowd I imagine

Could Sun 6 Nov be an FA Cup date though, as that would hinder things???

https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/fa-cup-draw-details-confirmed-as-cobblers-find-out-their-ball-number-for-first-round-3880415

Possibly.  Unless they 'demand' one of the other days if the Senior men are at home.

I've heard Big Ears is having a trial run at crown fitting...so that could scupper plans!

On a serious note, I've rarely driven to Sixfields in years now. For this relatively lower in the ranks fixture, does anyone know if parking restrictions apply, i e. will the main car parks opposite the West Stand be available to all?

Just a reminder;
Northampton Town Women v Lincoln City Women.
This Sunday, Sixfields. 2pm.

STHs - free admission (but still need to get tickets)
£3 tickets in advance.
£5 on the day

Programme: £1.50.

Obviously, game not compromised by FAC game at Chesterfield.

If anyone can answer previous post regarding parking at Sixfields, much appreciated. I'm ok with pubs - done some research...they appear to be s***e!  ;D

I really, really enjoyed the game today.

I've only seen the Cobblers women's team play once before and, frankly, they were bloody awful. I've long been an advocate of them playing their games at Sixfields instead of on a poxy village playing field though, so when this game was announced I thought it was important to go along and show support but, given the last performance I saw, I wasn't expecting much from the game itself, if I'm honest.

What a game though! A 3-2 victory, end to end with no quarter asked or given, some crunching challenges, last ditch blocks and some great goals. The Cobblers second goal in particular was a joy to watch - a proper team goal coming at the end of a flowing move down the field.

Over a thousand there to see it too, so a great advert for future matches.

Also really enjoyed it this afternoon, especially on the back of being up in Chesterfield yesterday.

Would have been nice for it to have been a league game, rather than what appears to be a rathe Mickey Mouse cup game - National League Plate?

Worried every time a shot got anywhere near on target of our goal and for much of the game, a tendancy to just boot the ball towards the final third for a lone Alex Dicks to chase, with little or no assistance until final minutes, Kim Farrow taking a grip of the game.
Lady of the match, Favour Omenazu's work rate, enthusiasm and throwing herself around the pitch was deserving of the award, though first half seemed to win little and poor passing when not losing the ball. Second half though, stepped up to the plate and now a favourite...excuse the double puns!

Agreed, Favour was the number 8 that stood out a mile the last time I saw them play. She only came on in the second half of that match - I can only assume she wasn't fully fit as surely she must be the first name on the teamsheet.

The women are back in the FA cup after the other Lincoln (that they lost 7-0 to) have been thrown out for an 'administration error'.
Dont know what it was but seems harsh but hopefully they can make the most of it.

Northampton Town Women drawn away at Wolves in the FAC 2nd.
Game on Sunday November 27th.

Just a note that Wolves Ladies play their home games at AFC Telford's New Bucks Head ground in the Wellington part of Telford

Some memories of there with a friendly and prior to Shrewsbury adventures!
Bit young for Telford away in the Cup around 82 time!

Up in Wellington, Shropshire today for quite frankly a shocker on the field in the FAC 2nd;
Wolves Ladies 5 - 0 Northampton Town Ladies.

Completely outclassed by Wolves, who were quicker, sharper and could actually pass and shoot, as opposed to kick and hope for the best, which unfortunately, for most of the time, that's all we did!
Three of the Wolves' five goals were worldies to be fair, the other two well taken.

Felt sorry for new signing, Jade Bell, who showed real talent but isolated up field most of the time. Also, Alex Dicks, who rather bizarrely (think top scorer) only brought on in last 10 to 15 mins or so. As a partnership with Jade Bell, the pair offered a talented threat. The others I'm afraid...

Played at AFC Telford.
Att: 350, maybe 400.

Highlight of the day...the absolutely brilliant Pheasant pub in Wellington town centre. Brewery Tap for the Rowton Brewery!

Great win for the women last night to move above them along the Nene in the league.

https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2023/march/women_160323/