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Newcastle still creating a lot of chances and generally the better team, but Burnley have had 2 glorious chances this second half. It would feel 2 points dropped, but simultaneously, it wouldn't be a massive surprise if Burnley nicked a late winner. 

 

12 mins to go.

 

 

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Just now, Paullow said:

Newcastle still creating a lot of chances and generally the better team, but Burnley have had 2 glorious chances this second half. It would feel 2 points dropped, but simultaneously. it wouldn't be a massive surprise if Burnley nicked a late winner. 

 

12 to go.

Only 1 team winning this, and it’s not Newcastle.

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7 minutes ago, maybe_next_year said:

given that Burnley are currently top, I'm assuming this is still a good result. Been impressed by some of the play in midfield, just lacked that cutting edge and running out of steam a bit now. 

Depends how you look at it. First season at this level, it's decent, but they are the only professional team in the league, and there's only 22 league games in the season, and many of the lesser teams are going to be outmatched, so promotion will likely come down to those 3, 4, 5 big matches, so they would likely have been hoping to win with it being at home. Away would have been a good point. They'll regret that missed penalty, but could have been far worse if Burnley scored either of their gilt edged chances.

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Sunderland women have started the season well in the division above. They were obviously good back in the day with many of the England team playing for them, but this is only their 3rd season following promotion from the 3rd tier and they finished 9th and 11th (of 12) in the last two years, but are currently level on points at the top and haven't lost any of their 7 league games so far.

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1 hour ago, OpenC said:

That's the spirit stifler :lol:

They ran out of ideas. The ball wasn’t rolling enough for them to play football.

Burnley realised that if they hoofed it over the top then they were in and had a few chances towards the end of the game.

 

As we said earlier on, the pitch is not helping them. You could get away with it if you are long ball team, not if you want to play it along the deck or run with it.

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Didn't realise that Huddersfield were down to 10 players after only 4 mins, and a second match in a row where Galloway fails to score from the spot. Same incident.

 

Huddersfield beat (currently bottom) Fylde in their opening match, but have lost 6 league games in a row since, including a 0-4, 1-5, 1-4, 0-4 and 0-4, so while, first and foremost, coming away with the 3 points is the main thing, it will be a bit of a missed opportunity in terms of GD if Newcastle don't at least match those aforementioned scores.

 

Second half should be starting soon.

 

2-0 now.

 

 

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3-0 now.

 

Just looking at the current WSL sides, of the 12 teams, it consists of the 'big 6', then Villa, Everton and West Ham, who many would consider would make up the 10 biggest clubs (in general) in the country along with ourselves, so for Newcastle to be in 4th tier last season really is a disgrace and just another reminder of the sheer neglect under Ashley. 

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18 minutes ago, Paullow said:

3-0 now.

 

Just looking at the current WSL sides, of the 12 teams, it consists of the 'big 6', then Villa, Everton and West Ham, who many would consider would make up the 10 biggest clubs (in general) in the country along with ourselves, so for Newcastle to be in 4th tier last season really is a disgrace and just another reminder of the sheer neglect under Ashley. 

They weren't technically part of the club under Ashley were they? Not wanting to give him any excuses.

 

I hate that it's just the top club that goes up. We are likely going to have to beat Burnley away to pass them, all being well. The club will just get better and add more quality every year. We will get there eventually I think.

 

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Just now, toontownman said:

They weren't technically part of the club under Ashley were they? Not wanting to give him any excuses.

 

I hate that it's just the top club that goes up. We are likely going to have to beat Burnley away to pass them, all being well. The club will just get better and add more quality every year. We will get there eventually I think.

 

Na, they were definitely integrated into the wider club post takeover, but the point stands that pretty much every other significant club in the country had a women's team in the upper echelons, yet a team from Newcastle were battling the likes of Chester Le Street and Alnwick Town.

 

Won 4-0 in the end, so 4 off the top with 2 games in hand. Still no sign of what's happening with that cancelled Halifax match when the World Cup final was on, which is now over 2 months ago.

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6 minutes ago, toontownman said:

They weren't technically part of the club under Ashley were they? Not wanting to give him any excuses.

 

I hate that it's just the top club that goes up. We are likely going to have to beat Burnley away to pass them, all being well. The club will just get better and add more quality every year. We will get there eventually I think.

 

Yeah, it's a bit annoying, especially when you're the one chasing, with a bit of momentum and resources behind you. They could draw away at Burnley and still have it in their own hands as Burnley would also be dropping points in that scenario, but the 4 games against the likes of Forest and Wolves (currently 2-0 up) will likely go a long way as well.

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I think the general belief is that in the next few years the WSL will expand to something like 16-20 clubs and clubs will once again be invited to apply to make the step up.

 

Man Utd women were only formed in 2018 and gained entry to the Championship after Premier League teams were asked to put forward women’s team who would be ran professionally. They nearly won the WSL last season.

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