Good afternoon and welcome to Station Park where we welcome Stirling University in the quarter final of the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup. Sadly our league game last week was postponed against Stirling so this will be our first meeting of the season and one we are looking forward to.
Even though the weather hasn’t been great the girls have still been working hard and we need to take that high tempo into our game and be confident and the result will go our way. We know it will be a difficult game but we are prepared and ready to compete. We hope you enjoy this afternoon’s game and thank you for your support. Nicola
Forfar Farmington Football Club Scottish Women’s Premier League Two Champions 2017 Chairperson Colin Brown
SWPL Head Coach Mark Nisbet
Vice Chairperson Fred McIntosh Hon Vice Chairperson Charlie Lewis
Performance Squad Coaching Staff John Diplexcito, Jonathan Duncan, Nathan Flight & Claire Garrett
Secretary Jane McFarlane
Captain Nicola Davidson
Treasurer Jane Hickie
Vice Captain Gemma Collier
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Sports Therapist Emma Cuthill & Katrina Hands
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SWPL Media Officer/Programme Editor & Designer Lee Smith
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SWPL Photographer David Young
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SWPL Videographer Rebecca Mitchell
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Chaplain Susan Forbes
Welcome to Station Park for this afternoon’s Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup quarter final tie against Stirling University. With our league encounter called off last week due to the snowy weather, today sees us meet for the first time this season. Both sides have had positive starts to the season so I see this being a compelling encounter and one which both sides will be confident of getting through and advance into the semi finals of the Scottish Women’s Premier League Cup. As is the case with any cup game, anything can happen so I’m intrigued to see how the game develops. This will be our last game for three weeks due to the international break but we are hoping to set up a friendly over this time to keep everyone fresh and ticking over. Thanks for all your support so far this season and I hope you enjoy today’s game. Mark
Forfar Farmington fell to their second defeat of the season in a tight 2-0 loss at home to Celtic in the SBSSWPL1. Farmington were looking to build on their deserved cup win over Aberdeen and had the first chance of the game as Megan McCarthy failed to send her header on target from a Cassie Cowper cross in the 8th minute. Three minutes later McCarthy did well to stop Josephine Giard from getting a shot away while Danni McGinley’s low effort was held by Megan Cunningham at the other end. Kayleigh Brough thought she had a great chance to open the scoring in the 21st minute when Kirsty Deans’ shot fell to her feet but she was adjudged to be offside. Fiona McNicoll kept the scores level just before the half hour mark with a couple of phenomenal saves; both Giard and Heather Richards failing to beat the stopper. Cheryl Kilcoyne saw her effort blocked by the visiting defence before McNicoll pulled off another great save from Giard to keep the scores level. Both sides came out looking to break the deadlock after half time and Celtic came close as Clark headed over from a Richards free kick. They went one better in the 61st minute; Claire Adams sending a 25 yard effort into the top corner past McNicoll. Nicole Pullar was stopped by McNicoll once again six minutes later before McCarthy nodded wide from a Julia Scott corner. The lead was doubled with eleven minutes left; Richards’ corner was swept home at the back post by former Farmington midfielder Clark. Celtic could have had a third deep into injury time but McNicoll was in fine form to tip the ball over the bar.
Goalkeeper | Peter Schmeichel Legend. Apart from Craig Brewster, Schmeichel was my one of my first heroes growing up and my first football strip (apart from my brothers hand downs) was a Man Utd goalie top.
Right Winger| Kevin De Bruyne Great work rate all over the park & you’re pretty much guaranteed he'll have a goal or assist.
Right Back | Antonio Valencia Solid and respected player, always loved his Attacking Midfielder attitude. | Kim Little Right Centre Back | Gerard Pique Great professional The modern Beckenbauer, versatile defender who can dictate and offensive aerial threat. play and completely change a game. Left Centre Back | Nemanja Vidic Role model for all Led from the back, solid and aggressive. young girls. Left Back | Andy Robertson I looked up to many full backs who played this position growing up; Maldini, Roberto Carlos, John Arne Riise, Phillip Lahm, but Robertson is a young player who I have watched coming up the ranks, has a great attitude to the game, forward thinking defender and doesn't look out of place on the Champions League stage. Centre Midfielder | Paul Scholes Again so many great players played here but Scholes just owned it. He always looked like he had so much time on the ball, could pick out a pass anywhere on the pitch and wasn't shy about a tackle. If a ball was landing at the edge of the box you'd want him there.
Left Winger | Ryan Giggs Famous FA cup goal against Arsenal says it all. Could weave through players and had the finish to match. Right Striker | Mohamed Salah His current form is unreal. Clinical striker with great positioning and can create chances out of nothing. Left Striker| Teddy Sheringham Between Ole and Teddy, I can't pick Ole Gunnar SolskjĂŚr for the starting XI because he's a 'super sub' so Teddy it is. Great all round striker, put a ball in the air and he'll nod it in the back of the net.
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Midfielder Lindsey Dunbar returned to Farmington last week after a season at Aberdeen where she suffered an ankle injury that kept her out for the majority of the season as the Dons were relegated from the top flight. The 20 year old made 65 appearances in her previous spell at the club, scoring twelve goals and will be looking to make up for lost time after returning to full training recently. “It definitely feels great to be back training, I’m not free of my injury as of yet but it’s a good step in the right direction getting the boots back and training with the girls. My main focus just now is purely to get fit and be pain free, once I’ve done that I’ll eventually try to work my way into the starting XI.” After leaving SBSSWPL2 bound Aberdeen at the end of the season, Dunbar felt it was an easy decision to come to a club like Forfar. “I’ve always loved Forfar. The atmosphere and community feeling overall is like a family, which made my decision a lot easier to come back. the girls and coaching staff have been nothing but supportive and welcoming since my return.” “It’s always easier coming back to a club where you were previously and Forfar have always had a good professional set up which I felt was beneficial for me to help build my fitness ahead of returning to physically demanding games.” The former Young Player of the Year praised everyone involved with the team for the support shown to her since coming back to Forfar, with club chaplain Susan Forbes thanked for her help even when she wasn’t at the club. “It has been a tough and frustrating year, from receiving little support at my previous club, getting different answers from physios and not the correct treatment at the start, it has been a big test. The support I’ve received in the last few weeks and help from the girls and physios at Forfar, along with Lee Smith who does our media and our club chaplain Susan Forbes, have really helped me physically and mentally.” “Everyone has helped push me, and generally checking in on me and how I'm feeling pain wise, and I just want to say thankyou to all them for that because I really do appreciate it. I’d want to thank Susan as well for the endless help and support she has given me since my return to the club, and even when I wasn’t at the club.” Dunbar feels she is coming back to a strong squad having won the SBSSWPL2 title and reckons the side can make their mark in the league this year. While she hopes to force her way into the squad in the future, she is happy to keep her focus on getting fit for now. “I certainly don’t think the girls should have been relegated in 2016, but these things do happen unfortunately. The girls done so well last year winning the league and adding a few additions this year has helped shape the team and make it even stronger.” “The girls have been working really hard in training through the week and have been taking that work rate and momentum into game days each week. They have started the season off strong and have been unlucky in games to not take points but it’s still early into the season.”
Head Coach: Mark Nisbet Shirts: Blue Shorts: Blue Socks: Blue
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NEXT HOME GAME: Spartans Sunday 15th April 2018 Scottish Building Society Scottish Women’s Premier League One
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Head Coach: Barry Rodgers Shirts: Green with Black & White Shorts: Black Socks: Black
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NEXT AWAY GAME: Glasgow City Sunday 22nd April 2018 Scottish Building Society Scottish Women’s Premier League One