15/01/23 KO 2:00PM BAMBER BRIDGE ISSUE #9

HONOURS FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division Champions: 2005-06, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 FA Women’s National League Cup Winners: 2017-18, 2018-19 Championship play off Winners: 2018-19 Runners up: 2016-17, 2017-18 FA Women’s National League Reserve Cup Winners: 2015-16, 2018-19 FA Women’s National League Reserve Northern Division 1 Champions: 2009-10, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Lancashire Challenge Cup Winners: 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2014-15, 2015- 16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19 Runners up: 2008-09, 2012-13, 2013-14 Northern Combination Champions: 2003-04 OFFICIALS Manager Gemma Donnelly Head Coach Matt Bee Assistant Coach Ellie Cash First-Team Coach Tom Perris Goalkeeper Coach Danielle Hill S&C Coach Zoe Clair Physiotherapist Jakub Galis Performance Analyst: Zak Procter Psychologist: Ella Whitcomb-Khan General Manager Jane Parker Media, Marketing and Commercial Officer: Shannon McLoughlan Matchday Coordinator Martin Winters Programme Design JMOCreative.co.uk

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We are looking to return to winning wins this afternoon and bounce back from last weekend’s disappointing defeat to Sunderland in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup. I couldn’t have asked for more from the girls last Sunday, but we just unfortunately couldn’t find the back of the net. Hopefully the team take confidence from the chances that they created and ensure they convert them this weekend. We had a fierce game against today’s opponents back at the start of the season as we drew 2-2 with them away from home. It was a dominating first half from us as we went 2-0 up thanks to two fantastic goals from Millie Chandarana and Saffron Jordan. We were gutted to concede twice in the second half and to be only left with a point but to come home with something against a very strong team is brilliant and today we will learn from the mistakes we made in that game. It is important to pick up a positive result this afternoon to ensure we head into the rest of the year full of confidence and your support today will help that. We hope you enjoy today’s game, and we look forward to seeing you at back at Bamber Bridge FC on Wednesday evening!

GEMMA DONNELLY

I would also like to extend my welcome to Karen Hills and her Charlton squad that have made the long journey up here this weekend.

THE GAFFER

Good afternoon and welcome back to Bamber Bridge FC for our first Barclays Women’s Championship game of the new year against Charlton Athletic!

Nickname: The Addicks Founded: 1991

LAST THREE:

11/01 Charlton Athletic 2-0 Crystal Palace (CC) 08/01 Charlton Athletic 3-1 MK Dons (FA C) 04/12 Charlton Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United

NEXT THREE:

22/01 Charlton Athletic vs Lewes 29/01 AFC Wimbledon vs Charlton Athletic 05/02 Charlton Athletic vs Coventry United

Stadium: The Oakwood Manager: Karen Hills

We caught up with Shanell Salgado ahead of today’s game as the ‘keeper reflects on her first half of a season as a Rover. Shanell, how have you found your first four months with the club?

and grow as a player and to also be playing games is great.

I’ve very much enjoyed it and especially breaking into the starting 11 for league games which was a big aim of mine. I am grateful to have been given the opportunity and I made sure to hold it tight and run with it. I think I managed to help with the good results and points that we’ve got on the board. So, I’m happy with what I’ve achieved so far.

We disappointedly lost to Birmingham City in our final game of 2022, is your mind firmly set on putting that right?

Is it even more satisfying to come into the team and break into the starting 11 rather than walk straight into it when you join? It is very satisfying because when you join a new side it’s an environment that’s out of your comfort zone and even being up North is a brand new area to me. I’ve learnt a lot about myself since moving here and how to react

Absolutely. Everybody makes mistakes and I made one of them in that game so for me it was a mental challenge to look back at all the games I played well in this season and see how my mindset was different for that game compared to the others. I think I’ve got back to that mindset now and ready to get back playing. What is your goal for 2023? For me it’s getting as many clean sheets as possible and points. I want to help us get up the league table. I also really want to get an assist on an counterattack.

#8EMMADOYLE

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MILLIE CHANDARANA VS SUNDERLAND

VITALITY WOMENS FA CUP

THIS SEASON’S WINNERS: J A D E R I C H A R D S | H E L E N S E E D | FA R A H C O M PTO N | S A F F R O N J O R DA N E L L I E L E E K | N I A M H M U R P H Y | H A N N A H C OA N | M I L L I E C H A N DA R A N A

There are 4.36 million of us and we are

tomorrow’s female future. We’re part of every community and come from all social backgrounds, cultures and religions with different skills and abilities. We’re an unstoppable force for good if we’re given the chance. The chance to play football.

We want to play in the school curriculum, at breaktime, after school, at local clubs

wherever, whenever we want. NO barriers, NO stereotypes

LET US PLAY. Find out more at: www.EnglandFootball.com/LetGirlsPlay

ALEX BROOKS

HANNAH COAN

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NATASHA FENTON

HELEN SEED

JADE RICHARDS

FARAH CROMPTON

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EMMA DOYLE

SAFFRON JORDAN

PAUL MARSDEN

BRFCS

MEGAN HORNBY

KAYLEIGH MCDONALD



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EVIE SMITH

CHLOE WILLIAMS

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LAUREN THOMAS Available

NIAMH MURPHY Available

CHLOE DIXON

MILLY ROBERTSON Available

FAITH NOKUTHULA Available

NICOLA WORTHINGTON Available

SHANELL SALGADO Available

ELLIE LEEK

MILLIE CHANDARANA

ROVERS WILL BE USING EVERLAST FITNESS CLUB TO HELP THEM IN THEIR POST-MATCH RECOVERY AND TO PREPARE THEM FOR THEIR UPCOMING BARCLAYS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES.

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Alex Brooks (GK) Chloe Dixon Hannah Coan Natasha Fenton Helen Seed Jade Richards Farah Crompton Emma Doyle Saffron Jordan Megan Hornby Kayleigh McDonald Ellie Leek Millie Chandarana Evie Smith Chloe Williams Lauren Thomas Milly Robertson Niamh Murphy Nicola Worthington Faith Nokuthula Shanell Salgado

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Sian Rogers (GK) Elisha N’Dow Melissa Johnson Emma Follis Emilly Simpkins (C) Freda Ayisi Lauren Bruton Angela Addison Lucy Watson Heidi Logan Kiera Skeels Lois Roche Ella Rutherford Mary Bashford Sophia O’Rourke Bethan Roe Tegan McGowan Hannah Godfrey Corinne Henson Mia Ross Poppy Soper (GK)