Wednesday 11 October 2023 7:30pm – The Continental Tyres League Cup – The Dripping Pan
Welcome to The Dripping Pan for tonight’s opening Continental Tyres League Cup game against Crystal Palace.
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Lewes FC Women 2023/24
NOTES FROM THE CHAIR
Good evening and welcome to our first Continental League Cup game of the season as we host Crystal Palace. I hope the players, fans, management and officials enjoy our hospitality and have a safe journey home.
It’s fair to say we aren’t where we hoped or planned to be in the FA Women’s Championship at this stage of the season. You can’t fault any of our effort – again on Sunday at Reading we dominated the possession yet simply couldn’t find the opportunities to test the Reading keeper.
I read the chat about needing another striker and I’m sure Scott would love nothing more than having a proven goal scorer to call upon but it isn’t as simple as that. There’s a dearth of such players around the game at our level. We can of course look overseas but then we run into issues with work permits and visas. We also have to contend with a transfer window. So, whilst our network of scouts and analysts will be out identifying targets, it’s unlikely we will be able to bring someone in before January.
That means we work on a way of playing that focuses on the team rather than the individual. Scott has a wealth of experience and I know will have a plan for the coming games.
Tonight is a different type of game. Our record in the cup competitions last season was good and I know this is a tournament that we’ve been overdue a run in, so let’s get behind the team tonight and look to get off on a winning foot.
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Come on you Rooks!
Stuart
FROM THE DUGOUT – SCOTT BOOTH
Hello everyone welcome to the Dripping Pan this evening.
We were again left disappointed that we didn’t take anything from Reading. I thought first half we were the stronger team and we retained possession well.
We didn’t find too many clear cut chances which is where we need to be better, in that final third.
Then the second-half we again created a couple of small opportunities but nothing concrete.
We made a couple of mistakes in the penalty box and we’re punished for it. That’s really been the way that it has been for us.
In every game, we’ve had spells where we’ve done well but I think this game in particular, away to Reading, we looked the better team for large periods.
But we have to understand that the Championship is really tight you need to take opportunities when they come your way and try to create more.
The last few games we’ve been in good positions but the passing just has to be more spot on.
We’re giving ourselves a harder time by giving away possession or not finding the pass detail required to create good goal-scoring margins.
This all has to be better and improve, we see these players every day in training and we know they can do it, but it’s different in those game situations.
We’ve got players that can hurt the opposition, it’s not a blame culture, it’s not our strikers fault, because a lot of our play is good to a point but that decision making just has to be better.
I think it’s always a different feeling playing in the cup, and for us it gives us an opportunity to work on those things we need to improve on.
The games are coming thick and fast and the players love to play and we have players looking like they’re coming back.
Rigs is a player we’ve managed to get back which will help us, and Maria is getting closer although she won’t be ready for tonight, so that will give us a bit more strength moving forward.
Thank you everyone for your continued support.
Scott
DONATIONS AT TODAY’S GAME
Hey there! We wanted to share an important event with you. Did you know that October 10th was World Mental Health Day? In celebration of this day, Lewes FC runs a project called “Football Therapy”.
This project provides a safe space for people who struggle with mental health issues to come and play football and build connections with others who share the same love for the sport. The project has been running for over ten years now, and it relies on donations from the public to keep going.
Tonight, Josh, the lead of the Football Therapy Project, will be collecting donations at the game. The session is free to attend, and if you or someone you know is interested in attending the session, it runs on Tuesdays at the Rookery 3g from 19:30 to 20:30. If you have any questions about the project or if you would like to attend the session, please email Josh at Joshua@lewesfc.com.
INTRODUCING OUR VISITORS FROM CRYSTAL PALACE
THE HISTORY
The club was formed in 1992 as Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.. Since 2003, the club has risen up England’s football pyramid, winning the South East Combination Women’s Football League in 2003–04, and later achieved their first cup success beating Chelsea in the Surrey FA County Cup Final in 2011. Palace reached the FA Women’s Premier League in 2013–14. The club won the Division One title in 2015–16 after going the whole season undefeated and also won the Surrey FA County Cup that same season beating AFC Wimbledon in the final.
In 2018, The Guardian newspaper claimed that the Crystal Palace Ladies reserve team players were told “they face not being able to represent the club any longer if they cannot each raise £250 in sponsorship, or put up the money themselves”, though the club reported this as “inaccurate.” The Crystal Palace F.C. men’s star first team player Wilfried Zaha, who had just signed a new contract made “a substantial financial contribution” to help subsidise the club’s female section. The club issued a statement: “Everyone knows what Crystal Palace means to Wilf and he wants to give the same opportunities to the next generation of aspiring players at Palace Ladies that he enjoyed when coming up through junior teams.”
In 2019, the women’s team was featured in Harry’s Heroes: The Full English, a television documentary shown on ITV. They lost 1–0 to a team of male former professional footballers.
On 10 June 2019, the club announced it would play as “Crystal Palace FC” instead of “Crystal Palace Ladies F.C.” following the growing trend within the women’s game to move away from the term “Ladies”.
- Fran Kitching
- Annabel Johnson
- Felicity Gibbons
- Chloe Arthur
- Anna Filbey
- Aimee Everett (c)
- Isabella Sibley
- Molly Sharpe
- Elise Hughes
- Annabel Blanchard
- Kirsten Reilly
- Lia Cataldo
- Natalia Negri (GK)
- Paige Bailey-Gayle
- Hayley Nolan
- Ellie Noble
- Lexi Potter
- NA
- Keira Barry
- Polly Doran
- Shauna Guyatt
- Araya Dennis
- NA
- Shanade Hopcroft
- Lucy Watson
- NA
- NA
- NA
- NA
- Demi Lambourne (GK)
- Annis-Clara Wright (GK)
THE LAST MEETINGS
| 23 Apr 2023 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 4 | Lewes | 1 |
| 4 Dec 2022 | Championship | Lewes | 0 | Crystal Palace | 1 |
| 27 Nov 2022 | Conti Cup | Crystal Palace | 1 | Lewes | 4 |
| 13 Mar 2022 | Championship | Lewes | 2 | Crystal Palace | 0 |
| 30 Jan 2022 | Championship | Crystal Palace | 3 | Lewes | 1 |
TRAINING THIS WEEK… PHOTOS BY GRACE JONES
THE 2023/24 BARCLAYS WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP
YOUR 2023/24 LEWES SQUAD
FILMING AT TODAY’S GAME
Today there may be film crews in the ground, filming on behalf of Lewes Football Club and other media organisations. The filming is usually for Lewes FC marketing purposes, to show what a match day looks/sounds like and to generally promote what we do. Lewes Football Club respectfully asks for your permission to be filmed. If you do not want to be filmed, please let the crew know directly and they will oblige. Thanks for your cooperation in helping to build a successful club.
CREDITS AND LEGAL
“The Barclays FA Women’s Championship strongly supports recent FA statements that there should be a zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly, any form of discriminatory abuse, whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association for action by that Association. (The FA 0800 085 0508/Kick It Out 020 7253 0162).“
Lewes 2000 FC Limited. Registered in England and Wales with Company Registration Number 03790979. Lewes 2000 FC Limited is 100% owned by Lewes Community Football Club.
Honorary President Terry Parris
Acting Chair Trevor Wells
Directors Willa Bailey, Tim Bradshaw, Ed Briggs, Andy Gowland, John Peel, Trevor Wells, Priscilla Aldridge
Chief Executive Officer Maggie Murphy
Life Members
Peter Brook, Dorothy Brook RIP, Vic Blunt RIP, Pat Dartnell, Gary Elphick, Gordon Fowlie, Peter Hiscox RIP, Billy Nixon, Derrick Parris RIP, Terry Parris, Jimmy Quinn, P. Swaysland, Steve Ibbitson, Jason Hopkinson, Steve White, Martin Elliot, Kevin Fingerneissl, Kevin Powell, David and Barbara Arnold, Roger and Cathy Feltham, Ethel Treagus, Roy Dartnell RIP, Ron Moore, Derek Southouse, Ray Smith, Ken Carter RIP
Manager Scott Booth
Assistant Manager Natalie Lawrence
General Manager Lynne Burrell
Club Doctor Dr Daniel Hudson
Head Physiotherapist Adam Hutchins
Sports Therapist Liam Jenman
Sports Therapist Intern Beth Lenihan
Sport Scientist Ivi Casagrande
Mental Coach Sarah Murray
Data Analyst Tom Drummer
Kit Manager Kerri Coombs
Communications Manager Jack Towers
Commercial Manager Stef McLoughlin
Operations Manager Ryan Sullivan
Fan Engagement Manager Shrey Nilvarna
Facilities Manager Damien Watts
Golden Rook Rob Read
Web Editors Jack Towers
Progcast Editors Jack Towers / Stan Lahood
Club Photographer James Boyes & Grace Jones
NEXT UP AT THE PAN….
Sunday 22 OCTOBER 2023 – 12:00PM KICK OFF
Barclays Women’s Championship
