Bradford City WFC vs Blackburn Rovers LFC Programme

Chair Chatter: Sally Thackray ahead of today’s game
Good afternoon to everyone for today’s SSE Women's FA Cup match against Blackburn Rovers.
A warm welcome to all players, club officials and spectators who have made the journey
across the Pennines to be here today.
We met Huddersfield for the third time this season in the Plate competition in our last home
match. Today we are also meeting Blackburn for the third time in another cup competition,
the SSE Women's FA Cup. However, we will be striving to achieve a different result from that
against Huddersfield and in both the league games against Blackburn this season.
Blackburn are looking a very strong side this year, and it will not be a surprise to see them
heading the league table at the end of the season. Our matches so far have been closer than
the final scores might have suggested, and today’s encounter will be just as close as both sides
battle it out to be in the draw for the next round at the end of the game.
League form is not always relevant when it comes to cup competitions, and today gives us a
chance to put the league to one side and work hard to stay in the cup. We come into the game
after a convincing win against Stoke last week so confidence should be high, but we cannot be
complacent, we know we are in for a hard game today. We do wish Blackburn the best of luck
for the rest of the season, after today’s game of course!
I also want to take this opportunity to mention the sad news that Bobby Campbell, aged
60, passed away recently. Bobby was a legend at Valley Parade who scored 143 goals in two
spells at City, totalling seven years. He is City's all time leading scorer and was one of the most
colourful characters in the City team. He will be sadly missed and our thoughts are with his
family and friends at this difficult time.
Elsewhere, our 10 bet competition has come to a premature end as after last weekend there
were no entrants left! The previous weekend saw three contenders still in the competition—
Charlotte Stuart, Kirstie Hunt and Thomas Gadd. The prize money will be shared between
those three. Many thanks to everyone who entered and to Jess Pearson for organising it.
Enjoy the game,
Sally
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