The new season is still a month away but things have been hotting up at Tottenham. On Friday 24th July the FA announced that the 2019/20 Women’s FA Cup will commence on the weekend of September 26th-27th.
We know that these matches will take place behind closed doors until the Government gives the green light for fans to return to stadium which could be as early as October 2020. Should our Lilywhites progress to the Semi-Finals these games will take place September 30 – October 1st with the FA Cup final taking place on October 31st at Wembley Stadium. A full FA statement can be read at http://www.thefa.com/news/2020/jul/24/2019-20-womens-fa-cup-to-resume-240720
Even though Tottenham are going into their 2nd season in the WSL, it is still technically their first FA Cup run from their debut WSL season therefore I hope Tottenham can do what West Ham did in their debut campaign and reach the FA Cup Final only I am hoping our Lilywhites can go one better and lift the trophy under the Wembley arch on October 31st and why can’t they. Success doesn’t come easy and Tottenham proved last season that they can go toe to toe with the leagues best. Most of the games that our Spurs Women lost was due to a lack of concentration NOT becasue they weren’t good enough. Success comes with expeience and last season was a learning season. Our inspirational Tottenham women no doubt learnt from minor errors last season and no doubt have worked and are working hard to prevent them from happening again. We must remember that we have a young squad who are still learning each day but with the experinced and very talented Gemma Davison in the squad and now with the additions of Kerys Harrop and Rachel Williams they can pass their expeience and expertise to the younger players. I would still like to see a few more players come in before the transfer window closes on September 10th and I hope to see Tottenham play a few friendlys before the season starts as we need to get the players in sync as well as adapt the new arrivals and get back to our slick passing game if we are going to progress in the FA Cup and carry on the dream of lifting the trophy on October 31st.
New signings.
Friday 24th certainly was a busy day and just after lunch time Tottenham women announced another recruit this time it was 32 year old former Birmingham forwards Rachel Williams. Williams is the 3rd former Blue in the Tottenham team joining Lucy Quinn and Kerys Harrop.
Rachel Williams signed a contract until 2021 with an option to extend for a further year and will wear the number 10 during the 2020/21 campaign. Williams had represented England 13 times as well as representing Great Britain in the 2012 London Olympics. Williams also scored in the 2012 FA Cup final which saw Birmingham beat Chelsea on penalties. A full interview with the new Lilywhite can be read over at https://bit.ly/3fZir3x.
A sit down interview with our first signing of the season Kerys Harrop can also be viewed below.
Morgan departs, Mikalsen arrives.
With the departure of Chloe Morgan Tottenham needed to bring in another goalkeeper and on Monday July 27th Tottenham announced their 3rd signing of the season, this time bringing in Norwegian shot stopper Aurora Mikalsen from rivals Manchester United.
The 24 year old Norwegian arrives at Tottenham after spending 1 year at Manchester United and making just one appearance for the reds in an 11-1 victory in the Continental cup against Leicester. Mikalsen had represented Norway at every level from U15 to U23. In 2018 Mikalsen received her first senior called up to the Norwegian squad for the Algarve Cup and a year later she was part of the Norway squad that went on to win the tournament however Mikalsen is still awaiting her senior debut.
2020/21 opening fixtures
The 2020/21 Women’s Super League opening fixtures were released today and this season’s opener will see a London derby take place with our Lilywhites hosting Matt Beards West Ham at the Hive on the weekend of September 5/6th. Week 2 will see our Lilywhites travel up north to face Everton on the weeknd of September 12/13th.
More dates will be announced soon but it has been confimed that the weekend of September 19/20th is scheduled for an International break with the 2019/20 FA Cup matches set to resume on the weekend of September 26/27th meaning the WSL will return in October. Fans that wish to sync the 2020/21 season fixtures straight to their calendars can do so via https://bit.ly/2Cak0gA which will be automatically updated with new fixture dates and matches as the league/FA cup progresses.
So lets look at the first 2 matches in the 2020/21 season, first up we have what seems to be Rianna Dean’s favourite team to play against with 4 goals in 3 matches. West Ham v Tottenham is always exciting filled with goals and drama. After beating West Ham all 3 times last season Matt Beards Irons will no doubt be looking for revenge on the season opener. Psychologically I think Tottenham have the upper hand, We know the game will be tough but West Ham could be so eager to beat our Spurs Women that rashness can cause West Ham to make mistakes and give the game to our Lilywhites (fingers crossed). Next up for Tottenham will be a trip up north to face Everton, Chloe Kelly may have gone to Manchester City but Everton have been busy strengthening their team and just like last season it will be a tough game at Everton’s new home Walton Hall Park and will come down to the team that has the most desire to win. We showed Everton last season in the 2-2 draw at the Hive that we have desire and won’t go down without fight and even though Everton have made some superb signings I belive our Lilywhites will be more geled together than Everton and hopefully that should give us the upper hand and 3 points.
New Season, New look.
The week also saw the announcement of the NEW 2020/21 Kits
The new 2020/21 Jersey’s/kits can now be purchased at https://shop.tottenhamhotspur.com/category/all-spurs-kit with baby kits priced at £40, Youth shirts priced at £55 while men’s and women’s shirts start at £70 each. Personally I really like the Green away kit just as I did last seasons Blue 3rd strip, for some reason I haven’t been keen on the home kits for a few years now but they always tend to grow on me the more I see the team play.
Support Tottenham Women in 2020/21.
Finally with the new season is less than a month away and with fan expepcted to hopefully be allowed back into stadiums for October, Tottenham have opened registration for season tickets for the upcoming season. If you are interested in becoming a Women’s season ticket holder or are looking to renew your membership you can register yor interest at https://bit.ly/2Dxi2aL and the club will be in touch in due course.
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