Perthshire's Glasgow City girls to head to Europe
Perthshire’s Glasgow City girls to head to EuropeAug 9 2011 by Iain Howie, Perthshire Advertiser Tuesday
A GROUP of Perthshire ladies will be seeing Champions League action with music ringing in their ears from tonight.
As the PA reported earlier in the summer, a group of former St Johnstone girls and Perthshire-raised ladies’ football talent are now in Glasgow City FC who have made it into the Women’s Champions League.
And, along with Perth-based coach Eddie Wolecki Black, they have been placed among the elite for the competition.
Their efforts have been boosted by one of their former team-mates who has penned a track aimed at elevating their success.
The song, “City of Dreams” has been recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Sharon Martin to raise funds for the team as they embark on their UEFA Women’s Champions League campaign which begins this month, with City first seeds in their qualifying group – an amazing feat for an amateur side, who will be competing against the most elite teams of Europe.
Martin was a player for City when the club was first established in 1998 and was pleased to help out her old team:
“I have a lot of fond memories of playing for Glasgow City and it is really inspiring to all Scots out there to see a team from Glasgow reach the highest level of European football, funded entirely by players and fans.
“As a singer/songwriter, it was a compliment to be asked to write a song to help raise funds but also to help inspire the team. The players and coaches put in so much time training and playing and are so committed to the cause, I thought that a song that reflected this passion would be apt.”
“City of Dreams” is now available to download and features an acoustic version of the track as a b-side.
On the field, Glasgow City FC are the most successful Scottish side in history and have won the last four consecutive Premier League titles. In 2008 they reached the last sixteen of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, the only amateur team at that stage of the competition.
Today they head out to Serbia to take on the champions of Serbia, Spartak Jaffa, the champions of Malta, Mosta, and the champions of the Faroe Islands, Klaksvik.
Only the top team in each group is guaranteed to progress to the knock-out stage of the competition.
Summer Footy Perth - News
As the PA reported earlier in the summer, a group of former St Johnstone girls and Perthshire-raised ladies' football talent are now in Glasgow City FC who have made it into the Women's Champions League. And, along with Perth-based coach Eddie Wolecki
“I think Scottie Pendlebury has been going really well and Dane Swan has been playing some pretty good footy of late as well.” Murphy is considered a significant rival to Judd's prospects of winning a third Brownlow and second in a row.
The earliest records of women playing football were in Western Australia in the late 1910s and there was at least one women's football side in Perth called Foy & Gibson's. However, public attitudes prevented women from participating in organised
Fyfe Transport operates out of Lake Grace, a town of barely 500, four hours from Perth and halfway to Esperance. This is where Nat Fyfe and his footy dream were born. Nathan Fyfe has come a long way since being cox of the rowing team.
The former Gers midfielder spent four years Down Under as a player before moving into management with Central Coast Mariners and North Queensland Fury and the current Perth Glory boss reckons McKay will thrive in Glasgow. “He has certainly caught the
Clubs told to shun lingerie footy match – The West Australian ...
Here’s a quick excerpt
Clubs told to shun lingerie footy matchThe West AustralianWA football’s top body is advising league clubs not to back a charity game featuring scantily clad models after Perth Football Club distanced itself from the event.
Summer Footy Perth - Bookshelf
Full Points Footy's WA Football Companion
Like his father, he commenced his league career with West Perth, ... over two seasons in what proved to be something of an Indian Summer to his career. ...Australia & New Zealand on a shoestring
In summer, the West Australian Cricket Association (WACA; %9265 7222; Nelson Cres, East Perth) ground hosts international limited-overs and Test cricket ...Perth & Western Australia
During the Australian Football League (AFL) season it's hard to get locals ... Nelson Cres, East Perth) In summer, cricket fans spend a lazy afternoon here ...Golf in Perth and Pertshire, traditional, historical, and modern
... a golf course are seemingly past 1 Cricket in summer and football in winter, ... The residenters to the north of the ancient royalty of Perth are not at ...Australia
A number of outdoor cinemas operate in summer: Camelot Outdoor Cinema (Map pp902 -3 ... Perth Wildcats play NBL basketball at Challenge Stadium (Map pp902-3; ...Casual Note Directory
Perth tips hottest summer ever
Perth is inching towards claiming its second hottest summer on record, ... Perth has averaged 32 degrees this summer, equaling the previous record set in 1978 and ...
Perth Meeting Venues & Accommodation for Sporting Clubs ...
Our selection of Perth sporting club venues makes it easy for you and your group to enjoy a fun and entertaining celebration. ...
Footy socks with aloe Footy tazo
afl footy cards au , the footy show o9 , footy highlights uk , footy babes
Sport - PerthNorg - People Powered News
NEXT summer's Ashes Tests will be televised live in the cities in which they are ... as they fight it out for the title of Perth Hottest Footy Homeboy. ...
Summer stunners | Perth Now
With summer drinking in mind, I tasted a range of semillon sauvignon blanc blends, dominated in quality terms by Western Australia and, with some rare ...