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Some photos I took from Saturday. Didn't get round to posting them when I got back home after the game, and didn't feel right to post on Sunday.

Second week in a row there was no tweet on the BBC Bristol Sport (or BBC Sport Bristol?) account promoting the show. Tonight's show & last week's was by Jonathan Ray. Usual presenters this season are either Ed Hadwin or Richard Hoskin.

Interesting article to come out today in the Mirror. Includes quotes from club chairman Gavin Marshall & operations manager Emma Jolliffe

Not that I am aware of. It was no one that was on the coach that travelled up. Other City fans did make their own way to the ground. From what I saw, there was no one near me that required medical attention so probably would have been sat elsewhere within the ground

RIP

RIP

Remaining fixtures: Leicester (A) (losing 2-0 to Man City at the moment) - Sunday 18th Feb Brighton (H) (currently managerless & 11th after losing 2-0 to Man Utd today) - Sunday 3rd March Man Utd (A) - Sunday 17th Mar Spurs (H) - Sunday 24th Mar Arsenal (A) - Sunday 31st Mar Liverpool (H) - Sat 20th Apr Man City (H) - Sun 28th Apr Chelsea (A) - Sun 5th May Everton (H) - Sat 18th May My best bet is that we'd have to points from the Leicester & Brighton games, at least

Great photo captured by Girls on the Ball today, capturing the celebrating City fans (and a few quiet Villa fans) https://twitter.com/GirlsontheBall/status/1753789543449329858

Lisa Evans makes her first start. Naomi Layzell returns to the squad. Emily Syme & Ffion Morgan start as well. Abi Harrison, Mari Ward, Sille Struck drop to the bench. Satara Murray out after getting injured last week KO 12.30pm, live on FA Player for those that couldn't make it to the (ahem) Poundland Bescot Stadium

And/or maybe the opposition is a lot more competitive. But there are some definite things to note compared to last season: The GK situation: last season Fran Bentley pretty much played every game. This season, there's been an injury and/or knock to pretty much every goalkeeper, hence the different ones who have appeared. Benedicte Haaland didn't get much game time in her short-team deal, and Shae Yanez seems to be an apparent replacement for Kaylan Marckese. If Liv Clark is fit this weekend, I hope she starts. Bentley is back in training but no idea when she's due to return. Also, new goalkeeping coach in the team who joined in the summer (although I should assume his appointment & subsequent events are coincidence...) Midfield: Aimee Palmer leaving at the end of last season was a huge blow, and Rachel Furness' absence from injury has impacted the midfield Goal scorers: Before her goal at Brighton, Abi Harrison hadn't scored at all this season. Shania Hayles doesn't seem to start nowadays, but has only scored one goal this season - in the Conti Cup. Both were prolific goal scorers in the last two seasons respectively (not sure if there is a "Golden Boot" curse). I wonder if Hayles would start on Saturday, especially against her old team

Great work @phantom. Thanks for sharing & updating

Only City related in the sense that the next home game is against them in early March. Brighton have become the first team in the WSL this season to have their manager leave/lose their job. For additional info, this time last year she had just left London City Lionesses in the Championship, before moving Stateside to take up an assistant coach role at Angel City in the NWSL, before returning to England to join Brighton...

Full press conference released Includes confirmation of no new business expected in the window, Satara Murray injuring her calf (awaiting scan results), Naomi Layzell's groin issue last week (Saturday may be too soon for her to return), Lisa Evans, and why the away form is so different compared to at home https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/smiths-aston-villa-press-conference-2/

Looks like this is from a press conference today, but it appears that on WSL transfer deadline day, the club will have no more deals...

This is what was posted online the other week just as Brighton scored in the last minute

Back at the time when there was already another City women's team, which then disbanded in the late 2000s, as the renamed Bristol Academy began to take form, before being taken over by Bristol Sport and renamed City Women in 2015

I'm the same! At half time a friend bought me a birthday drink & we were finishing our drinks as we heard the goal celebrations

Are you in Bern or Bean?

Murray returns in a back two partnership with Struck. Ward replaces Syme in starting XI. New signings Stratigakis & Evans on the bench. Aspin returns but on the bench. Layzell noticeably absent from the squad KO 2pm, live on FA Player

There was due to be a similar event in the SC&T bar ahead of the West Ham game, but after discussions with the football club, this has been cancelled. The football club are doing their own event in the South Stand concourse from 12:30pm https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/panini-x-bristol-city-wfc/

Season ticket holders were given two free tickets for this Sunday's game. I forgot to claim mine, so if anyone wants them, let me know, and I can book them for you if I email them over to you. Seats will probably be in the Dolman as there aren't two seats together available in the Lansdown