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Besblock player of the month! (October)

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  @Grifftersworld Shifnal Ladies main sponsor Besblock player of the Month Megan Hazlehurst! Here is a little overview on Megan. Megan Hazlehurst our number 5 is a massive part of the Shifnal Town Ladies defence. She joined Shifnal after spells at West Bromwich Albion and Aston Villa. Megan made a big impact in the team and is a great friend to everyone. Megan the solid defender has had a tough year after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. She had the operation over 3 months ago and is now back with the ladies. She is working so hard to get back to where she was and has already put in some great performances. Megan has truly earned the Besblock player of the month. We would like to say a big thank you to our sponsor Besblock for choosing this months player of the month be sure to check out their website today: http://www.besblock.com/

Match Report Shifnal Town Ladies vs Coventry City Women (Away) 25-10-2020

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 @Grifftersworld Match Report Shifnal Town Ladies vs Coventry City Women (Away) 25-10-2020 Summary: Shifnal Town Ladies 5 Coventry City Women 1 Player of the Match: Lucy Warner Goal Scorers: Jenna Boddison x 1 (Sponsored by Grifftersworld Photography) Rebecca Bown x 3 (Sponsored by Sounds International Disco) Sian Bonner x 1 (Sponsored by Maureen Tranter) Assists: Jenna Boddison (Sponsored by Grifftersworld Photography) Maria Bell (Sponsored by Grifftersworld Photography) Danni Smith (Sponsor still Available) Lucy Warner (Sponsor still Available) Nicola Mason (Sponsored by D. Williams & Daughters, The Blue Pig Trench and Vista Design) Full Match Report: The ladies got off to a great start. An early goal for the ladies came when Jenna Boddison flicked the ball over her head into the channel for Rebecca Bown to get on the end off and place past the rushing out Coventry keeper. Rebbeca Bown not long got her second goal after that when Nicola Mason played a free-kick right int

Dave Warner Talks Coventry City and Previews Away Fixture at Telford

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 @Grifftersworld Coach Dave Warner Speaks about Shifnal Ladies performance away against Coventry City Women and our next away fixture against AFC Telford United Ladies. On how the ladies performed against Coventry City Women. "We s cored an early goal which settled us down and we kept possession well and used the ball effectively, dominating both possession and territory.  The Coventry defence we struggling with the movement of the Shifnal front two and with some clever passing from midfield they were carved open several times in the first half.  Shifnal always looked in control all of the first half and went in at the break 0-4 up and it could have been 6 or 7.  Defensively we looked strong and broke down Coventry's attacks with ease.  At half time we made some changes and again the ladies created many chances but the Coventry keeper was very brave and made a number of great saves.  Coventry managed to pull one back with 10 mins to go with a well-struck shot.  Virtually from

Sophie Lloyd Speaks about being called up to the Shifnal Town Ladies first team.

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 Sophie Lloyd Speaks about being called up to the Shifnal Town Ladies first team and how she is developing her game to become a key member of the team. @Grifftersworld Sophie Lloyd, Striker and no.2 Goalkeeper came through the Shifnal Academy to getting her call up to first-team football. Sophie was a key player in the Shifnal Town Ladies Under 17s and got her chance to play for the Ladies first team after a number of excellent performances. On how it feels to be called up to play in the Ladies first team? "To be called up to play for the Shifnal Town ladies first team for me was a massive achievement.  I feel extremely privileged to be even training with the team let alone going to games with them.  The ladies were extremely welcoming when I first started training with them and it helped me settle into the team a lot more due to me being the youngest player on the squad" On what's most important to you as a football player? "The most important thing to me as a footb

Maria Bell Talks About Life At Shifnal Town Ladies

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  Club Captian Maria Bell Talks to us about life At Shifnal Town Ladies. @Grifftersworld Maria Bell, The Captain, The Leader, The Role model. Shifnal Town Ladies currently sit in 3rd place in the West Midlands Regional Women's Divison One North Football League. Maria Bell spoke highly of the togetherness throughout the club, and how it feels to be the captain of the team. On The Team Spirit in the camp. "The team spirit around the club is amazing! Jenna Boddison and Rebecca Bown, Are always laughing and keeping everyone positive they’re ace!" On What it's like playing for Shifnal Ladies, And how it feels to be the Captain. "Playing for Shifnal is like having another family!  I am glad to be a captain of Shifnal they’re a great bunch of ladies that have the ability to win games! They are always giving 100% they want to be the good apples". On Where you are hoping the Ladies will end up in the table this season. "I believe we’re going to win the league th

Jenna Boddison Previews Coventry City

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 @grifftersworld Striker and goal scorer in the 2-0 home win over AFC Telford United Ladies last weekend, Jenna Boddison, gives her thoughts heading into the Shifnal Town Ladies away encounter with Coventry City Women on Sunday 25th October. Boddison has been playing extremely well so far this season scoring a number of goals and putting in outstanding performances as well as receiving player of the match a bunch of times. She is a key player for the team.  On the win against Telford. "We worked well as a team to get the win on Sunday, we stayed strong and focused throughout the whole game". On your personal performance. " I’m proud of my performance on Sunday, I put 100% into the game and managed to get a goal for my team which is great". Your thoughts on opponents Coventry City next game. "We need to be strong and persistent this week. I think if we show up on Sunday against Coventry like we did last Sunday against Telford I believe we will come away with ano