WE GO AGAIN! CLAPTON CFC v s CRYSTAL PALACE DEVELOPMENT PM 2.00 SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 AT THE STRAY DOG Greater London Women’s Football League Premier PROGRAMMES THIS SEASON with the added uncertainty over fixtures beautiful bespoke covers you love, due to Covid 19, we have had to full of longer features and in-depth change the way our programme format. articles. These will be on sale across Last season’s terrible weather and glut So this season we will be offering... several games, and hopefully also of postponements meant we weren’t O An individual mini-programme for online via our store. able to sell many of the programmes all men’s and women’s team home We’re always looking for new the Comms team lovingly produced. games, like this one, packed with as writers, designers and photographers We don’t want to waste the club’s much news and information as we to help out, so please email money or volunteers’ time on producing can squeeze in. 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OPPONENTS NEWS 5S WIN THE In the opening game CRYSTAL PALACE LEAGUE! against Santacruzense, the Tons clawed back DEVELOPMENT PREVIEW Clapton CFC 5s team a 2-0 half-time deficit are the Flexi League to draw level thanks to Greater London Women’s Football League Premier champions in The goals from subs Yem and Super5League in only Zhane Amoaten, but a late With games in hand, and their first season. penalty denied us a point. the best defensive record in It’s an amazing the league, the young Eagles achievement with many (eaglet according to Google) of the players completely VENUE CHANGE had looked on course to finish new to the game or Our weekly open training second and achieve a second returning after a long gap, for women and non- successive promotion before and having lost their first binary people is back the season was null and void. two friendlies heavily. at a new venue. The only time these The fantastic players All ages and abilities two teams met, 85 fans and coaching team - Ellie welcome, but particularly watched the Tons go down Guedalla, Julie Leaff and beginners and those to an impressive Palace Brian Bramble - were due returning to the game. side 4-1 at the Stray Dog, to pick up their trophy and Women in their 40s and Esther Routledge scoring medals this week after the 50s, who were never able FOR OUR FIRST HOME a late consolation. last game of the season. to play at school, are league game of the The season before, the The season finished especially welcome. season it’s a pleasure Eagles’ Development squad behind closed doors but Training now takes to host Crystal Palace, had won the Greater London hopefully there will be place at Hackney Downs a major presence in the Women’s Football League an opportunity for the Park (near the basketball women’s game since Division 2 South and wrapped Clapton family to properly courts) on Saturdays their formation in 1992. up the double with the John congratulate them soon. from 10am. It’s free with There’s a strong historic Greenacre Memorial Trophy. For next season, we donations welcome. link as Clapton FC actually Both CCFC and CPFC are set to field two teams Come on down! had a superb women’s team started the new Greater in the Super5League, in the mid to late 1990s, London Women’s Football giving more new and which had formerly been the League season with away returning players a taste YOUNG TONS Crystal Palace reserve side. defeats last Sunday. of competitive football. The Young Tons are More on those seasons in a Clapton lost 2-1 in a thriller starting a new weekly future programme. at Dulwich Hamlet Reserves, session in Forest Gate, The Eagles’ first team despite Emily Link putting FIRST DEV MATCH open to all young people play in the FA Women’s the Tons in front in the first Another milestone to in Newham. The new Championship, the second half on a quick breakaway celebrate last Saturday session is aimed at all tier of the game, while their sparked by Lucy Spours’ as our new Clapton CFC’s young people aged 13+ second team play in the FA through ball. women development regardless of price, Women’s National League Meanwhile Palace team played their first ability and gender. South Reserves division. Development surprisingly league match. We are looking So CCFC are taking on lost 4-0 to Regents Park The team - a mixture to grow our team of what is essentially Crystal Rangers, who had been of first team squad players volunteers, so get in Palace’s third team, who second bottom last season. and new recruits - are in touch with us if you were in third place in the That shock result should the Clapham Women’s are someone that can Greater London Women’s give new head coach Football League Division commit a few hours a Football League table Claudio Gomes and his team 2, with games taking place week to the project. last season when football plenty of hope they can get around once a month on Please email youngtons@ abruptly ended. off the mark today. Clapham Common. claptoncfc.co.uk 2 / CCFC A WORD FROM THE GAFFER CLAUDIO GOMES WOMEN’S TEAM HEAD COACH However, a lack of aggression from our side allowed the opposition to press higher and win important challenges. After adjusting the strategy, we were able to create some insecurity in the opposition again, however we couldn’t get the ball to our forwards with the same quality as earlier, limiting us to only a few clear chances. The same could be said about the opposition who only secured the three points after an own goal from Phoebe, who put in an outstanding performance and didn’t deserve a moment like that. But we want her to know that we’re there for each other and the team could not be happier with her performance. IT IS EXCITING TO FINALLY BE IN COMPETITION Next, we welcome Crystal Palace Development, with Clapton CFC after a tough pre-season who were one of the strongest teams in the where we focused on becoming tactically league last season. Despite losing their opening disciplined and giving the team an identity. game, we know we’ll be facing an aggressive Our first match was away against our rivals from and technically strong team and we expect no south of the river, Dulwich Hamlet Reserves, and favours from anyone. behind closed doors. Our focus was to implement We plan to come back stronger and even our style from the outset while maintaining good more organised, providing our great fans with tactical organisation which we did brilliantly. an enjoyable afternoon of football. PLAYER PROFILE: ALICE NUTMAN PLACE OF BIRTH: Losing Gothia Cup semi final Rochford, Essex LIKES AND HOBBIES: BIRTHDATE: 10/09/91 Sampling National Trust scones HEIGHT: 5ft 4 inches DISLIKES: Patriarchy WHERE YOU LIVE: Romford FAVOURITE COUNTRY VISITED: DAY JOB: Geography Teacher Italy PREVIOUS CLUBS: FAVOURITE FOOD: Mexican Colchester United FAVOURITE FILM: ALL TIME FAVOURITE PLAYER: Beauty and the Beast Rachel Yankey FAVOURITE MUSIC: Dolly Parton FAVOURITE TEAM, APART FROM FAVOURITE TV: Greys Anatomy CLAPTON CFC: FOOTBALLING AMBITION: Score Tottenham Hotspur a hatrick using only my knees BIGGEST HIGH IN FOOTBALL: PERSON YOU’D MOST LIKE TO Walton win! MEET: Dolly Parton. What LOWEST POINT IN FOOTBALL: a woman. ‘TONS / 3 ACCOUNTABILITY AGREEMENT – WE ARE THE CLAPTON CFC O We accept that each of us is individually responsible GOALKEEPERS VERITY PHILLIPS for our own actions and we are collectively SOPHIA AXELSSON LARISSA VIEIRA responsible for supporting those around us. SUSANA FERREIRA MARIA MENDONCA O We start from a position of believing and supporting POLLY ADAMS CIARA MONAHAN people when they share their experiences with us. IRIS POPE MARTA BOIRO O We accept that other people’s lives and histories ORNELLA MBULA are invariably different to our own and try to avoid DEFENDERS TEJU CALLISTO making assumptions about the opinions, background, ALICE MAY WILLIAMS REBECCA VON BLUMENTHAL CHELSIE OSBORNE ZHANE AMOATEN cultures and identities of others. PHOEBE PARTHEWS SENSEI O We try not to judge, compete or put each other down. MIM CHADWICK ANEEQUA PRESCOD-WRIGHT We approach every situation with an open mind. ANNIKA QUARTEY ANNIE BARTKOWSKI O We notice and respect each other’s physical ALICE NUTMAN LUCY ROLINGTON boundaries and understand the importance of HARRIET PLOWS ESSIE ROUTLEDGE always checking first before crossing them. SUE AGYEI-MANTE FLORA LEVY O We are mindful of the space we take up and if we are HANNAH WRIGHT CAPS RIOM used to talking, we also need to listen to the wisdom ANNIE LYONS NAHED HADID that others bring to our organising and discussions. CEREN BAYSAN FORWARDS O We try to communicate in an open, clear and MIDFIELDERS EMILY LINK uncomplicated way. We are aware of how the LENNY HOLMES BETHIA GREEN language we use can shut down other people’s LI STEINER STEDRIKA PERKINS opinions and exclude participation, even when LUCY SPOURS SASKIA WALKER we do not intend to do so. CIARA ROBINSON YEM O Accountability means that each of us is ready, when challenged about how we act and how we CRYSTAL PALACE DEVELOPMENT speak, to take on board other’s points of view, take responsibility for our actions and make amends in the • Marlena Bahla • Kayleigh Cartwright • Molly Dewey • Eleanor Hutchings ways that are asked of us.