MANCHESTER CITY LADIES 6 BRISTOL ACADEMY 1
GOALSCORERS FOR CITY.....JILL SCOTT, ISOBEL CHRISTIANSEN 2, GEORGIA STANWAY, LUCY BRONZE, NIKITA PARRIS
ATTENDANCE.....1,300
7,000 CAPACITY MANCHESTER CITY ACADEMY STADIUM.
TICKET £6
EXCELLENT 32 PAGE PROGRAMME + TEAMSHEET BOTH FREE ON ARRIVAL
MY FIRST VISIT AND A GREAT SET UP, OVER A LONG NARROW WHITE BRIDGE STRAIGHT OUTSIDE THE ETHIAD AND JUST A 10 MINUTE WALK FROM ASHBURY'S TRAIN STATION.
2 SPACIOUS AND COMFORTABLE LONG CANTILIEVERED STANDS ON EITHER SIDE, WITH COVERED TERRACING BEHIND BOTH GOALS.
ONLY THE STAND ACROSS FROM THE TUNNEL/DUG OUTS USED TODAY.
A NICE STEADY WALK ROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE ETHIAD TAKING PHOTO'S THEN BOUGHT A EXCELLENT PHOTOGRAPHIC HISTORY OF MAINE ROAD BOOK FROM THE CITY STORE FOR £15.
WEATHER.....SUN BEATING DOWN ALL AFTERNOON.
STANDARD OF FOOTBALL FROM MAN CITY....FIRST CLASS THROUGHOUT THE TEAM... A CREDIT TO THE WOMENS SUPER LEAGUE AND THE GAME IN GENERAL
A REAL PLEASURE TO WATCH, EASY TO SEE WHY THEY'VE WON 12 OF THEIR LAST 13 GAMES.
ONLY DOWNER WAS THE FOOD...I WAS CHARGED £8 FOR AN HOT DOG AND A DRINK (FRUIT SHOOT) INSIDE THE STADIUM.....AND THAT WAS A MEAL DEAL !!!!!!
WHEREAS I GOT A PACK OF PLOUGHMANS SARNIES, A BAG OF MCCOYS CRISPS AND A BOTTLE OF COKE FOR £3.89 AT MANCHESTER PICCADILLY STATION.
HAD A COUPLE OF DRINKS IN THE VERY LARGE MARY D'S BEAMISH BAR JUST ROUND THE CORNER PRE-MATCH, AND DESPITE THERE ONLY BEING 5 PEOPLE IN AT 12 O'CLOCK, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT'S PACKED TO THE RAFTERS ON MENS MATCH DAYS.
OVERALL DAY OUT.....SUPERB, NICE EASY JOURNEY THERE AND BACK, GORGEOUS WEATHER AND A CRACKING FOOTBALLING DISPLAY FROM CITY.....AND ALTHOUGH A VERY ONE SIDED GAME, IT WAS STILL A JOY TO WATCH AND A GREAT ADVERT FOR WOMEN'S FOOTBALL OF WHICH MY EXPERIENCE IS VERY LIMITED.....ONLY THE 3RD LADIES GAME I'VE SEEN, BUT I WONT NEED MUCH PERSUADING TO RETURN.
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