Argyle Women v Portsmouth Women 22/1/23

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RYAN PERKS Managersnotes

The last couple of games we’ve had against Portsmouth have been really close. Last season, we beat them 2-1 and they beat us by that score in October, so I’m expecting another tight game. They beat Ipswich last week and a good side, so we know what to expect from them.

We’ve had a good start to the year, progressing in two cup competitions, but we know this will not be an easy game. From the last seven fixtures, we’ve won five and we obviously scored a lot of goals against Budleigh Salterton last weekend.

We always knew we would go into that game as strong favourites

and the girls were very professional on Sunday. We did the right things, we were very clinical in front of goal and a game to boost confidence for our attacking unit.

Today represents the beginning of a very important period for the club. We have some big games coming in the league and our focus is to get the right result, which would build momentum for the league programme.

We are delighted to welcome the Portsmouth staff, players and supporters to the Manadon Sports Hub today.

Enjoy the game, Ryan

Welcome to the Manadon Sports Hub for today’s game and thanks to everyone for the wonderful support we have received so far this season.

THE OPPOSITION

Portsmouth Football Club Ladies was formed in 1987, at a time when women's football was in its infancy and consequently the only option was for the team to play in the Southern Region League.

The club entered the league in 1988 where they enjoyed 10 good seasons. During this period the club started introducing Youth teams to compete at a local level.

In 1998, ten years after the team first entered the English women's league system, Portsmouth F.C. Ladies gained promotion into the South West Combination League and in the same season won the South West Combination League Cup.

Portsmouth F.C. Ladies became the first women's club in Hampshire to

receive the F.A. Charter Standard Club Award for excellence in provision of coaching and support staff in 2002. After having finished runners up in the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 seasons, in the 2002/2003 season Portsmouth demonstrated the impact of this excellence in coaching as the team won the South West Combination League in a convincing manner, dropping only 2 points during the course of the entire season, to gain promotion into the Premier League Southern Division for the first time.

2012 was a famous year for the club, as they won promotion to the Premier League National Division but found themselves back in the Southern Premier after the reorganisation of the leagues in 2013-14.

ARGYLE WOMEN 15 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON 0

Argyle Women secured a place in the Devon Women’s Premier Cup final after an emphatic performance in front of goal at Manadon Sports Hub, against Budleigh Salterton.

The Greens started the game off strongly, scoring eight goals before the end of the first half and recording two hat-tricks in the process. Argyle continued their dominance into the second half, securing seven more goals before the referee blew for full time.

Argyle's first goal came two minutes into the first half thanks to Charlotte Whitmore, who hit a well-struck shot across the keeper that flew into the top corner, before Jemma Rose’s penalty eight minutes later made it two.

Whitmore rounded out her hat-trick by the 35th minute, grabbing goals either side of an effort by skipper Imy Crawford.

The half’s final goals came from Beth Ireland, who scored a remarkable hattrick of her own within five minutes before the referee blew for half-time.

With an eight-goal lead and all the momentum in his team’s favour, gaffer Ryan Perks opted to make all four subs before the second half started. A decision that aligned with comments he had previously made earlier this week regarding keeping match fitness levels at their highest.

Tiana Campbell, Georgia Wilson and goalscorers Crawford and Ireland made way for Rosie Train,

Zoe Cunningham, Kayley Lane and Amber Pollock as the second half began. Whitmore went the extra mile and grabbed her fourth goal of the match seconds into the half, thanks to an excellent run down the wing from Lane, who placed the ball into the feet of the clinical number seven.

Much like the first half, the goals continued to come thick and fast for Argyle. Substitute Pollock scored twice in the middle stages of the half after a period of close-range efforts were blocked by the Budleigh ‘keeper.

Following an own goal, Pollock grabbed her hat-trick goal, thanks to some clever footwork and a pinpoint finish that squeezed past the keeper.

Argyle’s final goals came from Lane and Pollock, who both comfortably finished their chances within the penalty area. Lane scored Argyle's 14th goal in the 70th minute, whilst Pollock's fourth and final goal of the game came in the 89th minute.

Argyle will take on local rivals Exeter City Women in the final for the chance of claiming their first piece of silverware this season.

Argyle: 1 Jasmine Read, 22 Anna Barnes, 14 Sam Cox, 6 Lucy Hack, 17 Tiana Campbell (3 Rosie Train), 4 Jemma Rose,16 Georgia Wilson (10 Zoe Cunningham), 18 Imy Crawford (8 Kayley Lane), 13 Katie Dickson, 20 Beth Ireland (11 Amber Pollock), 7 Charlotte Whitmore.

Photo Credit: QuinnKJPhotography

ARGYLE

SOUTHERN PREMIER DIVISION

AUGUST

Sun 21 - Cheltenham Town L 1-3

Sun 28 - Oxford United L 0-2

Wed 31 - Bridgwater United L 0-3

SEPTEMBER

Sun 4 - London Bees L 1-2

Sun 18 - Crawley Wasps (H) W 2-0

Sun 25 - St Austell (A) Cup W 5-1

OCTOBER

Sun 2 - Gillingham (H) W 2-1

Sun 9 - Watford (A) L 1-5

Sun 16 - Marine Academy Plymouth (H) Cup W 11-0

Sun 23 - Billericay Town (H) L 0-1

Sun 30 - Portsmouth (H) L 1-2

NOVEMBER

Sun 13 - Cheltenham Town (H) - FA Cup W 4-2

Sun 20 - Ipswich Town (H) L 0-5

Sun 27 - Swindon Town (A) - FA Cup W 3-0

DECEMBER

Sun 4 - London Seaward (A) - Cup W 4-0

Sun 11 – Oxford United (A) - Cup L 0-3

JANUARY

Sun 8 – Cardiff City (H) - Cup W 2-1

Sun 15 - Budleigh Salterton (H) - Cup W 15-0

Sun 22 – Portsmouth (H) - Cup

FEBRUARY

Sun 5 - London Bees (A)

Sun 12 - Crawley Wasps (A)

Thu 23 - Bridgwater United (H)

Sun 26 - Cheltenham Town (H)

MARCH

Sun 5 - Ipswich Town (A)

Sun 12 - Portsmouth FC (A)

Sun 19 - Gillingham (A)

APRIL

Sun 2 - Watford (H)

Sun 9 - MK Dons (A)

Sun 16 - Billericay Town (A)

Fri 21 – Exeter City Cup Final (Coach Road)

Sun 30 - MK Dons (H)

ARGYLE WOMEN U23 FIXTURES

SEPTEMBER

Sun 4 - AFC Bournemouth Development L 0-1

Sun 25 - Hashtag United Reserves (H)

NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

FEBRUARY

APRIL

Argyle Community Trust Impact Report

The Argyle Community Trust are proud to launch its 2021/22 Impact Report, showcasing the incredible work carried out to fulfil our mission to make a positive difference to Devon and Cornwall communities in response to local need, through the power of sport, and the brand of Plymouth Argyle.

The report demonstrates the commitment of the Charity to delivering impactful and accessible opportunities, highlighted through our work in six key strands – PE and Schools, Education and Employment, Facilities, Sports, Health and Wellbeing, and Community Engagement.

During the 2021/22 season, data has shown we have:

• Reached almost 70,000 local people in need

• Delivered over 57,000 hours of positive provision

• Delivered more than 24,000 sessions across our diverse strands of work

An Important statistic has been identified that 68% of our participants live in areas identified as most in need, with 67% of our venues located in the top half areas of deprivation.

Trust Chief Executive Officer Mark Lovell said: “I am delighted to publish the Argyle

Community Trust 2021/22 Impact Report.

“You will see from the report how the Charity has gone from strength to strength. We have expanded in numbers and have diversified our offer, with a focus on working with those hardest to reach and to make a real difference to societal issues in our community. This report details the incredible work the charity has undertaken during this period.”

You can download a PDF version of the Impact Report here to see the data and participant stories that show the profound impact the Trust, Club, and sport has had on changing lives and improving life chances in our communities.

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