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Charlton women news - 2026/7 fixtures (p210)

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  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,016
    Huge gaps still to fill but hopefully that's because we're trying to complete some big signings. We're still really short up front and on the wing and I think we need another midfielder.

    Did we ever get anything official through on Mia Ross? I don't remember seeing an update on her contract but Johnston has taken her number and she's not been mentioned as far as I can tell. I don't know if we're holding out for other signings and then will offer her a deal if we're short at the end of the window or if they've just forgotten to do the comms on her/I've missed it
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,089
    For the benefit of anyone keen enough to consider midweek away games (or perhaps just living near one of the games), while our 3 home games are all at the Valley, the 3 away games are all at the clubs' backup venues:

    Brighton 23/9 at Crawley Town
    Palace 30/9 at Sutton United
    Leicester 16/12 at Notts County
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 8,696
    Crusty54 said:
    Crusty54 said:
    22 players including 3 keepers and Charlotte Newsham who won't be available for some time through injury.

    It seems likely that the numbers will be made up with PGA players.
    What position does Rory McIlroy play? 🤪
    Charlton Athletic Women’s Professional Game Academy (PGA) is the club's elite U21 youth development squad,
    Yeah. I know. Just a gag. 😉
  • Cafc451
    Cafc451 Posts: 296
    The women tonight at the dial SE10 OPE

    Because of the death at the valley.

    6.30pm.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    Cafc451 said:
    The women tonight at the dial SE10 OPE

    Because of the death at the valley.

    6.30pm.
    Ticket holders only.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    Grace McEwen a promising PGA player has signed for Nottingham Forest.

    Karen really does make it difficult to progress to the first team.

    Gloria Siber is the only one currently in the squad to have achieved it. It took a long time to break into the team.
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,088
    edited August 19
    Had their own launch of the away kit, weird seeing a keeper in an outfield kit

    https://x.com/CAFCWomen/status/2090148542186750348?s=20

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  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,016
    I stand by my statement earlier this summer that they renewed Anna Pedersen's contract primarily because they love getting her to do social media stuff. Which is fine, she looked a good keeper in the very few games we saw last season, but it goes a long way to explaining why we're better stocked in goal than anywhere else on the pitch
  • sammy391
    sammy391 Posts: 4,193
    I stand by my statement earlier this summer that they renewed Anna Pedersen's contract primarily because they love getting her to do social media stuff. Which is fine, she looked a good keeper in the very few games we saw last season, but it goes a long way to explaining why we're better stocked in goal than anywhere else on the pitch
    Think Anna will be on cheap enough wages to keep her around, especially now Anna K has come in. SW and AK clearly more experience and ability 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 2,089
    OK, so this was a surprise. Not only are we going back to the women and men wearing slightly different shirts after a couple of seasons when it was only the colour of the shorts that differed, but the announcement of the new sponsor implies that it's going to be possible to buy replicas of the women's shirt design. I think that's probably the first time ever?

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/charlton-women-announce-record-breaking-sofnfree-partnership
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,088
    OK, so this was a surprise. Not only are we going back to the women and men wearing slightly different shirts after a couple of seasons when it was only the colour of the shorts that differed, but the announcement of the new sponsor implies that it's going to be possible to buy replicas of the women's shirt design. I think that's probably the first time ever?

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/charlton-women-announce-record-breaking-sofnfree-partnership
    I thought that was odd too. Willing to bet you won't be able to get it with the women's sponsor on the sleeve, especially if you're after a men's shirt
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    OK, so this was a surprise. Not only are we going back to the women and men wearing slightly different shirts after a couple of seasons when it was only the colour of the shorts that differed, but the announcement of the new sponsor implies that it's going to be possible to buy replicas of the women's shirt design. I think that's probably the first time ever?

    https://www.cafc.co.uk/news/charlton-women-announce-record-breaking-sofnfree-partnership
    One of the earlier social media posts stated that proper replica shirts would be available with the WSL logo on one sleeve and the new sponsor on the other. Seems to have been deleted.
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    Found it.

    The record-breaking agreement for the women's team will see Sofnfree branding feature on the sleeve of all women's first team playing shirts and replica shirts.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,016
    What record has it broken? Presumably it's our record, which can't be very high, as opposed to the kind of record breaking sponsorship that might lead to us having more than one centre forward
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,088
    What record has it broken? Presumably it's our record, which can't be very high, as opposed to the kind of record breaking sponsorship that might lead to us having more than one centre forward
    You’d guess it’s the largest sponsorship deal the women’s team has received. Which it should be, we’re in the WSL now 
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    edited August 22
    It seems that one of the reasons for the retained players having to sign revised contracts is that the WSL has set a minimum wage of £42,500 for over 23s as well as other benefits.

    The minimum annual salary for under-23 players is £34,700 for players aged 21 and 22, and £26,900 for players aged 18 to 20.
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,016
    My season ticket arrived this morning. Karen's letter with it mentions that the fixtures will be out soon so clearly everything is nicely on schedule..

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  • Cafc451
    Cafc451 Posts: 296
    Loads of tickets to sell Charlton vs Liverpool in september buy now.
  • msomerton
    msomerton Posts: 3,613
    Loads of ti kets if you can buy them. I tried on line and cannot, as the ticketing site thinks I have already bought 10 tickets and have reached my limit for the game, guess what I have not bought one ticket yet, this was going to be my first purchase of the women's season. The home website is not great. 
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,815
    That looks like Keira Flannery
  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 24,581
    That looks like Keira Flannery
    Right
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,016
    edited August 24
    Nice to have Flannery back, still reassuringly miserable I see. She improved a lot as the season went on and my main memory is of her playing on against Birmingham despite being obviously crippled and still throwing herself about the place when they really should have just taken her off. Hard worker and committed. She’s not WSL level but hopefully she can learn this season and be a key player next season depending on contract length 

    Edit: 3 year contract! Blimey, I didn’t know we did those 
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,815
    Happy to have her back – a 3-year contract must be up there with the longest we've ever given.

    Still need strengthening up front, as currently Kenney and Azzaro are the only strikers we have (and Kenney moved back into midfield towards the end of last season).
  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,516
    Happy to have her back – a 3-year contract must be up there with the longest we've ever given.

    Still need strengthening up front, as currently Kenney and Azzaro are the only strikers we have (and Kenney moved back into midfield towards the end of last season).
    As she's only 20 her wage may be less than senior players.
  • EpsomAddick
    EpsomAddick Posts: 2,815
    Pre-season friendly at home to Wolves at 1pm this Sunday - had that been announced before?
  • OhMyGodden
    OhMyGodden Posts: 462
    Pre-season friendly at home to Wolves at 1pm this Sunday - had that been announced before?
    It hadn't