0:00:41 > 0:00:48Good evening. The head of this weekend 's matches, a third of the
0:00:48 > 0:00:53WS one goals have been scored by Chelsea so could they continue their
0:00:53 > 0:00:56free scoring form? Emma Hayes and side aim to maintain the perfect
0:00:56 > 0:01:03start away at Reading. London rivals Arsenal have named Joe Montanaro as
0:01:03 > 0:01:10the successor to the manager. And we're beside the seaside with a
0:01:10 > 0:01:15familiar face hoping bright can secure a place in WSL 1. --
0:01:15 > 0:01:25Brighton. Both guests no Hope Powell very well. Welcome to Alex Scott and
0:01:25 > 0:01:33Rachel Grant -- were at Reading Park, the latest side to stop
0:01:33 > 0:01:42Chelsea's are forward line. And the Hayes enter side have been free
0:01:42 > 0:01:47scoring in 2017, amassing 51 goals from 12 league matches, including
0:01:47 > 0:01:49four during the visit to Buckinghamshire in the Spring
0:01:49 > 0:01:56Series. And The Blues enjoyed another fruitful night in front of
0:01:56 > 0:02:01goal against Rosen guard in the Champions League on Wednesday.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Reading 's goal-scoring exploits have caught the eye with Fara
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Williams supplying two goal of the season contenders including the
0:02:13 > 0:02:16sensational strike in the InterContinental Cup win against
0:02:16 > 0:02:25Arsenal at the weekend. Today they welcomed a Chelsea side yet to drop
0:02:25 > 0:02:29points and concede in the league this season. Prior to kick-off on
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Remembrance Sunday, as are all matches this weekend, there was one
0:02:33 > 0:02:36minute's silence to remember those who lost their lives fighting for
0:02:36 > 0:02:39their country...
0:03:15 > 0:03:25APPLAUSE. Commentary from Robyn Cowen. These
0:03:25 > 0:03:30are the teams for this Women's Super League game here at Adams Park. Two
0:03:30 > 0:03:34changes from Reading from the Continental Cup side, Mary Earps
0:03:34 > 0:03:39returns on goal and Rachel Rowe at right back. The key player for The
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Royals, Lara Williams, has five goals in six games this season,
0:03:43 > 0:03:52including one from the halfway line. Chelsea have a 100% record in league
0:03:52 > 0:03:57and domestic cup competitions this season and Gemma Davison, Karen
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Carney Andrew come in with Frank Kirby basing her former side from
0:04:01 > 0:04:07the start for the first time. -- facing.
0:04:14 > 0:04:23Spence. Kirby gets a second bite of the Cherry and that was a good save
0:04:23 > 0:04:28by Earps. Not very good defensively from Reading. That was a decent save
0:04:28 > 0:04:37in the end. One cap to her name, the first of many, I am sure, if she
0:04:37 > 0:04:40continues her development. Kirby could be in. That was an excellent
0:04:40 > 0:04:53save. And that was a very poor pass. She makes the save. Interesting to
0:04:53 > 0:04:58save Kirby scores, what will the reaction be? This is a club she
0:04:58 > 0:05:03spent most of her career before moving to Chelsea in summer 2015.
0:05:03 > 0:05:09Davison. Cutting inside, still going... That was not far away at
0:05:09 > 0:05:13all. That was a decent effort.
0:05:20 > 0:05:29Some time to be quite that cross. Lindell. Just about get that away.
0:05:29 > 0:05:38Farah Willaims. Alan! Reading lead. That was sloppy defence of work by
0:05:38 > 0:05:45Chelsea. And Reading capitalise. The first goal that Chelsea have
0:05:45 > 0:05:52conceded in WSL 1 this season. Four and nearly a half games and it is
0:05:52 > 0:06:00Reading. Carney. She wanted it back. This is Davison. Drew Spence was
0:06:00 > 0:06:06coming in at the back, defensive header. Leaving that for a Karen
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Carney, she slips and wins the free kick. This is a very good position
0:06:10 > 0:06:12for Chelsea.
0:06:17 > 0:06:23This is a really good chance for the equaliser for Chelsea. Quite a few
0:06:23 > 0:06:27candidates. Eriksson has a terrific left foot. Carney taking that with
0:06:27 > 0:06:31her right foot and that is brilliant. Pinpoint from Karen
0:06:31 > 0:06:40Carney. Mary Earps, grasping at thin air. And Karen Carney gets Chelsea
0:06:40 > 0:06:54the equaliser. Reading pegged back. And this is where they will be
0:06:54 > 0:07:05tested. Free kick to Reading. Can't Reading capitalise from the similar
0:07:05 > 0:07:16position? Williams. Of the post! That was so close! That was a
0:07:16 > 0:07:21thundering effort from Fara Williams.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Chelsea break, be waiting for Drew Spence to offer another option and
0:07:32 > 0:07:39sheer -- here she is. Spence of the effort. Straight at Earps. Fara
0:07:39 > 0:07:51Williams... Absolutely cannoned off the post. Davison. Getting that
0:07:51 > 0:08:00around Scott and she doesn't. Kirby. A local! What a finish! Eniola
0:08:00 > 0:08:11Aluko. With her fifth of the season. Meeting -- beating Mary Earps. That
0:08:11 > 0:08:26was a thunderous finish. 2-1, Chelsea. Harriet Scott. The deep
0:08:26 > 0:08:33cross, Furness is there! Off the line by Eriksson. Great play. By the
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Swedish international.
0:08:44 > 0:08:56Furness. That was a foul. And a booking for Eriksson. This could be
0:08:56 > 0:09:04the last transfer Reading. Into stoppage time, Potter. -- the last
0:09:04 > 0:09:11chance for Reading. And that is an own goal! Reading draw level,
0:09:11 > 0:09:18Eriksson passing, past Lindell, into her own net, completely
0:09:18 > 0:09:23unchallenged. And that is a huge mistake and Reading will deservedly
0:09:23 > 0:09:27take something from this.Picking up the point was magnificent, from
0:09:27 > 0:09:34where we were even last season and competing with Chelsea is fantastic.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38We have again every three days and one step away from qualifying for
0:09:38 > 0:09:42the quarterfinals for the Champions League, we are going to feel it, we
0:09:42 > 0:09:46looked tired and that is to be expected but my team showed great
0:09:46 > 0:09:51character in the second half to come back. Apart from the own goal, we
0:09:51 > 0:09:54would have come away with three points but I am very proud of them.
0:09:54 > 0:10:00When you go to- one behind it shows strength of character to come back
0:10:00 > 0:10:04and get the point.It is all about keeping discipline. Working hard as
0:10:04 > 0:10:08a team and working for each other in possession and that
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Reading understandably happy, the first dropped points for Chelsea and
0:10:16 > 0:10:21the first goals conceded but Rachel, bedding absolutely deserved
0:10:21 > 0:10:25something?They did, they took the game to Chelsea. They were intense
0:10:25 > 0:10:32from the start, pressing Chelsea high. They did not let them play
0:10:32 > 0:10:37from the back and they did offer are lot upfront. We can hear the
0:10:37 > 0:10:38goalkick. Chelsea like
0:10:38 > 0:10:38through
0:10:38 > 0:10:44through the back. You can see the intent from Reading. Up against each
0:10:44 > 0:10:51other. Kicking the ball long and it goes out. We can see their intent in
0:10:51 > 0:10:57pressing but in numbers, this time three players. Rachel Furniss was
0:10:57 > 0:11:02outstanding throughout, from the first minute to the last. Hunting in
0:11:02 > 0:11:08packs. Three players, Eriksson, giving her no time on the ball. The
0:11:08 > 0:11:12same when the ball was higher up the pitch, the Reading players forcing
0:11:12 > 0:11:19that error and regain possession. Towards the end, Furness, Crystal
0:11:19 > 0:11:24Dunn, Furness has the tenacity and the foresight to win the free kick
0:11:24 > 0:11:24for her team. Outstanding.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32We saw Liverpool defending well against Chelsea weeks ago but
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Reading were not afraid to go forward against the side? I have
0:11:36 > 0:11:42been so impressed with Reading. Bold and brave, not just the defensive
0:11:42 > 0:11:47organisation but their inability to get a lot of numbers forward and not
0:11:47 > 0:11:52just one player, Fara Williams making runs, Brooke Chaplen, or Remi
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Allen, and it is so hard for any defensive unit to pick anybody up
0:11:56 > 0:12:01because there are so many numbers forward.We saw Liverpool defending
0:12:01 > 0:12:05well and they limited the number of chances Chelsea had, flooding for
0:12:05 > 0:12:10words, lovely backheel by Fara Williams and that finish by Remi
0:12:10 > 0:12:16Allen but they are challenging the goalkeeper, getting numbers higher
0:12:16 > 0:12:21up, four players in the box and this one is cleared from the line by
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Reading, created more chances than any other team against Chelsea this
0:12:24 > 0:12:29season. Brooke Chaplen added a very good chance towards the end to
0:12:29 > 0:12:34finish this but this one... This just needed more on it. The odd side
0:12:34 > 0:12:40of right foot. The set piece from Potter, that is an own goal. But
0:12:40 > 0:12:46nothing more than Reading deserved. At least one point from that game is
0:12:46 > 0:12:51what Reading deserve.They have shown that tenacity in every game,
0:12:51 > 0:12:56they have been doing this every game.Interesting but frustrating
0:12:56 > 0:13:00for Chelsea. As you expect with these bigger clubs, they know how to
0:13:00 > 0:13:04make something of this game and perhaps fatigue from the Champions
0:13:04 > 0:13:10League?They have had a lot of games, coming thick and fast. The
0:13:10 > 0:13:14manager said that. With this Chelsea team, any sign of a good team is you
0:13:14 > 0:13:20find a way to win even when not playing well and here, Karen Carney,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23she is a wizard, she has the technical ability on a free kick
0:13:23 > 0:13:29like this to put it into the net.If I was Earps I would be livid at that
0:13:29 > 0:13:36wall. It splits, it does not become technically a wall. Between their
0:13:36 > 0:13:42heads! It leaves are exposed. The wizard creates a good free, of
0:13:42 > 0:13:51course.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55They have world-class players coming off the bench as well. We see an
0:13:55 > 0:13:59example of this beautiful finish from Eni Aluko. Great vision as well
0:13:59 > 0:14:04to square it to her.Absolutely fantastic result from Reading. Those
0:14:04 > 0:14:08dropped points for Chelsea mean Manchester City could move to the
0:14:08 > 0:14:12summit of WSL one if they defeated Bristol City at the academy Stadium.
0:14:17 > 0:14:26Christiansen has made the run. Christiansen goes down, panel the!
0:14:31 > 0:14:34-- penalty. Successful from the spot midweek and does it again, beats
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Baggaley into the bottom corner, composed again from Izzy
0:14:38 > 0:14:46Christiansen. Christiansen, fifth penalty of the campaign, get the
0:14:46 > 0:14:54mess. Horton takes aim, and somehow it stays out, agonisingly close from
0:14:54 > 0:15:10the England captain. Beauty goes long to her faith Peaty. Precision
0:15:10 > 0:15:14finish from Clare Ensley against her former club. Took on Dijks, opened
0:15:14 > 0:15:19up the space, venomous effort.
0:15:25 > 0:15:31A big chance for Bristol City, great save.
0:15:38 > 0:15:44Lawley gets the crossing, back out it comes, McManus! Oh, that special!
0:15:44 > 0:15:50Unstoppable strike from Abbey McManus! The first ever WSL league
0:15:50 > 0:15:55goal, and that was absolutely unstoppable! Top corner, nothing
0:15:55 > 0:15:58Baggaley could do whatsoever.
0:16:00 > 0:16:07Ensley wins the ball back. Gets the cross in towards Beattie, shifted
0:16:07 > 0:16:12away, and finds the bottom corner! The centre-back finishing like a
0:16:12 > 0:16:22centre forward. Beattie took it well, shifted away from Kirk Dyke,
0:16:22 > 0:16:25ruthlessly finished, inch perfect into the bottom corner.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27ruthlessly finished, inch perfect into the bottom corner.We are now
0:16:27 > 0:16:30being chased and we have to keep the leveller but it means nothing, I
0:16:30 > 0:16:34have said before I don't believe the league will be won on head to heads,
0:16:34 > 0:16:38I believe it will be won on the games in between, our Champions
0:16:38 > 0:16:41League game and when you have to rotate the team and have a few
0:16:41 > 0:16:44injuries. Today we have come up with a really good, consistent
0:16:44 > 0:16:48performance. Manchester City flying as ever, and that is despite some
0:16:48 > 0:16:53big changes in the personnel. But Abbey McManus not doing too badly
0:16:53 > 0:16:57for Lucy Bronze.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02What Abbey McManus has done is OK, these are my strength, I will not
0:17:02 > 0:17:07try to be a Lucy Bronze, she just has to play to her strengths and
0:17:07 > 0:17:10that is what was or in the game today. Her ability on the ball,
0:17:10 > 0:17:15technical ability, which we saw in this gold, the ability on her left
0:17:15 > 0:17:18foot, and I know Lucy Bronze is she is watching that, it is something
0:17:18 > 0:17:24she has been working on. But it has been really impressive this season.
0:17:24 > 0:17:27Chelsea and Manchester City face each other next time out, what would
0:17:27 > 0:17:32you expect from a game like that?We can't really say will be a tight
0:17:32 > 0:17:35affair, Chelsea last season backed off and shot themselves in the fit,
0:17:35 > 0:17:43this time I think those galore. Definitely.Three more games to
0:17:43 > 0:17:47catch up on, when Arsenal named their new manager.
0:17:53 > 0:18:01The Australian coach Joe Montanaro is the one who will replace Pedro
0:18:01 > 0:18:07Lopez at the park. Having previously lived the club to successive titles.
0:18:07 > 0:18:14He will take the reins with Ishmael Garcia once again in charge against
0:18:14 > 0:18:15Sunderland. Arsenal
0:18:15 > 0:18:15Garcia once again in charge against Sunderland. Arsenal saw early
0:18:15 > 0:18:22chances to put in front. This effort bounced off the bar. Beth Mead
0:18:22 > 0:18:29failed to finish with the rebound. Sunderland were having a tough time
0:18:29 > 0:18:33breaking through Arsenal's defence and when they eventually did, the
0:18:33 > 0:18:36skipper Lucy Stephan a fourth was unable to hit the target, her effort
0:18:36 > 0:18:43flew over the bar. Arsenal ended the first half strong and began the
0:18:43 > 0:18:47second in just the same way. A free kick from Jordan Nobbs found by
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Lewis Quinn who nodded the Gunners in front. And it seems there has
0:18:52 > 0:18:59been a focus on set pieces. A corner kick pundits weigh the near Dema,
0:18:59 > 0:19:10who finished beautifully. The captain stepped up to take another
0:19:10 > 0:19:12free kick on the edge of the box was that that turned into Arsenal's
0:19:12 > 0:19:15third goal of the game, certainly giving the incoming manager
0:19:15 > 0:19:26something to look forward to. It finished 3-0. Saturday night saw
0:19:26 > 0:19:29Birmingham take a trip to meet Liverpool, the hosts come into this
0:19:29 > 0:19:34having won their last three games in all competitions, and their
0:19:34 > 0:19:38intentions to continue shown by this long pass into the Birmingham half
0:19:38 > 0:19:44chased and perfectly timed to lob over the keeper. Birmingham are yet
0:19:44 > 0:19:47to secure back-to-back wins in any competition this season and have
0:19:47 > 0:19:51been struggling with consistency. They responded well by slicing
0:19:51 > 0:19:54through Liverpool's defence with a long ball through falling to Charlie
0:19:54 > 0:20:02Wellings, whose effort went wide of the post. They needed to be sure of
0:20:02 > 0:20:05a win to keep them within touching distance of the leaders. This nearly
0:20:05 > 0:20:09was not the case were stop and search of equaliser, denied by the
0:20:09 > 0:20:12crossbar, Liverpool take all three point and Birmingham are now without
0:20:12 > 0:20:23a win in their last three WSL games. Both teams came into this one
0:20:23 > 0:20:27without a point so far this season. With Yeovil yet to even score a
0:20:27 > 0:20:31goal. They win the either side in this game would be a huge boost for
0:20:31 > 0:20:37their respective campaigns. 17 minutes in, Courtney Sweetman Kirk
0:20:37 > 0:20:41saw Everton get the early lead. A game of few chances, Chloe Lloyd's
0:20:41 > 0:20:49Ross was inch perfect. Ella pussy could only head wide. Everton went
0:20:49 > 0:20:52forward in search of a goal that would seal three points for them is
0:20:52 > 0:20:54the first time this season. On the hour mark they were given the
0:20:54 > 0:21:00perfect opportunity. Nicola cousins bringing down Sweetman Kirk for an
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Everton penalty. Chloe Kelly made no mistake from the spot. For Yeovil,
0:21:06 > 0:21:13the wait for their first point and first goal continues.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33Meanwhile, Millwall dropped to third on the table despite their win over
0:21:33 > 0:21:36Oxford, after they were docked three points for fielding an ineligible
0:21:36 > 0:21:43player earlier this season. So a big weekend, back-to-back wins for you
0:21:43 > 0:21:46at Arsenal, Alex. And the new manager has come in, a bit of an
0:21:46 > 0:21:52unknown quantity on these shores, what can we expect?I met him,
0:21:52 > 0:21:56enthusiasm, passion, energy, and he will once to cumin. He knows this
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Arsenal job is a big one, he wants to win and is already all marked
0:22:01 > 0:22:06people from previous games for stop they are small things, we have
0:22:06 > 0:22:12everything there, he thinks, we have the backing, the support, world
0:22:12 > 0:22:16class players, we just need Joe to come in and take the reins and move
0:22:16 > 0:22:24us forward.A really good when Ferguson, your old club.A timely
0:22:24 > 0:22:31win. Bristol Academy and Sunderland as well. Hoping they get those three
0:22:31 > 0:22:35points, which they did, and plod on, get the next three points on the
0:22:35 > 0:22:41board against the next two teams as well. Get them higher up the board.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45They have gone for time this season, a real statement for the club, and
0:22:45 > 0:22:49Andy Spence and his young team are making progress.We saw the
0:22:49 > 0:22:52conclusion of girls football week this week, around 40,000 young girls
0:22:52 > 0:22:56involved in that. Some of the clubs as well. It is good to see so many
0:22:56 > 0:23:01young people taking part in the sport.It is great, it is the third
0:23:01 > 0:23:05year it has been going now, such a great week for clubs as well. The
0:23:05 > 0:23:08clubs and the players need to be condemned, because every time they
0:23:08 > 0:23:12put their full effort in to go into local schools, to try to the those
0:23:12 > 0:23:16role models and get more people involved in the sport. That is what
0:23:16 > 0:23:29you need. If I was to go into the school and influence one or two and
0:23:29 > 0:23:32they pick up playing football, that's great. Wood you are getting
0:23:32 > 0:23:35role models in your front garden, as we just saw. That is the highest way
0:23:35 > 0:23:37of inspiring the next oppression of players to start playing.It should
0:23:37 > 0:23:40be commended. Absolutely! Hopefully a number of those young girls will
0:23:40 > 0:23:43be playing in the one, which from next season becomes a professional
0:23:43 > 0:23:52league. One club to have secured a bid to become a top tier persons are
0:23:52 > 0:24:03brightened, under hope Powell, the former England manager, in WSL two.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07Clinicaltake a touch before you pass.When you look back at your
0:24:07 > 0:24:13time with England, 15 years, you on that time now?Fabulous, apart from
0:24:13 > 0:24:18the last five minute when I lost my job. I worked with some fantastic
0:24:18 > 0:24:26people.COMMENTATOR:Ellen White, lobster keeper, finds the net!
0:24:26 > 0:24:31That's a brilliant goal!The players were not full-time as they are now
0:24:31 > 0:24:35and we achieved a hell of a lot, got to a European Championship final in
0:24:35 > 0:24:392009, which seems to have been forgotten. I think that is a bit
0:24:39 > 0:24:44unfair to the players of that time and the staff of that time.If you
0:24:44 > 0:24:47could have your time again as England boss, do you have any
0:24:47 > 0:24:54regrets?Not one.In your opinion, do you think it's important the next
0:24:54 > 0:24:58in the manager should be female or what they go for the next candidate?
0:24:58 > 0:25:05I think it should be. It is a time to give the best female is the best
0:25:05 > 0:25:10opportunity to work in the game. Unfortunately there are not that
0:25:10 > 0:25:13many opportunities. Men seem to get the opportunity in both men and the
0:25:13 > 0:25:16women's game, so for me, if the candidate has the right credentials
0:25:16 > 0:25:21and they are female, they should the job.
0:25:22 > 0:25:30Inside, outside!What pulled you back in, and why Brighton?I think
0:25:30 > 0:25:35just working with the team, working with players, I am passionate about
0:25:35 > 0:25:38player development. This club felt right, the environment felt right,
0:25:38 > 0:25:43and you know, their ambition is real and realistic, so I like that.Was
0:25:43 > 0:25:47at the ambition that was the main polling point for you?I think so,
0:25:47 > 0:25:52their ambition to get the WSL1, the ambition to build something. I like
0:25:52 > 0:25:55to think of myself as a bit of a builder, I did that with England, we
0:25:55 > 0:26:00started with nothing and we got something that I think is quite good
0:26:00 > 0:26:03and left quite a good legacy and I am hoping that we can do the same
0:26:03 > 0:26:05here.
0:26:06 > 0:26:13OK, everyone look at me. Take it on the back foot, fit of a turn, come
0:26:13 > 0:26:17again and go but nice and sharp. Away you go for stopwhat is that
0:26:17 > 0:26:21news like, knowing a former England manager would be your new boss?Very
0:26:21 > 0:26:25impressed, very proud and excited. Since she has come in and it has
0:26:25 > 0:26:29just been phenomenal, even cutting it right down from the basics to how
0:26:29 > 0:26:33experience she is has been absolutely amazing for us and we are
0:26:33 > 0:26:38all very lucky to have her here.A little bit more, get on those toes,
0:26:38 > 0:26:42Phyllis.You Mitchell Johnson start the spring series, some people might
0:26:42 > 0:26:45say moving from Chelsea ladies to any club will be almost a
0:26:45 > 0:26:50disappointment I guess, but not here? Tell me why Brighton ladies
0:26:50 > 0:26:55was the clubs are you?As soon as I came down to the club, I fell in
0:26:55 > 0:26:59love. It has everything you want, ranging from the players, the
0:26:59 > 0:27:02facilities, the background staff, the manager, everything about the
0:27:02 > 0:27:07club you just kind of fall in love with. When you are happy off and on
0:27:07 > 0:27:10the pitch, it was just the club for me.Brighton will put in an
0:27:10 > 0:27:14application to be in WSL1, how confident is the club that
0:27:14 > 0:27:20application will be successful?I think we are fairly confident. We
0:27:20 > 0:27:25have the basic foundations to do that. It is a club in the short time
0:27:25 > 0:27:28I have been here that want to do things the right way. We have got
0:27:28 > 0:27:31the infrastructure to do it, the commitment from the board and the
0:27:31 > 0:27:36owner to do it, so I am hoping that the application meets the
0:27:36 > 0:27:40requirement.
0:27:43 > 0:27:47Not every big men's club has a women's team. Why is it so important
0:27:47 > 0:27:54to Brighton to invest in its women's team?We have got a city which is
0:27:54 > 0:27:57vibrant, it is multicultural, diverse and everywhere. It is a city
0:27:57 > 0:28:01which prides itself on being welcoming to all sexes, all types of
0:28:01 > 0:28:05people, and football should not be any different. We have a 50-50 split
0:28:05 > 0:28:09between male and female in this country, why wouldn't and shouldn't
0:28:09 > 0:28:12women and girls love football as much as men and boys? Therefore we
0:28:12 > 0:28:15feel it is important to have equal status as far as we possibly can for
0:28:15 > 0:28:26the women and girls game.Taylor has Brighton's fourth! The Seagulls are
0:28:26 > 0:28:32going up! Promotion to WSL2 secured. CHANTING
0:28:32 > 0:28:35To get into WSL1, I think there will have to be more financial commitment
0:28:35 > 0:28:38from the club, I am sure viewers at home will be interested to know how
0:28:38 > 0:28:44much it is going to cost.We are talking about a substantial extra
0:28:44 > 0:28:47investment, something we have talked about at board level and we are
0:28:47 > 0:28:50prepared to make that commitment. I think it is good and that is the
0:28:50 > 0:28:56right thing to do.Are we talking hundreds of thousands?Many hundreds
0:28:56 > 0:29:00of thousands, well into seven figures to women's folk will at this
0:29:00 > 0:29:06level.
0:29:06 > 0:29:13Is a fully professional league the right move?The clubs that can
0:29:13 > 0:29:16afford that would say yes and those who cannot may have a different view
0:29:16 > 0:29:22but it is the right thing to do and it would appear clubs are in a
0:29:22 > 0:29:26position to become full-time athletes, which is fantastic, and
0:29:26 > 0:29:29football in this country has gone from strength to strength and a good
0:29:29 > 0:29:34league will help the national team, which has always been the case. I've
0:29:34 > 0:29:38said on the other side as a club coach and my ambition is to grow
0:29:38 > 0:29:43this club and these players and help them achieve their ambitions,
0:29:43 > 0:29:49playing in the top flag or playing in the top flag of being an
0:29:49 > 0:29:56international. It feels right for this club.Where do you hope to see
0:29:56 > 0:30:07the team?Seven years. We want to be in the top, pushing. WSL 1. Near the
0:30:07 > 0:30:14top of the league. And then Champions League. Seven years...
0:30:14 > 0:30:17Through anybody watching at home you might have noticed Laura Rafferty
0:30:17 > 0:30:22sporting a black eye, that was from the last game and nothing to do with
0:30:22 > 0:30:33Hope Powell! You know her very well! She describes herself as a builder.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Is that the perfect fit for where she is at Brighton?Absolutely, she
0:30:38 > 0:30:43did that with the national team, she likes the project, starting
0:30:43 > 0:30:48something and seeing it through and if it was not for her, most of my
0:30:48 > 0:30:52football education came through her, she is so meticulous in planning and
0:30:52 > 0:30:56getting players to know their roles and executing them and it is a very
0:30:56 > 0:31:01good fit for Brighton at this moment, but seven-year plan? I'm not
0:31:01 > 0:31:07sure what that number came from. That is a pretty big scoop. Is it
0:31:07 > 0:31:11realistic, looking at those ambitions?She has not just thrown
0:31:11 > 0:31:15that number out, she will have discussed this with the club and it
0:31:15 > 0:31:22seems they are fully on board, with Hope Powell's plans for expanding
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Brighton and their future, and it seems they are committed so I think
0:31:26 > 0:31:30we cannot look at what happens in seven years but it seems a very
0:31:30 > 0:31:35positive future for Brighton and the girls involved.On the immediate
0:31:35 > 0:31:39horizon the plan is to reach WSL 1 and the criteria is coming up...
0:31:39 > 0:31:46What stands out is the minimum financial investment required, we
0:31:46 > 0:31:50have seen what happened with Notts County, Watford have been in the
0:31:50 > 0:31:55press and on social media this week, women's teams are still vulnerable
0:31:55 > 0:31:59to funding cuts but in this sense, looking at the investment Brighton
0:31:59 > 0:32:05are putting in, that should be commended?Absolutely and as Hope
0:32:05 > 0:32:09Powell said, it does not suit every team, those who can afford to do it
0:32:09 > 0:32:13will do and it certainly is the right thing to do for women's
0:32:13 > 0:32:16football to progress and become fully professional.Brighton should
0:32:16 > 0:32:21be commended. Hope said she wants the next England manager to be a
0:32:21 > 0:32:29woman for several reasons, your former manager, Laura Harvey, has
0:32:29 > 0:32:34less Seattle -- left Seattle this week... No rumours!Would she be a
0:32:34 > 0:32:40very good fit? When Laura Harvey took over at Arsenal, she took over
0:32:40 > 0:32:45from the kickers, who was phenomenal, and she came in with
0:32:45 > 0:32:48such ease, dealing with personalities and still having the
0:32:48 > 0:32:54tradition of winning silverware. A great fit for women's England team?
0:32:54 > 0:32:59Yes. She came to Arsenal when it was still semiprofessional and she has
0:32:59 > 0:33:03worked with a fully professional setup in America so she will have
0:33:03 > 0:33:08learned a lot from the States.I can see her in the running. OK! Just
0:33:08 > 0:33:14putting it out there! That is about it from us, plenty of sport
0:33:14 > 0:33:20elsewhere on the BBC this week, as ever. Tomorrow, live coverage of the
0:33:20 > 0:33:26ATP finals on BBC Two. And on Tuesday night, England host Brazil
0:33:26 > 0:33:31at Wembley. Commentary on Five Live and the BBC sport website, where you
0:33:31 > 0:33:36can get plenty of reaction from the Women's Super League. Thanks to Alex
0:33:36 > 0:33:39and Rachel. Chelsea have dropped their first points of the season
0:33:39 > 0:33:46after a frantic finale at Reading. Bye-bye for now!