:00:45. > :00:51.If you thought you were going to drop off, think again. With their
:00:52. > :00:54.European adventure over, focuses firmly on Manchester City and while
:00:55. > :00:57.they aimed to blossom in the Spring Series, they also have one eye on
:00:58. > :01:01.next weekend's FA Cup final with Birmingham. We have both
:01:02. > :01:05.competitions covered on tonight's show. Coming up, we talk silverware
:01:06. > :01:14.with a player worth her weight in gold to City, PFA layer of the year
:01:15. > :01:18.Lucy brands. We feature the WSL champion trip to budding while their
:01:19. > :01:25.opponents warm-up for one day against Liverpool. And two-time FA
:01:26. > :01:30.Cup winner Ellen White as her side -- has her sights set on further
:01:31. > :01:34.glory with Birmingham. Plenty of FA Cup final pedigree in the studio
:01:35. > :01:41.tonight as well. Welcome to Sue Smith and Richard Branson is. Ever
:01:42. > :01:44.walked up those wimpy steps? No. We begin at Manchester City, where Lucy
:01:45. > :01:48.brands is aiming to win an FA Cup winners medal to a trophy cabinet
:01:49. > :01:53.already brimming with both team and individual awards. Ahead of the trip
:01:54. > :01:58.to Reading, Sue went to catch up with the two-time PFA players Player
:01:59. > :02:07.of the Year. The women's Player of the Year goes
:02:08. > :02:16.to Lucy Bronze! Does it feel any different this time round? It feels
:02:17. > :02:21.a bit better this time. Last time, I was thinking, why did I win it?
:02:22. > :02:23.Whereas this time, I have been more successful as an individual and
:02:24. > :02:29.people know more about me because I have done a lot more.
:02:30. > :02:38.I have come to terms with playing big games now. Did you meet Mr
:02:39. > :02:41.Beckham? He was doing his interviews. He walked past
:02:42. > :02:45.afterwards to congratulate me and Kelly on winning the awards. So that
:02:46. > :02:50.was nice. I have met him a few times, but it is nice that they
:02:51. > :02:55.acknowledge it. Where you starstruck? I am never like that.
:02:56. > :03:00.People are like, do you want to get your picture with Beckham? I am
:03:01. > :03:06.like, he is right there, I don't need a picture. You seem to be
:03:07. > :03:13.living up to your middle name, tough. What is the origin of that?
:03:14. > :03:23.My full name is Lucio Roberta Tough Bronze. My mum is Portuguese and you
:03:24. > :03:26.take a middle man as well. And she is tough because she is a
:03:27. > :03:32.no-nonsense maths teacher. My auntie was a police officer. She is
:03:33. > :03:35.Sergeant Tough and lived up to it. So I had no choice other than to
:03:36. > :03:39.live up to the females of the family. But being a defender, you
:03:40. > :03:43.never expect individual acknowledgement for winning the ball
:03:44. > :03:49.and tackles and stuff. But that is something I am proud of. Is there
:03:50. > :03:55.anything you still want to improving your game? Of course. I still class
:03:56. > :03:58.myself as fairly young. I am only 25, so I still think I have got my
:03:59. > :04:08.best years ahead of me, but I definitely think I have got things I
:04:09. > :04:11.wish I was better at. This Euros and hopefully the next competitions are
:04:12. > :04:17.when I really want to start pushing up to my potential. Double delight
:04:18. > :04:27.for Manchester City. Two Major trophies in seven days, Lucy Bronze
:04:28. > :04:36.with the winning goal. I have only made the FA Cup final wants, and
:04:37. > :04:41.that one was when I was 16 or 17. Rachel Yankey was the superstar and
:04:42. > :04:45.the pin-up of England. I was little Lucy Bronze. To get the opportunity
:04:46. > :04:50.to get back in the finals is really big. For me personally, I am dying
:04:51. > :04:57.to get my hands on the FA Cup. That is the big one. It is the one we
:04:58. > :05:01.want to be part of. You will be directly up against Jeff Carter, who
:05:02. > :05:06.won young PFA Player of the Year. That should be an interesting
:05:07. > :05:12.battle. -- Jess Carter. I like her. She is a good player. She has a lot
:05:13. > :05:16.of potential and she will be twice the player she is now, even though
:05:17. > :05:21.she is playing well. Should be interesting. She will do anything to
:05:22. > :05:27.win the game. And I hope she does play like that. You have to
:05:28. > :05:32.concentrate on Reading. What do you expect from them? Obviously, they
:05:33. > :05:39.have signed Dade and Jo. They will have improved. But we want to win
:05:40. > :05:42.the league. So ultimately, we have to play these games and we want to
:05:43. > :05:49.win them, no matter what the schedule looks like, home or away.
:05:50. > :05:52.Winning is the priority. Lucy Bronze was on the scoresheet in midweek as
:05:53. > :05:56.City where Hubbard Birmingham in what was a dress rehearsal for the
:05:57. > :05:58.FA Cup final. Could the WSL one champion secure a first Spring
:05:59. > :06:08.Series victory at Reading? COMMENTATOR: Reading are well into
:06:09. > :06:12.their campaign. This is their fourth game of the Spring Series so far.
:06:13. > :06:38.They make three changes to the side that lost 4-0 to Chelsea.
:06:39. > :06:56.Cushing is rotating aside a bit more in these games already. They have
:06:57. > :07:03.had lots of games already. It is going to be in the back of the net!
:07:04. > :07:09.Dreadful defending from Reading. Nikita Parris has the easiest of
:07:10. > :07:14.headers into the net. Reading are bosses of the run down for there.
:07:15. > :07:32.And Manchester City take the lead in fortuitous circumstances.
:07:33. > :07:50.Oh, terrific save. She denies City a second.
:07:51. > :08:02.Oh, what a goal! And absolute screamer to draw Reading level. That
:08:03. > :08:09.was a really good move by Reading, and a fabulous finish by more. She
:08:10. > :08:13.is not known for her goal-scoring ability, Jade Moore. But that was
:08:14. > :08:27.unstoppable drive. Oh, good save. Cleared again.
:08:28. > :08:56.Brilliant defending by Reading. Reading temporarily down to ten as
:08:57. > :09:09.Jade Moore makes way for treatment. Penalty to Reading! They have
:09:10. > :09:16.conceded a spot kick. Lauren Bruton scored a penalty in this fixture
:09:17. > :09:21.last season. Can she do it again? She makes no mistake. Bruton sends
:09:22. > :09:27.Bardsley the wrong way, and Reading have turned this one around from a
:09:28. > :09:37.goal down. They now lead Manchester City 2-1. We know substitute Megan
:09:38. > :09:42.Campbell has a long throw in her locker. It is a good one, it is
:09:43. > :09:47.dangerous and it is poked in by Nikita Parris. Reading's lead didn't
:09:48. > :09:52.last long at all, Parris with the easiest of finishes after Megan
:09:53. > :09:59.Campbell's throw caused chaos in the Reading box. And Manchester City are
:10:00. > :10:18.back on level terms and going for the victory. City have their tails
:10:19. > :10:22.up now. This is why Campbell was brought on. She made an immediate
:10:23. > :10:32.impact with her first throw. Here comes another good one. It has gone
:10:33. > :10:36.in! Jill Scott takes the celebrations. Again, Reading
:10:37. > :10:43.couldn't deal with the trajectory of that throw-in. And two quickfire
:10:44. > :10:55.goals have put Manchester City back into the lead here.
:10:56. > :11:03.It is a good header and a good save again. Carli Lloyd tried to nodding
:11:04. > :11:19.towards goal. So a third straight defeat for
:11:20. > :11:23.Reading in the Spring Series. But Manchester City have a first win of
:11:24. > :11:29.the campaign. A draw and a win to start their defence of the WSL web
:11:30. > :11:34.titled. Full-time at Adams Park in April. Reading two, Manchester City
:11:35. > :11:40.three. We expected a tough game, but we didn't expect at half-time for it
:11:41. > :11:43.to go that way. A big afternoon in particular for Nikita Parris. We
:11:44. > :11:47.asked her to find some form and be more clinical and today she was
:11:48. > :11:53.excellent. That is all we want. We want our players to work hard and
:11:54. > :11:59.keep up their enthusiasm. Nikita, congratulations. Your two goals were
:12:00. > :12:04.vital. Definitely. That is all I want, to score goals for club and
:12:05. > :12:08.country. Seems you got the substitutes bang on. We were
:12:09. > :12:15.disappointed not to have Megan on the pitch a lot more, but she is fit
:12:16. > :12:19.now. It is competitive to get in the squad. The throw-in is definitely an
:12:20. > :12:24.asset and we will definitely use it. I have been able to do it since I
:12:25. > :12:32.was 14. As I grew, it got longer. It is a nice asset to have. Going 1-0
:12:33. > :12:36.down after five minutes, we could have crumbled. But the girls showed
:12:37. > :12:40.great character today and to put on a performance like they did after
:12:41. > :12:43.the result on Wednesday and to have the league leaders on the back foot
:12:44. > :12:49.for big chunks of the game, they were outstanding.
:12:50. > :12:56.Kelly Chambers said they did the work, but did they shoot themselves
:12:57. > :12:59.in the foot? They did. There were some basic errors which led to their
:13:00. > :13:03.downfall. Reading play three at the back and they put themselves under
:13:04. > :13:08.unnecessary pressure. If you lose possession of the ball, you have got
:13:09. > :13:25.to get narrow defensively. They are not putting enough
:13:26. > :13:29.pressure. It is three versus two. And still, Reading are asleep at
:13:30. > :13:35.this point. They are not busting a gut to keep the ball out of the
:13:36. > :13:40.goal. I want to say trajectory to you! Did they throw it away? To be
:13:41. > :13:45.honest, yes. And that does make a big difference. We were talking
:13:46. > :13:52.about this. You are not used to facing a throw-in like this. But it
:13:53. > :13:56.is basic errors. It is difficult to defend, but you have one defender in
:13:57. > :14:03.front and one behind. Nikita Parris is on her toes. Then the Reading
:14:04. > :14:11.defenders lose Nikita Parris. Jill Scott flicks it on from a brilliant
:14:12. > :14:15.Megan Campbell throw-in. You should learn from those. Well, we see from
:14:16. > :14:18.the second one that they don't. They have three defenders around Jill
:14:19. > :14:23.Scott. None of them are stopping her drifting off to the back post. The
:14:24. > :14:28.goalkeeper will be disappointed that she didn't make that punch count and
:14:29. > :14:44.get rid of the ball. You are itching to come in as a striker! Well, for
:14:45. > :14:49.Man City, it is clearly positive. Talking of assets, two new assets
:14:50. > :14:54.for Reading. Jo Potter and Jade Moore are fantastic signings. They
:14:55. > :14:59.have experience in WSL and at international level. Jo Potter is
:15:00. > :15:03.very versatile. Here, she is playing centre of her back three. She might
:15:04. > :15:08.not be the quickest player in the world, but she has speed of thought.
:15:09. > :15:12.She is aware of what is happening. She sees that her defenders are
:15:13. > :15:16.under pressure and she reads the game well. When she gets the ball,
:15:17. > :15:24.she is very composed. She looks for a player to pass two. She is reading
:15:25. > :15:32.the game well. She has also got that range of passing. What a bore that
:15:33. > :15:37.was. This was the second. You know exactly what you will get from Jade
:15:38. > :15:42.Moore. She is tenacious. She epitomises Reading's style of play.
:15:43. > :15:45.She protects that back four. Every time she gets the ball, she is
:15:46. > :15:49.looking to go forward. Because Reading play five in the middle, it
:15:50. > :15:53.allows her to get forward so she can commit players forward. What a
:15:54. > :15:57.strike that was. We don't see enough of that from Jade Moore. Because
:15:58. > :16:00.normally, she is a defensive midfielder, you don't see her
:16:01. > :16:06.getting forward. But she is allowed to do that.
:16:07. > :16:11.Will there be other teams in the league looking at that and thinking
:16:12. > :16:17.that maybe City have a few problems at the back? Birmingham City will be
:16:18. > :16:21.rubbing their hands together playing against Manchester City and the
:16:22. > :16:30.frailties they showed. Only a second start of the season coming back, and
:16:31. > :16:32.the central partnership between Steph Houghton and her partner
:16:33. > :16:40.needed some ironing out there were miscommunications. Lynette does
:16:41. > :16:47.really well on the ball is bouncing around, but Hauksson goes to the
:16:48. > :16:54.ball and it's a nice penalty for them to get onto the scoresheet.
:16:55. > :16:58.Lucy Bronze, do you feel she had a quiet game? She did today, but
:16:59. > :17:02.without a doubt she is a world-class player. I think what makes her even
:17:03. > :17:08.better is the fact she does not realise is she's as good as she is.
:17:09. > :17:14.It will be a tight league, which is what we want to see. Liverpool are
:17:15. > :17:17.the form side in the WSL and they faced the FK cup final opponents of
:17:18. > :17:22.Manchester City, Birmingham. The Blues have made a promising start to
:17:23. > :17:26.life under new manager Mark Skinner, the former centre of excellence
:17:27. > :17:30.director who guided his side to Wembley with victories over Arsenal
:17:31. > :17:33.and Chelsea resided over an unbeaten start to the league campaign,
:17:34. > :17:36.securing an impressive point at Manchester City. It's been three
:17:37. > :17:41.years since Liverpool won WSL title but the Reds are the early
:17:42. > :17:44.pacesetters and have scored four goals in each of their opening three
:17:45. > :17:47.fixtures. Chris Holland was on hand to see of the trend would continue
:17:48. > :17:57.at St Andrews. -- to see if. Harrop, the captain. The long ball
:17:58. > :18:02.cutout. It has found its way to Ellie Brazil. Fantastic save by
:18:03. > :18:14.Chamberlain. Ellie Brazil with the shot. And it
:18:15. > :18:16.has hit the crossbar. What an effort that was from Ellie Brazil. A
:18:17. > :18:28.fantastic effort. Liverpool send the ball into the
:18:29. > :18:32.box, and it is a chance, and a goal for Liverpool. Jess Clarke with a
:18:33. > :18:33.diving header. A terrible mistake in the heart of defence from
:18:34. > :18:49.Birmingham. IEC into that box, what a fantastic
:18:50. > :18:54.chance for Ayisi. Another shot, cleared by Liverpool. What a chance
:18:55. > :18:59.the Ayisi. Liverpool come forward again through Jess Clarke, ball into
:19:00. > :19:03.the box, and the header met by the keeper. A shot into an open goal,
:19:04. > :19:09.and in off the inside of the post. What a chance for Liverpool.
:19:10. > :19:17.Ayisi with the ball at her feet. It has hit the crossbar again.
:19:18. > :19:18.Fantastic chance from Ayisi. The second time Birmingham have hit the
:19:19. > :19:32.bar in short succession. Ayisi has found the ball at her feet
:19:33. > :19:39.and she's on a fantastic run. Will she take a shot? Not sure what to
:19:40. > :19:43.do. Ellen White, but unable to score and the ball is cleared by the feet
:19:44. > :19:50.of Chamberlain. Chamberlain able to collect the late effort. Less than
:19:51. > :19:55.ten minutes to go. It will be Greenwood to send the ball in the
:19:56. > :20:00.box, a shot at goal, and it is scored by Gemma Bonner, the captain.
:20:01. > :20:03.Fantastic finish, and she really gambled on the indecision in the
:20:04. > :20:05.Birmingham defence, and she celebrates that one like it wins the
:20:06. > :20:10.match. In the second half pressing
:20:11. > :20:14.performance was better than the first half. We did not get to grips
:20:15. > :20:19.with it in the first half and we stopped the flow in the second and
:20:20. > :20:23.created some good chances. If you laze a game of football it is a
:20:24. > :20:27.chance to find another gear -- lose a game. We have to find a way of
:20:28. > :20:31.finishing the details of the end, and then the game would be
:20:32. > :20:34.comfortable. Comfortable they say and it's great having the woodwork
:20:35. > :20:39.as a defender, but the clean sheet, Liverpool will enjoy that moment.
:20:40. > :20:44.Yes, something to build on. They are free scoring in this Spring series.
:20:45. > :20:50.They've recruited really well so everything is going as good as it
:20:51. > :20:54.can be for Liverpool. Contenders? Yes, properly one of four. Like
:20:55. > :21:02.Rachel Selt they have recruited well. Stony experience, Jess Clarke,
:21:03. > :21:05.and she goes unnoticed but I think she is effective. It has to be the
:21:06. > :21:09.last two games for me. That will show because they have Man City and
:21:10. > :21:13.Chelsea and we will see how good they are. It's a credit to Scott
:21:14. > :21:17.Rogers and what he is building at Liverpool. Scott Rogers doing well
:21:18. > :21:21.at Liverpool. More from Birmingham shortly, but two more Spring series
:21:22. > :21:24.games to catch up with, starting with Arsenal who was searching for a
:21:25. > :21:28.first win of the campaign at Yeovilton.
:21:29. > :21:41.After a 4-4 thriller, Arsenal were keen to give Yeovil another taste of
:21:42. > :21:43.life. There was a handball in the box which gave the gun is an
:21:44. > :21:50.opportunity to score with seven minutes on the clock. Despite the
:21:51. > :21:54.keeper going the right way, Jody Taylor had no problem opening the
:21:55. > :22:01.scoring. Yeovil have conceded 13 goals in the last three, and with
:22:02. > :22:06.the help of Daniel Carter, the Glovers rose with an own goal --
:22:07. > :22:09.Danielle Carter. Yeovil's problems were set to continue as Jodie Taylor
:22:10. > :22:12.was on the hunt for more and succeeded with her right foot giving
:22:13. > :22:21.her a second, and three for the Gunners. With Yeovil struggling to
:22:22. > :22:26.keep up with the Arsenal pace, Carter used it to her advantage. A
:22:27. > :22:35.corner play from Anna Patton was meant with precision. -- met with
:22:36. > :22:38.precision. Just before half-time, it was Yeovil's chance to offer a
:22:39. > :22:41.surprise for the Gunners and saw Lucy Quinn chipping the keeper to
:22:42. > :22:55.reduce the deficit. After the break, a super run by
:22:56. > :22:59.Daniel van de Donk was ended after she was fouled in the box --
:23:00. > :23:05.Danielle. A penalty was awarded to the visitors. Another goal for the
:23:06. > :23:13.Gunners with USA international Heather O'Reilly scoring her first
:23:14. > :23:16.of the campaign. Sunderland took on Bristol looking for their first win
:23:17. > :23:21.of the series and almost took the lead. Lucy Staniforth's free kick
:23:22. > :23:24.cannoned off the bar. Sunderland continue to try their luck from
:23:25. > :23:32.range, followed by a spectacular save. Bristol City's first real
:23:33. > :23:35.chance came when Megan Alexander crossed into the path of Clare
:23:36. > :23:42.Hemsley, but she failed to hit the target from close range. But with 15
:23:43. > :23:47.minutes remaining, Sunderland were given a golden opportunity to take
:23:48. > :23:50.the lead. Staniforth stepped up to convert the penalty and it was
:23:51. > :23:52.enough to give Sunderland are winning their first -- and their
:23:53. > :23:59.first successive clean sheets. The win for Sunderland moves up to
:24:00. > :24:01.fourth in the table with Liverpool leading the way. Yeovil find
:24:02. > :24:08.themselves at the foot of the table without a point. Perhaps maybe not
:24:09. > :24:12.the worst thing is the goal conceded. That is something they
:24:13. > :24:17.need to make sure they do better with. You look at Doncaster when
:24:18. > :24:20.they moved up, maybe they were too expansive and played the style of
:24:21. > :24:23.football they might want but you can't do it against the likes of
:24:24. > :24:27.Manchester City and Chelsea as they will tear you apart. Readying
:24:28. > :24:30.adapted better because they may themselves difficult to break down
:24:31. > :24:37.and they were solid and they ground out results and got points, so that
:24:38. > :24:43.is what Yeovilton need to do -- Yeovil. Score goals from set pieces
:24:44. > :24:48.or something like that. Yeovil, they are part-time, and at this level and
:24:49. > :24:51.in this day and age WSL one, you need to be full-time to attract the
:24:52. > :24:57.players. That will be one of the problems problems Yeovil. There is a
:24:58. > :25:01.period of time ahead of the Winter league starting, but they need to
:25:02. > :25:04.recruit a better level of players and with part-time status, it
:25:05. > :25:10.doesn't look like they are fit enough either. Any younger players
:25:11. > :25:15.to come in? They do it? We were part-time for a long period, but
:25:16. > :25:20.have those training programmes and you are presented as a full-time
:25:21. > :25:24.player. That is one of the things that Yeovil need to do. They have to
:25:25. > :25:28.bring through young players and maybe bring in young international
:25:29. > :25:32.players who have that experience week in, week out. You look at
:25:33. > :25:36.Sunderland and the resilience they have as well. Let's go back to the
:25:37. > :25:40.FA Cup because burning are hoping to lift the trophy for just the second
:25:41. > :25:44.time they face Manchester City on Saturday. Ellen White already has
:25:45. > :25:51.two winners medals and Kelly Summers has been to meet the striker whose
:25:52. > :25:56.penalty fired The Blues to Wembley after a tense shoot out in Solihull.
:25:57. > :26:01.I was a nervous wreck on line. This is it, if this goes in, Birmingham
:26:02. > :26:05.have one. It was a nervous one. Now or never for Ellen White, one of the
:26:06. > :26:11.most experienced on the field. I knew in my head what I would do.
:26:12. > :26:16.What was the feeling like when it did hit the back of the net? I felt
:26:17. > :26:20.a lot of emotions. I wanted to cry and scream at the same time. It was
:26:21. > :26:25.crazy to see the girls all running, and it was a great feeling. I think
:26:26. > :26:31.I was just so excited to know we were in the FA Cup. A lot of the
:26:32. > :26:35.hard work comes down to that moment. It was a hard game, 120 minutes,
:26:36. > :26:42.along the game and thankfully we won it. Tell us about the celebration as
:26:43. > :26:46.well. Yes, one of my favourite players, he does that. So I turned
:26:47. > :26:52.round and did that and the girls came running up and we were pretty
:26:53. > :26:56.happy. Tell us how much you are enjoying life at Birmingham at the
:26:57. > :27:01.moment. Really enjoying it. What a way to start, the FA Cup final. The
:27:02. > :27:06.staff are really ambitious and are really talented squad. Some young,
:27:07. > :27:10.exciting players in the England age groups and some experienced players
:27:11. > :27:14.as well. That excited me. I'm really happy playing for Birmingham with a
:27:15. > :27:20.mark as the manager. The players we have got, I'm just happy at the
:27:21. > :27:24.moment. Tell us a bit about Marc Singer get -- Mark Skinner. He is an
:27:25. > :27:33.unknown quantity. He is a good guy. A lovely guy. He's a lovely guy, a
:27:34. > :27:39.great manager, really great communication. All of his sessions
:27:40. > :27:42.are different, creative. You are playing with a smile on your face
:27:43. > :27:47.and that is what you want to do. That's one of the reasons I wanted
:27:48. > :27:53.to do that and join here, as a manager, he is exciting. Notts
:27:54. > :27:56.County have officially withdrawn from the Spring series. The
:27:57. > :28:03.immediate concern is the uncertain future faced by the staff and
:28:04. > :28:07.players. You spend three very happy years there. How did you feel when
:28:08. > :28:12.the news came out? I was devastated for the girls, the staff, for the
:28:13. > :28:17.way it came about. Two days before the spring series started. I have a
:28:18. > :28:21.lot of close friends in that team. I hope everyone can find a club as
:28:22. > :28:24.soon as possible and enjoy playing football again. Hopefully the next
:28:25. > :28:30.two or three months they will be a positive situation. It is Rachel
:28:31. > :28:34.Yankey, Ellen White, brilliant. They have supported me through injuries
:28:35. > :28:37.and I had some great moments. Laura Bassett has teed it up.
:28:38. > :28:44.The free kick was pretty exciting. It was touched to Ellen White.
:28:45. > :28:50.Beautifully worked. Fantastically finished. It went horrifically in
:28:51. > :28:55.training. I was dying it right and centre. But it happened to work
:28:56. > :29:02.perfectly on the night. It looked quite a good goal. Yes, it blew up,
:29:03. > :29:05.really. It kept getting bigger and bigger, and a lot of celebrities
:29:06. > :29:10.started tweeting about it and messaging about it. I imagine people
:29:11. > :29:15.still talk to about it. Do you still watch it sometimes? I've seen it a
:29:16. > :29:21.few times. I'm trying to get as many views as possible. Another memory
:29:22. > :29:24.with Notts County is that you reached the first-ever FA Cup final
:29:25. > :29:28.to be played at Wembley. Tell us about that experience. It was an
:29:29. > :29:33.incredible feeling, to be honest. Wembley is such an amazing stadium
:29:34. > :29:38.and the home of English football. For us to walk out there and women's
:29:39. > :29:41.football to be represented at Wembley was an amazing achievement
:29:42. > :29:45.for us. We just did not play as well as we could have, but the whole day
:29:46. > :29:51.and everything about it was a really special moment and for it to be at
:29:52. > :29:55.Wembley, last year, and again this year, it's great for women's
:29:56. > :30:00.football. I hear it will be a decent crowd as well. It is great memories,
:30:01. > :30:04.but I wanted to win, and I still want to win. What would it mean for
:30:05. > :30:10.you to banish those memories less Chamakh everything, to be honest. I
:30:11. > :30:13.want to get my hands on the trophy -- but we can't disrespect
:30:14. > :30:16.Manchester City because they're a fantastic team. They got to the
:30:17. > :30:20.semifinal of the Champions League and had a really good season last
:30:21. > :30:25.year, so we have a great team we are up against, but I want to get rid of
:30:26. > :30:27.those memories of losing a couple of years ago and have a great memory of
:30:28. > :30:41.winning it with my new team. And you will be able to see the
:30:42. > :30:52.Women's FA Cup final live this Saturday evening.
:30:53. > :30:59.Sue, you are going to be at Wembley. So this is when you don't sit on the
:31:00. > :31:04.fence. Ellen White had a huge smile on her face. The whole team seems to
:31:05. > :31:09.be playing with more joy. That is why we all start playing football,
:31:10. > :31:12.because we love it. It is great to hear Ellen White saying that on the
:31:13. > :31:19.half of her and her team-mates. Maybe things have changed at
:31:20. > :31:23.Birmingham. They have brought in two laid-back personalities who will
:31:24. > :31:29.project an air of confidence across the players. Maybe that is what they
:31:30. > :31:34.need, the shackles coming off. And he has a real energy about him. I
:31:35. > :31:38.think he has instilled that into his players. First of all, it looks like
:31:39. > :31:42.they are well drilled, but the fact that they are enjoying it, they have
:31:43. > :31:45.a real belief now that they can go out and win games convincingly,
:31:46. > :31:53.which I am not sure they had last season. I am thinking this is a
:31:54. > :31:59.walkover for Birmingham. Things have changed at Birmingham. They brought
:32:00. > :32:05.in players in the second half of the last season. And they have continued
:32:06. > :32:10.on the upward trend. They have caused Man City some problems. They
:32:11. > :32:16.have. City will be looking forward to the cup final, but Birmingham
:32:17. > :32:23.will be a very difficult opposition. And it will be a difficult day. But
:32:24. > :32:32.Man City have had a tough run-in. They have played Saturday,
:32:33. > :32:36.Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday. So it is quite a backlog of games. But
:32:37. > :32:42.whether they have the squad or not still show up on the Saturday... It
:32:43. > :32:54.is the fact that they have been away from home as well. That is tough.
:32:55. > :33:02.Who are you going for? Blues. I will go with Man City. Soup? I agree. I
:33:03. > :33:07.think it will be a tight game, but Man City will have too much for them
:33:08. > :33:10.going forward. They have a lot of attacking players and Birmingham
:33:11. > :33:15.will do well, but Birmingham will just take it. And that record crowd
:33:16. > :33:22.at Wembley will give it an extra drive. I am so excited. An FA Cup
:33:23. > :33:27.final at Wembley is so exciting. To see the biggest crowd of all time,
:33:28. > :33:31.it keeps building and building. That is about it from us this week.
:33:32. > :33:34.Plenty more football to come on the BBC, though. Chelsea can move one
:33:35. > :33:35.step closer to the Premier League title with victory over
:33:36. > :33:52.Middlesbrough. Don't forget, there is still time
:33:53. > :33:54.for you to cast your vote for women's Footballer of the Year by
:33:55. > :34:00.heading to the BBC Sport website, where you will also be able to find
:34:01. > :34:04.out the terms and conditions. We will be back in a fortnight. Thank
:34:05. > :34:07.you to Rachel particularly for bringing the Spring Series dress
:34:08. > :34:11.with her to the occasion. Hopefully, we will see that at the FA Cup final
:34:12. > :34:14.against. Manchester City came from behind to get off the mark against
:34:15. > :34:17.Reading in the Spring Series after Nick Cushing threw caution to the
:34:18. > :34:20.wind at Adams Park. Bye Finau.