👋 We were proud to introduce next season's Under 9s to the crowd at our final home game of the season!
A long-standing tradition and one that shows the emphasis we place on our younger players! 🫶
#wafc | @Latics_Academy 🤝
I lost my Dad to cancer when I was 7, I’m older now than he was when he passed, what a meaningful message this is from a very brave woman! Every day really is a gift! Treasure each one!
A final piece of advice from Holly Butcher - written the day before she passed away from cancer at just 27:
“It’s a strange thing knowing you’re going to die young.
At 26, I thought I had time…
To fall in love.
Start a family.
Grow old.
But cancer doesn’t care about plans.
Now, I understand how fragile life really is. Every single day is a gift, not a guarantee.
I’m not writing this to scare you. I’m writing to remind you: really live.
Stop stressing over little things. Be kind to your body- move it, nourish it, stop criticizing it. One day you’ll wish you had appreciated it.
Go outside.
Look at the sky.
Feel the sun.
Just be.
Spend less time chasing “stuff” - more time making memories. Don’t skip moments with people you love.
Laugh more.
Write a note.
Tell someone you love them.
Complain less.
Give more.
Helping others brings more joy than anything you can buy.
Be present.
Put your phone down.
Show up - really show up.
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need a perfect body, or a perfect life.
Just follow what makes your heart light up. Say no to what drains you. Make changes when you need to.
And please - donate blood. I wouldn’t have had that extra year without it. And that year gave me memories I’ll hold close… forever.
Thank you for reading this.
Live your life well.
And maybe… we’ll meet again someday.”
Holly 🩷
Repost & share Holly’s important advice. ❤️
UEFA Womens U16 development tournament
🇦🇱 Albania 1 Cymru 3 🏴
14 years old and a dream come true to get the win and score her first goals for her country in the heat of Tirana.
Gwych Mabli Wyn ac gwych merched Cymru.
It’s a great clip and fantastic play from Cascarino, the moment he gets his body in the way is vital, Also his ability to outplay and turn the defender in knots keeps him on the ball, which is just as important (if not more so), and the reverse pass wow!
If you're showing any young central striker how to hold the ball up, buy time, use their body to protect the ball, display awareness of time, space and execution of an assist, show them Cascarino here.
From a benign posession midway in the opposition half to goal, all because of one of the rarest things in modern football..
World class centre forward play.
@saundzo The move before the move, Individual Tactics also vital for strikers, giving the defenders false sense of security with fake disinterest or lazy/single movements, when hooked and the opportunity arises, punish them! Top work! Really enjoying your insight, thanks for sharing!