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10 things I hate about 3G!

Cheltenham Spa Women 1st v Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 8th March 2026. Another grey day, another match on an artificial grass surface, which means another round of injuries. As the game started, our 2 substitutes took the opportunity to nip to the bathroom, which seemed like a perfectly reasonable plan.

Horizontal hail anyone?

Downend Flyers Women A vs Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 15th February 2026Downend managed to get a 3G pitch for the Quarter Final tie of the Women’s Challenge Cup, albeit with a later kick of time. The wind was blowing hard diagonally across the pitch, which meant a lot of play

We’re gonna need more ice packs!

Winchcombe Town Ladies 1st v Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 1st February 2026 With fixtures being postponed left, right and centre, we were fortunate to be playing away on a 3G surface, and with pretty reasonable weather for a change. We only had one substitute available for the game, and various

More work for washing machines

Abbeymead Rovers Ladies First v Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 18th January 2026 The second trip to Abbeydale in as many weekends, and this time we had no wind, but we did get the rain. A sticky and bobbly pitch gave both teams a tough workout, and with only one substitute

Nice weather for penguins

Abbeymead Rovers Ladies First v Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 11th January 2026 A tricky cup game in absolutely awful conditions, with the freezing wind howling down the pitch diagonally, which meant 80% of the play was on the opposite side of the pitch to the technical area, and wind advantage

Unwanted Christmas present

AEK Boco Ladies Dev vs Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 21st December 2025. All good things must come to an end eventually, and on our last game of the year that’s what happened to our season unbeaten record. Not the Christmas gift any of us would have wanted. Boco’s home ground

Astroturf curse no more?

Bristol Ladies Union 1st v Kingswood Women 1st, 14th December 2025 Another day on our home ground, but this time on the artificial surface which often proves to be an Achilles heel for BLU. Not this time though. A strong breeze running across the pitch meant that the ball wound

Blinded by the sun

Bristol Ladies Union 1st v Tuffley Rovers Ladies 1st, 30th November 2025 A rather cold and windy day at BAWA, with very few clouds to block out the low sun. Fortunately we started the game with the sun and wind behind us, which gave us a small first half advantage,

It’s not always pretty

Andoversford Women v Bristol Ladies Union 1st, 9th November 2025 (Sue Henson-Green Cup) Sometimes football can be messy and graceless, but if the end result is good then… well, a win is a win! Sunday was one of those days. Maybe it’s the slopy pitch at Andoversford, or maybe it’s

Goal Scoring Machine™

Bristol Ladies Union 1st v Bishops Cleeve Ladies Dev, 2nd November 2025 Another home game, and another home win for BLU, this time against top of the table – and up that point unbeaten – Bishops Cleeve. In a match that racked up 12 goals between the two teams you’d