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An interview with…..

Charlotte Greengrass (Nottingham Forest)

Nottingham Forest picked up the FAWNL Plate on Sunday with a
2-1 victory over AFC Wimbledon in the Final at Solihull. Charlotte
Greengrass played a big part in the win and defender told us of her
pride in lifting the trophy and high hopes for the club’s future:
WSS: Many congratulations on winning the Plate on
Sunday, how much has the team enjoyed your success?
CG: Thank you! It was a great feeling to get some silverware for
the club. We've been really pleased with our performances in
general across the plate competition. We've travelled all across
the country and come up against some tough opposition where
we've really had to battle, so to win the plate was the perfect way
to round a successful campaign off.
WSS: You went into the game as favourites due to your
higher status than AFC Wimbledon, did you feel any
pressure at all?
CG: There is always some level of pressure going into a final,
particularly when your opposition has that underdog status.
That being said, our mantra all season has been to earn the right
to play in games and that definitely didn't change coming into the final. Regardless of AFC
Wimbledon's position in the pyramid, our aim was to earn the right to play and we did that. That
ultimately led to us putting in a great performance and winning the game. That doesn't take away
from the fact Wimbledon gave us a great game, one which I am certain the fans enjoyed. They had
a brilliant cup run and they've put a great advert out for the good work that is happening in the
Division One leagues.
WSS: What was it like in the last few minutes, and then when the final whistle blew?
CG: After a really attacking and dominant first-half performance, the second half called for us to
dig in to ensure we saw the game out. Whilst Wimbledon did have a few chances, I think we felt in
control as we approached 90 minutes. We stayed switched on throughout and denied Wimbledon
any way back into the game. And it was a brilliant feeling when the ref blew the whistle. It was like
he blew the whistle on all our months of hard work leading up to that point and the final was that
last hurdle for us. We'd put in a performance to be proud of so we were all so buzzing when we were
finally able to say we were winners.
WSS: Now you have had a taste of winning a trophy like this, can you see it driving
the team on for more success in the future?
CG: Yeah, I think it's definitely given us an added hunger to keep winning silverware for the club.
It's also been a long time since Nottingham Forest Women has won any silverware so it was
amazing to be a part of bringing a trophy back to Nottingham. We are a team that wants to win
and take Nottingham Forest as far as we can and silverware gives us and the club that deserved
recognition. We have our County Cup final coming up in a few weeks now and that's another
opportunity for us to get another trophy to our name. From there, we want to keep bringing those
trophies back and I truly do think the sky is the limit for us.
WSS: This week you go back to the league and a top four place is still on offer if you
can beat Brighouse Town. Is that going to be any extra incentive going into the game?
CG: We want to finish in the best position possible this year so it will definitely be in the back of our
minds going into the Brighouse game. That being said, Brighouse are equally going to want to come
and right some wrongs after we won the reverse fixture. We know it's going to be a battle and that's
something we are ready for. The top four spot is also dependent on how other teams fare in the last
game of the season so we are concentrating on controlling what we can and that's our
performance. I am really looking forward to it and think it will be a brilliant way to end our league
campaign. It's also going to be a great feeling to finally finish a season after two years of COVID
wreaking havoc on the league.
WSS: How would you say the season has gone for the team overall, any other
highlights apart from last Sunday?
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