Leicester City Women Secure Place in Women’s Super League!
Congratulations from all at the Foxes Trust to Willie Kirk and all the players and staff at Leicester City Women for securing another season in the Women’s Super League finishing in 10th place, their highest ever in the pyramid!
Those of us watching each week have seen the team improve in skill, determination and confidence and we were recently treated to a thoroughly enjoyable and deserved 4-0 win against Liverpool to give us a bit of a cushion going into the last couple of games of the season.
As we go to press there are rumours that the women’s team may move from Belvoir Drive training ground to join the men at the state-of-the-art training facilities at Seagrave which would be great news for the women’s game.
The club has yet to put the women’s season tickets on sale / for renewal, but last year they were real value for money at only £42 for the whole season. The atmosphere at the KP is great so if you’ve never been to watch the women, why not give it a try next season? Attendances are growing game on game.
The Women’s Supporters’ Club is also growing. You can find them on Twitter: @LCFCWomenSC
The Future of Leicester City Women?
Leicester City FC Women Academy is inviting girls between the ages of nine and 16 to sign up for open trial dates ahead of the 2023/24 season. Sign up here:
https://www.lcfc.com/news/3340422/lcfc-women-academy-to-hold-junior-trials-this-summer?lang=en
Foxes Trust involved in National Dialogue on the Women’s game
Foxes Trust board member, Lynn Wyeth, is representing Foxes Trust on the FSA Women’s Network. The Network has been holding structured dialogue with the FA, discussing a range of issues about the women’s game. The latest report is published online here:
Lynn was recently on a joint call with Karen Carney, former England player, who has been tasked with carrying out a review into the women’s game. Fans of the women’s game do not want to see repeats of mistakes made in the men’s game, particularly around TV money, lack of financial stability, lack of money filtering down the pyramid, and the moving of games at the last minute for TV. The Carney Review report should be published at the end of summer.
Ticketing issues affecting the women’s game
A large number of different systems are in place at different clubs for how tickets are sold for women’s games, especially for away fans. Fans often have to register with different clubs. Some are sold via their own clubs. Some release tickets for whole year, some the week before (as was the case for poor Liverpool fans travelling to Leicester this season). There have been issues with accessibility for away fans for disabled supporters. The Women’s World Cup ticketing system has also been fraught with difficulties and there are many unhappy England fans. Some clubs have seen an increase in season ticket prices for the men’s team to fund the women’s game, resulting in devaluation of the women’s game and causing blame unfairly. Lynn will continue to work with the FSA to encourage improved and standardised ticketing strategies for fans of the women’s game.
England Lionesses Kick Off World Cup Campaign
The Lioness begin their World Cup campaign in Brisbane, Australia on Saturday 22nd July against Haiti at 10.30am (BST). The new kits should be available to buy on 5th June. For any fans travelling down under for the games, follow @FreeLionesses on Twitter for news and advice.
It’s been felt that not enough Lionesses ‘home’ games have been held in the North or the Midlands and the Network will be asking why this is and campaigning for more games to held around the country in future.
Lynn Wyeth, Foxes Trust