Our first match as a pro women's team was against Liverpool last August in the WSL Cup, we won 0-1 at their Tranmere ground.
Liverpool's women's team won the WSL title in 2014, but didn't keep pace with the extra investment that clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and City put into the game. Last year they came 8th (of 11) having lost a bunch of players (mostly to us!) - but they're building again now. Both teams are currently sat on zero points, with zero goals scored.
Leigh Stadium is just off the East Lancs (the pre-motorway Liverpool-Manchester road) and it's more or less half way between the two cities. It doesn't clash with United (our match against Arsenal is on Monday night) but it does clash with Liverpool's televised away game at Sheffield.
But it should get a decent crowd and a decent atmosphere. West stand is sold out, they've moved onto selling South stand (the seating behind the goal) now:
We don't have a match this coming weekend - it's a WSL Cup group stage weekend, we're in a group of five and it's our weekend off. Which might not be ideal preparation after two defeats, but will give our injured players time to recover.
Liverpool's women's team won the WSL title in 2014, but didn't keep pace with the extra investment that clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and City put into the game. Last year they came 8th (of 11) having lost a bunch of players (mostly to us!) - but they're building again now. Both teams are currently sat on zero points, with zero goals scored.
Leigh Stadium is just off the East Lancs (the pre-motorway Liverpool-Manchester road) and it's more or less half way between the two cities. It doesn't clash with United (our match against Arsenal is on Monday night) but it does clash with Liverpool's televised away game at Sheffield.
But it should get a decent crowd and a decent atmosphere. West stand is sold out, they've moved onto selling South stand (the seating behind the goal) now:
We don't have a match this coming weekend - it's a WSL Cup group stage weekend, we're in a group of five and it's our weekend off. Which might not be ideal preparation after two defeats, but will give our injured players time to recover.