LCFC Women 2025/26 Season

[The Doctor]

5 minutes ago, SK3Blue said:

Well he sounds like a good fit. 
 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11567737/amp/Aston-Villas-head-womens-football-Lee-Billiard-named-indictment-work-visa-fraud.html

 Another stellar bit of King Power "due dilligence".

[SK3Blue]

2 hours ago, CosbehFox said:

Surprised at Cain. I thought she'd off to Sweden 

She was 99.9% gone but something fell through, Shannon as well had a move lined up to Everton but they had to pay a fee for her and pulled out. 
Rantala - a lot of it comes from her being unhappy with her rehab last season, hence the vacancies on the physio/medical side 
 

Going to be a huge struggle with or without her.  The club is a mess on both sides, a fair few of the women had their deals triggered by the club under the activation clause, doesn’t necessarily mean they wanted to stick around, it’s because no one showed interest. 

Edited 17 July 2025 by SK3Blue

[Tommy G]

13 hours ago, SK3Blue said:

She was 99.9% gone but something fell through, Shannon as well had a move lined up to Everton but they had to pay a fee for her and pulled out. 
Rantala - a lot of it comes from her being unhappy with her rehab last season, hence the vacancies on the physio/medical side 
 

Going to be a huge struggle with or without her.  The club is a mess on both sides, a fair few of the women had their deals triggered by the club under the activation clause, doesn’t necessarily mean they wanted to stick around, it’s because no one showed interest. 

I presumed Cain would follow a certain ex manager….

[SK3Blue]

3 minutes ago, Tommy G said:

I presumed Cain would follow a certain ex manager….

Believe she had something lined up at the end of the season, maybe that was another job that the ex manager expected to get before he got the Linkoping job. 
 

This is what’s left minus Pelgander who seems to have disappeared from the squad list on the website. 
 

Quantity and quality in numbers will be hard to find, we need at least 6 in. 
 

 

[lcfcrinaldi]

58 minutes ago, SK3Blue said:

Believe she had something lined up at the end of the season, maybe that was another job that the ex manager expected to get before he got the Linkoping job. 
 

This is what’s left minus Pelgander who seems to have disappeared from the squad list on the website. 
 

Quantity and quality in numbers will be hard to find, we need at least 6 in. 
 

 

Wow... that's an even thinner squad than I realised.

[Pita]

3 hours ago, lcfcrinaldi said:

Wow... that's an even thinner squad than I realised.

That’s not looking very promising 

[lcfcrinaldi]

19 hours ago, bart said:

The BBC report is a bit misleading as on the official site it says it says that those listed have already signed new contracts and that - Negotiations are on-going with a number of First Team players around their futures on Filbert Way as preparations ahead of the new season continue. 

 

Which would be Rantala and tbh I can't think of who else unless they are looking at some extensions.

Their Instagram also confirms that they have signed too. Shame they haven't given indications of new contract lengths...

I'd expect some of them to probably be 1-year,  particularly for those like Cain and Shannon who weren't on the cards to stay and only have done so because moves didnt materialise elsewhere.

[Jimmy]

On 18/07/2025 at 08:22, SK3Blue said:

Believe she had something lined up at the end of the season, maybe that was another job that the ex manager expected to get before he got the Linkoping job. 
 

This is what’s left minus Pelgander who seems to have disappeared from the squad list on the website. 
 

Quantity and quality in numbers will be hard to find, we need at least 6 in. 
 

 

has Denny Draper left or did you just forget her?

[SK3Blue]

1 hour ago, Jimmy said:

has Denny Draper left or did you just forget her?

Forgot her. Hopefully she’s back to full fitness. 

[Jimmy]

3 minutes ago, SK3Blue said:

Forgot her. Hopefully she’s back to full fitness. 

on your list I'd have Ale listed at left back with Las at right back btw, not sure if Sherwood is a CB or DM?

Edited 19 July 2025 by Jimmy

[SK3Blue]

11 hours ago, Jimmy said:

on your list I'd have Ale listed at left back with Las at right back btw, not sure if Sherwood is a CB or DM?

Midfielder, although she can probably play CB in the same early Tierney and Mace have done in the past. 

[SouthStandUpperTier]

 

 

 

[SK3Blue]

Cain is in Linkoping. I wonder what she’s doing there 😂

[lcfcrinaldi]

Season tickets are on sale, just FYI.

Did I miss something? I was hoping to keep hold of my seats but because they've just randomly dropped something, they've gone...

[SK3Blue]

19 minutes ago, lcfcrinaldi said:

Season tickets are on sale, just FYI.

Did I miss something? I was hoping to keep hold of my seats but because they've just randomly dropped something, they've gone...

You should have a renewal window? Unless they’ve gone down this stupid route of ‘priority seats’ like last season where some folks were relocated as they saw their seats be offered on a match by match basis to general sale punters. 
 

We aren’t renewing, will do a few away days but I think it’s a bloody cheek they can let players go and still haven’t got Rantala sorted, and they come asking for money after 2 months of silence. 

[lcfcrinaldi]

Yeah, I balls'd up a bit in my panic and didnt realise, so got other seats. It looks like they are still holding my seats at the moment, so hopefully still the case in the morning so I can call them and get it switched again... fingers crossed...

[lcfcrinaldi]

Did anyone else get any communication about the season tickets being released?

[CosbehFox]

46 minutes ago, lcfcrinaldi said:

Did anyone else get any communication about the season tickets being released?

There is a two week period starting today for renewals and retention of your seat. 
 

If you go on the screen to purchase one, there is a note about renewal and a link. 

[lcfcrinaldi]

11 minutes ago, CosbehFox said:

There is a two week period starting today for renewals and retention of your seat. 
 

If you go on the screen to purchase one, there is a note about renewal and a link. 

Yeah, my blind panic missed that... now my issue is that because I've brought other seats, its not letting me check out on the renewal. Hopefully its a simple fix if I call them up in the morning.

[sishades]

On 17/07/2025 at 19:00, The Doctor said:

Well he sounds like a good fit. 

The most inappropriate statement when discussing womens footie!!!! Nice.

[lcfcrinaldi]

Fixtures to be released at 10:00.

Season also now starting a bit earlier than usual, 6th September. Surprised considering the Euros.

[lcfcrinaldi]

Potentially tough start to the season.

Man u away

Liverpool at home

Chelsea away

 

Liverpool are in a bit of disseray at the moment, so hopefully we can get a result there.

 

We then have;

Tottenham at home

Everyon at home

Villa away

So all games we should get something from and pick up points.

[Lineker's Lugs]

1 hour ago, lcfcrinaldi said:

Potentially tough start to the season.

Man u away

Liverpool at home

Chelsea away

 

Liverpool are in a bit of disseray at the moment, so hopefully we can get a result there.

 

We then have;

Tottenham at home

Everyon at home

Villa away

So all games we should get something from and pick up points.

 

Leicester could get points in any game, but as it stands there is no fixture you can say they should get something from.

 

[lcfcrinaldi]

1 hour ago, Lineker's Lugs said:

 

Leicester could get points in any game, but as it stands there is no fixture you can say they should get something from.

 

Indeed, thats a very literal way to look at it. They could loose, they could draw or they could even win.

 

But looking at it with the lense of last season, the latter 3 fixtures I listed above are ones that we should expect to take points.

Edited 25 July 2025 by lcfcrinaldi

[SK3Blue]

Biggest issue is not just getting these players in, it’s understanding. I think a lot of the current squad took a very long time to execute whatever plan Miquel came up with last year. 
 

There was an awful lot of coaching from the sidelines, almost junior Football level at times, and the other guy only speaks French who assists her. 
 

Most free players that were worth having, Pattinson for example who is a tough no nonsense Geordie lass at left back, have secured moves, we seem to be reading the news not writing it again. 
 

6 weeks before kick off and no new blood, not enough time to gel and execute the plan in my opinion and goodness knows who is coming in terms of quality.