LCFC Women 2026/27

[CosbehFox]

19 minutes ago, Lineker's Lugs said:

Spending on women’s teams doesn’t give any write-off under FFP/PSR.  It just doesn’t get included so the PSR calculation is the same whether the spending happens or not.

I’ll stand corrected. I was going off PSR calculations such as below which show the women’s teams as a permitted deduction. 
 

 

https://x.com/swissramble/status/1452516017758998534?s=46&t=G4BjMKLJ3WGBAEQ0Obvi7w

 

Edited 10 August by CosbehFox

[Lineker's Lugs]

1 hour ago, CosbehFox said:

I’ll stand corrected. I was going off PSR calculations such as below which show the women’s teams as a permitted deduction. 
 

 

https://x.com/swissramble/status/1452516017758998534?s=46&t=G4BjMKLJ3WGBAEQ0Obvi7w

 

I think we're probably talking about the same thing just using different terminology, particularly around write off.  

 

If a team makes a 100m loss with no excluded spending (such as women's team) the PSR loss is 100m.

If they had additionally spent 10m on the women's team to give a total loss of 110m, the PSR loss is still 100m.  The women's spending hasn't impacted it at all which was my (possibly badly made) point.

 

 

 

[ACF]

Costing the owner cash he doesn’t have, and bringing in very little. Forget PSR, new CEO probably looking at downsizing the expense as much as possible. 

[lcfcrinaldi]

16 hours ago, ACF said:

Costing the owner cash he doesn’t have, and bringing in very little. Forget PSR, new CEO probably looking at downsizing the expense as much as possible. 

It doesnt make business sense to do that, not that there is any evidence of business acumen within the club.

 

It's not what we want and probably not something anyone will ever admit, but maybe WSL2 is just where they want the team to be, cheap to run, still have the PR of having a womens team.

Maybe that's just where the aspirations end currently. Sadly for us.

[Ryy]

 

[davieG]

Libby Bance (born 23 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Club career
Brighton & Hove Albion
Bance impressed as a youth for local club South Park, attracting interest from a host of clubs including Crystal Palace. Bance chose to progress her career with Brighton and after rising through their Academy, she made her senior debut on 20 November 2019 against London Bees in the League cup in a 5–0 win.[1] In October 2020, she came on in added time for her league debut in a 1–0 win against West Ham.[2] She signed a two-year professional contract with Brighton in August 2021.[3] On 4 August 2023 she signed a contract extension with Brighton.[4] On 2 June 2026 it was announced that Bance would be leaving Brighton at the end of June.[5]

Loan to Rangers
On 14 September 2023, Bance signed for Rangers on loan for the 2023–24 season.[6] On 17 September 2023, Bance made her debut for Rangers scoring two goals in the 12–0 away win against Montrose.[7]

Loan to Bristol City
On 7 September 2024, Bance signed for Bristol City on loan for the 2024–25 season.[8]

Loan to Birmingham City
On 4 September 2025, Bance signed for Birmingham City on loan for the 2025–26 season.[9]

[Jimmy]

Just notice Liv has taken Simone Sherwood's number, has Simone left?

[Ryy]

5 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

Just notice Liv has taken Simone Sherwood's number, has Simone left?

Nah she hasn’t 

[Jimmy]

13 minutes ago, Ryy said:

Nah she hasn’t 

didn't think so but I could have missed one with all the departures.

 

she's 6ft and can play CB or DM this should be her breakthrough season here

Edited 11 August by Jimmy

[Ryy]

 

[LCFC1996]

5 minutes ago, Ryy said:

 

If we'd signed her in the WSL I'd call it a very good signing, to get her in the WSL2 is nuts

[Ryy]

 

[SK3Blue]

13 minutes ago, Ryy said:

 

Forward that hasn’t scored for 2 years, will fit right in with Passmoor’s don’t score policy. 

[LCFC1996]

Was super highly rated before the move to Man City, only 20, see if she can rekindle something 

[lcfcrinaldi]

2 hours ago, LCFC1996 said:

Was super highly rated before the move to Man City, only 20, see if she can rekindle something 

I think some are expecting us to sign Bunny Shaw.

 

It's a smart buy, can only assume she's on quite low wages. Have to take these risks, she either doesn't do much and she goes at the end of her low cost contract. Or, she starts living up to her promise and we can potentially sell her for a tidy profit.

Low risk, high reward.

[SK3Blue]

12 hours ago, lcfcrinaldi said:

I think some are expecting us to sign Bunny Shaw.

 

It's a smart buy, can only assume she's on quite low wages. Have to take these risks, she either doesn't do much and she goes at the end of her low cost contract. Or, she starts living up to her promise and we can potentially sell her for a tidy profit.

Low risk, high reward.

I see your point about low risk high reward but if she’s not finding the net after 12 games in the Scottish League she’s got a lot of learning to do, and I’m not sure we have time for that. 
 

I’d much rather we had gone in for Rio Hardy  or Amy Andrews, proven goalscorers at this level who know the league but I suppose that requires some form of ambition, neither of which Passmoor or King Power have whether it’s on or off the field. 
 

At the moment the squad needs experience, Lehmann running around in circles is easy to play against and Tierney jumping out of tackles isn’t going to cut it, Tierney hasn’t  been the same since Pattinson clobbered her at Brighton, she lacks bite and has lost a yard. 
 

Interesting that Keane hasn’t featured in the preseason games of late too, she seems to bring confidence to her defence whereas Clark seems quiet and shaky. 
 

They have a tough start, and Kirk coming back to the club with Durham early on will be a test. A long season ahead I think, Spine of the team needs massive improvement. 
 

 

 

[LCFC1996]

3 minutes ago, SK3Blue said:

I see your point about low risk high reward but if she’s not finding the net after 12 games in the Scottish League she’s got a lot of learning to do, and I’m not sure we have time for that. 
 

I’d much rather we had gone in for Rio Hardy  or Amy Andrews, proven goalscorers at this level who know the league but I suppose that requires some form of ambition, neither of which Passmoor or King Power have whether it’s on or off the field. 
 

At the moment the squad needs experience, Lehmann running around in circles is easy to play against and Tierney jumping out of tackles isn’t going to cut it, Tierney hasn’t  been the same since Pattinson clobbered her at Brighton, she lacks bite and has lost a yard. 
 

Interesting that Keane hasn’t featured in the preseason games of late too, she seems to bring confidence to her defence whereas Clark seems quiet and shaky. 
 

They have a tough start, and Kirk coming back to the club with Durham early on will be a test. A long season ahead I think, Spine of the team needs massive improvement. 
 

 

 

The Nystrom signing alone proves thats a load of rubbish tbf, which granted hugely surprised me because I wasn't expecting to have much positivity at all re: the women's set up this season.

 

Long way to go and we desperately need 2 more CBs but its not the end of the world situation it could've been

[bart]

I see from some of the training images that Marie Hourihan is our new assistant manager. Managed Plymouth last season, obviously another Irish connection.

 

And yes apparently she is related to Conor the assistant manager for the mens team.

[jammie82uk]

1 hour ago, bart said:

Marie Hourihan is our new assistant manager. Managed Plymouth last season,

4 years in management so has some experience at this level, was at Chelsea & Man City as a player, previously been at Leicester as a player as well 

 

1 hour ago, bart said:

yes apparently she is related to Conor the assistant manager for the mens team.

Yes apparently they are 2nd cousins 

[davieG]

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A competitive afternoon at Belvoir Drive as we were beaten by Everton in our latest pre-season test

 

 

 

 

[Jimmy]

Seems like Wednesday was media day from the socials

[Sly]

5 hours ago, davieG said:

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A competitive afternoon at Belvoir Drive as we were beaten by Everton in our latest pre-season test

 

 

 

Eyebrows is still with us then! I thought Leahman might leave. 

[Jimmy]

Eyebrows?

[SK3Blue]

16 hours ago, Sly said:

Eyebrows is still with us then! I thought Leahman might leave. 

She told a few fans she was sticking around this season after the Charlton play off game. She’s actually a nice lass that trains hard, just not the best footballer but can’t fault her attitude. 

[davieG]

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