Marieanne Spacey-Cale: ‘We want a successful women’s team as part of Southampton FC’

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Manager hopeful that FA Cup tie against Championship side Coventry United will provide a taste of the big time

When fourth-tier Southampton FC welcome Championship side Coventry United to St Mary’s in the FA Cup on Sunday they will get a taste of the professionalism they are aiming for. “This challenge is a huge part of our learning,” says their manager, Marieanne Spacey-Cale. “The physicality of a Super League or Championship team gives us a chance to test where we are. It’s an opportunity to feel it, to smell it, to taste it. What would it look like if that was us every Sunday?”

In 2018 the FA opened bidding for places in the fully professional Women’s Super League and semi-professional Championship, and there were hopes that the chance to jump in towards the top would prompt big clubs, and specifically Manchester United, to join the increasingly profitable and marketable game.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/25/marieanne-spacey-cale-southampton-fa-cup-coventry-womens-football

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