Fylde Women played in the third tier of the English women’s game and their demise brought much adverse publicity as Haythornthwaite acknowledged: “I’ve been amazed by the furore. I set out from day one to treat the ladies no differently to the men’s team. “Most ladies’ teams at our level never play at the same ground as the men’s team. The other clubs nearby don’t have a ladies’ team and we were playing at a decent level against clubs like Sunderland, Derby and Nottingham Forest. “If everything’s going OK, you don’t mind and don’t look at the numbers.

Source: Express May 06, 2020 06:56 UTC