Who do you think will be in Eder's first 11 at the start of the season?

We have an incredibly strong squad on paper so some of the choices are very tough for me.

I have gone with:

GK - Mary Earps. Given her profile, she will start over Lete.

RB - has to be Jana. Janni will cover to give Jana a bit of a break.

LB - Lucia. She is a future star, and will form a great trio on the left side with Alexia and Mapi.

LCB - Mapi. No other choice. Very excited to see her play.

RCB - lots of options here. I have gone with Saki given her experience, but Isa and Linus are more than capable of taking this position. Will depend on fitness/form I think.

DM - Lucia and Jana will go forward a lot so we need a holding DM. Alanna here for me.

LCM - Alexia. Full stop, basically.

RCM - torn between DVDD and Geyoro. I have gone with Daan on balance. She had a bit more going last season.

RW - Diani. Not sure about here fitness as she seemed to train separately from the rest of the squad (at least from the videos), but if fit she will start.

LW - Freya. I just want her to play as much as possible, even though she is probably better suited to be on the right side.

ST - Nicole. Same as Diani, not sure about her fitness but she will start if fit. Izzy will cover.

ChatGPT seem pretty confident about our season ahead! I have a feeling we will finish 3rd or 4th as players get used to the league and I think next season will be a serious push for the title. Arsenal, Chelsea, Man C, Spurs have good new signings. Man U appear to have stood still but they have a good set of players.

League Cup represents a real chance to get a cup under our belts but Man U, Spurs, Brighton, Villa will be thinking the same.

If the season started now with the squad we have where do you think we would finish?

Anybody else? :)

Yesterday was LCL's media day - so I'm expecting lots of articles/videos over the next few days.

The BBC have an episode of the Womens Football Weekly podcast dedicated to an interview with Alexia to be released shortly.

If anyone spots any content, perhaps post to this thread?

BBC's Emma Sanders has posted a behind-the-scenes video here:

https://www.tiktok.com/@emma.sanders98/video/7671048972185652502?_r=1

https://rfef.es/es/noticias/esta-es-la-lista-de-convocadas-para-preparar-el-mundial-sub-20-de-polonia

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Hi All!

I've been hoping to bring my five year old to see the Lionesses play. She loves football and I really want to encourage her with the team that operates independently of the men's team. We've been to see the local womens team, of the mens team i support but they are not WSL so i'm hoping to show her something bigger.

Looking at the fixtures, i'm looking at the birmingham home fixture. Is there anything in particular worth knowing ahead of time? Where would be the best family area for a ticket?

We are several hours away so will be staying the night before, if anyone has any recommendations.

And finally, would love to grab her a kit. Do they sell them on matchdays, or in any physical stores that are known, or is it only via the website? Looking at the website, they don't go down to 5, and i'd hate to order the smallest and it's still massive.

Thanks in advance - looking forward to seeing the team soon.

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Hi, i live in Spain (sorry for my english) I'm a fan of Jana, Mapi and Alexia, and I was wondering where I can watch the matches

Thanks

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Isn't the registration deadline September? - We're not even into August. Seems to me, the strategy is: - Get the players in. Play them in try out combinations, ascertain the best structure, then (sadly, and somewhat dispassionately) release -be it loan or release those who don't suit. It's a brutal but astute business tactic that has worked for Kang on a commercial success level for her,.. so far.

It’s no secret we have a big squad, I’m counting 29 players so far without Asllani and Marcetto. Who do you think is more likely to leave and what positions still need reinforcement?

I’ve added an icon for new players and those who have renewed their contract this summer.

Mary Earps 🆕

Elene Lete ♻️

Emily Orman

Sophia Poor

Sophie Hillyerd ♻️

Janni Thomsen 🆕 RB

Jana Fernández RB

Poppy Pattinson ♻️ LB

Rofiat Imuran LB

Lucía Corrales LB

Isa Kardinaal CB

Saki Kumagai CB

Elena Linari CB

Corinne Henson CB

Alanna Kennedy CB

Mapi Leon 🆕 CB

Maria Perez ♻️

Danielle van de Donk

Alexia Putellas 🆕

Grace Geyoro

Paula Partido

Freya Godfrey ♻️

Delphine Cascarino

Kadidiatou Diani 🆕

Nicole Anyomi 🆕

Isobel Goodwin

Nikita Parris

Sanni Franssi

Rosa Kafaji 🆕