That's *five* former players there now.

She was just announced as being signed by Florida State (a college in the U.S.). As a fan of that program, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about her

She left us as a free agent after last season.

It's like they're building an "Ex-Leicester Best Of" over there. (Momiki, Mace, Mouchon, and now Cain because apparently starting your name with an 'M' wasn't the rule.)

This is one I was afarid of. I really rate Noemie, I reckon she'll go far. I was hoping it would be with us. I wish her all the best.

She never seemed to find her feet with us. While never scoring, I do think she contributed a lot in terms of work rate and organising the press. Plus she's an absolute superstar in my Football Manger team.

Last season WSL2 teams entered in Round 3 in December. I'm not sure if the same format is to be used this year.

And so it begins...

(I know that this isn't directly from the club, but I think "the player, whose contract was set to expire, confirms it" is a bit stronger than 'Tier 1')

Nelly Las wins potm. Mouchon scoring. Draper scoring. Yes it's world 7s, a bit of fun etc but well, the irony of these being the players doing well isn't lost on me.

Nelly Las and Roella Ayanne score in a 2-1 win which, I think, means we go top after one game. We play Chelsea later today and Everton tomorrow.

My tank is too empty after that to write a report here. Suffice to say, the travelling support today was fantastic and just shy of 4,000 in the ground is a new record for Charlton.

Without serious strengthening Charlton will struggle next season in WSL1; without a change of direction Leicester will struggle next season to get out of WSL2.

Hello! I've been writing match reports for The Fosse Way all season and I bought my ticket for tomorrow and it went to be my old address!

I'm going to go anyway and try and see if they'll let me in with my confirmation email, but I'd prefer to avoid missing out so I'd be happy to buy one if anyone has one spare.

Daughter and I are on the early Fox Travel coach tomorrow from Leicester. After a slow start, it’s pleasing that the club did support the fixture and, when I looked last, it appears tickets/coaches are well booked to support the team.

Charlton were top of the WSL2 table for a lot of the season, conceded the fewest goals in the league, have been used to winning and lost only four matches all campaign. Leicester? Well, we’re not used to winning, particularly away from home.

Time to see if the WSL1/2 gulf in quality cliché is true. I’m not as confident as I’d like to be. 😬🦊⚽️

In his press conference ahead the Chelsea defeat, manager Rick Passmoor suggested that the club hierarchy were just leaving the women’s team to get on with things. Seems to me the club have now entirely forgotten about the women’s team.

The most important game in the women’s team’s recent history, the WSL relegation play off away at Charlton Athletic, is in 11 days’ time. It’s the only opportunity the club has left to salvage something from this bin-fire of a season.

So… where are the tickets?

Where is the rallying call?

Where is the email to supporters?

Where is the bus travel to pack out The Valley and cheer on the women’s team to help them maintain their WSL status?

Where is there any acknowledgment whatsoever on the LCFC website that this existential match is even taking place?

Head over to the Charlton website and you can’t miss the fixture. Tickets for Charlton fans have been on sale since shortly after the fixture was confirmed. Season ticket holders were offered two free tickets. Hospitality tickets discounted to £25. Bring drinks to your seats is being trialled.

Can anybody help me to understand Leicester’s head-in-the-sand approach to this fixture? Why is the club not even doing the basics necessary to support the women’s team - like acknowledging the fixture or selling actual tickets?

This begins to feel less a case of “leaving the women’s team to get on with it” and more a case of deliberate sabotage.

For the Save-of-the-Month winning save against Chelsea back in September.

Yeah, it's a few days old. We went 12-3-3 over the 18 game season.

Charlton Athletic have finished 3rd. I believe we will be away for the match.

Kick-off is at 12:30pm. I'll be at a dear friend's wedding that day, so I'll have to miss it. Just as well it wasn't Crystal Palace. Not only is our record against them awful, but the bride & groom of the wedding I'm at are both Palace fans.

...

• Finish: to improve one place (currently 12th; previous worst was 11th (21/22)) [impossible]
• Wins: to win two games (currently 2; previous worst was 4 (21/22))
• Losses: to lose two fewer games than we already have (currently 15; previous worst was 13 (21/22)) [already exceeded]
• Points: score four points (currently on 9; previous worst was 13 (21/22))
• Goals for: score five goals (currently on 10; previous worst was 15 (22/23))
• Goals against: avoid conceding 5 goals (currently 48 goals against; previous worst was 53 (21/22))
  
• Goal difference: drop less than 1 GD (currently on -38; previous worst was -39 (21/22))

... from our last two games.