Ipswich Town Women are determined to ride the wave created by the men's team and take a step closer to the English game's top flight.
Ipswich Town Women are determined to ride the wave created by the men's team and take a step closer to the top flight of the English game.
"We want to follow in the men's footsteps, they've done so well over the last couple of years with their back-to-back promotions and we're so eager for that to be us," skipper Maria Boswell told BBC Look East. They also agreed a dual registration deal with Arsenal for exciting 17-year-old striker Isabella Fisher and, as part of the upgrade of the team, there is now an extra training day each week.
"The average age of our squad last season was 20 and when you're trying to push to that next level, we just needed that experience. That's what I feel we've done."they appeared at Portman Road for the first time in March, beating Chatham Town 5-0 For Sheehan, though, it is only one step - albeit a significant one - towards their ultimate objective, playing in the Championship in the 2025-26 season.
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