A football club on Teeside has come under fire for axing its entire female section, with Lioness Beth Mead saying she is 'disgusted' by the decision.
A football club on Teeside has come under fire for axing its entire female section, with Lioness Beth Mead saying she is 'disgusted' by the decision. The controversial move by the committee of Teesside-based Thornaby FC has left more than 100 women and girls without a football club. The women's section, writing on Facebook, said the club's U7s, U8s, U10s, U11s, U15s and women's teams would be lost. 'This leaves over 100 girls without a club,' they said.
The girls had spent the whole day at a tournament in Chester-le-Street where they absolutely smashed it, lifted a trophy and then came home to this news.' Mrs Lucas, who lives in Middlesbrough, said parents held fundraising events for the girls' teams throughout the season to cover costs. Young players would be heartened by the support the girls' and women's teams have received since the news broke, she added.
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