Lauren Hemp helps Manchester City beat Bristol City – a result that saw her former club, whose academy she left on a free transfer, relegated – Getty Images/Ryan Hiscott According to Bristol City CEO Gavin Marshall, the competitiveness of the women’s leagues is being seriously hampered by inadequate compensation payments when academy products are snapped … Read more
Aggie Beever-Jones is among England’s youngsters looking to impress – Getty Images/Naomi Baker England Under-23s have swapped St George’s Park for Spain’s Costa del Sol and a warm-weather camp where they will link up with the senior squad. On one side, pristine white villas and palm trees sit in peaceful silence atop a sheer cliff … Read more
Alex Scott believed his hopes of becoming a professional footballer had ended at Bournemouth. At the age of 14 he was released by the club, just like a year earlier by Southampton. How remarkable it is that the 20-year-old is now a £25million star after being signed by Bournemouth from Bristol City last summer; the … Read more
Liam Manning, Bristol city manager Liam Manning is 60 days into his mission to deliver Premier League football to a south-west region that has been locked out of the top flight for 44 years. A whirlwind of back-to-back games and recovery time in the middle of Championship winter has allowed just nine full training sessions … Read more