FA WPL: New Clubs for the Premier League — Chesham United + Bradford City

Two manager interviews with clubs joining the reshaped FA Women’s Premier League. Ed Keeler took Chesham United to the South East Combination title unbeaten and by fifteen points, securing the Buckinghamshire club’s first ever Premier League place; he says squad availability improved markedly after switching from the South West Combination, where shift workers often could not travel, and credits a long relationship with the men’s club and its Supporters Trust. Steven Winterburn explains Bradford City’s mixed emotions in their twenty-fifth anniversary year, finishing two points behind the Northern Combination champions after a frustrating home draw with Huddersfield unlocked the door for Durham and Chorley, only for chair Sally Thackray to ring with news of an extra promotion place. Bradford return after thirteen years away; running and travel costs are his main worry.