The arrival of a host of stars is great for women’s
Football but contracts which last only a few months can also be disruptive
Two games into the Women’s Super League season and we’re starting to see some patterns emerging, with high-quality teams across the division but a few that look a cut above. The standard of overseas players coming into the league this summer demonstrates the way it’s seen now around the world, and will increase the quality still further, though I do have reservations about some of the signings.
I know of at least five clubs who have brought in players on short-term deals. For example Alex Morgan, the
USA player and
World Cup winner who has joined
Tottenham, is a fantastic addition to English football but has joined initially for only four months. The season lasts the best part of a year, and includes the FA Cup and Continental Cup, and personally I’m not a big fan of this kind of arrangement.