Sadly that's unlikely in the short term with the top 3-4 sides hoovering up the best talent from the other sides, like Maya Le Tissier.
If Albion are serious about becoming one of the top WSL sides, it'll need a fast land grab from TB.
It's a perfect time to do it with NewCo taking over the...
Even if they did and got through, the billion pound bottle jobs are likely to choke against either City or Liverpool again in the Final.
They're still below us in the League for a reason.
FT: 1-4.
Barring the stoppage time, City Women controlled the game and didn't need to get into top gear to win.
Nowhere near enough cutting edge with Robinson being robbed of the ball on a few occasions by a covering defender.
Defensively, Albion Women are still unconvincing playing out from...
0-3. Ball swung in from the right, then headed in by Shaw.
Albion had been playing better up until that point, but 70 minutes in and still no shots on target tells its own story.
0-2.
Albion's defensive frailties exposed again, this time with the ball played wide from the left across the box for a tap in.
Nearest defender 3 yards behind. Very poor.
'Bringing European football to Brighton was massive'
Danny Welbeck:
"The lads gave 100%, it's difficult obviously with the first leg. Very difficult to take that defeat. We paid the price with the first leg. We knew we could get a result in front of the fans tonight but it was too much to do."...
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FT: Brighton 1-0 Roma (Agg: 1-4)
Brighton have kept a clean sheet in five of their eight games, more than any other in the 2023/2024 Europa League.