I wrote Leah and the Football Dragons over ten years ago, but it was only 2014 when it went to print. It was written to highlight the difficulties some girls had to get a team to play football for. Although there are far more girls teams out there than ever before, the Football Association's Girls Football Week is there to encourage girls into the game, those who may not know there is a team on their doorstep, those who want to give it a go and have never had the opportunity before. Some readers of Leah and the Football Dragons have said it reminds them of when they first tried to get into football and it's a sport where the women in the game are trying ever-so-hard to be recognised on the s
Today is Day 1 of the latest Football Association-driven "Girls Football Week". I am delighted to announce that local, Staffordshire club Wyrley Juniors have purchased a copy of my first book Leah and the Football Dragons for all their girls players in their Academy and their teams from Under 8s up to Under 13s. This is an excitement opportunity for me, as the motivation behind the first story was that girls in football is still less publicised than the men's game. The books will be presented to Keith Hardy at the club on Tuesday night, the 26th April. Each of the recipients will also be presented with a numbered book mark. On a date to be determined, a winner will be randomly selected to wi
