Ladies football stars Natasha Dowie and Megan Harris told Soccer AM about The Women's Super League.
Ladies stars excited by new women's league
It was very much ladies day on
Soccer AM on Saturday as two stars of English women's football dropped by the studio.
Everton Ladies forward Natasha Dowie and Lincoln star Megan Harris took their places on the orange sofas to tell the nation about a new and exciting summer league that they will be taking part in.
The Women's Super League kicks-off next week and the girls say they hope it will help them step out of the shadow of the men's game.
"What it's trying to do is promote the women's game, Dowie told
Soccer AM.
"It will be in the summer so it's not competing with the men's game and hopefully more people will come and watch it and it will highlight the talent that we have in the country."
"We're trying to make it as interactive as we can as well," added Harris.
"We've got a campaign going called 'Call the Shots' where fans can choose the music that we come out to and the woman of the match. Everyone's getting involved and it's got a real family feel as well."
Teams
The FA's semi-pro league, which has been in planning for two years, will consist of eight teams. Along with Everton and Lincoln; Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Bristol Academy, Doncaster Rovers Belles and Birmingham will all take part.
"Every women's team in the country had to bid for a place," explained Harris.
"It was a bit like a business plan because we're trying to move (the women's game) so it's more semi-professional, or as professional as we can make it.
"So a business plan was made by every team and submitted to the FA and then the eight teams were chosen from that."
Mansions
So what does this move mean for the girls? Will they be able to afford mansions, fast cars and lots of jewellery like their male counterparts? Not a chance, according to Dowie.
"Yeah my Bentley's in my drive way!" she joked.
"There's a little bit more money going into it, and there are probably a few people who are working full-time for the clubs, but 99 per cent of the girls are self-employed or still working (elsewhere).
"I was a PE teacher for four years, but I've given that up and I've started working for Lincoln," added Harris.
"So training in the morning and then working for the club in the afternoon, doing coaching and just generally trying to get on the business side as well."
