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Abi Harrison's contract has been extended for the new season. Hoping she gets support with another striker! ? https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-take-out-harrison-contract-extension/

No, some teams are semi-professional, still. This was some advantage back when City were in the Championship (or WSL 2 as it was) a few years back

I can only assume it may have been the players. Both were on one year contracts & I assume they wouldn't want to stay/extend, given current circumstances. Either they rejected any offer, or weren't offered in the first place. I wish the club would release a "release list" and "retained list" like what City men, and other women's football clubs, have already done. I can't handle all this bad news being released one by one ? Speaking of lists, Brighton unveiled theirs & confirmed that Laura Rafferty has been released by then, so she could join City permanently, but I don't know if she will

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/city-women-duo-depart/ Ella Mastrantonio & Georgia Wilson released. Really gutted about Mastrantonio, as she's got the experience & would have been a fan favourite had fans been at the games, but I do feel she was underutilised this season, especially as she got left out in the last game against Brighton. Wilson is a former Academy player but hasn't really made a lot of first team appearances since she joined the first team.

Well today was a mad day regarding City Women news. Genuinely didn't think Matt Beard would want to step down to the Championship, but he has history at Liverpool. As for Ebony Salmon, I didn't expect her to leave England at all. However the NWSL is hotting up, and they play a summer league. I wish them all the best, apart from next season when City play Liverpool ?

https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/haaland-signs-for-selfoss-fc/ This is a surprise. I thought she'd make a great #1 next season if Baggaley were to leave this summer. Best of luck, Beni!

Hopefully the name won't need changing if it'll be changed back again ?

Ellen Jones posted on her Twitter using emojis suggesting she is going to the US, so it seems she'll be playing college football there. I realistically don't expect Salmon to stay, especially if her contract is up anyway. I believe Baggaley's contract is also up as well. No news yet about head coach, however the club confirmed this morning that assistant manager Marco Chiavetta has stepped down from the club! I expected some sort of change within the coaching set-up anyway https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/chiavetta-departs-bristol-city-women/

Just realised...doesn't this thread need to be renamed now as City Women are no longer in the WSL? ?

Ellen Jones, who got promoted from the academy to the first team this season, has confirmed she is leaving. And so the exodus begins...

Looks like we dodged a bullet in case Sky were going to treat us that way in the new WSL TV deal ?

Really gutted about today, although I feel it's been on the cards since the first game of the season, or even in last season. Felt we played better last week against United than we did today. Had Bristol Academy not become Bristol City, we wouldn't be talking about them on OTIB! However I was informed by another fan that Bristol Academy had a crowdfunder at one point, before being taken over by Bristol City/Sport

Today's squad. Kick off 2:30. COYR First appearance from Megan Wynne after injury (on the bench). Where is Ella Mastrantonio!? ?

Congrats to Ebony Salmon who won Women's Player of the Year & Women's Young Player of the Year in the Supporters Club & Trust's End of Season Awards, which included City Women for the first time!

Birmingham back in the relegation race for the final games in the WSL this weekend after having a point deducted. Bottom of table as it is now: 10th Birmingham - 14 pts (-28 GD) 11th Aston Villa - 14 pts (-32 GD) 12th Bristol City - 12 pts (-52 GD)

New episode of Vixencast out now - episode #24 Recorded & released later than usual due to the social media blackout. All links here

Hopefully may see something tomorrow or Friday

Really good performance against United but just undone by that goal. Next game away against Brighton, with Villa away to Arsenal, Birmingham home to Spurs, and West Ham (who look safe now) hosting Man City. Great to see Jesse Woolley make a sub appearance on the 89th minute; I've been following City Women properly for two years & didn't think she has played a game that whole time due to injury

Probably just been treated as a strong rumour for now, but there is some consensus that after this season, Matt Beard will be appointed the new manager at his old club, Liverpool, who he won two WSL titles with. Personally, I'd rather he stay at City (and not have Tanya come back). Regardless if City get relegated or not, I'd be surprised if he were to head to the Championship, as I'd have thought he'd want to stay in the WSL. https://theathletic.com/news/liverpool-women-matt-beard/wYXmRug4oRDV

Birmingham came back from 1-0 down to Villa tonight to equalise at the last minute. Arsenal beat West Ham 2-0. Bottom two in table still the same, but Villa now a point more than City. West Ham & Villa play each other on Sunday

I'm starting to lose confidence as well, but the rescheduled games of Birmingham v Villa & Arsenal v West Ham are on Wednesday. Will be interesting to see how those results would affect the table and if it would make it easier for City in their next two games

New episode of Vixencast out now! Covering the draw against Villa, why we didn't win, that loss to Brighton in the FA Cup, and other City Women news. Links here

Well this will make the podcast recording this afternoon a lot less stressful ? If you have any thoughts, let the Twitter know!