Welsh players are set to be affected as Rovers poised to pull plug on women's team
Western Mail
|May 16, 2025
SEVERAL Welsh footballers are set to be left looking for new jobs amid reports that Blackburn Rovers' owners are highly likely to pull funding for its women's side next season.
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The team is set to withdraw from the Women's Championship next season due to the owners being unwilling to provide the funding to meet the division's minimum requirements on facilities, staffing and player welfare.
While no official decision has yet been made, players have allegedly been told that the club's mind is "99 per cent" made up.
The deadline to decide if they want to meet the requirements and keep their place in the Women's Super League 2 next season is May 19, with talks set to be held over the weekend.
Without funding, however, they could be demoted to the Women's National League North, while the club's supporters group is concerned that the team is now "days away from ceasing to exist".
In the meantime, players have been left in limbo over what the future holds as they wait for an official decision to be made.
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