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TEAM ON VERGE OF EIGHT-A-SIDE LEAGUE ENTRY

31 JULY 09 - The RedBACKS' look set to enter the Islington & Hackney 8-a-side League from September according to team sources. A team spokesman said: "We've expressed an strong interest in joining this league as we believe good honest competition is what the girls want, and it suits our needs."
Reports indicate the 10-week league will feature up to eight north, east and central London based sides, playing 50-minute matches.
"We assume that if they're going to squeeze that many teams and that many games into 10-weeks, then we may end up playing two games in one day - but we would like to see the format before fully committing."
TEAM ASKED TO CONSIDER PARTNERSHIP PROPOSALS
05 JUNE 09 - The RedBACKS' are in talks with an established league side with a view of creating a football partnership. The deal could in effect see the RedBACKS adding three additional Cup competitions to its proposed 2009/10 season schedule. A team spokesman said: "Talks are underway and there is an agreement in principle - details need to be ironed out and we'll forge ahead from there."
It is believed that floodlit stadium football is also part of the arrangement which would see the RedBACKS providing players and coaching support for the as-yet unnamed partner team. The link is one of many brokered by the Sport Islington supported RedBACKS - it announced a link-up with London Metropolitan University in May.
"We aim to provide as many football-playing opportunities to women and girls as possible, and at the rate we're attracting players we need to provide more 'quality' outlets and chances."   

SPIDER-GIRLS HOPING TO ENGINEER ARUP PARK UPSET

08 JUNE 09 - The RedBACKS' first Summer Season outing looks set to be an interesting affair. The encounter against women's works-team ARUP, a Camden-based engineering firm is scheduled for 11 June will be the first 'team' outing for this summers' newbie RedBACKS. A team spokesperson said: "We're blooding our newbies against an experienced group that play in a regular 5-a-side league. But we'll use the freedom of the whole Park Futsal environment to engineer a surprise of our own."
TEAM FROM: S.Turnball, L.NDife, J.Shuttlewood, K.Graham, C.Blackmore, J.Araujo and A.Tecle

 

 
GIRLS BRAVE STORMS
15 JUNE 09 - The RedBACKS. faithful braved torrential rain to keep Monday night Park Futsal going. A team spokesman said: "I think the girls got bored waiting for it to stop bucketing-down and our coach to stop promising it was passing shower. In the end they just got on with it."
The session which attract newbies each week had to be extended after a rain delayed start. "The new girls must have thought us mad!"
 
BOTHA EN ROUTE TO UK
Janine Botha
01 JUNE 09 - Janine Botha is reported to be en route to the UK and heading for the RedBACKS. The 6'11 goalkeeper (pictured left) has reportedly been in talks with RedBACKS management and a deal could be in the offing. A team spokesperson said: "It would be a boost to have somewhere of her quality for season 2009/10."
TUBE STRIKE A THREAT
02 JUNE 09 - The RedBACKS' first game of the Summer Season scheduled for 11 June could be derailed by striking TUBE workers. The Spiders were due to play Camden-based engineering firm ARUP in a six-a-side Park encounter, but industrial action could put paid to those ideas.
HEIN-NESS HEADS HOME
29 JUNE 09 - Washington State striker Katie Hein signed-off the RedBACKS' roster to head home to the US via New Zealand. The LondonMet University exchange student said: "It's been a blast!"  

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