Newcastle United Women’s Manager Becky Langley had made the ambitions of her side very clear ahead of their first home fixture in the Women’s Championship. New signing Deanna Cooper was also on hand to make clear just how the Lady Magpies will approach each game. Daniel Wales reports.
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00:00The idea of three promotions in a row is unheard of in women's football in this country,
00:06and yet that is what Newcastle United Women are trying to do this season.
00:10Manager Becky Langley has spoken of being unapologetically ambitious,
00:14but how does she drill that into her players?
00:16I guess that I just try and be that enthusiastic and upbeat with every conversation I have with them.
00:22So there's that almost contagious enthusiasm every day to be better.
00:28So yeah, we're very keen on, as soon as the girls walk through the door, the day's started,
00:32we're raring to go, and this is our goals, this is our aims, and this is where we want to get to.
00:37So we're constantly on them to be better every day, I guess.
00:42But to be honest, they're such driven girls anyway.
00:44We've recruited people who've got the same ambition as us.
00:48So in terms of, you know, it's not always going to be sunshine and roses, of course,
00:52but at the same time, I don't need to be giving motivational speeches to them every day.
00:57They're very motivated, driven individuals anyway.
01:01This is uncharted territory for Newcastle United Women,
01:04but they do not fear what is to come this season in terms of opposition in the Women's Championship.
01:11We are the new kids on the block to a certain degree, so there's a little bit of unknown, I guess.
01:16Any team coming up from the division below, you would imagine, has got a lot of learning to do.
01:22Equally, one thing that is a huge strength of ours is we know how to win.
01:25We know we've got the momentum from two back-to-back promotions.
01:29We know that nobody's ever done that before, went back to back to back.
01:34But at the same time, like I say, we'll be keeping our feet on the ground and taking it game by game
01:40and making sure that we're best prepared to give it our all in every game.
01:44But mistakes are going to be made.
01:46It's the nature of tackling a different beast, I guess.
01:51We're doing everything to make sure we're super prepared going into that season starting on Sunday.
01:56I'm really excited about it.
01:59New signing Deanna Cooper has already been overrode by the response from the supporters
02:05and is relishing getting going.
02:09It's been really good. It's been very different for me.
02:12I'm a Southern girl. I've played for Southern clubs and I've never really left the South, to be honest.
02:19But the players and even the general public, the fans that I've met, have been so welcoming.
02:26And you just get that feel that everyone wants to do well and everyone wants to work hard,
02:31which I think if you ask any of the Geordie girls in the team, that's something that they pride themselves on.
02:36So it's good to be a part of.
02:38Cooper made clear that in every game this season, the side will look to play on the front foot
02:43and ultimately win matches.
02:46We will give our all in every single game for every single minute that we're on the pitch.
02:50And that's, again, something we pride ourselves on.
02:52We will give everything for the badge, everything for the club and everything for the fans,
02:56who I've already seen are absolutely incredible.