St Helens ‘feels like home’ for Liverpool despite wait for WSL win at ground

Whereas outcomes on the pitch are nonetheless a piece in progress, Liverpool’s work off it has been a hit – with their transfer to St Helens coinciding with upgraded coaching services at Melwood.

The membership’s fundraising charity – the LFC Basis – began a brand new hub on the girls’s stadium this week, linking up with their rugby membership counterparts.

They hope it’ll assist increase their fanbase in Merseyside, with the stadium relocation plotting them a distance away from the Wirral, the place nearly all of Liverpool Girls’s season-ticket holders come from.

Nicki Fitzpatrick, a loyal supporter for the previous 5 years, is a kind of making the longer journey for residence matches this season.

“Clearly it’s kind of of a journey for some supporters. One of many buses was late this morning so there’s all the time a bit little bit of a fear with journey contemplating it is a residence recreation,” she informed BBC Sport.

“However I believe it is an important transfer and it is a purple stadium. The concourse is very nice inside. It is spacious and through the winter we will truly head inside.

“The pre-match build-up is very nice and it is lots higher than it was at Prenton Park.”

Earlier than kick-off, followers can huddle in a managed space exterior to see gamers stroll into the stadium and take footage.

There’s a new fanzone with small-sided soccer cages, penalty shootout competitions, inventive areas for bracelet making and a musician performing within the bar, which mirrors the pre-match providing at Anfield.

The membership are additionally in a position to promote hospitality packages and provide family and friends seats in non-public areas.

Olivia Brack, 11, who’s a season-ticket holder along with her dad, says she prefers the expertise at St Helens.

“There’s extra stuff for the followers right here than there was at Prenton Park,” she informed BBC Sport.

“We normally go to the fanzone and meet up with a number of different supporters, then we are inclined to get some meals from the stadium. I prefer it.”