Larne Ladies' coach aims for success

The local side, who are now playing their home games at the new astroturf facility at Greenland, have been boosted by the return of three key players and hope that this is the year they can break out of Senior Three.

The team, which has a core of young players but also boasts some experienced campaigners, has made a promising start in the league, winning two and drawing one. The side remain unbeaten in friendlies and competitive matches at their new home and that's a record coach Dodsworth is keen to maintain.

"Before we came back to Larne we were training and playing at UUJ and a lot of girls left because they wanted to play for clubs which had their own facilities and you can't really blame them," he told the Larne Times.

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