There will be empty Premiership stadiums over the early part of winter - and Celtic Park could prove a lively cauldron for SWPL 1 football according to Fran Alonso.
His side begin their top tier campaign against Hibs this afternoon as they continue to try and become Scotland's dominant force in the women's game. The club’s ambitions to establish themselves in this bracket has gone up in recent seasons , with Celtic reaching the SWPL final in 2017 and 2018, the arrival of Alonso in January 2020 and transitioning into full-time systems.
Last season was an historic one in Glasgow's east-end as they lifted the League Cup for only the second time ever and followed that up with a first Scottish Cup triumph. Third place is what they had to settle for in the league though behind Rangers and Glasgow City but there's optimism amid a period of change.
