“Ooh, this is lovely, isn’t it?” remarked Marc Skinner as he opened the door, merely at the sight of the media theatre as he walked into his press conference after his Manchester United side had won the first Women’s Super League fixture to be staged at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Before kick-off similar sentiments had been expressed around the concourse as 18,154 gathered for Everton women’s first game beside the docks.
Walking around the plaza outside the East Stand, it was clear that, for many of those in attendance, as well as being able to watch this WSL game, they were here because this was their first chance to see this tadium; there are understood to be more than 25,000 people on the waiting list for a men’s season ticket at this ground and many of them were therefore making their debut.
