Newcastle’s sporting director, Dan Ashworth, has said the club’s women’s team is a priority for its majority Saudi Arabian owners and everything possible will be done to ensure Becky Langley’s side reach the WSL by 2025.
Given that Newcastle women are in the fourth tier that means successive promotions must be achieved, but Ashworth is optimistic that a team that attracted more than 22,000 for a league game at St James’ Park last season can become the best-supported in England.
