Reading manager Kelly Chambers called out the competitive disparity gripping women’s teams not bankrolled by Premier League clubs following her side’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur all but securing their relegation to the Championship.
Reading’s top-flight fate hinges on a favour from West Ham tomorrow (Sunday) as well as an unlikely victory over league-leaders Chelsea on the final day of the season after succumbing to a 16th league defeat of the season on Saturday.
And Chambers, who has coached Reading since 2015 and led them through the lower tiers, cut a realistic figure in her post-match press conference following her side’s defeat as she admitted relegation was the imminent outcome after eight years in the league.
