“There’s only one Jess Durr” reads the colourful sign that’s held aloft as Tranmere Rovers kick off against Burnley in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
The sign has been carefully crafted by nine-year-old Lily, who plays at centre-back for Vauxhaull Motors FC. It’s little wonder, then, that Tranmere defender Durr is among her footballing idols.
Lily and her Vauxhall teammate, Evelyn, are both “football mad” and decided to make the trip to Ellesmere Port Sports Village after watching Tranmere put seven past Alder FC at Prenton Park earlier in the season. Today is a tougher test up against sterner opposition, with the Clarets riding high in the Women’s National League, two divisions above Tranmere.
