Having worked with Ebony Salmon while she was on loan at Sheffield United, Rich Laverty remembers the striker’s on-pitch impact, and explains the progress she’s made since moving to the FA WSL.
The first time I saw Ebony Salmon after she left Sheffield United was just after she’d joined Bristol City, her first big move into the FA Women’s Super League.
A big media day was put on by the FA at St. George’s Park, in the days where you were allowed to see people face-to-face. Ebony had been put up by her new club to speak to the journalists assembled.
Rebecca Rayner returns to Sheffield United Women
Rebecca Rayner returns to Sheffield United Women
Sheffield United have re-signed attacking midfielder Rebecca Rayner from FA Women’s National League side Nottingham Forest.
Rayner spent the 2018/19 campaign with the Blades contributing to 13 goals, with five goals herself and eight assists for her team mates.
Rayner re-joins the club ahead of this weekend’s clash with league leaders Leicester City having worked with current head coach Neil Redfearn at Doncaster Rovers Belles, where she won the league back in 2018.
A former England U-21 international, the 21-year-old can play across the front line, as well as the attacking midfield role in.