Reading FC's Pride and Resilience

Reading FC have been my team since I was a child and the pride I felt at them competing at the top level for so many years is immense. From 2017 to 2020, we finished fourth or fifth in the WSL and we're in the semifinals of the FA Cup in 2019. This from a club whose men's team were in the second tier the whole time that the women's were in the Wsl. We're a club who fought with grit and resilience against all odds. Don't get me wrong. I think the growing amounts of money in the W SL are a good thing, but I knew it was a matter of time before Reading would no longer be able to keep up.