WPD preview - Bohemians
A new season brings with it new opportunities and that is what Bohemians will be hoping to embrace in 2025.
An eighth-place finish last year was not where they expected to be so new boss Alban Hysa knows that the target must be to break back into the top six in the SSE Airtricity Women’s Premier Division.
The Gypsies have retained a lot of their core players, including captain Rachael Kelly who is one of the League’s best shot-stoppers. Further up the pitch, the attacking trio of Savannah Kane, Sarah McKevitt and Katie Malone showed flashes of what they can do when in full flow.
The midfield engine room has been bulked up following the return of Mia Dodd and the arrival of Hannah Healy – both of whom join from Shelbourne. The pair should add more goals and assists, which is needed for a team that only scored 17 goals in the League last term.
Hysa, who has experience in the League with Treaty United, steps up from Bohemians’ Under-17 Team and will look to embrace the pressure that comes from working with this famous club.
One player to keep an eye out for is left-back Emma Gaughran. She has been making notable strides with the Ireland underage teams and could cement a first-team place from early on.
