Last season: 8th place, Premier League 1
Based: Oasis Academy, Southampton
Key Players: Mia Ritchie, Gemma Fletcher
One to Watch: Yasmin Parsons
What they say: “We hope to continue building on last season and we look forward to the start of the new campaign. We will be looking at consolidation and really producing some more talented youngsters
and giving them some experience on court. Blades have always concentrated on developing youth players and this season will be no different.”
Jan Crabtree
Prediction: Having suffered a nervejangling play-off campaign, Blades are once again competing in Premier League 1 this year. If the squad can stay fit and key players remain available the South coast club could be in for a more comfortable campaign than last time round. However, if the injury curse strikes they could find themselves in a scrap to avoid the dreaded play-offs once more.