Introducing ‘The Albion Girls’, our brand new feature in which members of West Bromwich Albion Women’s squad reveal all about their team-mates!
From the worst taste in music, to the best taste in fashion. The most likely to get lost in their own city, to the tightest with their money. The calmest character on a matchday, to the worst at replying in the group chat. It’ll all be covered in this series!
First up is Northern Irish defender, Ella Haughey. Let’s get started…
Ella, who is the funniest member of the squad and why please?
I think Taylor Reynolds. That girl is crazy. She has me in stitches constantly.
Who is the loudest in the dressing room before games?
I think that depends, you know. I’d say either LJ (Lavarna Johnson) or Phoebe Warner. Phoebe is always dancing around, but she’s not necessarily loud. I think I’ll go for LJ. She just screams at us all. She can’t have a normal level of conversation in terms of noise, she’ll just shout at you.
Who is the worst at replying in the group chat?
I’d genuinely say me. I don’t reply. I just don’t see the messages, I don’t like to be on my phone that often.
Who is the most active on social media?
That depends. This is really hard. I’d say Rhianne Oakley, but then she deactivated her account. I was meant to do it with her as a detox, but I never got round to it.
Who is the calmest player on a matchday?
I’d say Hannah George. She’s calm. She’s chill. She’ll be sitting down and she’ll be ready. She’ll have had her massage and she’s ready to go. She shows no sign of nerves.
Who has the worst taste in music?
I’d say Rhianne Oakley because she listens to French rap and I just don’t understand the words. She does know a few of the words, but that doesn’t mean she necessarily knows what they mean.
Who has the best taste in fashion?
I’d say me. I like a bit of everything. Whether it’s baggy jeans, nice clothes to go out in the day in, nice dinner outfits, or nice chill outfits, I can cover it all.
Who spends the most time getting ready for any event?
I’m going to pick Marli Rhodes. She takes ages. We were supposed to go out in Manchester after we played Manchester United in the FA Cup last season, but she went for a steak instead. She was late out. Her, Seren Watkins and Ellie May all went for food instead of coming out for drinks as planned. I’m digging them out. Surely that’s a fine?
Who is most likely to put a free-kick in top bins?
Marli. She scored about three free-kicks in pre-season.
If you needed a team-mate to answer their phone because your life depended on it, which player would you call?
Taylor Reynolds. She rings me every single hour of the day. She tells me anything and everything. She’ll tell me what food she’s eating or her troubles of the day.
Who is the most intelligent?
Maybe Liv Rabjohn. She’s done a master’s degree in sports psychology.
Who is the most likely to become a politician?
I’m trying to think here. I’m trying to think of who is outspoken or has big or intelligent opinions. I’d say Zoe Creaney because she doesn’t take anything. It’s her way or no way if she doesn’t like something. She’s intelligent, so I’d pick her.
Which team-mate would you like to be for 24 hours?
Phoebe Warner. She’s walking everywhere, she’s up the mountains, she’s swimming – she’s everywhere. She’s so fit as well, she’s running everywhere.
Who in the squad is most likely to be fined for any reason?
Taylor Reynolds. She’s forgotten her boots, forgotten to take her earrings and jewellery out, forgotten her jaffa cakes, forgotten her bag, everything. She’s always getting fined. It’s such a regular thing. I’m also going to say Ellie May too because she doesn’t want to play rounders. We tried to play rounders and she walked up to hit the ball in her sliders and then just walked to the first base to make sure she was deliberately out. That’s a fine.
