Could Isle of Wight Eagles be future England Lionesses?

In the wake of the England women's team's amazing success at the European Championships last month, the Isle of Wight's female football scene is growing at a tremendous rate.

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At the heart of it are the Wight Eagles, an all-age female club that trains at Queensgate, East Cowes, but is taking over the former Brighstone FC facilities in the village as its playing home.

Cherelle Khassal at the Isle of Wght Eagles coaching session.

Recently, the club welcomed former Cowes High School student, Cherelle Khassal, who showed how it is possible for a girl from the Isle of Wight can forge a career in the game.

After leaving Cowes, Cherelle played as a striker for Arsenal and in Los Angeles before moving to her current club. Dorking Wanderers.

Now 31, Cherelle said she was delighted to see the set up at Wight Eagles and said women's football was obviously progressing well on the Island.

What Cherelle told the County Press

Giving tips to the girls, chatting with the coaching staff and signing autographs, she told the County Press it was good to see the opportunities they were getting.

She said: "The Lionesses' success will mean so much for the game. It will percolate down to the grass roots and that needs to happen quickly.

"Although I am still playing, the change in attitudes since I started has been immense. When I started at Arsenal you had to be thick skinned but the male players became more accepting of women training alongside them."

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Male and female coaches work together at Wight Eagles to train girls from six to adult teams.

Wight Eagles coaches Steve Spriggs, Eleanor Boakes and Dan Verstraeten

Dan Verstraeten, one of the club founders, said the challenge now was to get support from Island businesses and organisations as they sought to bring the Brighstone pitch and buildings up to scratch.

"We are already working hard at Brighstone but the pitch needs full renovation and maintenance as it is a good few years since it was used."

Sally Parkman and her daughters, Imogen and Roxy.

Among the coaching team is Sally Parkman, whose daughters Imogen (under-13s) and Roxy (under-11s) are players with the club.

Sally coaches both age groups with the under-13s playing in the Hampshire League and the 11s playing nine-a-side matches.

Sally said she loved being involved and also refereed matches and ran the line.

Another key person is Ellena Boakes, 24, first team captain, who is currently balancing all she does around football with caring for her seven-month-old daughter Daisy.

Eleanor said she had previously has a scholarship to the USA and had played for Portsmouth women and Shanklin Ladies FC but was well as her adult football playing role she enjoyed coaching the juniors.

"I just want to give them something I didn't have as a young girl...I trained and played for the East Cowes boys team."

Talking to the under-13s players, they all said how much they got from being an Eagle and how much the Lionesses had inspired them over the past couple of years.

Right winger Lyla said her favourite Lioness was Ella Toone and she loved playing a team sport.

And utility player Poppy, whose heroes were Toone and Lucy Bronze added that it was all about having fun with her friends.