MacDonald confident ahead of Strathclyde Sirens' 2024 pre-season

Strathclyde Sirens may be still in the fledgling stages of their pre-season training but already, head coach Lesley MacDonald is optimistic that her squad is looking stronger and more formidable than ever before.

Two of the stalwarts of Sirens for a number of years, Bethan Goodwin and Emily Nicholl, remain and the pair will be, believes MacDonald, the perfect foil for the new signings which include Millie Sanders from Leeds Rhinos, Hannah Leighton from Celtic Dragons, Hannah Williams from Loughborough Lightening as well as Sesandili Ngubane, who’s a South African internationalist.

“I feel the quality we’ve brought in this summer has really moved the squad on – and that’s no disrespect to previous squads. However, that slide down the table was, believes MacDonald, far more to do with minor failings and a few strokes of bad luck rather than there being any drastic flaws in her team’s play.

“The biggest thing for us for the new season will be working out how we can convert those draws or narrow losses into wins and that comes down to how we prepare ourselves in pre-season because last year, there were times where we’d compete very well for 50 minutes but then drop off in the final ten minutes so for next season, we’re looking on converting those close games into wins.”

“We have huge ambitions in terms of pushing for higher league positions and if we can get as high up as possible in terms of achieving the best finish we’ve ever had then I think that’d be a really successful season.

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