I'm sitting at my desk in Paisley, grinning from ear to ear. It's fifty years since the ban was lifted on womens football and the day I have the honour of lacing up my boots as Makar of the SWNT Poets Society. Thank you for this honour. I can't wait to get started ⚽️🖊

Ravenscraig Pioneer and first ever #SWNT manager, Elsie Cook, was joined by Lisa Evans to reflect on the lifting of the ban on women playing football in Scotland – 50 years ago today.

Great to welcome the amazing talent Dee Matthew as new Makar of the SWNT Poets Society. Whooop Whooop. Get your poems in!

Delighted that Elsie Cook has shared her stories and poems with us in A Most Unsuitable Game. Funny, touching, defiant. You don’t want to miss them #50YearsOn tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/a-most…

Today marks 50 years since the SFA lifted the ban on women’s football in Scotland. Prof. Professor Fiona Skillen dives into the story of Rose Reilly MBE, a former footballer for both Italy & Scotland, on our podcast. We hear how this story received long-overdue recognition in recent

December 1921 The FA introduce a ‘ban’ on women’s football in England. Scotland do not formally ban women’s football but to all intents and purposes most SFA-affiliated clubs refuse to host women’s games. #50YearsOn #SWPL #SWF A Most Unsuitable Game

Anyone else’s timeline full of positive, knowledgeable, strong women today talking about the anniversary of the lifting of the ‘ban’? Proud to stand alongside you 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #50YearsOn

All this & more will be discussed at the coming Kirkcudbright Fringe event on 8 Sept with Julie McNeill & football legend Rose Reilly. HT KBTfringe kbtfringe.co.uk/event/a-histor…

1/4 If you have been following the posts about 50 years on from the ban - imagine what it was like to try and play : First you had to find a team to play for - usually by asking around in the area or even walking around parks etc to see if you spot any women with a football.

"My Mum covers the phone with her hand and goes... 'Elsie... it's Jock Stein!'" Catch up with the conversation between the iconic Elsie Cook and current Scotland international Lisa Evans. #SWNT

A great effort by these guys - a real squad effort to haul in a strong Ayr Cricket Club team who competed till the end - our 20th 1st team championship #MTD #DALE175 #Champions

If all goes to plan we'll be issuing our call for papers next week for #Footycon25 in Belfast. Details of the conference can be found here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/internationa…

The main batch of books are on their way to our distributor Lomond Books Ltd so only days away from sending out those pre-orders; and then into shops. Thanks all for patience.

So excited to have my hands on early copies of A Most Unsuitable Game! Seems appropriate to take a photo of it on the kitchen table - a place where so much of women’s early football was planned, and where chats and edits for this book, were juggled in between family and work.