BAWFC President, Kevin Hamblin and Vice-Chair, Simon Panes presented the bid to a panel of FA members on Monday as part of the Womens Superleague process.

In March 2011, eight teams will compete in a new semi-professional Womens League which will be televised and promoted throughout the summer on ESPN. Sixteen teams submitted bids against strict criteria covering Finance and Business; Commercial and Marketing; Facilities; and Players and Staff.

Teams that submitted a bid were invited to present their bid to a panel which included legal, commercial and football specialists, chaired by Michael Game (FA Board Director).

Kevin Hamblin said "We have put in a very strong bid which has been supported by the Gloucestershire FA, South Gloucestershire and Bristol City Councils, both Bristol City and Bristol Rovers, local School Sport Partnerships and local girls football clubs - the support has been fantastic and I would like to thank everyone who has got behind the bid. I know we could not have prepared a stronger case and we will now have to wait until the end of March this year to know if we have won a place in the Super League. 

Simon Panes added "Our bid was received well by the FA Panel who commented on the strength of our commercial and marketing plan and the Club’s long term player development pathway however I would expect that many of the submissions would be of equally high standards. To just be in this process represents a huge milestone for the Club. In 2001, we had just eight girls in our Football Development Centre. In three weeks time, we will undertake a £500k investment to create the UK's first football stadium built specifically for Girls and Womens football; next to £5m of sports facilities; with a team competing in the FA Premier League; with the best college-based girl's side; and one of the best FA Girls Centres of Excellence in the Country! I would like to think that the FA will recognise this commitment to the Womens game and reward all those players, parents, volunteers, supporters and coaches who have contributed to this journey over the last eight years."

Successful teams will be notified by the end of March, 2010 with the Super League kicking off in March 2011.