WEXFORD YOUTHS STAR Ciara Rossiter has been named SSE Airtricity Women’s National League Player of the Month for August / September 2022.
The ace left-back has played a key role in Stephen Quinn’s side jumping top of the table as they target a first league title since 2018.
Rossiter seems to have gotten better and better as the season rolls on, and is playing some of the best football of her career to date — four of her seven league goals coming in five games across the last two months.
The 26-year-old is also joint-top in assists, second in progressive runs, fourth in key passes made and amongst the top-10 in crosses delivered this season.
Rossiter was selected for the award ahead of Peamount United midfielder Sadhbh Doyle and Athlone Town defender Jessica Hennessy.
“I’m delighted to win Player of the Month but I certainly didn’t expect it,” she said.
🏆Ciara Rossiter has won the WNL Player of the Month award for August/Septemember!
— Wexford Youths Women (@YouthsWomen) September 28, 2022
Congratulations Rossy! Too many exceptional performances to mention 👏 pic.twitter.com/C9bwI7AjYf
“I didn’t even expect to be nominated, I was very surprised when I saw my name on the shortlist, up there with some unbelievable players who have had really good seasons. I am very shocked that I won it, to be honest.”
Wexford are currently four points clear of reigning champions Shelbourne at the top of the table, though the Reds do have a game in hand. Peamount United and Athlone Town are joint next in line.
“After the mid-season break, I think we thought the title race was maybe gone out of touch,” Rossiter conceded.
“I think we were 11 points behind Shelbourne at one stage so for us, we didn’t want to give up, we just focused on ourselves getting three points game-to-game, and thankfully, it’s helped us catch up a bit. But there’s still a long way to go, there’s still four massive games.
Congratulations to @ciararossy on winning...@sseairtricity #WNL 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 for August / September 2022 🏆
— Women's National League (@LoiWomen) September 28, 2022
The @YouthsWomen ace has been in superb form of late 👍 pic.twitter.com/AQDs0iqkCO
“It was the same last year, it came down to the wire. The past few seasons before that, teams have run away with it. It’s good to see the improvement from other teams in the league to make this happen, to bring it down to the wire and it’s not just the same teams winning all the time.”
Rossiter follows in the footsteps of Stephanie Roche (Peamount United), Laurie Ryan (Athlone Town), Jess Ziu (Shelbourne) and Emma Doherty (Sligo Rovers) in winning the monthly award.
Wexford face Athlone this weekend, seeking revenge after the Midlanders dumped the holders out of the FAI Cup on Saturday.
It wasn’t tongue in cheek though. Crook has has several discussions on his shows about this. Fair play to Ferguson for slapping that down the way he did
It was a question and he answered it perfectly. My god… the drama.
@IrishOwl: the same question he has answered a few times already.with crook been the “chief football correspondent” thought he would know the answer coming better than most.he was 100% been smart and trying make light of it now. Gobsh**t for talksh**t.
@Paully kells: think your a bitter man paulie. always angry. maybe open a beer and relax a bit.
We have had our fair share of English born players playing for Ireland, not to mention the hatred towards two current English internationals who were born and grew up in England. We had a CEO that wanted to be the 33rd team in a world cup. Don’t think we’re in any position to criticize these questions.
@Louise Murphy: he’s not bitter at all Lou, I enjoy Paullys comments here and on this occasion he is right. Mute him if it annoys you.
@Louise Murphy: not atal..but I’d say the young lad is getting rather sick of the same question over and over..he’s made it clear…take care
Why do the Sky sports commentators pronounce the foreign player’s names properly eg Henry or Pires , bit they don’t pay the irish player’s the same respect eg Moran, Kernaghan, Hourihane (though they do pronounce this name properly now since he took them up on it live on television)?
@Louis Jacob: Probably for the same reason Hollywood can’t do the Irish accent.
@Louis Jacob: bit they dont?
The Brits have such a polite way of being ignorant.
I suspect a lot of German fans would like to see Harry Kane line out for them. But the English wouldn’t take it too well if he was constantly pestered about it. Tin ear stuff really..
Crook-cheif football correspondent for talk sh**t he hasn’t much between the ears,and he knows damn well he was been disrespectful, well done to Evan with he’s reply put him into place.
The audacity of that question !!
Ignorant on so many levels. Ferguson is ineligible for England now. He doesn’t feel English at all. He is Irish and proud, born and bred here with an Irish father. Yes his mother is English but very disrespectful to be still asking him now.
Talk Sport is trash!
And Rice can’t remember singing come out you black and tans now
I’m all mixed up regarding the rules, does anyone actually know what they are?
You don’t hear them asking any of the English players why they are committed to England……..
A lit bit of English mischief to get some harmless revenge for the abuse Rice and Grealish got when they switched over.
@John Pembroke: deserved all the abuse they got, pair of shitehawks