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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 23/12/2025

2025, over and out! 🎉 That's us signing off after another great year of Scottish women's football. We hope you all have a great Christmas and New Year, and we'll see you all in January 👋

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 21/12/2025

Merry Christmas Jo Love, last minute winners don't come much better than that 🚀 📹 Partick Thistle

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 09/10/2025

A cup format shake-up, a new face in the Scotland squad, and milestone moments for three centre backs. Here are the headlines that you may have missed 🗞️

graphic with "in case you missed it" text and some rainbow hearts

photo of Georgia Brown high fiving fans with text "Georgia Brown has received her first SWNT call up"

photo of Jane Ross and the SWPL Cup trophy with text "A 'Swiss style' league phase will be introduced for the 2026/27 SWPL Cup"

photo of Joelle Murray posing with an Athletic Club top with text "Joelle Murray was named Athletic Club's 2025 'One Club Woman'", a circle in the top right contains a photo of Georgia Hunter with the text "Geo Hunter has returned to football after 501 days"

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 22/09/2025

Another game week in the best league in the world, another set of incredible performances make up our #5OTW! Lisa Rodgers pulled out all the stops to earn the ⭐ this week, making an incredible 8 saves for Celtic.

Five of the week. J. Beesley (SPA). L. Rodgers (CEL); C. Gover (MON); S. Määtä (GCFC), S. Timlin (GAR); C. Gray (KIL)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 19/09/2025

You deserve a treat, use code "TENOFF" for 10% off everything on our store this weekend only! hows-your-touch.teemill.com

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 15/09/2025

Happy #5OTW day! Another round of fantastic SWPL action gone, and here is the five of the week to celebrate. Tegan Bowie recorded three assists as she ran riot down Hibernian's let hand side, earning the 🌟 this week!

5 of the week graphic. I. Robinson (QPFC). E. Halliday (HAM); R. Douglas (SPA); T. Bowie* (HIB); A. Robinson (KIL); B. Hay (RAN)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 06/09/2025

...and for those of you who can't get enough football

WSL, WSL 2, and Liga F have kicked off for the 2025/26 season

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 06/09/2025

European football, derby weekend, transfer drama... it's been a busy time recently. Here are some things you might have missed 😮

WSL have introduced minimum salaries in WSL and WSL2

The million pound transfer mark has been broken, thrice

Scotland U-23s are set to take part in a European friendly tournament

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 05/09/2025

3 games into Crichton's tenure at Rangers have given us some insight into her tactical mind and how she plans to lead title hopefuls to glory. We've taken a look at the tactics so far, and what the Hearts game in particular revealed. Read all about it👇 howsyourtouch.substack.com/p/leanne-cri...

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 01/09/2025

Another week of incredible action in SWPL, here's the 5OTW to celebrate the top performers of the last week. A ⭐️ performance from Morgan Cross helped Celtic to a big win as they set the early pace in the title race.

5OTW Lineup. Manager: S. Booth (ABDN). R. Cameron (MOT); K. Frew (DUTD); M. Cross (CEL), S. Rutherford (QPFC); D. Brown (LIV).

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 29/08/2025

It's admin's birthday today and to celebrate we have FREE UK SHIPPING on everything in our store this weekend PLUS a brand new design 👀 All sales go towards our coverage of Scottish women's football. Shop here: hows-your-touch.teemill.com

T-shirt with a line illustration of two players challenging for a 50/50 with the text "everyone loves women's fitba" in all caps

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 25/08/2025

A full weekend of SWPL action complete, now we're here with the 5OTW to celebrate the best of the best. Kaela McDonald-Nguah was in unbelievable form, contributing to all four Montrose goals, earning the ⭐ honours this week.

5OTW: Manager - G. Scott (HIB). A. Yates (SPA); A. Cusack (QPFC); K. McDonald-Nguah ⭐ (MON); S. Noonan (CEL), M. Anderson (GAR)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 18/08/2025

The SWPL is back, and what a way to return! Screamers, big tackles, gravity-defying saves, it had the lot. We're here with the 5OTW to celebrate the top performers. Jenna Ferguson takes the 🌟 after her last minute, last ditch, block led to Partick Thistle picking up a dramatic win.

5 of the Week 18/08/25: B. Rennie (BTFC), J. Ferguson (PTFC), R. Livingstone (HIB), S. Stout (KIL), K. Wilkinson (RAN). E. Sadiku (CEL).

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 16/08/2025

This week on the pod, we got out our tea leaves/tarot cards/other fortune telling methods to predict this season's SWPL winners 🔮 Are you brave enough to throw your predictions in the mix?

Graphic showing How's Your Touch predictions for the 25/26 SWPL season.

SWPL Champions; Hibernian (Peter) / Rangers (Matt
UWCL; Glasgow City (Peter & Matt)
Top Six; Motherwell (Peter) / Aberdeen (Matt)
Player of the Year; McAlonie (Peter) / McLaughlin (Matt)
SWPL 2 title; Kilmarnock (Peter) / Spartans (Matt)
Playoffs; Spartans, Dundee United, Gartcairn (Peter) / Kilmarnock, Queen's Park, Boroughmuir Thistle (Matt)
Player of the Year; Robinson (Peter & Matt)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 11/08/2025

"That all sounds great Mx. How's Your Touch, but I don't know who I should support?" Well, today really is your lucky day. We've put together these handy graphics to help you find your new love 👀

SWPL 1 club flowchart (unfortunately it is impossible to format this into text that wouldn't cause a reader to explode)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 07/08/2025

Partick Thistle have become the first SWPL club affiliated with a men's team to release a bespoke kit for their women's team 👀 The sky blue and lilac marbled away kit and "cosmic" goalie kit will be worn throughout the 25/26 SWPL season

Partick Thistle players modelling the new lilac wavy away kit and starry night sky goalkeeper kit

Partick Thistle player modelling the new lilac wavy away kit

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 05/08/2025

ICYMI: Keeping you up-to-date with all you need to know. What should the next Bend it Like Beckham be called? Our vote is for Curl it Like Cuthbert

SWPL 2 to be broadcast by the BBC for the first time

Nigeria, England, and Brazil are continental champions

Claire Emslie has announced she is pregnant, and Gurinder Chadha has confirmed there will be a Bend it Like Beckham 2

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 01/08/2025

Free postage this weekend, just in time for the new season 🫡 🛍️ hows-your-touch.teemill.com

Graphic showing our everyone loves women's fitba design (a man and woman itting in the stands either side of a dog) on a white tee

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 27/07/2025

Well, if it's good enough for the stars of the EUROs you better get yourself one eh? Shop here hows-your-touch.teemill.com 🛍️

Definitely real photo of Alexia Putellas wearing our fabulous tee in black

Definitely real photo of Michelle Agyemang wearing our fabulous tee in white

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 22/07/2025

ICYMI: Recapping some of the news that we have double tapped recently ❤️

Graphic that says "in case you missed it" with rainbow hearts

Glasgow City icons/queens Carol Anne Stewart and Laura Montgomery rocking the new away kit at Glasgow Pride

Western Isles' celebrating a big win at the Island Games on the path to winning bronze

Sam Kerr embraces Kirsty MacLean as the former Rangers midfield pair are reunited at Liverpool. Circle in the top right shows Colette Cavanagh being announced by her new team, RC Deportivo in Espana.

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 17/07/2025

Vi känner en plötslig och oförklarlig kärlek till Sverige just nu

Do it for her amongst photos of players with a Sweden and SWPL connection

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/07/2025

We will need at least 6 months notice so we can get an appropriate tribute written to our favourite enemy of the USWNT

Alex Morgan daring to shout at the queen of football

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/07/2025

• Hearts have signed Northern Ireland international Keri Halliday and Portuguese keeper Carolina Vilão • Tired Burchill and Hannah Jordan have both signed for Hibernian • Olivia Hurrell has joined Spartans after an impressive season at St Johnstone • Colette Cavanagh has joined Fran at Deportivo

Keri Halliday signs for Hearts, via Heart of Midlothian

Tired Burchill poses in front of the Hibs training centre, via Hibernian

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/07/2025

Recent transfer news you might have missed ✍️ • Kirsty MacLean joins Liverpool from Rangers • Amy Rodgers and Kirsty Smith have both signed for WSL2 Nottingham Forest • Partick Thistle have announced the signings of Jo Love, Addie Handley, and Lia Tweedie, as well as a new contract for Jeni Currie

Kirsty MacLean signs for Liverpool, photo via Liverpool WFC

Jo Love signs for Partick Thistle, photo via Partick Thistle WFC

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 09/07/2025

We know at least one 2013 SWPL defender who would disagree

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 01/07/2025

Good afternoon Hibees 👀 hows-your-touch.teemill.com

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 30/05/2025

Just in time for summer, we are celebrating the greatest(s) of all time to mark the launch of our new merch store! Two new designs, a return of the 'Everyone Loves Women's Fitba' design, *and* as an added bonus, free UK shipping this weekend! Click ⬇️for more hows-your-touch.teemill.com

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 29/05/2025

Comunicado oficial, Friday 10am. Might want to get those notifications on 👀🐐

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 19/05/2025

For the final time in the 2024/25 season, here is your How's Your Touch Five of the Week. Celebrating the best performances of the last 7 days in SWPL. Who else but Linzi Taylor could take the ✨ this week? Defending, en point. Goalscoring, crucial. Trophy, lifted. 10/10.

C. Feroz, MON.

R. Cameron, MOT; L. Taylor, HIB; S. Townsley, HAM; L. Burns, KIL; C. Boyce, PTFC.

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 21/04/2025

Double gameweek, double the drama. Another week of @SWPL excellence has seen some incredible defensive displays, midfield magic, and Kelsey Daugherty doing her best impression of a wall to earn the ✨!

5-a-side lineup in 2-1-1 formation, managed by J. Chapman (KIL). K. Daugherty (CEL); S. Hunter (HIB), D. Ypema (HMFC); R. McGowan (GAR); S. Martin (MON)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 01/04/2025

A day late because we forgot the password, but, now time for the #5OTW Big results across the SWPL with it all to play for! Brogan Hay earns the ✨ as she put on a show as Rangers took to the Ibrox pitch

5 a side line up in 1-1-2 formation managed by J. Beesley, SPA. L. Inman, GAR; K. Smit, GCFC; B. Hay, RAN; S. Townsley, HAM; O. Hurrell, STJ

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 17/03/2025

The first games post-Split more than lived up to expectations with drama everywhere you look in SWPL 1. But, it's a performance from the SWPL 2 promotion push that's caught our eyes as Sophie Townsley bags 4 goals and the ✨ this week!

5 a side team in 1-1-2 formation managed by Craig Feroz, MON. R. Pirie, LIV; S. Papadopoulos, HIB; L. Arnot, RAN; S. Townsley ✨, HAM, G. Timms, HMFC

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 16/03/2025

Safe to say the game lived up to the clubs histories 💥 🎞️ BBC Alba

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 03/03/2025

The international break is over and the last matchday before The Split has been played out. Here is the #5OTW celebrating the best performers from this weekend's action. Ayr's Jaya Gill earns the ✨after being involved in all 4 of their goals in a thrilling 4-4 draw!

5 a side team in 1-1-2 formation. S Booth (ABDN) as manager. L McGregor (QPFC); L Taylor (HIB): L Mason (BTFC); J Gill (AYR), O Hurrell (STJ)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 17/02/2025

The #5OTW is here after another blistering week of SWPL action. Aimee Anderson inspired Spartans to their biggest win of the season. Scoring a hat-trick and earning this week’s ✨

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/02/2025

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/02/2025

Did you forget to get your significant other a valentine's card like a plum? Don't worry, we've got you sorted 💕

Roses are red, violets are blue, you make my heart beat faster, than Murphy Agnew

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 14/02/2025

So, about that title race then... 👀 📸 Glasgow City FC

Linda Motlhalo holding the Southampton Africa flag in Glasgow City kit

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 10/02/2025

Another week of @SWPL action done, more incredible performances to add to the history books with the #5OTW. Schenai Gamrot's heroics in goal for 10-player Livingston, including a penalty save, earn her this weeks ✨

5 of the week lineup with P. Brownlie (MOT) as manager: S. Gamrot (LIV), D. Falconer (PTFC), G. Robb (GAR), B. Galbraith (BTFC), A. Harrison (CEL)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 27/01/2025

A big weekend of SWPL action has provided some big performances (even if Storm Eowyn tried to take out fun away). Ciara Grant's hat trick of assists helped extend Hibernian's 11 game unbeaten run, and has earned her the ✨

5-a-side team in 1-2-1 formation with J. Henderson (STJ) as manager. E. Mutch (MOT); M. Cross (CEL); I. Longcake (PTFC), C. Grant (HIB) star; J. Strain (HAM).

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 23/01/2025

Mood after being given a heart attack by that alert for the storm:

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 21/01/2025

Today Jen Beattie has announced her retirement from football. From the 15-year-old at the heart of the Queen's Park defence that reached the SWPL Cup final in 2007 to writing a legendary story in football's history. Truly one of the greats.

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 13/01/2025

It’s the first #5OTW of 2025! What a start to the year in the SWPL. Laura Berry earns the ✨picking up where she left off as she fired in a hat-trick as Motherwell impressed in their big win!

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 22/12/2024

And with that, the year is over... We wanted to take a moment to wish you all a merry Christmas, happy holidays, and Hogmanay sona, as we take a quick break. Huge thanks to all the love you've shown our content this year, here's to doing it all again in 2025!

Front of a christmas card that shows a snowy scene with a player whipping a present over a jumping wall towards the tree. "Merry Christmas & Happy New Year" is written on the card.

Inside of the card with the following text: "Dear, How's Your Touch follower. Wow, another year of covering Scottish women's football gone already! And what a year! Happy Holidays. Thank you for all the likes, retweets, shares, comments, and general love on our content this year. We hope you have enjoyed as much as we have. Peter & Matt, How's Your Touch".

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 22/12/2024

When you go unbeaten for 15 games but then lose twice in a row, conceding 7 without scoring:

Jo Potter looking... Annoyed (to put it lightly)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 16/12/2024

Another week in the SWPL , 2 rounds of fixtures, 5 stand out performances. Here is the #5OTW Natalia Wróbel more than earns the ✨ as her hat-trick inspired Glasgow City to a resounding victory over their title rivals!

5 of the week graphic with S. Shepherd (DUTD) as manager. 2-1-1 formation. A. Yates (SPA); D. Taylor (MON), J. Barbour (AYR); N. Wróbel ✨ (GCFC); S. Adamolekun (HMFC)

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 06/12/2024

Congratulations to Spartans' Hannah Jordan and Accies' (Doctor) Josi Giard on winning this month's SWPL 1 and 2 player of the month awards! Ballers.

Hannah Jordan with the SWPL 1 player of the month award

Josi Giard with the SWPL 2 player of the month award

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How's Your Touch @howsyourtouch.substack.com · 04/12/2024

97 of you are absolute legends and we love you like Eva Olid loves a back three ❤️‍🔥 Thank you to everyone that has listened to us chat SWPL this year, we want to be at the top of all of your lists in 12 months' time though!

Spotify wrapped screenshot for the How's Your Touch podcast showing that we are the #1 podcast for 97 people, most of our audience are in the UK, and we have an average rating of 4.1.

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