Midfield star lifts lid on Lisburn Rangers' ‘one per cent' plan to make further strides
Helen Parker wants Lisburn Rangers to be in the Sports Direct Women's Premiership's one per cent club as they battle the Belfast sides for a top-half place in the table.
That is the tenacious midfielder's plan to avoid the dreaded second-season syndrome after a maiden campaign that saw them shake up the top-flight and reach both the League Cup and Irish Cup Finals.
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Helen Parker wants Lisburn Rangers to be in the Sports Direct Women's Premiership's one per cent club as they battle the Belfast sides for a top-half place in the table. That is the tenacious midfielder's plan to avoid the dreaded second-season syndrome after a maiden campaign that saw them shake up the top-flight and reach both the League Cup and Irish Cup Finals.
