Conversations about Manchester United Women often tend to focus on what is happening off the pitch rather than on it - and last week was no different.
Speaking to the United We Stand fanzine, the club's co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe described the men's team as the "main issue" and referred to the women's side as "girls" and "an opportunity".
Those comments were compounded by the sudden departure of United sporting director Dan Ashworth - an ally of the women's team and manager Marc Skinner.
Skinner's position has come under increased scrutiny this season, with criticism of the team's performances leading to calls for him to lose his job.
And fans have voiced a feeling the team is unloved by club bosses.
Ratcliffe may not have helped that when said there was "only so much you can do", though Skinner said he felt the club had a "love and affinity with our women's team".
But what impact have recent developments had?
