When I was employed as a coach at the David Beckham Academy, I used to get up at 4.30am to train before work and I had to use all my holidays to play at the 2007 World Cup for England.That did us the world of good, but that situation told me Chelsea didn't take women's football seriously enough.The women's game became semi-professional two seasons ago so I'm financially better off than I ever have been, but it has been a rocky road to get here.And then when I played at Chelsea, despite the club's riches, it felt like the ladies' team were bottom of the pile.Then the club said during the 2009 European Championship that they wanted me to be player-manager. I did my best but, at 27, I wasn't ready for that. So, eventually, I left for Lincoln in 2011 , where I am captain and where I feel happy.One episode summed it up when John Terry stepped in to pay for our tracksuits because the club would only give us the hand-me-downs from one of the academy teams.
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