Ex-Cheltenham captain says club was turned into 'dictatorship'

The former captain of Cheltenham Town's women's side has accused "an individual" of turning the club into "a dictatorship where players feel psychologically unsafe".

On Monday, Emily Owen announced she was to depart the Women's National League Southern Premier side after four years, during which she made more than 130 appearances.

However, following the club sharing the news on social media, the defender posted a message to say she had left due to "a lack of an individual's principles and outright failures in processes".

Cheltenham Town Women said while it would not comment on individual cases, it takes all matters relating to the welfare and wellbeing of its players "extremely seriously".