Call to order

Cliftonville Ladies had been expecting to be savouring the cut and thrust of the new Danske Bank Women’s Premiership season by now but, with football currently in lockdown, they find themselves playing the same waiting game as everyone else at the Club.

The sport’s suspension does, however, present us with an opportunity to get to know the players who will be donning the Red shirt during the campaign ahead and cliftonvillefc.net today continues a new weekly series profiling the team’s star performers – with Northern Ireland captain Marissa Callaghan taking centre stage on this occasion.

Nickname: Ginge.

Position: Midfielder.

Dream job: Living my dream.

Favourite coach: Rhonda Cassidy or Kenny Shiels.

Favourite food: Mary’s Sunday Dinner, with Nando’s a close second.

Football team you support: Cliftonville Ladies.

Footballing idol growing up: Henrik Larsson.

First football match you ever attended: Celtic match, can’t even remember who they were playing.

What’s one thing most people don’t know about you?: My middle name is James.

Do you have any hidden talents?: I can make scones.

If you had to be self-isolated with one person from your team who would it be?: Megan Moran for the laughs and FIFA.

What do you love most about being a Cliftonville player?: Seeing all the young talent and personalties coming through.