Well, quite a lot has happened since I last spoke to you and I am now a Charlton Athletic player. I made the decision this week as I have been training with them and the sessions have been good and enjoyable so that helped me make my decision.

It is a great set up at The Valley and the men are right behind the ladies teams.

It was a very tough decision to leave Fulham. I have been with the club for four years and I felt it was time to move on as most of the players have left. Rachel Yankey has moved to Birmingham; Rachel McArthur has gone to Bristol City; Rachel Unitt has joined Everton and Mary Phillip has joined Arsenal.

Fulham have lost nearly all of their international players and it is a shame that the team has split but it is good that they have gone to different teams to make things a bit more even.

The main thing for me is that I want to enjoy this season as I didn’t really enjoy it that much last season and I think I will be able to do that at Charlton. They can also win things as they are a club on the up.

I am looking forward to starting my pre-season at The Valley, although I have been keeping fit in the off-season. On my recent holiday I was running, biking and I did a lot of walking, so I was keeping myself in shape because I want to be ready. This season I want to be the fittest I have ever been in preparation for Euro 2005 and hopefully playing my best football as well.

The National Division will be a different league this year with all the transfers that have been taking place over the summer. I am hoping that it will be more interesting as there will be a few more teams involved rather than just the usual suspects. I think that will make things more exciting.

So the hard work begins now as the league season is just a month away. The next England friendly is also in mid-August so it will be a busy time for me. I will speak to you again soon.