Wolves Women forward Louanne Worsey shares her matchday routine and superstitions.
First thing
I usually put music on straight away when I wake up. It’s just anything that can get me kind of pumped up for the game, but also relaxed to try and settle any nerves. Then I’ll go down and have breakfast, chat to my mum, but other than that, I’m quite chill in the mornings on a matchday.
Food and drink
It has to be three Weetabix for breakfast. It’s something I’ve always had and I’ve always been the same throughout my career. But it has to be with hot milk, not cold. I just find it nicer to eat when it’s warm. Then once I’m at the ground, I’ll have one poached egg and beans on toast for my pre-match meal. That’s always the same.
Talking a good game
In the mornings, I’ll speak to my family about the match. My mum gives me a little pep talk every time I leave for a game. She tells me to constantly run! Keep running and work hard are the words from her and it’s the same pep talk every week, just before I leave the house. But then as soon as I get to the stadium, I'll give Quigsy a big hug. She’s a massive hugger, but to be fair, we all are. I’ll give all the girls a hug and then we’ll all have the pre-match meal together.
On the headphones
On the way in, I always listen to Taylor Swift in the car. I tend to stick with the happy ones, because I want to listen to songs which are going to keep me in a happy and positive frame of mind. But once we’re in the changing room, Robbo is our DJ. To be fair, she’s added a few more songs onto the playlist for me, a couple of Taylor Swift songs, but we all add what we like to the playlist, especially if a new song comes out. Fortunately, we all have quite similar music tastes, so there’s nothing we don’t like, and it’s also good that at our home ground at Telford, they give us the freedom to also have our music played while we’re out doing the warm-up.
Bus buddies
There’s not really a set seating arrangement on the bus to away games, but everyone tends to stick with the same people. It's usually me, AJ, Quigs, Georgia and Abi Loydon. KJ is always near, but we all flip and float around the bus and have a chat with everyone, so it’s quite nice and shows the spirit we’ve got in the group that everyone gets on. We’re all really together and it’s not really separate at all.
At the ground
When I first get to a ground I’ll go into the changing room and I'll take my boots out, my shin pads out, and lay them nicely, because I’m quite OCD like that. Then I'll get all my wash stuff out for after the game. I’m definitely a very organised person, and if anyone comes into my space, I hate it! I don’t like anything that will overstimulate me, but the girls aren’t really that messy, so it’s good when everything’s nice and organised. Then I'll go out to see the pitch. If it's a 3G, then there's not really much to see, because they're all the same, but if it's grass, then you'll just assess what it's like and what boots you'll need. But I always have to put my left shin pad into my sock before my right, and my left boot on before my right.
Game mode
As soon as Macca comes into the changing room, about 10 minutes before kick-off, then that’s when we know it’s time. We'll all be dancing and singing in the changing room because the spirits will be high, but then as soon as he comes in, we calm down, and I’ll have five minutes to myself, sat down in my space and I'll try and lock in for the game, focusing on the game, on my job, and what I can do for the team.
Post-match plans
Our mood after the game all depends on the result. If we win, then we’ll be listening to music, everyone will be jolly and everyone will stay around for a lot longer than we need to, just talking about the game. But if we if we lose, we’ll all go back into the changing room and it’s dead silent. People will be talking about the game, but others will try to shoot off as quickly as you can because nobody really wants to be around as it really affects everyone. But I’ll always have some post-match food immediately after will usually pick pizza. I like tuna on my pizza, and I know that’s not a popular opinion, but I’ll also be happy with a margherita or a pepperoni.
Switching off
I find it really hard to switch off and get really affected by the results, especially if they’re bad ones – if you ask my family, they’ll know it’s best not to speak to me! But it works both ways. If it’s a good result, and you've played well, then you’re on the top of the world and you can’t wait to go back into training, whereas if it’s a bad result, you’re kind of dreading it because everyone’s feeling deflated, but when you’re on a high, it’s really good and you’re just full of confidence.
This article originally featured in Wolves' official 2025/26 matchday programme. Last season's programmes are still available to purchase online through retailers Curtis Sports.
