The Ottawa Senators will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when they face the Chicago Blackhawks who are trying to secure their place in the post-season.The chairman of West Ham womens football team has complained about the club to the Football Association for not promoting equality and grassroots football. Stephen Hunt took on the role 18 months ago but says he has received very little funding and access to facilities, which had been promised.Hunt says he has been forced to act after what he claims is a sustained period in which the Premier League club have ignored requests for financial help and other forms of assistance. He told Sky Sports News HQ: They dont fund any of the travel, the referees, the pitch. They promised to pay for the first-team kit and we still dont have it. I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust. Stephen Hunt I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust.Hunt claims the club has stopped him from finding a sponsor because it could clash with West Ham branding and says his players are using old kit from last season.Hunt also cited an incident this season in which he says a West Ham ladies player, who sustained a knee injury, was forced to wait five months for an operation on the NHS because the club refused to pay for treatment.West Ham lladies play in the FA Womens Premier League Southern Division and the club has now said it will soon be taking the management of the team in house The Ottawa Senators will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when they face the Chicago Blackhawks who are trying to secure their place in the post-season.The chairman of West Ham womens football team has complained about the club to the Football Association for not promoting equality and grassroots football. Stephen Hunt took on the role 18 months ago but says he has received very little funding and access to facilities, which had been promised.Hunt says he has been forced to act after what he claims is a sustained period in which the Premier League club have ignored requests for financial help and other forms of assistance. He told Sky Sports News HQ: They dont fund any of the travel, the referees, the pitch. They promised to pay for the first-team kit and we still dont have it. I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust. Stephen Hunt I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust.Hunt claims the club has stopped him from finding a sponsor because it could clash with West Ham branding and says his players are using old kit from last season.Hunt also cited an incident this season in which he says a West Ham ladies player, who sustained a knee injury, was forced to wait five months for an operation on the NHS because the club refused to pay for treatment.West Ham lladies play in the FA Womens Premier League Southern Division and the club has now said it will soon be taking the management of the team in house The Ottawa Senators will try to keep their slim playoff hopes alive when they face the Chicago Blackhawks who are trying to secure their place in the post-season.The chairman of West Ham womens football team has complained about the club to the Football Association for not promoting equality and grassroots football. Stephen Hunt took on the role 18 months ago but says he has received very little funding and access to facilities, which had been promised.Hunt says he has been forced to act after what he claims is a sustained period in which the Premier League club have ignored requests for financial help and other forms of assistance. He told Sky Sports News HQ: They dont fund any of the travel, the referees, the pitch. They promised to pay for the first-team kit and we still dont have it. I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust. Stephen Hunt I am paying for the pitches at the moment, otherwise we would have gone bust.Hunt claims the club has stopped him from finding a sponsor because it could clash with West Ham branding and says his players are using old kit from last season.Hunt also cited an incident this season in which he says a West Ham ladies player, who sustained a knee injury, was forced to wait five months for an operation on the NHS because the club refused to pay for treatment.West Ham lladies play in the FA Womens Premier League Southern Division and the club has now said it will soon be taking the management of the team in house
