Lucy Quinn ponders merits of life abroad

The 28-year-old would love nothing better than be smelling the coffee — potentially outside of the UK

FUTURE PLANNING: Lucy Quinn is wary about removing the educational and part-time employment from the modern player’s upbringing. ‘We need to be a little bit careful, not taking education away just because full-time football is available,’ she warns. Picture: Inpho/Ryan Byrne

Some players are content to remain in the goldfish bowl of the game. Lucy Quinn would prefer to break the cycle by becoming a Barista and take her boots abroad.

The 28-year-old is something of a veteran on the English club circuit, now in her second spell at Birmingham City following spells at Tottenham and Yeovil.