Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The signs of Sirens' progress were there from the start; despite losing their opening round match to Manchester Thunder, they won the first quarter against the 2019 champions and fought throughout. After that, a victory over Severn Stars completed their first double-header weekend and got them off the mark. That said all the trends are against a low-ranked player without a title in four years, so perhaps siding with him to be something like the top English player makes more sense. "It's about keeping as many of the squad together as possible," the technical director said honestly.