Crystal Palace Ladies have enjoyed a steady, meritable rise over the past decade or so and, amidst all the change that's taken place in that period of time, one man has seen it all.
From the very first embers of a largescale set-up to climbing the second-highest tier of English Ladies' football, Dean Davenport has been through every stage.
Joining Palace Ladies to fulfil his daughter Jade's drive to play football, Davenport has remained with the club since and has risen in tandem with it to now work as first-team manager.
"My daughter," he explained, "saw an advert for Palace in the Croydon Advertiser when she was nine and said, ‘I want to play football, Dad!