Centre half, Nicholson (23) was voted runner up at the London clubs Player Of The Season awards last season and according to Rams Manager, John Bennett she represents a big loss to the R's. " Vanessa enjoyed her time at QPR and would probably have stayed, had it not been for her securing a job role within the area. When her availability became known I spoke to my opposite number at QPR, Martino Chevannes and it was clear that he was hugely disappointed to lose a player of her quality "

Nicholson's signature takes the number of new faces that have come into the club to six, which is the number that Bennett had in mind when he looked to shape his new look squad. " I was happy with the group that I inherited in terms of its size and my plan was to look to balance the number of arrivals with departures, whilst looking to improve on the overall strength of the squad. We've brought in a number of players that have operated at Women's Super League level or have been key performers for sides within the Premier League and i'm quietly confident that we have achieved our aim. Make no mistake, the Premier League appears to be a lot stronger than it was last season, however I believe that we are stronger "