I think a lot of female fans didn't feel like they were perhaps able to speak up about it, maybe a bit more shy or felt they didn't want to speak up because they might get loads of people saying it's not true, or saying comments that are really unfair to them," she continued. It doesn’t feel like a big deal that a disabled person could be employed in a school setting or that a disabled student was well integrated into school life. In fact it almost feels as if it’s something you should see every day.

We'd encourage women to speak out about it, report it" Caz explained when asked what advice she'd give those who are targeted by sexist abuse in the game. Something the show has always been at the forefront of though, compared to its counterparts is representing disability in a mainstream school setting. Kelly-Jo Rafferty loves to stir up trouble for Waterloo Road staff, and the teachers all dread having her in their lessons, though the real reason she's so disruptive is just that she struggles to concentrate. Prior to the campaign I was aware that there were issues around abuse of females within the game but we weren't aware of the scale of what was happening," said Adam Tutton, chief executive of Bristol Rovers Community Trust.Characters such as Wendy Whitwell who is the headmaster’s assistant in the show (played by Jo Coffey, a disabled actress and comedian) is frequently seen using her mobility scooter to get around the school, whilst her witty one-liners have made her character a fan favourite overnight. Where else have you seen Adam Abbou? Adam's previously starred in The Rising, Casualty and Time, and he played the title role in Billy Elliot The Musical for four years. Priyasasha Kumari as Samia Choudry Liam Scholes plays Dean Weaver's best friend, Noel McManus. "Big daft Noel" is constantly finding himself in hot water alongside his best mate, though his good humour and cheeky charm usually mean he's more likely to steer clear of serious consequences. Look at Karen Carney and what happened to her on the whole Leeds topic last year. I remember looking at the trolls on social media towards her being a woman. Speaking to talkSPORT, founders May and Ford said they were both over the moon about how well the campaign has gone, just five months since its birth.

Bristol Rovers were one of the first clubs to partner with the campaign, and the idea to include Her Game Too on the Gas Girls' away kit, they say, was an easy decision.

Where else have you seen ChiChi Ulebor? ChiChi has had several small roles in Sherwood , All Creatures Great and Small and Class Dismissed. Lucy Begg as Caz Williams Caz and Lucy said they have set other aims besides partnering with clubs. This includes working with club's community trusts and going into local primary schools to educate children that it's ' Her Game Too'. But it wasn't until our campaign actually came to fruition and we did our survey that it highlighted the real problems." Her Game Too co-founder Lucy Ford is a long-time Bristol Rovers fan

Shauna Shim stars as music teacher, Valerie Chambers. Val came to teaching later in her career and is passionate about the power of music to heal. She draws on her Trinidadian and Jamaican heritage, though she has a short fuse when it comes to core curriculum and governmental guidelines around the arts. Caz, who also supports Bristol Rovers, had come up with the idea for the campaign after she had received another bout of online abuse for tweeting about football. Sure there was the odd soap character here and there or some horrendously depressing depiction of being disabled that was used for the viewer’s pity, but nothing that taught a 15-year-old me how to navigate boys, body image or education whilst juggling the attitudes towards disability that I didn’t even fully understand myself yet. Lucy Ford (left) and Caz May (right) are two of the thirteen founding members of Her Game Too which launched in May this year Credit: HER GAME TOO

Since its arrival in 2006, Waterloo Road has made a real impact with its highlighting of disability issues. With characters such as Carla Bentham, a young autistic girl who was at first struggling in school and someone who it seemed the mainstream education system simply could not support. However, viewers saw things turn a corner for Carla when she was given the proper assistance to facilitate her learning. Preston is the new Waterloo Road kingpin who's currently paired off with Samia. Popular, intelligent and attractive, he's the school heartthrob and has developed enough confidence and the self-belief to withstand anything that comes his way. Apparently, he takes his school authority and skills "completely for granted." Where else have you seen Rachel Leskovac? Rachel has appeared in Coronation Street as Natasha Blakeman; her other roles include appearances in Hollyoaks, WPC56, Happy Valley , All Creatures Great and Small , and Shameless. Katherine Pearce as Amy Spratt ChiChi Ulebor plays the highly principled student Shola Aku. Shola is described as being intelligent, focussed and ambitious and as "a one woman machine, hell bent on highlighting the injustices around the school and the world." The message they are promoting is a simple one: to foster a positive, inclusive environment in football, while raising awareness and educating others about the abuse women who follow football regularly face.